By Piotr Barczk, European Environmental Bureau. This was presented during the Circular Economy info session, organised as part of European Paper Week 2015. More at http://www.cepi.org/epw

1. Piotr Barczak
Policy Officer on Waste
TWITTER: @Pbarczak;
@Green_Europe; @Resourcescount
EEB – Brussels 17/11/2015
Case 1:
How to Mobilise Paper for Recycling
Impact PapeRec Project

2. What is the EEB?
EEB: the environmental voice
of European citizens
We stand for
environmental justice,
sustainable
development and
participatory
democracy.
Our aim is to ensure
the EU secures a
healthy environment
and rich biodiversity
for all.
EEB – EuPC Annual Meeting, Warsaw – May 21-22, 2015

3. www.makeresourcescount.eu www.eeb.org

5. 1. Slow
(long life of products)
2. Small
(no superfluous waste)
3. Local
(territorial hierarchy)
4. Clean
(no toxic substances)

7. 1
Not collected but part of residual
waste (ends in landfill or incineration)
2
3
4
Commingled (mixed with other types of
recyclable waste other than paper)
Paper and board collected separately
from other non-paper types of waste
Paper from board collected
separately from other types of waste
Paper waste
collection hierarchy
Paper
recycling
rates20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Belgium (76%)
Germany (74%)
Spain (66%)
Romania (52%)
United Kingdom (65%)
France(57%)
Poland (45%)
Sweden (78%)
Bulgaria (50%)
Germany, Finland, Sweden and
Norway
Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria,
Netherlandsand Belgium
UK, France, Italy and Slovenia
Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Rep.,
Slovak Rep., Poland and Hungary
PfRCOLLECTIONEXCELLENCE
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9. IMPACTPapeRecWORKING TEAMS(WT)
BEST PRACTICES
WORKING GROUPS
(BPWG)
BPWG 1
CLUSTERS
CLUSTER 1
Sfantugheorghe
(Romania)
CLUSTER 2
Mihai Vieteazu
(Romania)
CLUSTER 3
Dupnitsa
(Bulgaria)
CLUSTER 4
Mezdra
(Bulgaria)
CLUSTER 5
(Poland)
CLUSTER 6
Trivalis
(France)
CLUSTER 7
(UK)
Paper collection
systems and
equipments
New
policies and
standards
BPWG 2
Other
collection
systems
BPWG 3
Paper quality
and processes
incorporating
paper recycling
BPWG 4
Other
BPWG 5
INNOVATION NODE
WORKING GROUPS
(IN WG)
IN WG 1 IN WG 2 …

11. Different Paper Value Chain Stakeholders Benefits
from IMPACTPapeRec

12. - diligent application of waste hierarchy
- cascading use of biomass
- excellent separate collection
- legislative framework – targets are needed
- restrictions on landfill WITH equal restriction on
incineration
- waste shipment (certifications)
- EU cohesion funds
- partnerships between businesses and
municipalities
- economic tools (modulated EPR fees, PAYT)
- market distortions (renewable energy...)

13. Thank you for your attention
piotr.barczak@eeb.org
Twitter: @Pbarczak; @Resourcescount