The document discusses waste management in the Netherlands. It outlines the goals of the revised National Waste Management Plan 2, which include decreasing the coupling between GDP and waste quantity, increasing recycling rates for household and commercial waste, and limiting waste disposed of in landfills. It also describes elements of Dutch waste policy, including the waste hierarchy and producer responsibility programs. Examples are given of progress made over the last 20 years in areas like recycling rates and the role of public-private partnerships in waste management solutions.

1. >> Focus on environmentDevelopment in waste managementLessons learned in the NetherlandsHerman HuismanONEIA, Ontario, August 25th 2011

2. >> Focus on environment2ContentsDutch Performance in waste management

3. Elements of waste policy

4. Examples of progress made in last 20 years

5. From waste management to resource management

6. Outstanding Dutch suppliers

7. Netherlands Waste Management Partnership>> Focus on environment3The Netherlands16,5 million Inhabitants 7,2 million households12 provinces417 Municipalities60,4 million tons waste 9,2 million tons Household waste

8. >> Focus on environment4Waste management development stages and scale of governmentEU InternationalmarketScaleOf governmentInter-RegionalPlanning, WMCProvincial scaleconcessionsLocal issueMunicipal scale197520051990waste management department

9. >> Focus on environment5Recovery and disposal rates for MSW in 2008

10. >> Focus on environment6Goals of revised National waste management plan 2Decoupling between GDP and waste quantity: total waste quantity may not exceed 69 MT in 2015 and 73 MT in 2021

11. Waste recycling total 85 % in 2015;

12. Household waste recycling from 51% (2006) to 60 % (2015)

13. Commercial waste recycling to 60 % (2015)

14. CDW recycling 95% and Industrial waste (recovery 90% of which at least 85% recycling)

15. Optimize energy recovery from residual waste

16. Limit quantity of waste to be disposed (no combustible waste land filled 2010)

17. Achieving Level Playing Field in EU (promoting market forces, encouraging innovation)waste management department

18. >> Focus on environment7Elements of waste policyWaste hierarchy: prevention, re-use, material recycling, energy-recovery, incineration, land filling

19. Economic instruments to steer the waste to the preferred treatment