National Plan Waste Management 2002 Strategic Environmental Assessment

1. National Plan Waste Management 2002Strategic Environmental Assessment Arend Kolhoff Netherlands Commission for EIA www.eia.nl Jordan - September 2003

2. National policy waste management • Main objectives: • 1. Prevention • 2. Re-use • 3. Incineration • Landfilling is not allowed anymore since 1996

3. National waste management plan 2002 • National level, deals with: • prevention of waste production • infrastructure for collecting (hazardous) waste • setting ‘so-called’ minimum standards (techniques) • establish capacity for waste incineration Plan is renewed every 4 years • Proponent and CA: Ministry of Environment • Private sector is handling waste treatment

4. National waste management plan 2002 • SEA was carried out: • (1) to compare different techniques and define preferred technique • (2) to investigate different need scenarios for incineration to determine needed incineration capacity

5. (1) Selection of preferred techniques • 26 waste streams investigated (asbestos, batteries, mercury containing waste, dissolvents, organic waste, waste oil etc) Example waste oil: • in rotary drum incinerator • use as fuel in cementoven • additional fuel in power station • distallation with sodium treatment

6. Methodology for impact analysis • Life Cycle Analysis • Advantages: • standardized technique • Use of computer model • All effects from production to disposal • Includes positive effects of re-use • Disadvantage: high data demand

7. LCA: environmental themes • Climate change • Acidification • Eutrophication • Toxicity • Use of resources • Use of space • Biodiversity

8. Weighting to reflect policy priorities Four weight sets were applied: • All effects for 7 themes equally important • Contribution to policy objectives most important • Climate change and toxicity most important

9. Comparison of alternatives • analysis of most friendly technique for the environment • preferred technique

10. (2) Capacity planning incineration • 2 scenario’s : seperation in different (caloric) components with specific processing (use in power plants, cement ovens, incineration plant) 1 scenario: all waste integrally burned in waste incinerators 1 scenario: no increase in capacity (landfills)

11. National Waste Management PLan Comparison alternatives • simplified LCA • use of space for waste that is land-filled • emissions of NOx, CO2, CO, carbon hydroxides, NH3 en dioxins

12. Methodology for public participation All major national NGOs: • Round tables on alternatives & impacts Selected national NGOs: • Continuous sounding board

13. Methodology for public participation Local NGOs and local governments: • Actively invited to send comments • In both scoping and reviewing stage Private citizens: • Written comments during scoping and reviewing

14. Methodology for public participation Methods applied: • Discussion groups in early stage • Sounding boards throughout process • Technical expert workshops • Information meetings for general public • Mass media and information bulletin

15. Results of public participation • High response national NGOs: alternatives • Increased focus on new alternative: separation • High response local groups: local issues • Low response by private citizens

16. Decisions • Two new incinerators are required • Prefered technique for 26 waste streams • New incinerators subject to EIA

17. Lessons learned • LCA useful, but not in all cases • Extensive public participation useful: • Led to broad acceptance of plan • Increased ‘holistic’ approach by NGOs • Public should also be involved in stating assumptions • SEA made EIA easier to do: • Methodology developed • Alternatives compared