1. Producer responsibility for a circular economy – the experience of plastic packaging in the Netherlands Packaging Waste Fund Joris van der Meulen

2. 2 WHO ARE WE? PRODUCERS & IMPORTERS OF OBLIGED INDUSTRY Collecting the fees of the obliged companies (budget € 160 mio) Execute producer responsibility based on commitment of packaging agreement 2013 – 2022 € € €€ SLA Daily contact with municipalities Daily contact with waste management companies Collecting data for ‘off the market’ monitoring Foundation ‘keep the Netherlands clean of litter’

3. 3 PACKAGING WASTE MANAGEMENT HOUSEHOLDS A PUBLIC SYSTEM Producer s/ Importers Recycling targets 2500 P/I’s (>50.000 kg) Producers/ Importers Recycling targets 393 municipalities Municipalitie s Collection and sorting (for plastic) Financing Remuneration

4. 4 DUTCH PACKAGING AGREEMENT 2013 - 2022 Partners P/I’s Obliged Industry P/I’s Obliged Industry Association of municipalities Association of municipalities National Government National Government ++ Packaging agreement 2013 - 2022: Ambition Packaging Optimisation: by setting up sector plans (reduce, reuse, recycle, renew) Littering: social responsibility Monitoring: of the Agreement Circular Economy: Closing the loop of the material chains Recycling targets:  Glass, metal, paper > 80%  Plastics 2013 44% 202252% (our ambition: to be achieved in 2017)

5. 5 RECYCLING TARGET FOR PLASTICS Goal: to achieve a target of 52% or more by 2017 2009: Introduction of Plastic Heroes Collection System ‘kerbside collection’ High quality sorting & recycling infrastructure Est. 40 transfer stations 5 Sorting plants (Netherlands 1, Germany 4) Mechanical and optical sorting in 5 different plastic material flows  PET  PP  PEdelivered to est. 70 certified recyclers in EU  PE- Foils  Mix plastics

6. PLASTIC HEROES COLLECTION & RECYCLING SYSTEM

7. Total cost in € MIO In 7 years: from € 60 mio to € 136 mio PLASTIC HEROES A SUCCESS…. BUT AT A COST

8. This progress shows that ……………. All partners involved should maximise there effort to optimise the plastic recycling scheme to an efficient and effective system in order to lower cost; The integration of the deposit system for large PET bottles into the Plastic Heroes recycling scheme is the next important step towards an efficient and effective system; To have one overall system is more consumer friendly, so that the recycling of more plastic packaging waste will be stimulated; Today a lot of recycled material is are already used into new products, however the usage of recycled material should be increased; Therefore we need to stimulate innovation.

9. This progress shows that ……………. We are on our way of achieving a circular economy for plastic packaging!

10. 10 Thank you for your attention For more information: Stichting Afvalfonds Verpakkingen Postbus 1266 2260 BG Leidschendam +31 85 401 26 60 jorisvandermeulen@afvalfondsverpakkingen.nl +31 6 222 401 64