Presentation by Roderik van Nieukerken, CEO at Merit Advisory, at the Vibrant India Day 2012 at Nyenrode.

1. Waste
management in
the Netherlands
Vibrant India Day
Round Table meeting
22th October 2012
Nijenrode University
martin.vannieuwenhoven@agentschapnl.nl
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2. European waste and resource policy is pushing us forward
MS are challenged to reduce environmental impact from waste
management and to improve resource efficiency of industry
EU policy strategies:
• Thematic Strategy on the prevention and recycling of waste
• Integrated Product Policy (IPP)
• European Sustainable Consumption and Production Policies
• Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
EU Leading documents:
Waste framework directive plus many resulting more specified waste directives
Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe

3. NL : modern waste policy and management
NL waste and resource policy focused on:
• establishing a circular economy with zero waste
• reducing the need and input of (imported) primary resources
• reducing the overall enviromental impact in the product life cycle
Leading waste document: national waste management plan setting (1) policy
targets and (2) providing a management framework for 83 waste streams to
guide licencing and setting minimal treatment levels:
Notice: NL waste targets often exceed the European targets and our scores
are leading in Europe
Strong private involvement and public cooperation with modern equipement for
waste collection and treatment
Government is promoting green public procurement and encouraging the
developing of new business models using less resources

4. In 2012 ……….
Professional and competitive waste sector
Incineration
Landfill
2%
discharge
1%
60 mln ton
Recycling
80%
With high recycling rates: for all waste 80% and target for 83% in
2015. For municipal waste increase from 52% to 65%
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5. Screening of waste management performance of EU Member
States by the European Commission

6. Exporting knowledge, technology and experiences
Co-operation in EU-funded projects with foreign agencies,
ministries and companies
Support export of waste treatment technology (NWMP)
Accomodate foreign delegations to investigate NL practices
Share best practices in waste and resource management networks

7. Hierarchy in Waste Management
Introduced in NL in 1978, and since then we’re
climbing the stairs:
From 1990 focused on reduction of landfilling and
on emission control with incineration (landfill taxing
was very successful)
From 1995 focus on increasing recycling
From 2000 a strong new impuls for re-use (e-bay)
From 2010 we’re working on a national waste
prevention programme (although waste prevention
activities are widely spread already)

8. Prevention: RE product design

9. Current situation Re-use
Active development as a sector (BKN):
58 organizations, 183 re-use shops, 8000 employees
Internet boost of re-use: NL “marktplaats.nl” (part of E-bay)
Municipalities support re-use shops:
Financial support for re-integration of employees to the labor
market (Corporate Social Responsibility)
Financial support for service of waste collection and discarding
waste for free at municipal amenity centers
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11. More examples of re-use: spare parts ELV and cloths
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12. Recycling
Municipal Recycling Collection Schemes
Curbside Bring
Residual waste Every other week
Biowaste Every other week
Paper / cardboard Monthly street containers
Glass Street containers
Plastic packaging Once/twice a month Street containers
WEEE and C&D Civic amenity site
Hazardous wastes Civic amenity site
Textile Quarterly Street containers
Bulky waste On demand Civic amenity site
Commercial and industrial Recycling
polluted soil, demolition waste, road materials, ELV, car tyres, used fossile and
biobased oils and a long list of many different production residues
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14. Producers responsibility

15. Development of recovery rate per sector
100%
80%
consumers
Aandeel nuttige toepassing
agriculture
Industry
60%
Commerce
C&D
energy suply
40%
20%
0%
1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
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16. State of the art waste treatment plants :
BAT
landfilling
high energy
yield from
incineration
top quality
product from
composting

17. WTE/incineration plants in NL

18. Waste treatment overview
Number Capacity Public sector Tarif
(%) (€/ton)
Incineration (WtE) 11 6,9 Mton 63 40-127
Landfill 22 55,2 Mm3 81 35-135
Composting / 22 2,3 Mton 60 35-80
Digestion
Avarage waste tax: € 251 per household / year

19. Thank you for listening!
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waste management department