Waste Prevention How To Get There Ana Paula Martinho

12-EIP-RO BUCARES 09 European Seminar on Sustainable Development Sinaia Centre, 11 April, 2013
Waste Prevention - how to get there?

Ana Paula Martinho
Waste facts...
Altogether, the European Union produces up to 3 billion tonnes of waste every year. This waste has a huge impact on the environment, causing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as significant losses of materials.
EU waste management policies aim to:

1. reduce the environmental and health impacts of waste and improve Europes resource efficiency. 2. the long-term goal is to turn Europe into a recycling society, avoiding waste and using unavoidable waste as a resource wherever possible. 3. achieve much higher levels of recycling and to minimise the extraction of additional natural resources. Proper waste management is a key element in ensuring resource efficiency and the sustainable growth of European economies.
waste hierarchy with the prevention at its top All actions need to encourage primary the prevention or reduction of waste production using cleaner and more efficient technologies; Besides the general environmental protection principles of precaution and sustainability, technical feasibility and economic viability need to be taken into account;
Waste framework directive 2008/98/EC
This Directive lays down measures to protect the environment and human health by preventing or reducing the adverse impacts of the generation and management of waste and by reducing overall impacts of resource use and improving the efficiency of such use.
The EU waste hierarchy
EU waste legislation aims to move waste management up the waste hierarchy.
Waste framework directive (2008/98/EC)- OBLIGATIONS

A short overview shall be given which actions must be performed by the national governments Creation of one or more waste management plans as soon as possible (article 28); Sending a report to the Commission about the implementation every three years. (article 37); Ensuring separate collection of paper, metal, plastic and glass by 2015. (article 11); By 2020 at least 50% by weight of household waste must be re-used or recycled. (article 11); Creation of a waste prevention plan until December 2013.
Waste prevention (program) Waste framework directive (2008/98/EC)

Member states should provide the following (by the end of 2011): 'an interim report on the evolution of waste generation and the scope of waste prevention, including the formulation of a product eco-design policy' 'formulation of an action plan for further support measures at European level seeking, in particular, to change current consumption patterns' The setting of waste prevention and its "decoupling from economic growth" objective for 2020 must be available by end of 2014.
Waste prevention (program) Waste framework directive (2008/98/EC)

The waste prevention program, which can be part of the waste management plan, has to be established until December 2013. It must contain: a description of existing prevention measures and evaluation of usefulness appropriate specific qualitative of quantitative benchmarks for monitoring the progress towards the targets The Commission will create a system for sharing information on best practice regarding waste prevention (BAT) and the political process linked to it. Each nation has to evaluate and revise if appropriate its management plan and prevention program at least every sixth year.
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The Waste Framework Directive has introduced the concept of life-cycle thinking into waste policies. This approach gives a broader view of all environmental aspects and ensures any action has an overall benefit compared to other options. It also means actions to deal with waste should be compatible with other environmental initiatives.
Good waste management begins with preventing waste being produced in the first place after all, what is not produced does not have to be disposed of. Key tools to encourage waste prevention: eco-design, which focuses on environmental aspects during the conception and design phase of a product. improving manufacturing methods and influencing consumers so that they demand greener products and less packaging. Many Member States are running awareness-raising campaigns to educate the public and encourage consumers to demand goods that produce less waste and drive the creation of a more resource-efficient market.
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Municipal waste generated per country, 2001 and 2010.
Source: EEA Report No 2/2013
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Developed of municipal waste management in 32 European countries, 2001 - 2010
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Waste production in Portugal, 2012 face 2011.
Source: SPV
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Material waste recycling in Portugal, 2012 face 2011.
Source: SPV
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What you can do...

Think before you buy!
1. Is the product recycled or recyclable? 2. Avoid packaging waste: food packaged into separate compartments or presented as a mini-kit is not only more expensive but also produces more waste. 3. Buy the amount of fresh food you will use and enjoy your leftovers by turning them into exciting new dishes. 4. Use reusable and high-quality batteries which last longer and produce less waste. 5. Reusable products are better than disposable products such as paper napkins, plastic razors and plastic cups.
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What you can do...

Think before you throw!
6. Old clothing has all sorts of innovative uses. As well as raising money for charity, clothing can also be shredded and turned into packaging, insulation or raw material for textiles. 7. Paint and other waste can be taken to a specialised recycling centre.
8. Build a compost bin either in your garden or even a small one in your house.
9. Recyclable glass can be taken to your local bottle bank, but do not leave it in your car until your next trip as the added weight will increase both fuel use and emissions. 10. If you cannot give away or sell your old furniture, recycle it.
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Special case in waste prevention (protected areas):

-Protected zones (nature conservation areas, national parks, military reservations, national heritage sites, etc.)
These are areas protected by the Ramsar Convention, Nature 2000 sites (bird and habitats directives) and/or other national regulations. Their relevance for waste management in particular derives from limitations as far as the options for managing the waste (e.g. restrictions as to the establishment of waste management facilities or special permitting conditions), spectrum of commercial activities and the general development potentials of the area are concerned. Usually these areas are not permitted for any major economic activities, especially commercial/industrial ones but also exclude the development of larger waste management infrastructures or facilities. Its important to invest in public awareness and environmental education for waste prevention in protected areas.
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Project 1 - Always clean Douro

Awareness and Environmental Education Campaign in Alto Douro Vinhateiro Unesco World Heritage
CCDR Norte & IPTM - Instituto Porturio e dos Transportes Martimos Source: www.dourolimpo.utad.pt
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Clean Douro Project - Eradication of Environmental Dissonances of Douro

Biggest Problem Illegal deposition of waste, mainly waste of scrape metal and waste of demolition and construction. Aim - Awareness the citizens of Alto Douro Vinhateiro, Unesco World Heritage, to improve there knowledge, attitudes and motivation, responsibility to implement best environmental practices.
Throw Deliberative Forums
- developed and increase the environmental conscientious individual and collective throw active participation -Improvement dialogue between stakeholders throw interactive participation processes Developing actions: 1. Technical didactical material; 2. Awareness actions and good environmental practices; 3. Active awareness (Deliberative Forums); 4. Awareness and good practices seminars; 5. Media dissemination about the project.
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Others
Residents
Alij
Businesses
Decision Makers
Deliberative Who's Forum Participate ? Results: 1. 6 challenges 2. 10 actions proposals Decision Makers 32 participants Residents
Tabuao
Others 30 participants Businesses Decision Makers
Residents
Decision Makers Deliberative Forum Results: 1. 6 challenges 2. 9 actions proposals
Businesses (Vasconcelos, 2012)

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Project 2 Clean Portugal! Lets do it!
Source: http://www.amoportugal.org/
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Clean Portugal start with 3 friends, that new this project in Estonia (2008) and promote the use of a social network NING to spread the project, since 2009. In 2010, 20 of March, was proclaimed the Clean Day, they call Dia L. More than 100 000 volunteers clean the Portuguese forest, and collected more than 50.000 tonnes of waste, 20% were recycled, they also identify (georeferenced) these illegal disposal areas. This project was a big success in Portugal and win a award in the "Green Project Awards 2010.
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Until now (2013) more than 14 000 illegal disposal areas are georeferenced, and monitoring with environmental volunteers. They create the association Love Portugal that are involved in more actions, such as prevent florets fires, plant typical Portuguese forest, and also, of course, clean Portugal. All this projects are developed with volunteers, and they promote the environmental awareness and good environmental practices .
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Aores
Portugal
Madeira
http://www.letsdoitworld.org
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12-EIP-RO BUCARES 09 European Seminar on Sustainable Development Sinaia Centre, 11 April, 2013

Waste Prevention - how to get there?

EU waste management policies aim to:

Waste framework directive 2008/98/EC

The EU waste hierarchy

EU waste legislation aims to move waste management up the waste hierarchy.

Waste framework directive (2008/98/EC)- OBLIGATIONS

Waste prevention (program) Waste framework directive (2008/98/EC)

Waste prevention (program) Waste framework directive (2008/98/EC)

Municipal waste generated per country, 2001 and 2010.

Source: EEA Report No 2/2013

Developed of municipal waste management in 32 European countries, 2001 - 2010

Source: EEA Report No 2/2013

Source: EEA Report No 2/2013

Source: EEA Report No 2/2013

Source: EEA Report No 2/2013

Waste production in Portugal, 2012 face 2011.

Material waste recycling in Portugal, 2012 face 2011.

What you can do...

What you can do...

Special case in waste prevention (protected areas):

Project 1 - Always clean Douro

Clean Douro Project - Eradication of Environmental Dissonances of Douro

Businesses (Vasconcelos, 2012)

Project 2 Clean Portugal! Lets do it!

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