4th November 2011

EIMPACK PROJECT

PORTUGAL PACKAGING WASTE MANAGEMENT

PAST AND FUTURE

PORTUGUESE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (APA)

Our mission - main vectors

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Portuguese

Environmental

Agency

APA

Promote information and

Environmental citizenship

Develop and monitor the

implementation of policies,

strategies and plans

Exercise powers of Authority for

Administration and environmental regulation

Sharing Responsibilities

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Entities from other

Ministers

CCDR

IGAOT

ERSAR

APA

Inspection

Regulation

Licensing

Economy

ASAE

What we do?

Agriculture

Health

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Waste streams: policy and national strategy

Nati

on

al

po

licy

Systems Implementation Individual / Collective

based on the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), subject to

the joint responsibility of all stakeholders in the lifecycle of the

product

Categories of waste from various sources across the

sectors or subject to a specific management (eg

PPW, WEEE, ELV, Used Tyres)

Wh

at

are t

hey?

Directive and national law

Management of waste streams

Integration in the context of

sectorial strategic planning

Establish a legal framework

or voluntary agreement

Stimulate the formation of

collective schemes and

carrying out their licensing

Monitoring the activity

developed by Collective and

Individual schemes

Strengthen institutional

partnerships

Relationship with co-

licensing bodies

APA

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Role of the National

Authority

National collective schemes

Total 15

Individual Waste stream Collective*

Batteries

WEEE

Used Tyres

Used Oils

VFV

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1

5

1

2

1

1

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1

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-

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PPW

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*private non profit

Packaging and Packaging Waste

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National Law

Legal framework

Decree-Law n.º 162/2000, 27th July

Decree-Law n.º 92/2006, 25th May

Decree-Law n.º 407/98, 21th December

Decree-Law n.º 366-A/97, 20th December

Ordinance n.º 29-B/98, 15th January

Decree-Law n.º 178/2006, 6 th September, amended by Decree-

Law n.º 73/2011, 17th June

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National targets

Until 31.12.2005

Valorization: 50% by weight of packaging waste

Recycling: 25% by weight of the totality of packaging materials contained in packaging waste ≥ 15 % by weight for each packaging material

Until 31.12.2011

Valorization: ≥ 60% by weight of packaging waste

Recycling: 55% - 80% by weight of packaging waste (with 60% for paper and board and glass, 50% for metals, 22,5% for plastics and 15% for wood)

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1st license

November 1997

2nd license

December 2004 –December 2011

Scope of the license

Household waste – packaging waste that include the definition of household waste or similar, all types of waste packaging materials, including glass, paper and cardboard, metals, plastics and wood Industrial waste - packaging waste from industry, trade and services or otherwise, from all types of waste packaging materials, including glass, paper and cardboard, metals, plastics and wood VERDORECA – packaging waste from establishments that sell soft drinks, beer and water in non-reusable packaging for immediate consumption

Collective schemes

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Scope of the license

Packaging waste in primary, secondary and tertiary Subsystem a) – have been sold to the public, particularly in community pharmacies, drug stores or supermarkets, and collected them Subsystem b) – resulting from the process and activity of the pharmaceutical industry and distribution Subsystem c) – free medicines and other products produced in hospital pharmacies Subsystem d) – medicines and veterinary products non-domestic waste containing or not these products and medicines

Collective schemes

1st license January 2001

2nd license

November 2006- December 2011

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Scope of the license

Waste packaging primary for phytopharmaceutical products with a capacity below 250 liters, with hazardous nature

Collective schemes

License

December 2005 –December

2011

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Obligations of licenses to collective schemes

Law

+

License

Setting goals

and objectives

according

legislation

Definition of

financial flows

Conditions of

interactions

with other

stakeholders

Reporting

information

periodically

Research and development

Awareness and Communication

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Competent authority - APA

Coordinating procedures for the licensing activities of collective schemes, individual systems and registration bodies

Monitor the activity through the review and approval of annual activities, including monitoring of compliance with financial flows

Approve, propose or determine the revision of financial flows to ensure the sustainability of the systems – financial counter part and other financial flows, related to the economic operators or to local authorities

Ensure the implementation and monitoring of system performance indicators in

technical and financial aspects

Ensure the preparation of orders, rules and regulations necessary for the proper

management of integrated systems

Promoting synergies between collective schemes

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Defined by License

Financial

counter part

Value for

compensation

(sorting and

collection)

Other Values

(information ,

motivation,

incineration,

composting

Waste Tax

Management Defined by law

The WTM is due on a yearly basis

and applies to:

Landfilled waste; Waste managed by specific waste flow systems that does not comply with the targets established in their licenses; Waste managed in incineration or co-incineration facilities

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Support the authorities responsible for verifying compliance with the obligations imposed on waste streams

Regulation the operation of collective schemes through constant monitoring of various matters:

o technical - to meet its management objectives.

o financial and economical – to assess its sustainability.

o logistic and functional – to ensure adequate recovery of packaging

materials.

o legal procedures.

Promoting the articulation with other entities related with the monitoring collective schemes, in particular, the coordination of the Permanent Monitoring Group, foreseen in the license of SPV

Competent authority - APA

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4138,979

5577,025

6914,743

6187,892 5770,495

7143,784

,0

1000,0

2000,0

3000,0

4000,0

5000,0

6000,0

7000,0

8000,0

2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Average amount paid per producer (€/ Producer)

SPV

9483,303

8991,188

9511,028

8600,0

8800,0

9000,0

9200,0

9400,0

9600,0

2008 2009 2010

Average amount paid per producer (€/ Producer)

Valormed

1113,143

896,254

574,384 442,542 491,833

,0

200,0

400,0

600,0

800,0

1000,0

1200,0

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Average amount paid per producer (€/ Producer)

Valorfito

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FLUXO ESPECÍFICO DE

RESÍDUOS E&RE OU PU REEE Resíduos de P&A VFV

Entidade Gestora

INVESTIMENTOS EM I&D E SENSIBILIZAÇÃO E INFORMAÇÃO DE ACORDO COM O DEFINIDO NA LICENÇA

I&D

Comunicação e

Sensibilização

PROVEITOS

Proveitos totais

(mil euros) 61.450 1.617 6.705 10.049 25.939 4.424 1.421 161 194

% de Ecovalor

relativamente aos

proveitos totais

95%

98% 75% 99% 65% 86% 95% 100% 95%

Proveitos/Custos (%) 82% 103% 100% 103% 101% 100% 112% 328% 119%

OUTROS

Número de

colaboradores 46 5 2 3 6 14 6 3 2 2

Número de

produtores aderentes 9.777 175 62 431 1.272 830 502 444 218 44

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(d)

Informação não disponibilizada

Legenda sem desvio de cumprimento com desvio ≤ 10% com desvio > 10%

KPI - Performance collective schemes - 2009

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40,0

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80,0

Vidro

Plástico

Papel/ cartãoMetal

Madeira

RE produzidos kg/hab RE reciclados kg/hab RE valorizados kg/hab

In 2009: -Where produced about 162 kg of packaging waste for each resident, equivalent to ½ kg a day of packaging waste. -Where recycled around 97 kg of packaging waste per capita. - Of the total packaging waste recycled, 58% comes from SIGRE and of these 34% from urban flow.

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Coming issues

Licensing

Renewal – SPV, Valormed e Valorfito

New licenses – Novo.Verde

Legal procedures

Legal provisions from the Decree-Law n.º 73/2011, de 17 de Junho

Revision of the national legal framework

Other issues

Organized Waste Market

End of waste criteria

By-product

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Contacts

APA - Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente

geral@apambiente.pt

214728200 / FAX. 214719074

R. da Murgueira, 9/9ª - Zambujal, Ap. 7585

2611-865 Amadora