Executive Summary – Supporting the REview of the Thematic Strategy on Waste Prevention and recycling
Contents
List of Figures, Tables and Boxes
Glossary of Key Terms and Acronyms
1. Chapter 1 – Introduction, objectives and methodologies
1.1 The Thematic Strategy on the Prevention and Recycling of Waste
1.2 Objectives of The Work
1.3 Introduction to this report
1.4 Methodological Approach
1.4.1 Expert Group
1.4.2 Stakeholder meeting 22 June
2. Chapter 2 – Delivering the Waste Hierarchy - A Picture of Waste Management in Europe
2.1 Understanding current waste management practices in Europe
2.1.1 The Generation of Waste in Europe
2.1.2 Waste Prevention
2.1.3 Re-use of Products and Preparing for the Re-use of Waste
2.1.4 Moving Waste Treatment Up the Hierarchy
2.1.5 Environmental impacts of waste management in the EU
2.1.6 Employment and Economic impacts of waste management in the EU
2.1.7 Waste exports and waste shipment
2.1.8 Stakeholder perceptions on Waste Prevention Activities and Moving Waste Management Up the Waste Hierarchy
2.1.9 Conclusions on the Current State of EU Waste Management
2.2 Analysing future waste management – Projecting Trends to 2030
2.2.1 A Quantitative Analysis of Waste Futures - Modelling Trends to 2030
2.2.2 Expert consultation – Complementing the quantitative trend analysis
2.2.3 Conclusions – Connecting Past and Future Waste Trends
3. Chapter 3 – Delivering a Recycling Society and Markets for Recycling
3.1 Defining a Recycling Society in Europe and its Characteristics
3.1.1 Delivering a Recycling Society in Europe – A key objective of the Waste Thematic Strategy
3.1.2 What is a Recycling Society?
3.1.3 Indicators and Data Availability – Monitoring the Delivery of Recycling Societies in Europe
3.1.4 Conclusions - Defining and Monitoring the Delivery of a Recycling Society
3.2 Comparing Member State Performance – Delivering Recycling Societies across Europe
3.2.1 Approach
3.2.2 Comparative MS Performance – A Spatial Comparison
3.2.3 Assessing performance towards a Recycling Society
3.2.4 Conclusions – Member State Performance – Towards a EU Wide Recycling Society
3.3 Delivering recycling societies and markets in Europe
3.3.1 Policies for Delivering Recycling Societies and Better Recycling Markets – Application within the Member States
3.3.2 The Market for Recyclables Versus Virgin Materials - Trends in trade and prices of paper and plastic
3.3.3 metals
3.3.4 WEEE
3.3.5 Obstacles and Barriers to Recycling Societies and Markets
3.3.6 Conclusions on Delivering Recycling Markets and Policy Mechanisms
4. Chapter 4 – Delivery of the Waste Thematic Strategy
4.1 Considering the diffusion of waste management policy concepts across the EU
4.1.1 Methodology
4.1.2 Diffusion of terms into Member State policy and legislation
4.1.3 Diffusion of terms into EU policy and legislation
4.1.4 Conclusions and recommendations
4.2 EU international influence
4.2.1 Introducing international aspects of waste policy
4.2.2 Categorising EU policy influence
4.2.3 Review of international conventions of relevance
4.2.4 Reviewing the Impact of EU laws on Third Country Policies
4.2.5 Impact of the EU on international waste-related trade
4.2.6 Stakeholder perceptions
4.2.7 Conclusions - the International Influence of the EU on Global Waste Management
4.3 Implementation and Influence of the Waste Thematic Strategy
4.3.1 The key objectives of the Waste TS
4.3.2 Impact of the Waste TS as a policy tool
4.3.3 Stakeholder perceptions
4.3.4 Conclusions – The Implementation of the Waste TS
5. Chapter 5 – Conclusions and Recommendations
5.1 Conclusions
5.2 Recommendations – Taking forward the Waste Thematic Strategy
5.2.1 Evaluating Potential Policy Approaches
5.2.2 Taking forward Future Action – Recommendations to the Commission
5.2.3 Summarising the Way Forward
6. Annexes