Towards a circular country in 2050 An introduction to the Dutch circular developments and regulatory framework

Jeroen Nagel Advisor Circular Economy Ministry of Infrastructure & Watermanagement – NL Capetown May 23 2018

Workshop agenda

• A short introduction about The Netherlands (‘ history) and Rijkswaterstaats National Tasks

• A long(er) story about Circular (&Waste) Economy!

• Current waste status and ambitons, short introduction to the waste policy & management history and National Circular Economy ambitions and approach

• overview NL/SA business models in the circular economy (Freek)

• In depth, workshops -waste:

• waste policy & management history and practice (Herman)

• eWaste (Freek) and/or

• Plastics (Freek)

• Construction Demolition Waste (Jeroen/Herman)

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The Netherlands Key Figures:

• 17 million inhabitants

• 40.000 km2

• High Population Density (456 inh/km2)

• 12 provinces

• 382 municipalities

• 46.073 US$ GDP/Cap

• Surrounded by industrialized area's of Belgium, Germany

• Delta downstream large European rivers,

2/3 of the country below sea level

Key waste figures:

• 60 million tons waste

• 9,2 million tons household waste

• 1.5 kg/inh/day MSW generation

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Rijkswaterstaat

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…. and is also the executer of the National Waste Policies

RWS management area: Environment

Implementing national waste Implementing a circular economy

policy (since 1990) policy (since 2013)

National Waste Management Plan 2009-2021

From a linear to a circular production

Household waste

Dutch waste

60 billion kilo’s

500 kilo per capita /

year

8,5 billion

kilo (app. 15%)

• C&D waste • Industrial • Commercial

Ambition 2020: 100 kilo!

>> Focus on environment waste management department

Focus on Collection

Control & Technical fix

Integrated policy

Circular economy

1975 1990 2005

Scale of government

Public health Private collectors for metal scrap, textiles, food remains, paper, coal, ashes

Environmental Protection, focus on leachate, gas control, flue gas cleaning

Diversion Professionalizing, Recycling Institutional &

responsibility issues, EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) systems in place, landfill bans & taxes

Circular economy, Sustainable development,

Chain approach, Resource policy, Closing the loop

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Municipal

Regional

National

Global

A waste policy history overview

A large mix of (policy) tools:

Consumer

Municipality

Producer

Pay as you throw

Service level degree

Deposit return

systems

Communication

Knowledge sharing

Inter municipal cooperation Clear and

feasible targets

Landfill/WtE taxes

Optimization of logistics

Extended Producer

responsibility

Use of secondary

raw material

Eco design

Raw material label

Source separation

Procurement & Green Deals - Co-creating of platforms:

Drivers for a circular economy

•Natural capital

• Secure resources

• Economy competitiveness

• Protection environment

• Green growth

• Employment

Calculated potential benefits for the Netherlands

savings jobs CO2 resources land/water

Source: TNO, Ton Bastein, 2013

Broad political support for an integrated CE policy

• Cabinet Coalition Agreement: aim for circular economy and stimulating (European) market for renewable raw materials & reuse scarce materials

• Council for the Environment and InfrastructureU(Rli) advise Circular Economy – from Wish to Practise.

• Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands (SER): advise in June 2015

• Parliament (2015): motion on umbrella programme circular economy

• International:

• SDG: Sustainable Development Goals – United Nations

• EU: action plan for Circular Economy, December 2015

• Goal: The proposed actions will contribute to "closing the loop" of product lifecycles through greater recycling and re-use, and bring benefits for both the environment and the economy.

The/ a concept of a circualr economy

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• 100% circular economy by 2050

• 50% less use of raw materials by 2030

- Reduction

- Recycled

- Biobased

- Sustainable sourced

• Raw material agreement with industry (12/’16)

• Transition action plan for 5 priority sectors (07/’17)

• Transition Agenda’s presented (01/’18) to 600 people in the ‘National week of the Circular Economy’

• Cabinets’ reaction to the TA (and investments) (06/’18)

https://www.government.nl/ministries/ministry-of-infrastructure-and-the-environment/documents/policy-notes/2016/09/14/a-circular-economy-in-the-netherlands-by-2050

Transition to a Circular Economy Priority value chains

Biomass and food (EA)

Plastics (IandE)

Manufacturing industry

(EA)

Construction sector (IA)

Consumer goods

(IandE)

Fostering legislation and

regulations

Intelligent market

incentives

Financing

Knowledge and

Innovation

International cooperation

Behavioural change

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Transition to a Circular Economy (policy) interventions

Content outline

Concrete Goals

Action Agenda

Social Agenda

Knowledge Agenda

Investment Agenda

The Transition agenda’s

Example with Kirsten

Acceleration

Transition curve

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Scale

Time

Stabilisation

Take-off

Pre-Development

Experimentation Scaling-up New System

Change in behaviour of innovators

Change in behaviour of society

2017 2030 2050 2021

Thank you for your attention

Jeroen Nagel jeroen.nagel@rws.nl