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STATEMENT 1
TO DEVELOP THE EUROPEAN RECYCLING SOCIETY WE NEED EU HARMONIZATION OF SOME ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS
(eco-taxes on raw materials and non-recyclables products; taxes on waste incineration and landfill )
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STATEMENT 2
EU MUST STOP THE GREEN CERTIFICATES
based on CO2 emissions reduction FOR WASTE INCINERATION and
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PLAN
1. WHICH KIND OF ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR RECYCLING? 2. WHICH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR RECYCLING ARE USED BY MEMBER STATES? 3. WHAT TO DO NOW AT EU LEVEL?
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Raw materials
Waste
Life cycle
Recycled products Tax rebates Secondary raw materials
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Tax rebates
RAW MATERIAL TAXES cfr the UK Aggregate Levy ECOTAXES cfr the Danish and Dutch taxes on packaging based on environmental impacts TAX REBATES cfr the French VAT reduction on recycling activities
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MANDATORY DEPOSITS cfr - Scandinavian systems - the German deposit (2005-2006) on all one way containers for beer, water and soft drinks ( except ecologically advantageous packaging)
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Some Member States Packaging Batteries & accumulators End-of-life vehicles End-of-life Electric & electronic equipment Paper Pharmaceuticals Textiles Tyres Waste oils Paints Building materials Pesticides Carpets
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PAYT
Billing Parameters Volume Frequency Weight Container dependent systems Bags : Stickers or pay-bags Individual bins : size or weight Splitting of tariffs Stable income Prevention adverse effects
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PAYT
Cfr BJUV -SWEDEN :WEIGHT-BASE FEE (kg/household/year) 1999 Waste Collected Residual Waste Recycled Waste 302kg 246 56
cfr. Dresden- Germany :BEFORE AND AFTER PAYT 2007 2008 Total 318kg Residual 228 Recyclables 90 281 148 133
Cfr . FLANDERS +/-0.60 EUR per grey waste bags (1993-1996) Separate waste Residual waste +82 to +155 kg/inh/y -22 to -140 kg/inh/y
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Landfill Ban
2004 2005 2001 2009 2003/ 2007 1998/ 2000
BelgiumFlanders
60
BelgiumWallonia
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2004
Source:EUNOMIA
Landfill Tax
50 9.15 85
Incineration Tax
44
Landfill Ban
1997 2002 1996 Combustible waste Ultimate Waste Flows Various, incl household waste Biodegradable waste Combustible waste Organic waste Unsorted waste
Norway Sweden Czech Republic Estonia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Catalonia United Kingdom
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40 43 16 8 7.9 10 56
From mid-2009 2002 2006 1997: Paper, 2004: BMW 2008 2001
Source:EUNOMIA
1. TO CLARIFY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS AND RECYCLING PERFORMANCES 2. TO HARMONIZE THE USE OF ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS 3. TO STOP THE ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS ACTING AGAINST THE WASTE HIERARCHY 4. TO PROMOTE THE USE OF SOME ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS (ESPECIALLY IN LESS PERFORMING COUNTRIES)
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> 1. TO CLARIFY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS AND RECYCLING PERFORMANCES
Cfr Flanders-2008: HIGH RECYCLING RATE OF HOUSEHOLDS WASTE AND A COMBINATION OF ECONOMICS INSTRUMENTS - EUR 30 paid through EPR - EUR 195 paid to Public Authorities ( 1/3 related to the amount 1/3 fixed tax 1/3 related to household income)
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> 1. TO CLARIFY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS AND RECYCLING PERFORMANCES Cfr EPR IN France
PRODUCTS RECYCLING PERFORMANCES Pneus 28% Papiers 54% Textiles 11% Embal. phyto 10% Films agricoles 21% Embal. Fertilisants 35% EEE professionnels 7% EEE mnagers 20% Automobiles 48% Lubrifiants 43% Emballages mnagers 63% Fluides frigorignes 11%
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> 1. TO CLARIFY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS AND RECYCLING PERFORMANCES
500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 No variable charching Volume Volume and frequency Weight Expensive bag glass paper organic waste residual waste
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> 3. TO STOP THE ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS ACTING AGAINST THE WASTE HIERARCHY Cfr GREEN CERTIFICATES For waste incineration
IN BELGIUM WITH GREEN CERTIFICATES : more interesting to recover energy from wood waste than to recycle wood (gate fees for recycling > 30 to 70/ton)
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> 3. TO STOP THE ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS ACTING AGAINST THE WASTE HIERARCHY
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We need a follow-up to the Thematic Strategy on Recycling including a global approach of economic instruments for recycling !
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STATEMENT 1
TO DEVELOP THE EUROPEAN RECYCLING SOCIETY WE NEED EU HARMONIZATION OF SOME ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS
(eco-taxes on raw materials and non-recyclables products; taxes on waste incineration and landfill )
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STATEMENT 2
EU MUST STOP THE GREEN CERTIFICATES
based on CO2 emissions reduction FOR WASTE INCINERATION and
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