1. 5.1 Environmental Data Centre on Waste Progress report
Meeting of the Waste Statistics Working Group
2-3 March Eurostat, Luxembourg
Christian Heidorn

2. Subjects 3/10 Environmental Data Centres (EDCs) Objectives
Progress since 2009 meeting
EDC waste – challenges in 2010/11
EDC waste – for Countries
10 EDCs – review
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3. 10 Environmental Data Centres
Air
European Environment Agency
Climate change
Water
Biodiversity
Land use
Soil
Joint Research Centre
Forestry
Natural Resources
Products
Waste
5.1 Data centre progress report

4. 3/10 Environmental Data Centres
Air
European Environment Agency
Climate change
Water
Biodiversity
Land use
Soil
Joint Research Centre
Forestry
Natural Resources
Products
Waste
managed together by Env. accounts Team
= Waste & haz. substances Team
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5. EDC Waste: Objectives Be the central entry point for EU waste data
Manage this data, perform quality assurance and coordinate with Go4 partners
Develop methodologies, provide guidance for reporting under EU waste legislation
Be reference point for (statistical) information / data / indicators on waste and associated environmental impacts
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6. EDC Waste: Progress since 2009 meeting
People: We are now 7 officials
Data centre is operational and (quite) in line with its objectives:
- single entry point for 9+ (!) reporting obligations on waste
- data centre website (
= recognised dissemination site for EU data on waste (see 5.2)
- good progress with guidance documents (WStatR manual, ELV
and WEEE reporting)
Agreement on the revision of the Regulation (see 3.1)
A series of new services:
- Price index for recyclables
- (gradually) presentation of all waste data in Tables-Graphs-Maps tool
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7. EDC Waste: Challenges 2010/11
Get all waste data into the Eurostat dissemination database
Harmonise (y)our reporting tools (EDAMIS, WebForms)
Overcome inconsistencies (in methodology and quality issues) between WStatR and other reporting obligations
Improve relevance of “our Regulation” for policy monitoring
Visibility: Publish data and indicators in “Statistics in Focus”, provide analyses and meta-information in “Statistics Explained”, produce “News Releases”, …
FAQ: Make replies to ad-hoc request (e.g. EP questions, …) and typical user queries available
Enhance dialogue with users – re-establish Steering Committee
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8. EDC Waste … for the Countries
Your data published and always available at one place
Potential for streamlining and synergies for reporting on waste becomes visible
Make use of common methodology and classification
Improved data quality by “cross-validation” of data from different reporting obligations
Reduce/abolish multiple reporting: Data is available for other purposes: e.g. municipal waste for OECD and UN
What we hope: Increased communication among
Competent Authorities at national and networks at EU level
(EIONET – ESS)
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9. 10/10 Environmental Data Centres
Air
European Environment Agency
Climate change
Water
Biodiversity
Land use
Soil
Joint Research Centre
Forestry
Natural Resources
Products
Waste
Plans:
Workshop scheduled for 19 March 2010:
- Review “State of Play”
- Are we “Fit for purpose” ?
- How “common” do we need to be ?
- Identification of “other” users needs
- Next steps, do we need to update the
Technical Arrangement ?
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10. 5.1 Environmental Data Centre on Waste Progress report
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