West Balkan Workshop on Waste 7 November 2008 Under contract with the European Environment Agency Christian Fischer Senior Consultant EU as a Recycling.

West Balkan Workshop on Waste

7 November 2008Under contract with the European Environment

Agency

Christian FischerSenior Consultant

EU as a Recycling Society-Present recycling levels of Municipal Waste and

Construction & Demolition Waste in the EU

Recycling society project

Four elements:1. Define existing recycling levels of MSW and

C&D waste 2. Future recycling levels of MSW and C&D waste3. Develop projections for generation and

management of MSW and C&D waste.4. Development of a GHG model and scenarios

for a recycling society (MSW and C&D waste)

We have got better waste data recently

Generation of different waste streams We know more about waste management

of a few specific waste streams: – Packaging– WEEE– ELV

We can still not answer simple waste management questions.

The recycling of waste in different economic sectors? Not reported to Eurostat

How much municipal waste is totally recycled in the EU? Calculated (generation – incinerated-

landfilled) not reported to Eurostat How much construction and demolition

waste is recycled in the EU? Only generation is reported to Eurostat

Management of Municipal Waste in EU+EFTA in 2005

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Landfilled Recycled including composting Incinerated with energy recovery

Source: Eurostat. Recycling is calculated

Treatment of municipal waste in the EU1995 and 2005

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

EU-25+EFTA,1995

EU-25+EFTA,2005

Recycling includingcomposting

Incineration with energyrecovery

Landfilled

6Source: Eurostat

Sources

Existing National reports, data bases and web-sites– EPAs – Statistical Bureaus

Total recycling of MSW and C&D Recycling amounts of specific waste

streams

MSW Recycling in the old EU countries

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

1998

2001

2005

8Source: ETC/RWM & EEA

The recycling level of MSW differs-within old and new EU Member States

Some old EU Member States with lower recycling level:– High yearly recycling growth since 2000 (>

0.75 percentage point) Some new EU Member States:

– High yearly recycling growth since 2000 (> 0.50 percentage point)

Even with low starting point,positive results achieved

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Recycling of MSW in the old EU Member States

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

Kilo

No informationabout type ofrecyclingOther w aste

Bulky w aste

Bio w aste

Plastic

Metals

Wood

Paper andCardboard

Glass

Composition of recycling of MSW in the old EU Member States in 2006

0%

10%20%

30%40%

50%

60%70%

80%90%

100% No information about type ofrecycling

Other waste

Bulky waste

Bio waste

Plastic

Metals

Wood

Paper and Cardboard

Glass

11Source: ETC/RWM & EEA

Composition of recycling of MSW in the old EU Member States in 2006

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Luxe

mbo

urg

Nether

land

s

Norway

Portu

gal

Spain

Sweden

United

Kingdom

EU25+Nor

way

No information about type ofrecycling

Other waste

Bulky waste

Bio waste

Plastic

Metals

Wood

Paper and Cardboard

Glass

12Source: ETC/RWM & EEA

Recycling of MSW in new Member States (tonnes)

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200C

ypru

s 19

96

Cyp

rus

2006

Cze

chR

epub

lic 2

000

Cze

chR

epub

lic 2

006

Est

onia

200

0

Est

onia

200

5

Latv

ia 2

001

Latv

ia 2

006

Lith

uani

a 20

06

Pol

and

2004

Slo

vaki

a 20

03

Slo

veni

a 20

04

EU

25+N

orw

ay19

99

EU

25+N

orw

ay20

05

1996 2006 2000 2006 2000 2005 2001 2006 2006 2004 2003 2004 1999 2005

Kilo

No informationabout type ofrecyclingOther w aste

Bulky w aste

Bio w aste

Plastic

Metals

Wood

Paper andCardboard

Glass

Composition of recycling of MSW in the new EU Member States in 2006

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100% No information about typeof recyclingOther waste

Bulky waste

Bio waste

Plastic

Metals

Wood

Paper and Cardboard

Glass

14Source: ETC/RWM & EEA

Dominant MSW types recycled in kilo

Recycling of paper and cardboard, and bio-waste form a large fraction of total MSW recycling, especially in countries with high recycling levels;

Average 35 kilo/capita of paper & cardboard Average 45 kilo/capita of bio waste (green kitchen

waste & garden waste)

Bulky waste in a few countries Average 10 kilo/capita (furniture, household

equipment, WEEE)

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Recycling of C&D waste in ton per capita in the EU+Norway

0,0

0,5

1,0

1,5

2,0

2,5

3,0

3,5

4,0

Tonn

es p

er c

apita

1995-1999

2000-2003

2004

2005-2006

Source: ETC/RWM

Composition of recycled C&D waste in the EU+Norway

Source: ETC/RWM

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Austri

a 20

04

Austri

a 20

005-

2006

Czech

1995

-199

8

Czech

2000

-200

3

Czech

2004

Czech

2005

-200

6

Denm

ark 1

995-

1998

Denm

ark 2

000-

2003

Denm

ark 2

004

Denm

ark 2

005-

2006

Eston

ia 2

000-

2003

Eston

ia 2

004

Eston

ia 2

005-

2006

Franc

e 200

4

Ger

man

y 200

0-20

03

Ger

man

y 200

4

Hunga

ry 2

004

Hunga

ry 2

005-

2006

Irelan

d 20

04

Nethe

rland

s 200

0-20

03

Nethe

rland

s 200

5-20

06

Norway

200

4

%

Other C&D

Mixed C&D

Other mineral w aste

Soil &track ballast

Dredging soil

Asphalt

Wood, glass, metals, plastics,gymsum

Concrete, bricks and tiles

Tiles and ceramics

Bricks

Concrete

Conclusions about recycling of C&D waste

Recycling of C&D waste is quite high for many of the EU countries (>50%).

Almost all countries recycle at least some concrete, bricks, tiles and asphalt.

Those countries with a high level of C&D recycling all have a high level of soil and track ballast recycling.

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New Recycling targets

By 2020, the preparing for re-use and recycling of:

50% by weight of at least glass, metal, paper and plastic from households and possibly other origins as far as these waste streams are similar to waste from households

70% by weight of non-hazardous construction and demolition waste

Conclusions

Many data exist in Member States which can provide better information about recycling of specific waste streams

Important to use both sources from statistical bureaus and EPAs

Important that statistical bureaus and EPAs have a close co-operation