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Seas at Risk

Enshrining EPR concept

through EU law

Françoise Bonnet – ACR+ Secretary General

Brussels, 13 March 2013

Presentation outline

What is EPR?

EU waste policy and EPR

EPR schemes in Europe

EPR and Plastic

EPR and marine litter


through EU law

What is EPR?

EPR is an environmental policy approach

in which a producer’s responsibility for a

product is extended to the post-consumer

stage of a product’s life cycle (OECD, 2010)


through EU law

EPR : an economic tool

to strengthen each level of

the waste hierarchy Prevention

Prepare for reuse

Recycling

Other recovery

Disposal

Eco-contribution = eco-design


through EU law

Waste hierarchy

Polluter pay

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develo

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Principles and policies

to consider


through EU law

Implementation of Extended Producer’s

Responsibility

Binding provisions

OR

Voluntary approach

OR

Both systems combined

OR

Collective or individual


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EU waste policy

and EPR (1)

Continuous increasing influence of EPR

in EU law:

• 1996: Communication on the Review of the

Community Strategy for Waste Management (EU

Commission)

• 6th Community Environment Action Programme

(Decision 1600/2002, art. 8 § 2)

• Underlined in several specific legislations (packaging,

ELV, WEEE, batteries, Waste Framework Directive)


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Waste Framework Directive 2008/98

Art. 8

1. In order to strengthen the re-use and the prevention, recycling and

other recovery of waste, Member States may take legislative or non-

legislative measures to ensure that any natural or legal person who

professionally develops, manufactures, processes, treats, sells or imports

products (producer of the product) has extended producer responsibility.

Art. 14

1. In accordance with the polluter-pays principle, the costs of waste

management shall be borne by the original waste producer or by the

current or previous waste holders..


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EU waste policy

and EPR (2)

Resource Efficiency Roadmap (20/09/2011)

MS … assess measures to extend producer responsibility to the

full life-cycle of the products they make (including via new

business models, through guidance on take-back and recycling

schemes and support for repair services)…

EC .. assess the introduction of minimum recycled material rates,

durability and re-usability criteria and extensions of producer

responsibility for key products (in 2012).


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EU waste policy

and EPR (3)

EU Directives Member States

EPR schemes

in Europe

• Packaging

• Batteries & accumulators

• End-of-Life vehicles

• Waste Electric &

electronic equipment


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• Packaging

• Batteries & accumulators

• End-of-Life vehicles

• Waste Electric &

electronic equipment

• Pharmaceuticals

• Tires

• Waste oils

• Paper

• Paints

• Building materials

• Pesticides

• Furniture

EPR and plastic

Plastic waste generated by sectors of activities (UE 27+ CH & NO)

(Source : Plastics Europe 2009)

• Directive packaging:

22,5 % for plastic

• Directive WEEE and

ELV: General Objectives of

recycling should be specified

by type of material

• Remaining sectors (27%)

Nothing

Directive for the

remaining plastics ?

Resin approach

complementary to

sectoral approach ?


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Plastic & recycling requirements in EU law

Quantitative prevention and recycling

Rate for recyclable plastic bottles:

0.1387€/kg

Rate for other recyclable plastic

packaging: 0.3273€/kg

Qualitative and quantitative prevention

Rate for clear PET bottles: 0.2422€/kg

Rate for other bottles : 0.2447€/kg

Rate for other plastics: 0.2806€/kg

Contribution per Unit

Plus : sorting message instruction(-2%),

eco-design activities (-2%).

Minus : disruptive sorting(+50%), non

recyclable bottles(+100%)


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Eco contribution

EPR and

marine litter (1)

Considering :

• 80 % of litter enters the marine environment

from land-based sources

• Plastics account for 50 to 80 % of marine litter

(Barnes and al, 2009)

• « Large amount of marine litter and litter found

on beaches is packaging » (Background document)


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• EPR on packaging: what more?

• EPR on plastics ?


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EPR and

marine litter (2)


Need of more ambitous recycling target;

Higher specific target for each category of

packaging (especially plastic);

Clear EPR obligations: Full collection and

treatement cost recovery by the producers ,

including litter clean-up cost


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EPR and

marine litter (3)

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• The case of Belgium: 0,50cent /inh/year Fost

Plus contribution to prevention measures,

including awarness campaign on litter


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EPR and

marine litter (4)


• More ambitious objectives at EU level:

22,5% recycling = 77,5% energy recovery

50% general objective of the WFD for municipal waste should

apply per material (plastic)

• All targets should be clarified at EU level: quantity collected per capita / quantity sorted /

quantity recycled

• Priority to recycling vs downcycling (distinct

objectives)


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EPR and

marine litter (5)

Eco-taxes

Tax

rebates

Raw materials

Recycled products

(Selective) collection

Products

Waste

Raw material

taxes

EPR fees

Deposit

refunds

Waste collection

taxes (PAYT)

Landfill taxes

Life

cycle

Secondary raw materials

Incineration taxes

Tax rebates

design

manufacturing

distribution us

e

reuse

recycling recovery

Subsidies

Subsidies /Financial aids


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Mix of juridical-economic

instruments needed

Need of a mix of juridical-economic instruments

but already with a well-designed EPR scheme,

possibility to work on:

• Prevention level

• Recycling level

• Elimination (if ambitous recycling rate)


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Mix of juridical-economic

instruments needed

ACR+ EPR Club

initatives:

• Create a platform for exchange and

dissemination of good EPR practices

amongst key stakeholders and experts

• Allow a dialogue on EU Policy

developments and technical implementation

of EPR schemes

• Proposals « Towards common principles for

EPR in Europe »


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ACR+ EPR Club

intiatives Events 2012/ 2013

Conference Launch

EPR Club

June 2012

Lunch Conference Packaging

waste

Oct. 2012

Nov. 2012

Lunch Conference GLOBE,BEE,

ACR+

Sept. 2013

May. 2013

Feb. 2013

Annual EPR Conference

19 Sept.

Conference EPR –

Polish case 14 May

Conference WEEE

targets

2012 2013


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Join EPR Club

Type of

membership

Fee (€)

(period covered:2012/2013)

Standard

membership 500

NGO & students 150

ACR+ members Free

ACR+ EPR Club: A powerful tool to strengthen the waste

hierarchy and reach a Resource Efficient Europe

To join the ACR+ EPR Club, visit:

Web: www.eprclub.eu

Email: [email protected]


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Thank you for your attention!

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