1. CEPI comments on Current Developments in EU Waste Policy Massimo Medugno Deputy Director, Assocarta European Paper Week Brussels, 30 November 2005

2. 2 Global situation: Paper consumption Total World UK Germany Japan France Finland Slovak Rep Spain Czech Rep. Poland China India Brazil kg/capita N. America 293 EU15 266 New EU 10 81 World 52 China 33 Russia GDP (PPP), $ per capita Hungary Slovenia Estonia Lithuania Latvia Paper consumption is driven by factors related to education and demographics. Apparent consumption. kg/capita

3. 3 Europe is a global leader in recycling Source: JPC 2005 % RP Collection Rate vs. Net Trade 2003

4. 4 Voluntary commitment to increase paper recycling rate in Europe to 56% by 2005 (54,6% in 2004). New European Declaration 2006-2010:  More stakeholders throughout the paper chain from collection to converting  Revised targets: Quantitative (recycling rate) and Qualitative (e.g. deinkability, RP quality)  Stakeholders invited to participate in the work to draft a new declaration – ready summer 2006. European Declaration on Paper Recovery

5. 5 European Declaration on Paper Recovery (Poland exc.*) Million tonnes 1999 49.4% 2005 56.0% 2004 54.6% *To keep the same scope as in 2000 when the European Declaration was launched 45.5 million tonnes of RP was utilized in 2004

6. 6 Collection and utilisation rate in European countries in 2004 Hungary Sweden Germany Finland Portugal France Italy Austria Czech Rep. Slovak Rep. Belgium Netherlands Spain United Kingdom Switzerland N.B.: bubble size is proportional to recovered paper utilisation Utilisation rate (%) Collection rate (%) Poland Norway

7. 7 Is paper a waste problem? From 1998 to 2002 GDP grew by 10%; in the same time period  Paper packaging put on the market grew by 8% (decoupling)  Paper packaging not recovered decreased by 17% (absolute decoupling).  Yet paper packaging kept its share of all packaging (over 40%). Source: European Commission

8. 8 The dual dimension of recycling Basis of an industrial process, i.e. paper manufacturing A recovery alternative and thus part of the waste management problematic

9. 9 EU Waste Strategy CEPI priorities:  Commission preparation welcomed;  Definitions of recovery, recycling, by-products, end-of- waste and separate collection;  Ensure separate collection using market instruments. "recycling“: reprocessing waste and secondary raw materials for the same or other purposes excluding energy recovery. "separate collection“: collection of a recyclable material segregated from refuse and other recyclables.

10. 10 EU Waste Strategy CEPI priorities:  Avoid double permitting requirements (Waste and IPPC [Directive on integrated pollution prevention and control] );  Other policies should not distort the market of separately collected paper, e.g. subsidies for renewable energy generation.

11. 11 EU Waste Strategy  ’End of waste’ criteria for secondary raw materials: interesting in theory, but has to be applicable without REACH obligations.  Recovery vs disposal: informed use of waste hierarchy needed, material recycling has priority before incineration. EU Waste Hierarchy: Prevention Re-use Material Recycling Energy Recovery Incineration and Disposal Recycle paper, plastics, metals …. Recover Energy Landfill Packaging, WEEE, ELV, …

12. 12 EU Waste Strategy  ’Towards Recycling Economy’:  CEPI is an example that this target is achievable;  If the legislation allows, even more can be done;  No intervention where market is performing in a sustainable manner.

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