EUROPEAN AND RESOURCE DAYS

Innovative Approaches for Waste Prevention, Reuse and by Local and Regional Authorities BRUSSELS | COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS 7 – 8 NOVEMBER 2012

In order to help cities and regions face the waste management challenges, the Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling and Sustainable Resource management (ACR+) together with Brussels Environment are organising the firstEuropean Waste and Resource Days. The event is organised with the support of the Committee of the Regions, the INTERREG IV C programme and the RREUSE network. This two-day event features the final conference of the Pre-waste project on 7 November, followed by the ACR+ General Assembly and a European Seminar on Reuse on 8 November.

On the first day, the Pre-waste project final conference will highlight the main outputs of the project. Involving 10 European partners, Pre-waste aims at providing cities and regions with guidance, good practices and monitoring tools in order to help them to set up and implement their waste prevention strategies. The Pre-waste project is co- financed by the European Regional Development Fund and made possible by the INTERREG IVC Programme. More information about Pre-waste: www.prewaste.eu.

On the second day, the ACR+ Conference will address innovative actions and instruments for optimising waste management in cities and regions. This conference will, in particular, give the opportunity to discuss quantified objectives and performances for recycling in Europe, as well as economic instruments for waste management. The conference will be followed by the ACR+ annual Statutory General Assembly. Later on the same day, a technical seminar will focus on the legal organizational and socio-economic aspects of reuse and preparing for reuse activities, taking advantage of the practical expertise of members of the RREUSE network.

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Pre-waste project partners WEDNESDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2012

IMPLEMENTING WASTE PREVENTION AT LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL PRE-WASTE PROJECT FINAL CONFERENCE

9:00 Welcome speech Waste prevention and the Brussels Region Gerhard Stahl, Committee of the Regions 9:10 The European context of waste prevention strategies ›› Waste prevention strategies: from European to local/regional level Jean-Pierre Hannequart, ACR+/Brussels Environment ›› INTERREG IVC: Insight into Interregional Cooperation Stefania Amorosi, INTERREG IVC Joint Technical Secretariat ›› Pre-waste project: objectives and main results Lorenzo Federiconi, Marche Region (Italy) 10:30 Coffee break 11:00 Developing an efficient waste prevention strategy at local and regional level ›› The Pre-waste methodology for local/regional waste prevention strategy Philippe Micheaux Naudet, ACR+ ›› Feeding the waste prevention strategy: Pre-waste good practices Stephanie Mantell, Brussels Environment (Belgium) ›› Monitoring waste prevention actions, tools and indicators Jean-Benoît Bel, ORDIF (France) 11:45 Debate | What waste prevention instruments to choose at local or regional level? ›› Interactive panel debate on economic and communication instruments, as well as voluntary initiatives Chair: Roberto Cavallo, AICA (Italy) Panel: Jean-Louis Merrien, Rennes Métropole (France), Martin Doherty, Belfast City Council (UK), Valentina Cipriano, Federambiente (Italy), Erich Gungl, Provincial Government, Styria () 12:30 Lunch & Poster Session Presenting Pre-waste lessons learnt feasibility studies 13:30 Parallel groups & workshops Each session will address key questions: What are the key elements that enable transferability of good practices? What are the indicators recommended for these good practices? ›› Group 1a: Waste prevention plans: Petar Traykov, Sofia ; Françoise Bonnet, Brussels Environment; Jean-Louis Merrien, Rennes Métropole ›› Group 1b: Communication and education: Maria Larsson, Tyréns, Karlskrona; Alina Tatulescu, SPCII Ilfov; Valentina Cipriano, Federambiente; ›› Group 2a: Food waste in schools: Riccardo Marchesi, Corinthea; Suvi Holm, Tampere Regional Solid Waste Management; Martin Doherty, Belfast City Council ›› Group 2b: and events: Ignacio A. Sánchez Pino, Alianza & Interim; Chris Sherrington, Eunomia; Patrick Mahon, WRAP ›› Group 3a: Food waste strategies: Speaker to be confirmed, Lipor; Elizabeth Melgarejo, ORDIF; Pilar Chiva, Agència de Residus de Catalunya ›› Group 3b: Reuse strategies: Mariello Spiteri, Recycle Joint Venture; Maarten De Groof, OVAM; Erich Gungl, Provincial Government, Styria 17:00 Wrap-up session and conclusions Jean-Pierre Hannequart, ACR+/ Brussels Environment 17:30 Cocktail reception & networking THURSDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2012

ACR+ CONFERENCE - OPTIMISING WASTE MANAGEMENT: INNOVATIVE ACTIONS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR CITIES AND REGIONS

9:00 Introduction Michel Lebrun, Committee of the Regions Jean-Pierre Hannequart, ACR+/Brussels Environment 9:15 Session 1 | Quantified objectives and performances for recycling in Europe ›› Standpoint of the European Commission Michel Sponar, DG Environment, European Commission ›› Better implementation of waste targets as a driver for more recycling and resource efficiency Nadine De Greef, FEAD ›› How to set quantified objectives and measure performances to boost recycling? Stéphane Arditi, European Environmental Bureau

›› The ACR+ Observatory and R4R Project Jean-Benoît Bel, ORDIF 10:00 Session 2 | Economic instruments for waste management ›› Use of economic instruments in the EU27 and waste management performances Shailendra Mudgal, Bio Intelligence Service ›› Evolution of EPR mechanisms in France Adrien Bastides, AMORCE ›› The impacts of economic instruments in Dutch waste management Samuel Stollman, NVRD ›› ACR+ EPR Club Project Françoise Bonnet, Brussels Environment 11:00 Coffee break

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERSPECTIVES ACR+ STATUTORY GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2012

11:30 ACR+ Achievements in 2012 and Perspectives for 2013 ›› Presenting a new Member: Arnika Association Jitka Straková, Arnika Association ›› Discussion on ACR+ activity report, work programme and finances 13:00 Lunch

THE EUROPEAN HOT TOPIC OF REUSE AND PREPARING FOR REUSE EUROPEAN SEMINAR ACR+/RREUSE

14:00 Introduction Antigone Dalamagas, Ecorec, Vice President RREUSE, Greece Jean-Pierre Hannequart, ACR+/Brussels Environment, Belgium 14:15 Session 1 | Can more be done within EU legislation to promote repair and reuse? ›› The current role of reuse/preparation for reuse in EU legislation Jorge Díaz del Castillo, DG Environment, European Commission ›› Legislative requirements to help boost preparation for reuse and repair activities in Europe Michal Len, RREUSE 15:00 Session 2 | Reuse and repair systems - how they are organised in the case of WEEE, furniture and textiles ›› The role of reuse/repair activities in producer responsibility schemes Nicolas Alliot, Emmaüs France ›› CERREC: Re-Use networks in Austria Matthias Neitsch, Repanet, Austria ›› AERESS for a Social, Supportive and Ecological Economy: textile reuse in Spain Arantxa Ramos, AERESS, Spain 16:00 Coffee break 16:15 Session 3 | Supporting reuse and repair activities from a social inclusion, economic and environmental perspective ›› RES-SOURCES: Federation providing services for social economy enterprises active in reuse, Brussels and Wallonia Cécile Patris, Ressources, Belgium ›› Waste picker integration in Italy: a new model for high-performance re-use and recycling? Maya Battisti, RETE ONU, Italy ›› The Flemish reuse network: Two decades of experience Tim Wagendorp, Komosie, Flanders 17:15 Debate | European policy: evolution towards reuse and preparing for reuse? 18:00 End of conference