1. Economic benefits of Circular Economy Saving money, creating jobs Through Zero Waste programmes
Enzo Favoino
Scientific Coordinator,
Zero Waste Europe

2. A few questions to answer
What is the Zero Waste methodology
How does Zero Waste work
Possible achievements

3. Zero Waste: the global role
Zero Waste a strategy devised to maximise short- and long-term efficiency in resource management
A codified, peer-reviewed Zero Waste Definition and Hierarchy is kept by ZWIA
Ongoing recognition/certification programmes for ZW Communities and ZW businesses. Minimisation of residuals the key goal (and metrics)

5. Circular economy made simple
Retain resources in their highest status, for as long as possible

6. The principles of Zero Waste: the 4 “R”s
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Re-design

7. A basic ZW workprogramme
Kerbside collection – include the organics!
Promoting waste prevention practices
Pay-as-you-throw
Promoting reuse activities/centres
Check composition of residual waste
Redesign collection for continued optimisation
Feed back to producers in order to address non- reusablle/recyclable materials

8. The key role of organics
QUANTITATIVE: fundamental to achieve highest material recovery rates
OPERATIONAL: minimising organics in residual waste makes it possible to shrink collection rounds
cost-optimisation
further driving effect for increased separation of dry recyclables, too)

9. Dedicated collection of foodwaste at high-rises.

10. The importance of Feeding back paving the road to minimisation of Residual Waste

12. Ljubljana – 1st EU capital to declare ZW in Europe

13. Present and future ZW plans in Ljubljana
Current situation:
Separate collection rate: 65 %
Amount of residual waste: less than 100 kg / person / year
Commitments:
Separate collection rate by 2025: 78 %
Separate collection rate by 2035: 80 %
Amount of residual waste by 2025: 60 kg / person / year
Amount of residual waste by 2035: 50 kg / person / year

14. Cost optimisation (Lombardy, pop. 10M, 1547 Municipalities)
Cost of collection (green bars)
and cost of treatment/disposal (blue bars)
Treatment
+ disposal
collection
Euro/person

15. Cost of life /inflation (blue line)
Trends in cost
Average national cost of waste management (red line)
Cost of life /inflation (blue line)
Cost ofwaste management in high recycling schemes (green Line)

16. Ocupational benefits - ZW scheme and curbside collection
in Treviso (pop )
Staff 84 58 %
Total costs
(management + disposal)

17. Parma (pop )
Effects of shifting to door-to-door collection + PAYT
+57%
jobs in collection
2006
2015

18. Key messages
Zero Waste a toolkit, a working methodology to turn vision and principles of Circular Economy into operational reality
Kerbside collection the giant leap forward
PAYT then halves residual waste
In typical EU conditions, it saves money, while creating jobs

19. Thanks for your attention
Enzo Favoino