Presentation dr. fritz flanderka chile
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Regulatory challenges in the implementation and operation of EPR Laws and RegulationsDr. Fritz Flanderka, Managing Director, Reclay Group
25th November, 2015
I. Introduction
II. EPR – a global policy instrument
III. EPR – a complex regulatory approach
IV. Challenges
V. Summary
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Owner-operated, medium-sized company (founded in 2002)
International recycling and waste management service provider
Setup and operation of take-back and recycling schemes
Advising companies and governments on developing sustainable waste management solutions
Over 3,000 clients
Turnover:185 million EUR (2014)
12 offices worldwide
230 employees
Headquartered in Cologne, Germany
1. About Reclay Group
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I. Introduction
Managing Director at Reclay Group, responsible for legal/public affairs and strategy since 2005
20+ years experience in the development of postconsumer waste management programs, including designing and implementing EPR for Germany‘s Green Dot scheme
Founder and former Managing Director of PRO Europe
Author of numerous publications on EPR
2. Personal Background
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I. Introduction
www.oecd.org/env/tools-evaluation/ext
1. What is EPR?
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II. EPR – a global policy instrument
“Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy approach under which producers are given a significant
responsibility – financial and/or physical – for the treatment or disposal of post-consumer products. Assigning such
responsibility could in principle provide incentives to prevent wastes at the source, promote product design for the environment and support the achievement of public
recycling and materials management goals.”
EPR legislation in place
II. EPR – a global policy instrument
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2. Already existing EPR programs
Germany: Implemented in 1991, the German system has proven successful on the European and international stage
European Union: Implementation of EPR schemes in all Member States
North America: EPR programmes cover a wide array of products and are primarily designed and implemented at sub-national level
1. Examples
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III. EPR – a complex regulatory approach
Extended Producer Responsibility is increasingly recognised worldwide as an efficient waste management policy to help improve recycling and reduce landfilling of products and
materials.
Asia: EPR schemes and regulations in Japan and the Republic of Korea; implementation process has started in some rapidly emerging economies
OECD: EPR first defined in the 2001 OECD Guidance with a review and update in 2014 (mainly focused on the issue of waste picker)
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III. EPR – a complex regulatory approach
Integration of a large number of actors is necessary:
Obliged parties (industry and retailers)
Collective compliance schemes
Consumer
Municipalities
Private waste management companies
Administration (ministries, law enforcement agencies)
2. Actors
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III. EPR – a complex regulatory approach
Need to coordinate operations of many actors
Financing
Target setting (i. e. recycling quotes)
3. Actor coordination
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III. EPR – a complex regulatory approach
Consideration of:
Settlement structure/coverage
Pre-existing collection systems (public waste collection, informal sector)
Social Structures
1. Adaptation to national specificities
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IV. Challenges
There are different requirements and conditions in every country → no blueprint for the implementation of EPR!
Industry and retailers
participation obligation in compliance schemes?
Importing industry
authorized representatives?
Registration requirements
Verification of participation in compliance schemes
Reporting requirements
2. Determination of obliged parties
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IV. Challenges
Approval requirements
Monitoring
Competition between multiple schemes
3. Collective compliance schemes
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IV. Challenges
Voluntary participation?
Organization of compliance schemes (household collection / bring system)
Educational work and public awareness components at local and national level (media campaigns)
4. Consultation of consumers
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IV. Challenges
Inclusion of municipalities is of greatest importance:
They have a significant political influence regarding the stability of the system.
They are the local link to consumers and the first contact point for all concerns.
They provide information and educational work on site (waste removal calendar, local campaigns etc.)
5. Participation of municipalities
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IV. Challenges
Crucial question: Do municipalities have to coordinate with take-back systems or
are they legally responsible for the collection?
Equally important is the inclusion of the private waste management sector:
Inclusion at all levels of the value chain necessary
Essential for sorting and recycling (investments, access to world wide markets)
6. Private waste management sector
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IV. Challenges
Reliable legal frameworks are necessary to guarantee significant investments of the waste management companies!
Consultation of ministries (environment, industry, competition, etc.) for approval process and monitoring of supra-regional requirements for obliged parties (compliance schemes, i. e. industry and retailers)
Local monitoring through lower authorities
7. Administrative requirements
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IV. Challenges
EPR has proven successful on the international stage and will gain further acceptance.
The reasons for implementing EPR vary – economic factors are often as important as environmental ones.
There is no one size fits all!
When implementing EPR there is a wide range of challenges which need to be met. → The devil is always in the details!
EPR programs can only be succesful when adapted to the local conditions. The inclusion of all relevant actors needs to be ensured!
Before starting EPR programs, it is a necessity that the law is in force. Every party needs to know it‘s role!
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V. Summary
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Thank you!