Circular Economy Forum
Understanding
Circular Economy
INDO WASTE 2017 12 July 2017
Martin
Key points
WHY Circular Economy (CE) is needed: the importance to move from a linear towards a circular economy
The CONCEPT of CE : model and principles
WHAT is needed : essential building blocks for CE
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WHY CE is needed ? Solve waste problems ?
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The environmental and social impact of an increasing waste problem can be observed everywhere and is affecting us stronger every day.
SWM sufficient for
But not circular when still
achieving ‘zero’ landfilling
40% material is lost by WtE
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Netherlands
Working towards CE
Focus on
1975 1990 2013
Management scale
Public health
Private collectors for metal scrap, textiles, food remains, paper, coal, ashes
Environmental Protection, focus on leachate, gas control, flue gas cleaning
Diversion
Professionalizing, Recycling
Institutional &
responsibility issues, EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) systems in place, landfill bans & taxes
Circular economy, SDG’s / SCP
International cooperation Chain approach,
Resource & product policy, Closing the loop
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Global challanges
Sustainable sourcing
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Low economic importance / low supply risk
High economic importance / low supply risk
Global challanges
Improving recycling
Source: UNEP
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Global challanges
Reduce food losses
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Why CE is needed ?
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The concept of CE
Principles:
1. Sustainable --- -- ---> sourcing
2. Closing --- --> the loops
3. Minimise material ---> losses (low WtE,
no landfilling)
Separate collection of biological
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WHAT we need for CE
W
aste and circular policy
‘essential building blocks’
framework / enforcement
Circular
product policy
Consumer
Municipality Government Producer
Pay as you throw
Deposit return systems
Awareness
Knowledge sharing
Inter municipal cooperation
Clear and feasible targets
Landfill/WtE taxes
Optimization of logistics
Extended Producer responsibility
Use of secondary raw material
Essential building blocks:
Traditionally effective
SWM implementation tools
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Essential building block:
Additional circular design,
services and markets
Products are circular designed and produced
• Products for multiple life cycles (e.g. circular buildings / BAM+Turntoo)
• Products with more updating options (e.g. modular cell phone /Fairphone)
• Products with take back guarantee of product, its components and/or materials for a next life cycle (deposit fee systems)
• Services instead of products (e.g. leasing or light per LUX / Philips)
Essential building block: circular procurement
New procurement criteria:
• Reduction of materials (prevention)
• Application of renewable materials (renewables)
• Avoiding conflicting material (closing the loop)
• Application of recyclable materials (closing the loop)
• Application of durable materials (life time expansion)
• Service instead of product purchase (life time expansion)
• Take back after lifetime (producers responsibility)
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HOW to get there
Socio-economic transition
‘Essential steps’:
‘all hands on deck’
Creating networks and
cooperation platform, PPP’s
Supporting front runners
Training professionals
Educate children
Essential steps:
New business opportunties
Present the benefits
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• 100% circular economy by 2050
• 50% less use of raw materials by 2030 - Reduction
- Recycled - Biobased
- Sustainable sourced
• Resource agreement with industry (12/16)
• Transition action plan for 5 priority sectors and materials (7/17)
Essential steps:
Start programming
Transition agenda for 5 priority sectors
1. Biomass and food
2. Plastics
3. Manufacturing industry
4. Construction sector
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Government supports through:
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• Dynamic legislation and regulations
• Smart market incentives
• Funding
• Knowledge and innovation
• (Inter)national cooperation
• Cooperation in value chains
• Circular behaviour and procurement
• Monitoring the transition process and results
Local/regional CE plans
Urban Issues illustrated in Amsterdam (NL)
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Buildings use 40% of global energy
Services: 15% of Dutch GDP goes to healthcare . In 2040 this is might be > 30%
Food: we throw away 74 kilo’s of food a person/y
Mobility: road congestion costs for Europe are 110 B/y
Transport: 27% of all truck rides are empty
Materials: 75% of companies fear negative
consequences from resource scarcity
Water: > 3 B litres of drinking water is leaking away annually
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