"From waste to resources: How the OECD can help" by Dr. Rodolfo Lacy, Riga, Latvia, 17 October 2019

1. FROM WASTE TO RESOURCES
HOW THE OECD CAN HELP
Dr. Rodolfo Lacy
Director for Environment
Riga, 17 October 2019

2. OECD’s computable
general equilibrium
model ENV-Linkages
provides a useful tool
for quantifying the
macroeconomic
consequences of the
transformation to a
Circular Economy
61 different materials modelled at global,
regional and sectoral levels
Macro-economic consequences of
circular economy transition

3. Source: OECD (2019), Global Material Resources Outlook to 2060
Gigatons
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060
GLOBAL MATERIALS USE
…is projected to more than double by
2060 if no further policy action is taken
167Gt
2060
89Gt
2017
Non-metallic
minerals
Metals
Fossil
fuels
Biomass

4. Macro-economic consequences of
circular economy transition
• GDP and structure of the economy
• Jobs, trade and policy scenarios
Plastics
• Improving markets for recovered plastics
• Issues at interface of waste and chemicals
management policies
New business models for the circular
economy
• Scalability
• Environmental outcomes

5. Ongoing work
2019-20
 Plastics
 Continuation of work at chemicals-waste interface
(focus on plastics design)
 Microplastics originating from the use phase
 Policies to address single-use plastics
 Digitalisation and circular economy
 Managing hazardous household waste
focus on pharmaceuticals
 Economic instruments focus on extended producer
responsibility – fee modulation
 Resource efficiency in value chains
 Information systems and labels
 Case study on policy coherence: Resource Efficiency
along the Lithium-ion value chain

6. Work on plastics
OECD Publication
Improving markets
for recycled plastics
Briefing note
G7 Summit
in Charlevoix and
Environment Ministerial
in Halifax
Background paper
OECD
Ministerial
Council
Meeting
OECD Global Forum
Sustainable Design
of Plastics from a
Chemicals
Perspective
May 2018

7.  Report on new business models
for the circular economy
• What are the environmental outcomes of
circular business models
• What is their scalability?
 Report on extended producer
responsibility and online sales
• How online sales are undermining EPR
systems for e-waste
Circular Business Models and
Extended Producer Responsibility

8. Environmental Performance Reviews
and the Circular Economy

9. PALDIES!
oe.cd/recircle