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13th Comieco Report:13th Comieco Report: “Paper and board collection, recycling and recovery in Italy in 2007”
Rome, 1st July 2008
"RECYCLING OF PAPER AND BOARD PACKAGING IN EUROPE“
Joachim QuodenGeneral Manager
Revision of the Packaging Directive 94/62/EG
Old Directive New Directive(February 2004)
Deadline for all to 30.06.2001 to 31.12.2008for P, GR, IRE to 30.06.2005 to 31.12.2011for new members 2005 - 2009 to 31.12.2012 – 2015
Recovery Min.: 50 % Min.: 60 %Max.: 65 % Max.: -
Recycling Min.: 25 % Min.: 55 %Max.: 45 % Max.: 80 %
fRecycling specific Materials
Glass Min.: 15 % Min.: 60 %Paper Min.: 15 % Min.: 60 %pMetal Min.: 15 % Min.: 50 %Plastic Min.: 15 % Min.: 22,5 %Wood Min.: - Min.: 15 %
EU Average
Country Performance: Overall Recycling Quotas in 2005(%)
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Austria
Germany
Belgium
UK
Italy
Ireland
Czech Rep.
Netherlands
Sweden
Spain
Denmark
France
Portugal
Slovenia
Hungary
Latvia
Slovakia
Estonia
Greece
Finland
Cyprus
Lithuania
Romania
Poland
Bulgaria
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Malta
Cyprus
A ustria
EU A verage
Country Performance: Paper Recycling Quotas in 2005(%)
Germany
B elgium
C zech R ep.
H ungary
Slo venia
F inland
F rance
B ulgaria
N etherlands
Sweden
Greece
UK
D enmark
Ita ly
Spain
Luxembo urg
Ireland
R o mania
Latvia
Lithuania
P o rtugal
D enmark
C yprus
P o land
Esto nia
Slo vakia
R o mania
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
M alta
C yprus
Implementation of the Packaging Directive1 itho t compliance1 without compliance scheme => TaxesDenmark
EPR, but close to marketUK (PRN System)
1 with tax and compliance schemeThe Netherlands
27 EU COUNTRIES + 2 EEA
2 A i C t i+ 2 Accession Countries Croatia ???Fund versus EPR
26 with Producer ResponsibilityA t i B l i F S i G I l d
1 with Fund Scheme run by industryAustria, Belgium, France, Spain, Germany, Ireland,
Luxembourg, Portugal, Sweden, Greece, Latvia,Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary Slovenia Cyprus Malta Estonia Romania
run by industryIceland
Hungary, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta, Estonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Norway, Finland, Italy,
A Common Approach for Europe
Common Principle for 27 European countries
Economic stakeholders within the packaging chain (manufacturer, packer/filler, distributor, importer) are responsible for packaging waste management
National industry self-managed organizations established to:National industry self-managed organizations established to:
Organise recovery and recycling activities
Secure the financing
Coordination with the stakeholders (industry, government, local authorities,Coordination with the stakeholders (industry, government, local authorities, waste management and recycling companies, consumers…)
Common principle, but several ways of implementation
„Dual model“ (Germany, Austria): Full responsibility for industry for collection, sorting and recycling; separate
collection system besides collection of local authorities, no or limited influence from local authorities
„Shared model“ (France, Spain, Italy, Czech Rep.):Shared responsibility between industry and local authorities commonShared responsibility between industry and local authorities, common agreements on the way of collection necessary
T d bl C dit M d l (UK)Tradable Credits Model (UK): No link between industry and collection on the local level
Licence Fees / Taxes per kilo paper packaging
16
18
14
16
12
8
10
6Tax
2
4
0
2
N et herlands B elg ium It aly Sp ain F rance Swed en Slo venia Hungary B ulgaria C zech Germany A ust r ia
Licence fee – packaging examples €-Cents
Cardboard box with plastic window, volume 2.625,7cm3
(106,8g paper; 9,28g plastic window)( g p p g p )
2,451*2,5
1,88
1,532
1,32
1
1,5
0,6160,5170,436
0,3150 196 0 180,5
1
, 0,196 0,180,003
0,001650DSD
ARAallages
ialretur
EmbesSTPlus
lorLux
Pannon
O-KOMCONAI
K/SPVekoPol
D A
Eco-Emballa
Material
HeRRCo/EcoEm
FOSTValo
Öko-PanEKO-K CO
REPAK/S
Envi-Pak/R
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*Price list 2005
Cost factors of the different schemes
Scope of activities (household up to all packaging)
share of costs (recycling costs up to total costs)
recycling quotas (15% minimum quota of the Directive up to 60% for plastics)recycling quotas (15% minimum quota of the Directive up to 60% for plastics)
collection system (bring system up to kerbside collection)
ti f i l t ti (1 t 10 )time of implementation (1 year up to 10 years)
need to cover all households
possible ways of recovery (energy recovery possible?)
number of free-riders
Labour costs
European Commission DG EnvironmentEuropean Commission DG Environment
Environmental benefits of Packaging Directivegreenhouse gas savings (around 25M tonnes of CO2
i l t)equivalent)resource savings (~10M tonnes of oil equivalent)reduced particulates emissions decreased acidification lessreduced particulates emissions, decreased acidification, less traffic noise, odours, visual disturbance
Sustainable Production & Consumption
Membership 2008
Iceland
SwedenGreat Britain
Finland
Ireland
Norway
Latvia
Great Britain
EstoniaCanada
PolandGermany
Ireland
BelgiumL b
Lithuania
CzechR bli Ukraine
Netherlands
France
Portugal
AustriaHungary
Luxembourg
Slovenia
RepublicSlovakia
Romania
Ukraine
CroatiaSpain
Greece Turkey
BulgariaCroatia
CyprusMalta
PRO EUROPE‘S Mission
To help its national recovery schemes by:To help its national recovery schemes by:Promoting convergence of regulations and administration
Protecting and promotion of the Green DotProtecting and promotion of the Green Dot
Being a Know how provider to members, their clients and authorities
Running a network of exchanges and experiencesu g a et o o e c a ges a d e pe e ces
Supporting secondary raw materials markets
Offering added value services to members and their clientsg
Promoting holistic, stable, ecologically and economically feasible packaging waste management systems
Exchange of Know-How
Working GroupsTechnical Working Group (lead by Eco-Emballages)g p ( y g )
Congress & Communication (lead by DSD)
Prevention (lead by Eco Embes)( y )
System Development (lead by EKO-KOM)
Regulatory Affairs Committee (lead by FOST Plus)g y ( y )
WorkshopsMarketingMarketing
Deposit for one way beverage containers
Biodegradable packagingBiodegradable packaging
Relation to local authorities
Best practices in collection, sorting and recyclingp g y g
Facts and Figures (2006/2008)
31 compliance schemes active in 31 countries in 2008 of which 25 use the Green Dot
About 136,000 companies are licensees / members of the PRO EUROPE member systems
More than 460 billion packaging items have been labeled with the Green Dot
More than 565 million inhabitants live in PRO EUROPE member countriesMore than 565 million inhabitants live in PRO EUROPE member countries
More than 300 million inhabitants have access to separate collection of PRO EUROPE member systemsEUROPE member systems
More than 22,100,000 tons of packaging have been recovered by PRO EUROPE member systems in 2006EUROPE member systems in 2006
More than 1,750,000 tons of plastic packaging have been recycled by PRO EUROPE member systems in 2006EUROPE member systems in 2006
What does a PRO EUROPE member Organisation stand for ?
F d d d b b h lf f fill k i dFounded and run by or on behalf of fillers, packaging producers, importers and retailers
Independent from government and waste management companiesIndependent from government and waste management companies
Financing of selective collection, sorting, recovery and recycling of packaging waste by industrypackaging waste by industry
Communicating to consumers to create new behaviors mostly by using the Green Dotthe Green Dot
Internalisation of external costs
Implementation of Producer Responsibility
Worldwide situationS
Co-operation agreement between PRO EUROPE and CSR
Tax Solution (Denmark)Tax for plastic packaging (Belarus)Law under discussion (Moldova)
CSR Law under discussion (Russia)
CanadaCSR
JCPRAEcolef(T i i )
CEMPRE
(Tunisia)
WAL-MART starts campaign for packaging CEMPRE
Increasing demand for PET (Chi )
p g p g gwith recyled content and many states prepare EPR legislation
Increasing demand for PET (China)
Voluntary support of industry
Brochures
How can we help?
Joachim QuodenPRO EUROPE s.p.r.l.
Rue Martin V, 401200 Brussels
Phone: +49 171 201 70 55