Municipal solid waste management in Europe
High level Seminar on policy instruments to improve municipal waste management Brussels, 19 March 2013
Almut Reichel, Project manager SCP and waste, European Environment Agency
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32 country papers
Development of municipal waste management in 32 European countries
EU-27, Croatia, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey
Number of countries at different levels of the municipal waste management hierarchy
Material recycling rates 2001-2010
% of generated municipal waste
Bio-waste recycling rates 2001-2010
% of generated municipal waste
Regional variation in municipal waste recycling rates, 2008/2009
Regional differences in total recycling rate
Data source: Eurostat regional waste data
Distance to the 50% recycling target
Data sources: Eurostat and national sources
Context: Pilot project on implementation of waste policies – Joint DG ENV – EEA project
Ex-post analysis of EEA member countries’ municipal waste management Report + 32 country papers, published today
Development of a ‘Reference Model on Waste’ for the EU countries Joint DG Environment - EEA activity
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Main Model
Background input data Waste Arisings, compositions, recycling data etc.
Mass flow modelling
MSW generation projections
Output charts and reporting module
Waste prevention
CBA modelling & outputs
Recycling, composting & anaerobic digestion
Residual waste treatment: Incineration & MBT
Environmental analysis modules
Financial costs modules
Other analysis & outputs
Employment module
Distance to targets assessment
Resource efficiency indicators
Landfill
European Reference Model on Waste
Almut Reichel Project manager sustainable consumption and production and waste [email protected]
Thank you!