ABSTRACT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.2 Objectives of the study
1.3 Methodology and task structure
CHAPTER 2: BENEFITS OF BETTER WASTE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
2.1 Overview of EU waste legislation and levels of implementation
2.1.1 EU waste policy and provisions addressed
2.1.2 Summary of levels of policy implementation
2.1.3 General barriers and drivers of policy implementation
2.2 Economic (including financial) and social benefits of better waste management implementation
2.2.1 Approach
2.2.2 Cost-Benefit Analysis
2.3 Value of complete compliance for the EU waste management sector and for other EU Industries
2.3.1 Value of complete compliance for the EU waste management sector
2.3.2 Value of complete compliance for EU industries
2.4 Case studies demonstrating benefits of better waste implementation
CHAPTER 3: BARRIERS IN BETTER WASTE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
3.1 Overview of barriers in better waste policy implementation
3.2 Detailed description of barriers in better waste policy implementation
3.2.1 Barriers for European Commission and associated bodies
3.2.2 Barriers for Member States
CHAPTER 4: TASKS NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF EU WASTE POLICY
4.1 Overview of tasks needed to strengthen implementation and enforcement of EU waste policy
4.2 Detailed description of tasks
4.2.1 EU
4.2.2 Member States
4.2.3 Both EU and MS
4.3 Feasibility assessment of tasks
CHAPTER 5: POLICY OPTIONS
5.1 Policy Option A: ‘New and extended tasks for the Commission’
5.1.1 Short characterisation
5.1.2 General description
5.1.3 Cornerstones of a regulatory framework
5.2 Policy Option B: ‘New and extended tasks for the EEA’
5.2.1 Short characterisation
5.2.2 General description
5.2.3 Cornerstones of a regulatory framework
5.3 Policy Option C: ‘EU Waste Agency’
5.3.1 Short characterisation
5.3.2 General description
5.3.3 Cornerstones of a regulatory framework
CHAPTER 6: IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR SELECTED POLICY OPTIONS
6.1 Problem definition
6.2 Objectives of the impact assessment
6.3 Policy options
6.4 Analysis of the impacts (environmental, social and economic) of the different options defined
6.4.1 Impacts on timeliness of implementation and the efficiency and aptitude of each body for supporting policy implementation
6.4.2 Environmental, economic and social Impacts
6.5 Comparison of the options
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ANNEX A: POLICY IMPLEMENTATION OVERVIEWS
ANNEX B: CASE STUDIES
Port of Rotterdam: Waste Shipment Regulation Enforcement
Context
Economic impacts
Social benefits
Summary of barriers and drivers
Cyprus: Landfill Directive implementation
Context
Economic impacts
Social benefits
Summary of barriers and drivers
Naples: Waste Management Crisis
Context
Economic impacts
Social benefits
Summary of barriers and drivers
Brandenburg: Landfill Closure and Containment
Context
Economic impacts
Social impacts
Summary of barriers and drivers
Ireland:   Benefits of Strengthening Implementation & Enforcement of Waste Legislation
Context
Economic impacts
Social impacts
Summary of barriers and drivers
REFERENCES:
ANNEX C: REFERENCES FOR 2.2 AND 2.3
ANNEX D: SCENARIOS OF YEAR 2020 EU-27 WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM