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Good practise examples: Zero Plastics to Landfill by 2020 & Vacances Propres Dr. Martin Engelmann 10 th April 2013, Berlin 1

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Good practise examples: Zero Plastics to

Landfill by 2020 & Vacances Propres

Dr. Martin Engelmann

10th April 2013, Berlin

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Plastics are part of the Marine Litter

problem…

Source: Ocean Conservancy

The top ten marine debris items removed from the global coastline and

waterways during the 2009 International Coastal Cleanup

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…but Plastics Industry is part of the solution

Global Action Plan of the plastics industry:

58 Plastics Associations from 32 countries

committed to 140 projects targeting at

1. Education to prevent Marine Litter

2. Research for solutions

3. Public policy

4. Best practices exchange on waste management

5. Recycling and recovering plastics

6. Plastic pellet containment

www.marinelittersolutions.com

2 examples of European projects

focussing on prevention of Marine Litter

Vacances Propres in France

as example of a national initiative

and possible blueprint for European project

Zero Plastics to Landfill by 2020

initiative of the European Plastics

Industry

Zero Plastics to Landfill by 2020

Improving Waste Management

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Landfilling of plastic waste is still a

major option in many countries

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Plastic waste going to landfill

(2011):

above 66%

50% - 66%

below 10%,

i.e. landfill ban

33% - 49%

2005

1999+

2006

2004 2006

2009 2005

2016

1996

1997

Date of landfill ban in force

Date of future landfill ban

2016

2014 – Scotland*

* Ban on dry recyclables

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These 5 countries landfill nearly 80% of Europe’s plastic waste

Plastic Waste landfilled

in kt 2011:

0 500 1.000 1.500 2.000 2.500 3.000

Poland

France

Spain

Italy

UK

7.800 kt

Landfill rate 73%

Landfill rate 49%

Landfill rate 59%

Landfill rate 39%

Landfill rate 62%

Zero Plastics to Landfill by 2020 requires “game changing” measures

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0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

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2005 2010 2012 2020 2030 2037

= over 1 billion barrels of oil

or 78 billion EUR

80 million

tonnes

Business as usual-Scenario

Zero Plastics to Landfill by 2020

- Scenario

Development since 2005

in

million

tonnes

Plastic waste landfilled in Europe:

How to reach the goal

Best practice exchange in Waste

Management

Accelerating landfill taxes

at national level

EU wide landfill ban

for high calorific waste

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Vacances Propres

Litter Prevention in France –

Blueprint for European Project?

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Vacances Propres – Clean Holidays

• Founded in 1971

• Non-profit association

• joint effort by the packaging and consumer

goods sectors

• Goal: Prevent litter, mainly in holiday areas

• Actions:

• Provide local authorities with bags & bins

• Educate consumers through

communication campaigns

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Impact & Outlook

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• Waste collected - Litter prevented:

• 20.000 bins set since 2007

• 2.5 million bags sold in 2012

• 50.000 tonnes of waste collected in 2012

• Network / Reputation

• more than 1,000 local authorities

participate

• 7,400 posters during one summer

• 7 out of 10 people know Vacances Propres

• Outlook:

• Let’s go Europe! Outreach to other countries

is part of the strategy.

• Support by local associations and companies

needed.

Photo © Yannick Vallet

www.vacancespropres.com

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