1.
Free delivery of
plastic ship waste in
Rotterdam and
Amsterdam
Coen Peelen
5 October 2017

2.
Outline
• Background
• Stakeholder involvement
• Incentive on seperated delivery clean plastics
• Impact and effectiveness
• Way forward
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3.
Marine litter
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NL Green Deals:
Shipping Fisheries Beaches
EU
Marine Strategy Framework Directive

4.
Ship generated waste and marine litter
• 20% of plastics in seas is from
sea-based sources (UNEP).
• In Northsea this is 40-50%.
• Regulatory framework:
– EU Directive on PRF
(2000/59/EC)
– IMO MARPOL Convention
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50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
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m3
Ship generated waste in NL ports
(m3)
Annex I
Annex IV
Annex V
Totaal

5.
Stakeholder involvement
• Start process:
– 2012: general stakeholder meeting on potential measures for
land based and sea based sources
• Green Deal approach:
– 2013/2014: Exploration of shipping measures with all relevant
maritime stakeholders: Ship suppliers, Ship owners, Port
authorities, Port reception facilities, Enforcement authorities,
NGO’s, Ministry
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6.
What is a green deal?
• A voluntary agreement between parties from different areas of
society and central government with the purpose to work together on
green growth
• The central government assists sustainable initiatives launched by
these parties by eliminating barriers and connecting parties.
• Interactive method of collaboration and using energy of society
• 2011-2017: >200 Green Deals
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7.
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Ship
owners
Ship
suppliers
PRF’sPort
authorities
Enforcement
authorities
Government NGO
GreenDealScheepsafvalketen

8.
Green Deal Ship generated waste
• Ambition:
– Close the loop on SGW by waste prevention and optimization of PRF
delivery
– Close the loop on plastic SGW further on land by collecting plastic SGW
separately so that it is more suitable for recycling
• Measures:
– Prevention
– Enforcement
– Plastic waste separation
– Harmonisation
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9.
Waste fee incentive in Rotterdam and Amsterdam
• Every ship pays a waste fee to the port authority
• And receives a ‘right to deliver’ for 6 m3 of garbage in return (2016)
• Additional payment if garbage exceeds 6 m3, but not for plastic
• Plastic has to be clean. No contamination with:
– food waste
– oily/chemical waste
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10.
Plastic delivery Amsterdam and Rotterdam 2016
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91%
1.4%
57%
2.6%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ships delivering plastic
ships delivering clean plastic
Amsterdam Rotterdam

11.
Limited Impact
• Incentive is part of a wider policy mix
• Recycling of plastic waste is hampered:
• Legal obstacles -> Animal by-products Regulation (food
waste)
• Economically not very lucrative at the moment /low oil price
• Ship crew not familiar with separation clean plastic
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12.
Way forward
• More communication and awareness on separation clean plastic
• Also focus on segregation other waste categories
• International Green Deal?
– 2 November international workshop for front runner ships and
ports
– Focus on garbage separation and prevention
– Objective: improve inteface between ship and PRF
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13.
Conclusions
• Green Deal process:
– Positive and constructive collaboration of all stakeholders
– Using creativity and energy of stakeholders
• Financial incentive:
– Limited impact by itself, part of broader policy mix
• International Green Deal:
– Crucial that more PRF’s worldwide facilitate ships that separate
waste on board
– Again stakeholder involvement is the core of the Green Deal
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14.
Thank you for your attention!
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