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Circular Economy Waste Proposals - 5 recommendations

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The EU's Circular Economy Package is a big opportunity to capture the value of recyclable European metals. But what needs to happen? We explain our 5 recommendations here.

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Circular Economy C Waste Proposals 5 ways to make them work for indispensable metals
Europe already leads the world in base metals recycling And high potential for recovering precious & critical metals from e-waste and other applications
but too many metals still escape the loop of base metals are exported annually, without guarantee of quality treatment of EU e-waste is not properly recycled ? 33% recycled under non-compliant conditions ? 15% exported without guarantee of proper treatment ? 17% discarded or scavenged 65%
Measure real recycling rates Promote high-quality treatment Ensure exported waste is recycled under equivalent conditions Establish ambitious and effective targets Harmonise definitions for by-products and classification of waste The solution? Prioritise material recovery Five key measures to strengthen the Commission waste proposals
1. Measure real recycling rates Our Call: A harmonised calculation point will incentivize material recovery: Measure recycling rates at input to the final recycling processOUR CALL
2. Promote high-quality metals treatment Promote the high-quality treatment of metals - especially for complex waste streams such as e-waste and portable batteries. OUR CALL High-quality treatment Low-quality treatment Maximum number of metals & high yields High environmental standards Safe treatment & recycling of hazardous substances Small number of metals & low yields Lack of environmental standards Improper treatment of hazardous substances
Annual EU waste exports, without guarantee of high-quality treatment: 3. Make sure exported waste is recycled under equivalent conditions 1 million tonnes 1 million tonnes >70 000 tonnes 1.3 million tonnes Require that waste exports are recycled under equivalent conditions to count towards recycling targets. Define this through a Delegated Act. OUR CALL Sources: European Aluminium, Eurostat, CWIT, EEA
4. Establish ambitious and effective targets Maintain ambitious EU targets to minimise landfill, and to boost real recycling of municipal, construction & packaging waste. OUR CALL In some countries, landfill rates are still as high as 97% Landfill & Incineration Recycling Source: Eurostat
5. Harmonise definitions for byproducts and classification of waste Waste codes & classifications are not harmonised across Member States, creating trade barriers: Anode slimes (containing precious metals) EU-level EURAL codes exist, but some Member States use national codes Set-up a harmonization committee, to work towards better EU-level harmonization of waste OUR CALL Byproducts Hazardous waste Electronic Scrap Non-hazardous Hazardous
Reminder: Key measures to strengthen waste proposals Measure real recycling rates Promote high-quality treatment Make sure exported waste is recycled under equivalent conditions Establish ambitious and effective targets Harmonise definitions for by-products and classification of waste See our position paper for further recommendations
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Circular Economy Waste Proposals - 5 recommendations

  • 1. Circular Economy C Waste Proposals 5 ways to make them work for indispensable metals
  • 2. Europe already leads the world in base metals recycling And high potential for recovering precious & critical metals from e-waste and other applications
  • 3. but too many metals still escape the loop of base metals are exported annually, without guarantee of quality treatment of EU e-waste is not properly recycled ? 33% recycled under non-compliant conditions ? 15% exported without guarantee of proper treatment ? 17% discarded or scavenged 65%
  • 4. Measure real recycling rates Promote high-quality treatment Ensure exported waste is recycled under equivalent conditions Establish ambitious and effective targets Harmonise definitions for by-products and classification of waste The solution? Prioritise material recovery Five key measures to strengthen the Commission waste proposals
  • 5. 1. Measure real recycling rates Our Call: A harmonised calculation point will incentivize material recovery: Measure recycling rates at input to the final recycling processOUR CALL
  • 6. 2. Promote high-quality metals treatment Promote the high-quality treatment of metals - especially for complex waste streams such as e-waste and portable batteries. OUR CALL High-quality treatment Low-quality treatment Maximum number of metals & high yields High environmental standards Safe treatment & recycling of hazardous substances Small number of metals & low yields Lack of environmental standards Improper treatment of hazardous substances
  • 7. Annual EU waste exports, without guarantee of high-quality treatment: 3. Make sure exported waste is recycled under equivalent conditions 1 million tonnes 1 million tonnes >70 000 tonnes 1.3 million tonnes Require that waste exports are recycled under equivalent conditions to count towards recycling targets. Define this through a Delegated Act. OUR CALL Sources: European Aluminium, Eurostat, CWIT, EEA
  • 8. 4. Establish ambitious and effective targets Maintain ambitious EU targets to minimise landfill, and to boost real recycling of municipal, construction & packaging waste. OUR CALL In some countries, landfill rates are still as high as 97% Landfill & Incineration Recycling Source: Eurostat
  • 9. 5. Harmonise definitions for byproducts and classification of waste Waste codes & classifications are not harmonised across Member States, creating trade barriers: Anode slimes (containing precious metals) EU-level EURAL codes exist, but some Member States use national codes Set-up a harmonization committee, to work towards better EU-level harmonization of waste OUR CALL Byproducts Hazardous waste Electronic Scrap Non-hazardous Hazardous
  • 10. Reminder: Key measures to strengthen waste proposals Measure real recycling rates Promote high-quality treatment Make sure exported waste is recycled under equivalent conditions Establish ambitious and effective targets Harmonise definitions for by-products and classification of waste See our position paper for further recommendations