1. EEA activities on waste Ioannis Bakas, waste expert
© Javier Arcenillas, Environment & Me /EEA
Luxembourg, Eurostat meeting on waste statistics, 25 March 2019

2. Overview Lost resources while managing waste
Bio-waste in Europe report
Construction and demolition waste: links to circular economy
Plastic waste trade
EEA waste prevention report series
New EEA waste prevention work
Other projects and upcoming EEA reports

3. Lost resources while managing waste
WEEE, batteries, rubber and/or textiles
Lost resources based on non-recyclable products, sub-optimal waste management, improper collection, technological barriers, competition with virgin resources, presence of hazardous substances
Quantification if data allows
Source: Countering WEEE Illegal Trade Summary Report (2015)

4. Bio-waste in Europe
Forthcoming EEA report on biowaste (garden+food) in first half 2020
Households and similar sources
Ongoing trends and expected developments
Overview of policy developments
Links to circular economy
Data on composting (ESTAT), MSW composition, separate collection and treatment (ERMMW)

5. C&DW – links to CE How can CE models help improve C&DW management?
CE models that can increase recycling (e.g. selective demolition, design-for-disassembly)
CE models that can increase prevention (e.g. durable materials, modular design)
Data availability limited
Issues on data reliability
© Imogen Smith, Environment & Me /EEA

6. Plastic waste trade
Source: EEA, based on Eurostat‘s COMEXT database

7. Plastic waste prevention in Europe 2019
Last of annual prevention reports
Mapping initiatives across countries
Recommendations for improvement
Future prospects
Source: EEA

8. EEA waste prevention report series
WFD 2008, Art. 30 (2)
Obligation to anually review the completion and implementation of Member States‘ waste prevention programmes
Amended WFD (2018):
Biennial report
Review of progress, assessment of evolution at MS level towards waste generation decoupling and transition to circular economy

9. New EEA waste prevention work
Expanded content in fact sheets
sections on decoupling, re-use, food waste
add data when available
individual country progress assessment
Biennial report series
First in 2021
Stable part with evaluation of progress
Thematic part
First theme to be decided by end 2019

10. Other projects and upcoming EEA reports
SOER 2020
Update of EEA waste indicators
Even more from less report

11. ioannis.bakas@eea.europa.eu www.eea.europa.eu
Thank you for your attention!