Urban cleanliness through Extended Producer Responsibility

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1 cleanliness through Extended Producer Responsibility Françoise Bonnet ACR+ Secretary General Versailles, 9 April 2013

2 Presentation outline! What is EPR?! EU waste policy and EPR! EPR schemes in Europe! EPR and litter

3 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)

4 EPR : an economic tool to strengthen each level of the waste hierarchy Prevention Prepare for reuse Recycling Other recovery Disposal

5 Principles and policies to consider Integrated product policy Polluter pays Waste hierarchy Proximity Waste management policies

6 Implementation of Extended Producer s Responsibility Collective or individual Binding provisions Both systems combined Voluntary approach

7 EU waste policy and EPR 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)

8 EU waste policy and EPR Waste Framework Directive 2008/98 Art In order to strengthen the re-use and the prevention, recycling and other recovery of waste, Member States may take legislative or nonlegislative 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. 2. Such measures may include ( ) the subsequent management of the waste and financial responsability for such activities.

9 EU waste policy Waste Framework Directive 2008/98 Art. 14 and EPR 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. 2. Member States may decide that the costs of waste management are to be borne partly or wholly by the producer of the product from which the waste came and that the distributors of such product may share the costs.

10 EU waste policy and EPR 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).

11 EPR schemes in Europe EU Directives Packaging Batteries & accumulators End-of-Life vehicles Waste Electric & electronic equipment Member States Packaging Batteries & accumulators End-of-Life vehicles Waste Electric & electronic equipment Pharmaceuticals Tires Waste oils Paper Paints Building materials Pesticides Furniture

12 EPR and litter Litter composition Waste packaging Bulky waste ELV

13 EPR and litter 2006 data

14 EPR and litter 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)

15 EPR and litter EPR on packaging: what more? Ø Need of a more ambitous recycling target; Ø Higher specific target for each category of packaging (especially plastic); Ø Clear EPR obligations: Full collection and treatement cost recovery by the producers, including litter clean-up cost

16 EPR and litter EPR on packaging: what more? More ambitious objectives at EU level: Ø 22,5% plastic recycling = 77,5% energy recovery Ø 50% general objective of the WFD for municipal waste should apply per material (plastic) All targets should be clarified at EU level: Ø quantity collected per capita / quantity sorted / quantity recycled Priority to recycling vs downcycling (distinct objectives)

17 EPR and litter EPR on bulky waste? Some EU MS: EPR scheme on WEEE, tires France: EPR scheme on furniture items with recycling target Belgium: EPR scheme on End of Life Vehicles (ELV)

18 EPR and litter Good practice: The case of Belgium: 0,50cent/inh/year Fost Plus contribution to prevention measures, including awareness-raising campaign on litter

19 EPR and litter Other EPR initiatives: Flanders: Voluntary agreement between the Flemish Region and cigarettes importers. Catalunia: Voluntary agreement between Catalunia (ARC) and the retailers regarding single use plastic bags.

20 Conclusions Need for harmonisation and improvement of EPR schemes at least from legal and financial point of view EPR is one of the instruments, among others, to achieve increased recycling targets and resource efficiency EPR has to take into consideration litter.

21 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»

22 ACR+ EPR Club intiatives Events 2012/ 2013 Conference Launch EPR Club Lunch Conference GLOBE,BEE, ACR+ Conference EPR Polish case 14 May June 2012 Oct Nov Feb May Sept Lunch Conference Packaging waste Conference WEEE targets Annual EPR Conference 19 Sept

23 Join EPR Club Type of membership Standard membership Fee ( ) (period covered:2012/2013) 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: info@eprclub.eu

24 Thank you for your attention!