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JASPERS’ support for improving
integrated waste management
PROSPECTS OF IMPLEMENTING INTEGRATED WASTE
MANAGEMENT IN ROMANIA IN 2014 – 2020
Mamaia, 26 June 2014
In 2007, JASPERS worked in 12 countries;
today, JASPERS works in 17 countries
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Challenges in new Member States
Observed issue…
…in direct conflict with:
Landfill disposal is by far the
most common way
Waste Hierarchy
In many cases, landfills are not
compliant
Landfill Directive (minimization
of environmental hazards)
No tradition or means (e.g. no
separate collection) for
recovery and recycling
Waste Hierarchy
Targets in Landfill Directive
(diversion of biowaste)
Targets in Packaging Waste
Directive (recovery & recycling)
Poor application of Polluter
Pays Principle and, in any
case, significant affordability
constraints
Significant investment needs to
bring the systems up to the
standards
Fragmentation of sector and
weak institutional setting
Efficient use of (scarce)
available resources
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Typical components of integrated
waste management project
Glass
Separate
collection of
recyclables
SORTING
FACILITY
Plastic
Paper
MARKET
Metal
COMPOSTING /
ANAEROBIC
DIGESTION
FACILITY
Separate
collection of
biowaste
Improved
collection of
residual waste
or
MECHANICALBIOLOGICAL
TREATMENT
High Quality
Compost
Biogas
Low Quality
Compost
or
LANDFILL
Residues
Refuse-derived
Fuel (RDF)
WASTE
INCINERATOR
ENERGY
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Main drivers of
integrated waste management project
Two main targets:
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Increase to a minimum of 50% by 2020, the preparing for
re-use and the recycling of waste materials such as at
least paper, metal, plastic and glass from households and
possibly from other origins as far as these waste streams
are similar to waste from households (Article 11(2) of
Directive 2008/98/EC); and

Reduce the amount of biodegradable municipal waste
that is disposed of in landfills to 35% of 1995 levels by
2016 (Landfill Directive 1999/31/EC).
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Typical cost breakdown of
integrated waste management project
Cost of €40-50 million broken down as follows:

€8-10 million for waste collection and sorting (bins,
platforms, transfer stations, sorting stations, home
composters)
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€24-30 million for treatment and disposal (mechanicalbiological treatment, composting, landfills)
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€8-10 million for closure of non-compliant landfills
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Scope of JASPERS’ involvement
Two main tasks:
 Support the beneficiary in supervising consultants in
charge of preparing the project
 Review project application and supporting documents
before they are sent to the EC for approval
Goals:
 Ensure that option analysis selects option with highest
Economic Net Present Value
 Design payment mechanism strong enough to ensure
sustainability of waste management system
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Key considerations
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Construction of waste management infrastructure:
A key step, but only the first step
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Population needs to become a strong and reliable
stakeholder:
Carry out continuously intensive
awareness campaigns
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Main challenge to reach the targets in the EU Directives:
Operate the infrastructure properly
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Successful recycling
in Constanta, Romania
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M&M receives plastic waste collected separately from
households and businesses
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Sorting capacity: 200 t/d
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Production of plastic materials (LLDPE, LDPE, HDPE, PP,
BOPP granules)
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Exports plastic films and plastic bags to Germany
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Objectives of
2014-2020 Cohesion Policy
Regulation 1303/2013 (repealing Regulation 1083/2006):
 Strengthen the EU’s economic, social and territorial
cohesion
 Align with ‘Europe 2020’ and its focus on smart, sustainable
and inclusive growth
 Increase thematic focus & performance orientation (ex-ante
conditionality; performance reserve…)
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New tool: ex-ante conditionality
Definition:
 "Applicable ex ante conditionality“: concrete and precisely
pre-defined critical factor, which is a necessary
prerequisite for and has a direct and genuine link to and
direct impact on the effective and efficient achievement of
the specific objective for an investment priority or a Union
priority." (Art 2 CPR –1303/2013)
Goals:
 Improve the effectiveness of investment
 Ensure that the necessary framework conditions for
effective use of Union support are in place
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Ex-ante conditionality for waste sector
 Promoting economically and environmentally sustainable
investments in the waste sector particularly by the
development of waste management plans consistent
with Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, and with the waste
hierarchy
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Four criteria for fulfilling
ex-ante conditionality in waste sector
 A report has been submitted to the Commission on progress towards
targets of Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC and intended actions to
meet the targets.
 The existence of one or more waste management plans as required
by Article 28 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
 A Member State has established, consistent with Articles 1 and 4 of
Directive 2008/98/EC, waste prevention programmes, as required by
Article 29 of the Directive.
 Necessary measures to achieve the target on re-use and recycling by
2020 consistent with Article 11.2 of Directive 2008/98/EC have been
adopted.
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Timetable for
2014-2020 programming
 Adoption of partnership agreements:
by the end of August 2014 at the latest
 Adoption of operational programmes:
by the end of January 2015 at the latest
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Key changes since 2007-2013
 Definition of major project (Art. 100):
Eligible costs > €50 million (€75 million for
transport)
 List of major projects to be included in
Operational programme
 Payment eligibility: 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2023
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Key changes since 2007-2013
(Continued)
 Possibility to use flat rate percentage (20% for
waste) to determine potential net revenue (Art.
61)
 Independent quality reviewers (IQR) (Art. 100102)
 Spend at least 20% of operational programme
funds on climate-focused activities
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Adapt solid waste management
to climate change
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Reinforce infrastructure against landslides and flooding
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Identify disposal or treatment sites outside of floodplains
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Adjust practices to take into account higher temperatures:
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Reduced need for heat;
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Increased odour problems;
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Increased peak loads of leachate;
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Increased opportunity to use solid waste compost to remediate
depletion of organic matter in soil.
Compliant waste management practices strongly contribute to
climate change mitigation –up to 72% of benefits from waste
projects co-financed by EU funds in Romania
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