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Regulatory barriers for the circular economy
Recycling of packaging for food and beverages – plastics and polymers
thinkstep & Wuppertal Institute, Margarida Gama (thinkstep)
Overview
2
Main regulatory barrier
• Lacking implementation of the waste hierarchy (Directive
2008/98/EC on waste - Waste Framework Directive - WFD)
3
PREVENTION
PREPARING FOR RE-USE
RECYCLING
RECOVERY
DISPOSAL
PREVENTION
PREPARING FOR RE-USE
RECYCLING
RECOVERY
DISPOSAL
PRODUCT (NON-WASTE)
WASTE
Solutions proposed
• Create further guidelines / standards for design
• Revise requirements to classify plastics wastes as ‘end-of-waste’
(Waste Framework Directive)
• Control exports of recyclable plastics waste
• Identify main sources of insufficiencies / inefficiencies in collection
systems in EU
• Establish clear requirements and standards for collection /
separation systems in EU
• Ban landfilling of plastics
4
[1]
[2] [3]
Effects of regulatory barrier
• Economic effects:
• Costs and benefits depend on Member-state and industry
sector. General advantages of overcoming this barrier:
• Producers: cost savings associate with the price of secondary
granulates are estimated in app. 10% when compared with primary*
• Collectors / separators: contributes to better allocate resources
and to define potential funding to support implementation
• Plastic recyclers: more stable input of plastics (quality, quantity)
builds trust on investments for improving capabilities
• Plastic incinerators: more stable input of goods to incinerate
allows more precise prediction on the amounts of energy generated
and (eventually) higher calorific content of the input
5
[4]
* Based on the average prices for primary and secondary PE, PP and PS for 2013
Effects of regulatory barrier
• Environmental effects:
• Typically, recycling is better than incinerating
• BUT, a holistic perspective on the whole life cycle of a product
is essential (design!)
• Considering the full life-cycle, the best option will have
associated:
6
Less exploitation of resources Lower emissions
Less pollution (reduce
littering / plastic debris)
[5] [6] [7]
Observations
• In order to follow the waste hierarchy in the Waste Framework
Directive, further regulation has to be considered
• Different stakeholders positions must be heard and supported
• All the phases of the life cycle of plastics have to be considered and
understood before decision making on regulation and establishing
priorities
7
[9] [10]
[8]
[1] http://www.bio4map.eu/imagenes/imagen_about.png
[2] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/HK_Admiralty_Tamar_Park_s_Amphitheatre_refuse_waste collection_bins_May-2013.JPG
[3] http://planetsave.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Plastic-bottles-being-landfilled.png
[4] http://www.advancissurgical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Hemosep_cost-of-platelets_cost-of-blood_postoperative-bleeding.jpg
[5] http://www.vlahovicgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/oil-gas.jpg
[6] http://www.uscnpm.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/carbon.jpg
[7] http://www.lifegate.com/app/uploads/busta-nelloceano.jpg
[8] http://www.utsa.edu/today/images/graphics/lawbooks.jpg
[9] http://www.damarque.com/sites/default/files/sites/all/themes/danland/images/upload/blog/Stakeholder-Management-Expert1.jpg
[10] http://www.trinseo.com/-/media/Trinseo/Images/Sustainability/Sustainable-Operations/p35-life-cycle-logo.jpg?la=en
Image Sources
8
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5_Plastics_TS.pptx

  • 1. Regulatory barriers for the circular economy Recycling of packaging for food and beverages – plastics and polymers thinkstep & Wuppertal Institute, Margarida Gama (thinkstep)
  • 3. Main regulatory barrier • Lacking implementation of the waste hierarchy (Directive 2008/98/EC on waste - Waste Framework Directive - WFD) 3 PREVENTION PREPARING FOR RE-USE RECYCLING RECOVERY DISPOSAL PREVENTION PREPARING FOR RE-USE RECYCLING RECOVERY DISPOSAL PRODUCT (NON-WASTE) WASTE
  • 4. Solutions proposed • Create further guidelines / standards for design • Revise requirements to classify plastics wastes as ‘end-of-waste’ (Waste Framework Directive) • Control exports of recyclable plastics waste • Identify main sources of insufficiencies / inefficiencies in collection systems in EU • Establish clear requirements and standards for collection / separation systems in EU • Ban landfilling of plastics 4 [1] [2] [3]
  • 5. Effects of regulatory barrier • Economic effects: • Costs and benefits depend on Member-state and industry sector. General advantages of overcoming this barrier: • Producers: cost savings associate with the price of secondary granulates are estimated in app. 10% when compared with primary* • Collectors / separators: contributes to better allocate resources and to define potential funding to support implementation • Plastic recyclers: more stable input of plastics (quality, quantity) builds trust on investments for improving capabilities • Plastic incinerators: more stable input of goods to incinerate allows more precise prediction on the amounts of energy generated and (eventually) higher calorific content of the input 5 [4] * Based on the average prices for primary and secondary PE, PP and PS for 2013
  • 6. Effects of regulatory barrier • Environmental effects: • Typically, recycling is better than incinerating • BUT, a holistic perspective on the whole life cycle of a product is essential (design!) • Considering the full life-cycle, the best option will have associated: 6 Less exploitation of resources Lower emissions Less pollution (reduce littering / plastic debris) [5] [6] [7]
  • 7. Observations • In order to follow the waste hierarchy in the Waste Framework Directive, further regulation has to be considered • Different stakeholders positions must be heard and supported • All the phases of the life cycle of plastics have to be considered and understood before decision making on regulation and establishing priorities 7 [9] [10] [8]
  • 8. [1] http://www.bio4map.eu/imagenes/imagen_about.png [2] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/HK_Admiralty_Tamar_Park_s_Amphitheatre_refuse_waste collection_bins_May-2013.JPG [3] http://planetsave.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Plastic-bottles-being-landfilled.png [4] http://www.advancissurgical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Hemosep_cost-of-platelets_cost-of-blood_postoperative-bleeding.jpg [5] http://www.vlahovicgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/oil-gas.jpg [6] http://www.uscnpm.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/carbon.jpg [7] http://www.lifegate.com/app/uploads/busta-nelloceano.jpg [8] http://www.utsa.edu/today/images/graphics/lawbooks.jpg [9] http://www.damarque.com/sites/default/files/sites/all/themes/danland/images/upload/blog/Stakeholder-Management-Expert1.jpg [10] http://www.trinseo.com/-/media/Trinseo/Images/Sustainability/Sustainable-Operations/p35-life-cycle-logo.jpg?la=en Image Sources 8 Thank you!