1. Fair competition between public and private sector Lessons from Sweden Weine Wiqvist, Avfall Sverige, at the FEAD Conference, Paris 19 September 2008

2. AVFALL SVERIGE – SWEDISH WASTE MANAGEMENT Avfall Sverige - Swedish Waste Management is an organisation in the Waste Management and Recycling Sector We have 400 members, primarily within the public sector, but also private enterprises We are aiming towards an environmentally sound and sustainable waste management, for the benefit of society

3. AVFALL SVERIGE – SWEDISH WASTE MANAGEMENT We create networks, provide information and influence Decision Makers Our members are responsible for municipal waste management and provide services for other waste categories Our members represent an important part of the societal infrastructure

4. AVFALL SVERIGE – SWEDISH WASTE MANAGEMENT Our members employ 12 000 people and account for a total annual turnover of 1,32 billion € Together with households and companies, we carry out one of Swedens most important tasks through ”Swedens largest environmental movement”

5. THE MARKET Municipal Waste Non Municipal Waste

6. RESPONSIBILITIES Municipal Public Waste Holder Producers

7. PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY Planning Local regulations Financing Charging Information Operation

8. PUBLIC OPERATION In-house Ex-house Public Departement Public (municipal) Company Regional cooperation PPP/IPPP Concessions Contracts

9. FAIR COMPETITION CONTRACTS OPPORTUNITIES: Joint procurement recommendations (Avfall Sverige, Swed. Association of Local Authorities, The Haulers Association) Increased competition, new procedures & technology Hurdles: In-house competitors Private monopolies Selection procedures Over-time changed contracts Long-time public knowledge

10. MUNICIPAL WASTE OPERATION IN SWEDEN * Collection Recovery and disposal In-house Public contracts to Private Companies Ex-house * estimated market share Public contracts mainly to Public sector Ex-house

11. SWEDISH CONDITIONS Public sector owns and operates the larger majority of capacity for biogas, composting, energy from waste (incineration) and landfill because of tradition and connections to the infrastructure for energy supplies Producers contracts both to private companies and public sector A few larger private companies dominates collection services

12. THE TWO TIER ROLE OF PUBLIC IN-HOUSE OPERATORS Always - responsible operator for responsible municipal waste and sometimes - market competitor for non-municipal waste but rarely - only competing for the market

13. NON-MUNICIPAL WASTE MARKET* In-house operators are active on the market especially for recovery and disposal of waste The market would collapse without public capacity involvement Public sector Private companies Collection Recovery and disposal * Estimated market share

14. FAIR COMPETITION CONDITIONS Same VAT rules apply Same labour rules apply ROI expectations also on the public side Directive on transparency and separate accounting recommendations from Avfall Sverige

15. TRENDS FOR THE FUTURE Public & Private competition will remain as long as municipal waste management is a public responsibility Transparency will increase eg. VAT, labour rules et.c. Long term heavy investments will need different conditions (PPP, IPPP, in-house operation) than collection service The waste management sector will, regardless of ownership, be integrated to the material & energy supply industry

16. TRENDS FOR THE FUTURE Different means to reach the overall goals for the environment i Europe

17. CONTACT INFORMATION Address Phone Fax Mobile E-mail Website Weine Wiqvist Managing Director Prostgatan 2, SE-211 25 Malmö +46 40 35 66 00 +46 40 35 66 05 (Direct) +46 40 35 66 26 +46 70 893 15 99 weine.wiqvist@avfallsverige.se www.avfallsverige.se