The document discusses the development of standards for solid recovered fuels (SRF) through the International Organization for Standardization's Technical Committee 300 (ISO TC300). It provides an overview of ISO TC300's structure and activities, including its working groups focused on terminology, specification, sampling, testing, and safety. The document outlines the timeline of ISO TC300 activities to date and the major discussions within each working group. It also summarizes guidelines for using refuse derived fuel in Indonesia's cement industry and key takeaways about standardization, concluding with the future direction of SRF standards in the ASEAN region.

1. Development of SRF
standard in ISO TC300:
current progress and
issues
National Institute for Environmental Studies
Center for Material Cycles and Waste
Management Research
Rieko Kubota
Contacts: Kubota.Rieko@nies.go.jp

2. Contents
 Background of SRF standardization in Europe
 List of prospective work items in TC300 based on European standards (EN)
 ISO TC300 Overview
 Current ISO TC300 activities
 Timeline of TC 300 activities
 Major agendas of each working group
 Purpose to participate in ISO/regional standardization
 Introduction of Indonesian RDF use guidelines for cement industry(2016)
 Takeaway messages about standardization
 Future of RDF standards in ASEAN region

3.  20% of MSW is
still landfilled in
Europe
Source: CEWEP HP(2016)

4. Background of SRF standardization
in Europe
 Landfill Directive (1999/EC/31)
This directive introduces landfill tax
to divert waste from landfill.
 Waste Framework Directive
(2008/98/EC)
-have to be applied for any
government
–Prioritize on greater capture of
recyclable materials(including food
waste)

5. Background of SRF
standardization in ISO
 Concerns on the quality of waste derived
fuels=Solid Recovered Fuels in the market
 Give reference data on quality and safety
of SRF
 In 2002, CEN/TC343 on SRF has set up in
EU

6. List of prospective work items in TC300
based on European standards (EN)

10. ISO TC300 Overview
 Established in November, 2015
 Chaired by Finland
 Scope of TC300:
Elaboration of Standards, Technical Specifications and Technical
Reports on solid recovered fuels, prepared from non-hazardous
waste to be utilised for energy recovery in waste-incineration or co-
incineration plants or in industrial processes (like cement
manufacturing), excluding those fuels that are included in the scope
of ISO TC238.

11. ISO TC300 Overview
ISO TC300
WG1 Terminology
and quality
assurance
WG2 Specification
and classes
WG3 Sampling and
sample reduction
WG4 Physical and
mechanical tests
WG5 Chemical tests
and determination
of biomass contents
WG6 Safety of Solid
Recovered Fuels
Technical Committee structure: Participating Members:
17 countries
-With active participation,
voting rights
Observing Members:
16 countries including
Thailand (TISI)
-Receive documents, can comment

12. Standard and/or project under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 300 Secretariat (5) Stage
ISO/AWI 21640 [Under development] –WG2
Solid recovered fuels -- Specifications and classes
20.00
ISO/AWI 21911 [Under development] –WG6
Solid recovered fuels -- Determination of self-heating
20.00
ISO/AWI 21912 [Under development] –WG6
Solid recovered fuels -- Safe handling and storage of solid recovered fuels
20.00
ISO/AWI TR 21916 [Under development] –WG2
Solid recovered fuels -- Guidance for specification of solid recovered fuels (SRF) for selected uses
20.00
ISO/AWI 22105 [Under development] –WG5
Solid recovered fuels -- Determination of the total Sulphur content using a high temperature tube furnace
combustion method -- IR-detection
20.00
Current ISO TC300 activities

13. Timeline of TC300 activities
April, 2016 1st TC meeting in
Helsinki
November, 2016 2nd TC
meeting in Tokyo
Working group web-meetings,
meeting in Milan
September, 2017 3rd TC
meeting in Stockholm
Voting
Voting
Voting

14. Major agendas in each Working Group

15. WG1:Terminology and Quality Assurance
 Discussion on how to define terms such as: “waste” “Non-
hazardous waste” ”point of delivery”
 Do we specify where waste comes from?
 Submission of existing standards and other related documents (to
avoid being too much Europe-centric discussion)
 Questionnaire on necessity of quality assurance of SRF products
Next step: New Work Item on terminology based on
EN15357: Solid Recovered Fuels – Terminology, definitions and
descriptions

16. WG2: Specification and classes
 Discussion on New Working Item: WD21640 Solid Recovered Fuels –
Specification and Classes
 Questionnaire to understand better about SRF production and utilization in
each country
 Important characteristic classification is based on:
Economic value
Technical value
Environmental
value

17. WG3: Sampling and Sample reduction
 Expect to work on NWI on Sampling method (EN15442)
 Shared sampling method by JIS standard
 Simplification of testing method
 Simplification of mass sampling, calculation methods,
and sampling conditions

18. WG4: Physical and mechanical tests
 Now voting is ongoing for the Testing methods on
1) Determination of ash content,
2) calorific value,
3) moisture content using the oven dry method
4) volatile matter
 Reflection of your country’s testing methods on ISO is
important. Testing body can not implement!!

19. WG5: Chemical tests and determination of
biomass contents
 Discussion on WD21644 Determination of biomass content
 What methodology for determination of biomass content
do we include? Manual sorting only? Other advanced
methods such as C14 method?
 Discussion on WD21663 Determination of total carbon,
hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur
 Can laboratory in different countries conform to the content
and procedure of testing methods?

20. WG6: Safety of Solid Recovered Fuels
The troubling fire record of UK recycling plants
-Guardian, 2017.07.06
300 waste treatment and recycling facilities per year
are reported to have fire accidents between 2001 to
2013.
UK government has issued new guidelines on
Safe-handling of waste and fire prevention at waste facilities
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017
/jul/06/troubling-fire-record-uk-recycling-plants
• Discussion on WD21912: Safe handling, treatment and
storage covers SRF Acceptance, treatment, storage, fire
prevention are the scope of the standard
• Input on self-heating of SRF for WD21911

21. Purpose to participate in ISO/regional
standardization
 Assurance of quality and safety of products, services
and management process
 To be beneficial to the domestic companies to stay
competitive in international/ regional market
 To reflect own standards/guidelines in your country to
ISO/regional standard to make sure domestic standards
conform (sometimes you need to coordinate/negotiate
with other country’s representatives)

22. Indonesian RDF
use guidelines
for cement
industry(2016)
-Issued by
Ministry of
Environment and
Forestry

23. Use of RDF in cement industry in Indonesia (2013)
Source: KLHK, 2013

24. Contents of Indonesian RDF use guidelines
 RDF derived from
municipal solid
waste
 Fluff form
 Energy
substitution rate:
5% in cement
industry
Sorting
Magnetic separation
Shredding
Drying
Packaging
Storage

25. Takeaway messages about standardization (1)
 Mandatory to have environmental regulation on
co-processing plants
 Standard is not the same as law/regulation
 Distinction of normative/informative standards
 Ensure “triple (viability) bottom line”
Environment-Technical-Economy in institutional
design

26. Takeaway messages about standardization(2)
 You need good policy/legislation to “quote”
standard/guideline. It’s two
wheels(policy/legislation and standard) to ensure
safety and quality of products and process
 Multi-stakeholders participation in preparation
process is essential
 Private sector is key player
(They are the user of standards)

27. Future direction of RDF standards in ASEAN
 Cross border flow of RDF
may happen
 Necessary to ensure quality
RDF exports
 National standards/guidelines
 Regional Expert group to establish
national standards
 ASEAN guidelines in ASEAN sectoral
body
 Standard harmonization of AMSs
 Mutual recognition of standard
among AMSs
ASEAN Economic Community objectives:

28. Thank you so much
for your attention