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 more than recycling and sorting centresmore than composting sites more than 260 waste-to-energy plantsmore than controlled landfills 60% share in the municipal solid waste market in Europe 75% share in the industrial waste (including hazardous waste) market in Europe

Bio-waste Latest Developments End 2008 EC launched Green Paper on the management of bio-waste in Europe 9-10 June 2009 European Bio-waste Conference organised by Germany, Belgium and the European Commission October 2009 Consultation on draft Impact Assessment February 2010 AGRI and ITRE Committees drafted an opinion report on the EC Green Paper on Bio-waste

Bio-waste Next 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 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 recovery A 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.

aisbl Rue Philippe Le Bon, 15 B – 1000 BRUSSELS Tel: Fax: Fédération Européenne des Activités de la Dépollution et de l’Environnement European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services Europäische Föderation der Entsorgungswirtschaft