EU Action Plan for a circular econom y H2 0 2 0 Exam ples Carm en Mena Abela Head of H2020 Eco-innovation Sector 4 th ICSSWM Limassol, Cyprus, June 23 rd 2016
Content EASME Policy Drivers – Waste Legislative proposals Policy Implementation – H2020 Examples of Waste Innovation Actions
Policy feedback Monitoring Networking GAP EASME's role Evaluations
Content EASME Policy Drivers – W aste Legislative Proposals Policy Implementation Examples Forward Looking
From a Linear Econom y… NATURAL TAKE MAKE DI SPOSE RESOURCES W ASTE W ASTE W ASTE • lost value of materials and products • scarcity of resources and unstable supply of raw materials • volatile prices of resources w aste generation • environm ental degradation & clim ate change • 6
…to a Circular Econom y to • maintain the value of products, materials and resources in the economy for as long as possible • alleviate security of supply risks to European Industries • boost the econom y by up to + 7% GDP • Increase com petitiveness, creating new business opportunities , and introducing innovative products and services create jobs in the EU • • reduce w aste generation, GHG em issions and other environmental impacts 7
Concrete actions – som e exam ples • Review of EU waste legislation (align actors' interests in the value chain) • Prom ote eco-design to include reparability, durability, recyclability • Independent test program on planned obsolescence • Spread best practices on waste management and resource efficiency in industry and local authorities Further promote Green Public Procurem ent • Develop quality standards for secondary raw m aterials • Review of EU fertilisers legislation incl. to promote organic fertilisers • • Strategy on links between chem icals, products and w aste legislation • Minimum requirements for the reuse of w astew ater • Make use of available EU funding 8
Priority sectors Biom ass & Bio-based Plastics Products Construction Food & Dem olition W aste Critical Raw Materials 9
W hy is action needed? • low levels of recycling 36% 42% • high levels of landfilling • incineration of recyclable waste loss of valuable materials negative impacts on land, 9% water and climate 6% 4% 2% no long-term targets Deposit onto or into land Land treatment and release into water bodies Incineration/disposal Incineration/energy recovery Backfilling Recycling 10
Other key provisions • MS to put in place econom ic instrum ents to promote waste hierarchy + general requirem ents for EPR • By-products and end-of-w aste status (conditions unchanged; more active role for MS to apply them) • Possible exem ption from registration requirem ent for companies collecting/ transporting non-hazardous waste • Reinforced w aste prevention m easures (e.g. on food waste + industrial, mining and construction, setting waste prevention targets at national level, etc.) • MS to ensure separate collection of bio-w aste • MS to promote sorting system s for C&D w aste • Simplification of reporting and ensuring better data • MS to set electronic registries on hazardous waste data
Conclusion & Potential gains • Resource efficiency – Industries spend 40 % costs on raw materials, to be compared to a share of 20 % for labour costs. • Resource productivity increase 30% by 2030. • Boost EU GDP by up to 3.9 % by creating new markets and new products and creating value for business. • Net savings of €600 billion, or 8 % of annual turnover for businesses in the EU, • Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2-4 % / year • Eco-industries and eco-innovation employment increase. Green technologies as competitive advantage. 12
Content EASME Policy Drivers Policy I m plem entation Examples Forward Looking
I nnovation & I nvestm ent I nnovation Regional Overcom ing I nvestm ent Policy barriers • Horizon 2020 • EFSI initiative • European • pilot • new platform for launched on Structural ‘innovation financing Circular ‘I ndustry 2 0 2 0 Economy with and deals’ to European in the Circular Investment address Investment Bank Econom y’ Funds potential and national (EUR regulatory promotional 650 million) obstacles for banks innovators • LIFE 14
Content EASME Policy Drivers Policy Implementation Exam ples Forward Looking
RESYNTEX A new circular econom y concept: from textile w aste tow ards chem ical and textile industries feedstock Coordinator: SOEX Group GmbH, Germany EC contribution: 9,1 Meuro w w w .resyntex.eu
BAMB Buildings as Material Banks: I ntegrating Materials Passports w ith Reversible Building Design to Optim ise Circular I ndustrial Value Chains Coordinator: I BGE, BE EC contribution: 8 ,9 Meur w w w .bam b2 0 2 0 .eu/
CABRI S I m plem entation of a CirculAr econom y Based on Recycled, reused and recovered I ndium , Silicon and Silver m aterials for photovoltaic and other applications Coordinator: CEA, FR EC contribution: 7 ,8 Meuro w w w .spire2 0 3 0 .eu/ c abriss/ Photo courtesy of PV Cycle
DECI SI VE A DECentralI zed m anagem ent Schem e for I nnovative Valorization of urban biow astE Coordinator: I RSTEA, FR EC contribution: 7 ,6 Meur Source: http: / / www.r-urban-wick.net/
URBANREC New approaches for the valorisation of URBAN bulky w aste into high added value RECycled products Coordinator: AI MPLAS, Spain EC contribution: 8 ,4 Meur
W ASTE4 THI NK Moving tow ards Life Cycle Thinking by integrating Advanced W aste Managem ent System s Coordinator: Fundación Deusto, Spain EC contribution: 8 ,8 Meur
Content EASME Policy Drivers Policy Implementation Examples Forw ard Looking
More info on Horizon 2 0 2 0 : @EU_ ecoinno ec. ec.europa.eu/ program m es/ horizon2 0 2 0
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTI ON Carm en Mena-Abela (Head of Sector) H2020 Environment and Resources Carmen.Mena-Abela@ec.europa.eu EASME on Twitter @H2020EE • @H2020SME • @EEN_EU • @EU_ECOINNO
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