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Towards a circular country in 2050 An introduction to the Dutch circular developments and regulatory framework
Jeroen Nagel Advisor Circular Economy Ministry of Infrastructure & Watermanagement – NL Capetown May 24th 2018
This morning
• Introduction on The Netherlands (‘ history) and Rijkswaterstaats National Tasks
• Introduction about The Netherlands Circular Economy approach
• More indepth waste management (Herman)
• More in depth examples on the CE approach (Freek)
• EPR (Herman)
• Introduction about Green Deals as a policy instruments (Jeroen)
• Circular and sustainable procurement (asphalt example)
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About The Netherlands Key Figures:
• 17 million inhabitants
• 40.000 km2
• High Population Density (456 inh/km2)
• 12 provinces
• 382 municipalities
• 46.073 US$ GDP/Cap
• Surrounded by industrialized area's of Belgium, Germany
• Delta downstream large European rivers,
2/3 of the country below sea level
Key waste figures:
• 60 million tons waste
• 9,2 million tons household waste
• 1.5 kg/inh/day MSW generation
Lunchlezing AgNL 18 april 2012 5
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About Rijkswaterstaat
Lunchlezing AgNL 18 april 2012 7
…. and is also the executer of the National Waste Policies
RWS management area: Environment
Implementing national waste Implementing a circular economy
policy (since 1990) policy (since 2013)
National Waste Management Plan 2009-2021
From a linear to a circular production
Household waste
Dutch waste
60 billion kilo’s
500 kilo per capita /
year
8,5 billion
kilo (app. 15%)
• C&D waste • Industrial • Commercial
Ambition 2020: 100 kilo!
>> Focus on environment waste management department
Focus on Collection
Control & Technical fix
Integrated policy
Circular economy
1975 1990 2005
Scale of government
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, Sustainable development,
Chain approach, Resource policy, Closing the loop
1875 2015
Municipal
Regional
National
Global
A waste policy history overview
A large mix of (policy) tools:
Consumer
Municipality
Producer
Pay as you throw
Service level degree
Deposit return
systems
Communication
Knowledge sharing
Inter municipal cooperation Clear and
feasible targets
Landfill/WtE taxes
Optimization of logistics
Extended Producer
responsibility
Use of secondary
raw material
Eco design
Raw material label
Source separation
Procurement & Green Deals (later) Co-creating of platforms:
Drivers for a circular economy
•Natural capital
• Secure resources
• Economy competitiveness
• Protection environment
• Green growth
• Employment
Calculated potential benefits for the Netherlands
savings jobs CO2 resources land/water
Source: TNO, Ton Bastein, 2013
Broad political support for an integrated CE policy
• Cabinet Coalition Agreement: aim for circular economy and stimulating (European) market for renewable raw materials & reuse scarce materials
• Council for the Environment and InfrastructureU(Rli) advise Circular Economy – from Wish to Practise.
• Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands (SER): advise in June 2015
• Parliament (2015): motion on umbrella programme circular economy
• International:
• SDG: Sustainable Development Goals – United Nations
• EU: action plan for Circular Economy, December 2015
• Goal: The proposed actions will contribute to "closing the loop" of product lifecycles through greater recycling and re-use, and bring benefits for both the environment and the economy.
The/ a concept of a circualr economy
Reso
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• 100% circular economy by 2050
• 50% less use of raw materials by 2030
- Reduction
- Recycled
- Biobased
- Sustainable sourced
• Raw material agreement with industry (12/’16)
• Transition action plan for 5 priority sectors (07/’17)
• Transition Agenda’s presented (01/’18) to 600 people in the ‘National week of the Circular Economy’
• Cabinets’ reaction to the TA (and investments) (06/’18)
https://www.government.nl/ministries/ministry-of-infrastructure-and-the-environment/documents/policy-notes/2016/09/14/a-circular-economy-in-the-netherlands-by-2050
Transition to a Circular Economy Priority value chains
Biomass and food (EA)
Plastics (IandE)
Manufacturing industry
(EA)
Construction sector (IA)
Consumer goods
(IandE)
Fostering legislation and
regulations
Intelligent market
incentives
Financing
Knowledge and
Innovation
International cooperation
Behavioural change
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Transition to a Circular Economy (policy) interventions
Content outline
Concrete Goals
Action Agenda
Social Agenda
Knowledge Agenda
Investment Agenda
The Transition agenda’s
Example with me
Acceleration
Transition curve
22
Scale
Time
Stabilisation
Take-off
Pre-Development
Experimentation Scaling-up New System
Change in behaviour of innovators
Change in behaviour of society
2017 2030 2050 2021
