1. Malta, 3 October 2013 Waste matter does S Jorge DIAZ DEL CASTILLO European Commission DG ENV

2. Food for thought 75.000 M € can be saved through better implementation of EU lex 40.000 M € available in the recycling business 500.000 jobs available (recycling) 200.000 more mouths to feed/day in the world 16.000 kg resources used per capita/year (6.000 kg = waste) 500 kg municipal waste per capita/year 200 kg of food waste per capita/year 80/20 the most unfair and unsustainable ratio in the world 40 % efficiency of a ton of carbon to produce electricity 16 MS still bury more than 50% of their waste 15 % efficiency of a litre of petrol to produce driving energy 1 % of the 17 rare earth are recycled in the EU INEFFICIENT

3. Statistics on Municipal Solid Waste Source: Eurostat 2010

4. Roadmap on Resource Efficiency (September 2011) 2020 aspirational (and inspirational) objectives  Full implementation of the EU waste lex  Waste generation per capita in decline  Recycling and reuse are economically attractive  Energy recovery limited to non-recyclable materials  Landfilling virtually eliminated

5. 7 th Environmental Action Programme (December 2012) 4 'ies": + implementation + investment + integration + information Based on the RE Roadmap principles and targets Additional focus on hazardous waste management Effective use of market based instruments Measures to improve eco-design in products What now? Currently being discussed in the Council and EP. Final adoption by the end 2013.

6. Objective 'translate' Roadmap and 7 th EAP aspirational targets into legislation Scope Review Directives on Waste, Landfill, and Packaging Timing Proposal by 2014 – stakeholder consultation in 2013 – IA beginning of 2014 On-going Target Review

7. BindingTargets? Prevention/Re-use – opportunity for a quantitative target? Recycling Increase the 50% MSW and 70 % C & D targets? Increase the existing packaging targets? New recycling targets for other waste streams – which ones? Energy recovery limited to non-recyclable waste? Disposal – "zero" landfilling/incineration of untreated waste

8. European Commission http://ec.europa.eu/environment/