1. The Future of Yacht Recycling Session Two Jose Luis Fayos jlfayos@anen.es ANEN – Spanish Marine Trade Association Amsterdam, November 16 th 2015

2. The Future of Yacht Recycling Spain at a glance GENERAL CONDITIONS 10.000 to 12.000 End of Life Boats Increasing in 1.000 units every year Disposal of GRP wastes are still allowed in landfills There are no companies specialized on boat scrapping and waste management Most of the boats are abandoned in marinas, yacht clubs and yards

3. The Future of Yacht Recycling Spain at a glance LEGAL SIDE OF THE PROBLEM A new procedure will enter into force soon, giving notaries attributions to declare a boat abandoned and transfer the property to the holder TECHNICAL SIDE OF THE PROBLEM Boats up to 8 meters length are transported to a registered waste treatment plant in a regular basis Boats over 8 meters length need an special transportation to the waste treatment plant or have to be chopped up on site (marina, yard, …) Chopping up wastes like composite structures and reduce them to fragments is a waste treatment operation and has to be authorized by the Regional Environmental Agency Directive 2008/98/EC “Waste Framework Directive” Treatment “means recovery or disposal operations, including preparation prior to recovery or disposal”

4. The Future of Yacht Recycling General procedure 1.- Decontaminate the boat by removing dangerous wastes as oils and fuels, bilge water, batteries and other pollutants 2.- Remove metal items as spars, fittings, anchors, propellers… 3.- Reduce the hull and deck with hammers, saws and hydraulic grapples to fragments 4.- Place different wastes into containers for a separate treatment. GRP is sent to authorized landfills and sometimes used as raw material on cement plants

5. The Future of Yacht Recycling On site dismantling

8. The Future of Yacht Recycling Our strategy to cope with large boats Option 1: One to one authorization Same as asbestos decommission Work plan for every case approved by maritime and environmental authorities Option 2: Mobile treatment plant Same as soil recovery treatments

9. The Future of Yacht Recycling Treatment Costs