European Topic Centre on Resource and

Waste Management

European Topic Centre on Resource and

Waste Management

Under contract with the European Environment

Agency

Rikke Carlsen, M.Sc.Deputy ETC Manager

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Outline of presentation

background – what is a Topic Centre? who is the Topic

Centre? objective?

EEA and Eionet

what is the Topic Centre working with?– projects for 2005

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What is a Topic Centre?

are consortia of national institutions work under contract with the European

Environment Agency (EEA) assist within a particular topic

established in 1997 as the European Topic Centre on Waste

contract 2005 - 2008

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Who is the Topic Centre?

Italian EPAItalian EPA

Danish EPADanish EPA

Wuppertal InstituteWuppertal Institute

Regional Environmental CenterRegional Environmental CenterAustrian EPAAustrian EPA

Environment Agency for England and WalesEnvironment Agency for England and Wales

Estonian Environment Information CentreEstonian Environment Information Centre

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What are the resources?

staff:

9 full time in Copenhagen11 part time with partners

annual budget:

EUR 800,000 (incl. 10% national contribution)

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European Environment Agency

‘The EEA aims to support sustainable development and help to achieve significant and measurable improvement in Europe’s environment through the provision of timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to the policy making agents and the public’

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Eionet

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Work programme 2005

Work area 1: Data collection, processing and data management

Work area 2: Indicators and fact sheetsWork area 3: Support to policy processesWork area 4: Policy analysis and

assessmentWork area 5: Knowledge sharingWork area 6: Support to member

countries and the EEA

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Work area 1

Data collection, processing and data management

data from Eurostat and DGEnv Regulation on Waste Statistics Cooperation with Eurostat and DGEnv

– Overlapping reporting obligations

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Work area 2

Indicators and fact sheets

EEA core set of indicators (37) Topic Centre indicators

– municipal waste– packaging waste – (domestic material consumption (DMC))

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Recycling of packaging waste by country, 2002

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Minimum target 2001 - 25%

25%

Minimum target 2008 - 55%

55%

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Municipal waste treatment at country level

Disposal and recovery of municipal waste in EU-15 countries

0%10%

20%30%40%50%

60%70%80%

90%100%

Greec

e 20

02

Irelan

d 20

00

United

King

dom

200

0

Italy

1999

Spain

200

1

Portu

gal 2

000

Finla

nd 2

002

Fran

ce 2

001

Germ

any

2001

Belgium

199

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Luxe

mbo

urg

2000

Austri

a 20

00

Sweden

200

1

Nethe

rland

s 200

1

Denm

ark 2

002

Disposal

Recovery

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Work area 3

Support to policy processes

Emissions from waste treatment Development of reporting format for IPP Contribution to GHG workshop (EEA) Chemicals Information System

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Work area 4

Policy analysis and assessment:

Use of economic instruments in resource policies

Assessment of effect of present EU legislation - towards increased prevention, recycling and recovery?

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Work area 5

Knowledge sharing

Wastebase Success stories (waste prevention)

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Work area 6

Support to member countries and the EEA:

Support to West Balkan (CARDS)

Eionet– newsletter– annual Eionet workshop (21-22 Nov. 2005)

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Summing-up

what is a topic centre connection to the EEA and the Eionet what we are working with

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http://waste.eionet.eu.int/