Unique UKNL collaboration etool for endofwaste Diana Bradford
Unique UK-NL collaboration: e-tool for end-of-waste Diana Bradford Environment Agency 2 nd March 2015
What is end of waste? £s £s waste Assess: • markets end of waste • product specifications production • processing residue (non-waste) • environmental and human health risks byproduct
Why end of waste matters meat and bone meal ash as a fertiliser • economic • sales revenue £ 15 -£ 30 m and landfill cost savings £ 4 m over 10 years • environmental • 24, 000 tonnes per year diverted from landfill • resources • domestically-sourced phosphates, not quarried • carbon savings • 20, 000 tonnes over 10 years
Ways to achieve end of waste WFD Article 6(4) WFD Article 6(1) EU End of Waste Regs Quality Protocols Case by Case CL: AIRE Code of Practice
Case by case submissions Regulator Applicant Quality of applications Lack of clarity Resource requirements Length of time to review Dilution v Recovery Robustness of opinion National requirements International trading
EQual programme • EU Life funded programme on end of waste “Improving confidence in waste-derived products” • Is. It. Waste? web tool – end of waste assessment
Building the tool Possible outcomes: Start Market Assessment Do you have customer contracts in place? Yes ØPDF Summary Report No Established market? Upload evidence Yes Next question… ØIs a Product ØIs a By-Product ØIs a Waste ØHas achieved End of Waste ØIs likely to be a Waste No Market conditions not met
Is. It. Waste? web tool • User perspective: – Self-assess, with submit to Regulator option – Summary report • Regulator perspective – Improved content and layout of submissions – Clearer guidance so businesses “do the right thing” – Supports training for staff, improves consistency • Purchaser perspective – Confidence in the waste-derived product – Report is auditable
EU engagement End of waste Regulators’ forum Transfrontier shipment of wastes Product standards Member States interested in: - Sharing approaches - Guidance and training - Helping businesses do the right thing
Thank You https: //isitwaste. org/ http: //www. rwsleefomgeving. nl/onderwerpen/afval/toetsing-afval/
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