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European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services
Nadine De Greef – Secretary General
Bio-waste – Need for EU-Legislation ?The perspective of the
European Waste Management Industry
FEAD MEMBERS REPRESENT
60% share in the municipal solid waste market in Europe
75% share in the industrial waste (including hazardous waste) market in Europe
Bio-wasteLatest Developments
End 2008EC launched Green Paper on the management of bio-waste in Europe
9-10 June 2009European Bio-waste Conference organised by Germany, Belgium and the European Commission
October 2009Consultation on draft Impact Assessment
February 2010AGRI and ITRE Committees drafted an opinion report on the EC Green Paper on Bio-waste
Bio-wasteNext steps
Beginning 2010
MEP José-Manuel Fernandes (Portugal, EPP) will draft an initiative report on the Green Paper for the European Parliament
During 2010
2 March 2010: Seminar: Managing bio-waste in the EU..What Next? Impact Assessment will be presented by the Commission COREPER has provisionally scheduled an Environment Council meeting for 21 June 2010. The Commission is expected to present legislative and/or non legislative proposals.
Current legislation dealing with bio-waste management
Waste Framework Directive (2008/98) – 50% recycling target for household and similar waste
Landfill Directive (1999/31) – diversion targets for biodegradable waste
Industrial Emissions Directive (Revision of IPPC) - will cover management and emissions from large compost and biogas plants
E-o-W Criteria to be developed for compost
Need for a dedicated Bio-waste Directive• to help solving the problem of soil organic matter
decline by encouraging the recycling of organic matter; • to help achieve the goals of the European Climate
Change Programme by using soil organic matter as a carbon sink;
• optimal management of organic waste has a huge CO2 savings potential
• encourage the recovery of organic matter in line with the Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection;
• bio-waste recycling substitutes limited natural resources such as phosphorous
Need for a dedicated Bio-waste Directive• Help Member States fulfil the diversion targets of the
Landfill Directive;• support the requirement of Article 22 WFD to encourage
the separate collection of bio-waste, its treatment and use of environmentally safe materials produced from bio-waste;
• help to meet the targets of the RES Directive by means of generation of biogas as renewable energy
• enable the private sector across the EU to make the appropriate investments ;
• to solve the lack of legal certainty, which is an obstacle to innovation and new technologies.
Dedicated Directive on bio-waste
Harmonised definition of bio-waste
Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC, Art 3.4:“‘bio-waste’ means biodegradable garden and park waste, food and kitchen waste from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises and comparable waste from food processing plants” Large scope covering all biological treatment activities
Target on the use of organic matters, fertilisers and growing media from renewable sources to boost bio-waste recycling
Promotion of recycling of organic matter
Other incentives:
• Eco-design measures for the production of fertilisers in order to promote the use of organic fertilisers over the use of mineral fertilisers;•Green public procurement favouring tenders which promote the use of recycled organic matter;•Use of recycled organic matter by the public sector (for public gardens, public works ...)
End-of-Waste criteria:no Driver for Bio-waste Recycling
EoW standard for compost alone is insufficient.• It is a tool, not a driver – and only applies when
local strategies/practice are already established.
EoW will:• only affect the compost production in existing plants.• not establish the drivers to generate the critical mass
for bio-waste recycling activities• not ensure the investments in infrastructure
Conclusions
FEAD is in favour of an integrated approach in waste treatment:– Implementation of the Landfill Directive– Respect of the waste hierarchy– Energy recovery combined only with a developed
organic recoveryA Bio-waste Directive will provide a unique opportunity
at a crucial time to realise the environmental and economic benefits of sound bio-waste management in Europe.
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