Mr. Martin
Circular Economy Forum
Understanding
Circular Economy
Martin
van Nieuwenhoven
INDO WASTE 2017
12 July 2017
Key points
WHY Circular Economy (CE) is needed: the importance to move from
a linear towards a circular economy
The CONCEPT of CE : model and principles
WHAT is needed : essential building blocks for CE
HOW to get there: ‘all hands on deck’
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WHY CE is needed ?
Solve waste problems ?
The environmental and social impact of an increasing waste problem can be
observed everywhere and is affecting us stronger every day.
But the linear economy cannot be blamed for this, it is often
the result of an ineffective waste policy and/or weak law
enforcement and/or lacking finances to open alternative ways.
Rijkswaterstaat
3
SWM sufficient for
achieving ‘zero’ landfilling
But not circular when still
40% material is lost by WtE
Municipal solid waste management
Rijkswaterstaat
4
Netherlands
Working towards CE
Management
scale
International
global
National
Regional
Municipal
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,
SDG’s / SCP
International
cooperation
Chain approach,
Resource & product policy,
Closing the loop
Circular economy
Integrated Waste
Policy
Control &
Technical fix
Focus on
Collection
National Waste
Management Plan
1975
1875
1990
2013
II
I
Rijkswaterstaat
III
WHY CE is needed ?
Global challenges with
fast growing demands
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6
Global challanges
Sustainable sourcing
Low economic importance / low supply risk
High economic importance / low supply risk
High economic importance / high supply risk
Rijkswaterstaat
18 April 2013
7
Global challanges
Improving recycling
Recycling rates
Source: UNEP
Rijkswaterstaat
8
Global challanges
Reduce food losses
Rijkswaterstaat
9
Global targets
Rijkswaterstaat
10
Why CE is needed ?
Because we need a more sustainable economy
for reaching these SDG’s.
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11
The concept of CE
Principles:
1. Sustainable ------- -sourcing
------------------------>
2. Closing ----------- -->
the loops
3. Minimise material
losses (low WtE,
no landfilling)
------------------------------->
Rijkswaterstaat
12
Separate collection
of biological
materials
WHAT we need for CE
Waste and circular policy
‘essential building blocks’
framework / enforcement
Circular
product policy
Waste
policy
Rijkswaterstaat
Essential building blocks:
Traditionally effective
SWM implementation tools
Knowledge sharing
Pay as you throw
Use of secondary
raw material
Extended Producer
responsibility
Producer
Consumer
Deposit return
systems
Awareness
Optimization of logistics
Source separation
and collection (bio)
Municipality
Government
Inter municipal cooperation
Landfill/WtE taxes
Clear and feasible targets
Rijkswaterstaat
Essential building block:
Additional circular design,
services and markets
Products are circular designed and produced
• Products for multiple life cycles (e.g. circular buildings /
BAM+Turntoo)
• Products with more updating options (e.g. modular cell phone
/Fairphone)
• Products with take back guarantee of product, its components
and/or materials for a next life cycle (deposit fee systems)
• Services instead of products (e.g. leasing or light per LUX / Philips)
Retain high value during user phase and positive value at every
end-of life phase
Rijkswaterstaat
Essential building block:
circular procurement
New procurement criteria:
• Reduction of materials (prevention)
• Application of renewable materials (renewables)
• Avoiding conflicting material (closing the loop)
• Application of recyclable materials (closing the loop)
• Application of durable materials (life time expansion)
• Service instead of product purchase (life time expansion)
• Take back after lifetime (producers responsibility)
• Re-usable products (life time expansion)
Rijkswaterstaat
HOW to get there
‘Essential steps’:
Socio-economic transition
‘all hands on deck’
Creating networks and
cooperation platform, PPP’s
Supporting front runners
Training professionals
Educate children
Meeting of business sector, professionals, researchers,
NGO’s and local, regional and national authorites
Rijkswaterstaat
Essential steps:
savings
jobs
New business opportunties
Present the benefits
CO2
resources
Rijkswaterstaat
land/water
Essential steps:
Start programming
• 100% circular economy by 2050
• 50%
-
less use of raw materials by 2030
Reduction
Recycled
Biobased
Sustainable sourced
• Resource agreement with industry (12/16)
• Transition action plan for 5 priority sectors
and materials (7/17)
https://www.government.nl/ministries/ministry-of-infrastructure-and-the-environment/documents/policynotes/2016/09/14/a-circular-economy-in-the-netherlands-by-2050
Rijkswaterstaat
Transition agenda for 5 priority sectors
1. Biomass and food
2. Plastics
3. Manufacturing industry
4. Construction sector
5. Consumer goods
Rijkswaterstaat
20
9 November 2016
Government supports through:
• Dynamic legislation and regulations
• Smart market incentives
• Funding
• Knowledge and innovation
• (Inter)national cooperation
• Cooperation in value chains
• Circular behaviour and procurement
• Monitoring the transition process and results
Rijkswaterstaat
21
9 November 2016
Local/regional CE plans
“
Buildings use 40% of
global energy
Materials: 75% of
companies fear
negative
consequences from
resource scarcity
Services: 15% of Dutch
GDP goes to healthcare .
In 2040 this is might be >
30%
Transport: 27% of all
truck rides are empty
Water: > 3 B litres of
drinking water is leaking
away annually
Food: we throw away
74 kilo’s of food a
person/y
Mobility: road congestion
costs for Europe are 110
B/y
Urban Issues illustrated in Amsterdam (NL)
UN SG Ban Ki Moon: Our struggle for global sustainability will be won or lost in cities”
Rijkswaterstaat
We hope our cooperation with the Indonesian government
will inspire and support Indonesia to develop
towards a Circular Economy
Thank you for your attention
Martin van Nieuwenhoven
martin.van.nieuwenhoven@rws.nl
Rijkswaterstaat
Understanding
Circular Economy
Martin
van Nieuwenhoven
INDO WASTE 2017
12 July 2017
Key points
WHY Circular Economy (CE) is needed: the importance to move from
a linear towards a circular economy
The CONCEPT of CE : model and principles
WHAT is needed : essential building blocks for CE
HOW to get there: ‘all hands on deck’
Rijkswaterstaat
2
WHY CE is needed ?
Solve waste problems ?
The environmental and social impact of an increasing waste problem can be
observed everywhere and is affecting us stronger every day.
But the linear economy cannot be blamed for this, it is often
the result of an ineffective waste policy and/or weak law
enforcement and/or lacking finances to open alternative ways.
Rijkswaterstaat
3
SWM sufficient for
achieving ‘zero’ landfilling
But not circular when still
40% material is lost by WtE
Municipal solid waste management
Rijkswaterstaat
4
Netherlands
Working towards CE
Management
scale
International
global
National
Regional
Municipal
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,
SDG’s / SCP
International
cooperation
Chain approach,
Resource & product policy,
Closing the loop
Circular economy
Integrated Waste
Policy
Control &
Technical fix
Focus on
Collection
National Waste
Management Plan
1975
1875
1990
2013
II
I
Rijkswaterstaat
III
WHY CE is needed ?
Global challenges with
fast growing demands
Rijkswaterstaat
6
Global challanges
Sustainable sourcing
Low economic importance / low supply risk
High economic importance / low supply risk
High economic importance / high supply risk
Rijkswaterstaat
18 April 2013
7
Global challanges
Improving recycling
Recycling rates
Source: UNEP
Rijkswaterstaat
8
Global challanges
Reduce food losses
Rijkswaterstaat
9
Global targets
Rijkswaterstaat
10
Why CE is needed ?
Because we need a more sustainable economy
for reaching these SDG’s.
Rijkswaterstaat
11
The concept of CE
Principles:
1. Sustainable ------- -sourcing
------------------------>
2. Closing ----------- -->
the loops
3. Minimise material
losses (low WtE,
no landfilling)
------------------------------->
Rijkswaterstaat
12
Separate collection
of biological
materials
WHAT we need for CE
Waste and circular policy
‘essential building blocks’
framework / enforcement
Circular
product policy
Waste
policy
Rijkswaterstaat
Essential building blocks:
Traditionally effective
SWM implementation tools
Knowledge sharing
Pay as you throw
Use of secondary
raw material
Extended Producer
responsibility
Producer
Consumer
Deposit return
systems
Awareness
Optimization of logistics
Source separation
and collection (bio)
Municipality
Government
Inter municipal cooperation
Landfill/WtE taxes
Clear and feasible targets
Rijkswaterstaat
Essential building block:
Additional circular design,
services and markets
Products are circular designed and produced
• Products for multiple life cycles (e.g. circular buildings /
BAM+Turntoo)
• Products with more updating options (e.g. modular cell phone
/Fairphone)
• Products with take back guarantee of product, its components
and/or materials for a next life cycle (deposit fee systems)
• Services instead of products (e.g. leasing or light per LUX / Philips)
Retain high value during user phase and positive value at every
end-of life phase
Rijkswaterstaat
Essential building block:
circular procurement
New procurement criteria:
• Reduction of materials (prevention)
• Application of renewable materials (renewables)
• Avoiding conflicting material (closing the loop)
• Application of recyclable materials (closing the loop)
• Application of durable materials (life time expansion)
• Service instead of product purchase (life time expansion)
• Take back after lifetime (producers responsibility)
• Re-usable products (life time expansion)
Rijkswaterstaat
HOW to get there
‘Essential steps’:
Socio-economic transition
‘all hands on deck’
Creating networks and
cooperation platform, PPP’s
Supporting front runners
Training professionals
Educate children
Meeting of business sector, professionals, researchers,
NGO’s and local, regional and national authorites
Rijkswaterstaat
Essential steps:
savings
jobs
New business opportunties
Present the benefits
CO2
resources
Rijkswaterstaat
land/water
Essential steps:
Start programming
• 100% circular economy by 2050
• 50%
-
less use of raw materials by 2030
Reduction
Recycled
Biobased
Sustainable sourced
• Resource agreement with industry (12/16)
• Transition action plan for 5 priority sectors
and materials (7/17)
https://www.government.nl/ministries/ministry-of-infrastructure-and-the-environment/documents/policynotes/2016/09/14/a-circular-economy-in-the-netherlands-by-2050
Rijkswaterstaat
Transition agenda for 5 priority sectors
1. Biomass and food
2. Plastics
3. Manufacturing industry
4. Construction sector
5. Consumer goods
Rijkswaterstaat
20
9 November 2016
Government supports through:
• Dynamic legislation and regulations
• Smart market incentives
• Funding
• Knowledge and innovation
• (Inter)national cooperation
• Cooperation in value chains
• Circular behaviour and procurement
• Monitoring the transition process and results
Rijkswaterstaat
21
9 November 2016
Local/regional CE plans
“
Buildings use 40% of
global energy
Materials: 75% of
companies fear
negative
consequences from
resource scarcity
Services: 15% of Dutch
GDP goes to healthcare .
In 2040 this is might be >
30%
Transport: 27% of all
truck rides are empty
Water: > 3 B litres of
drinking water is leaking
away annually
Food: we throw away
74 kilo’s of food a
person/y
Mobility: road congestion
costs for Europe are 110
B/y
Urban Issues illustrated in Amsterdam (NL)
UN SG Ban Ki Moon: Our struggle for global sustainability will be won or lost in cities”
Rijkswaterstaat
We hope our cooperation with the Indonesian government
will inspire and support Indonesia to develop
towards a Circular Economy
Thank you for your attention
Martin van Nieuwenhoven
martin.van.nieuwenhoven@rws.nl
Rijkswaterstaat