ECN NEWS End-Of-Waste Status for Compost and Digestate Takes A

No. 01 2012 E C N N E W S

EU Commission JRC IPTS

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EU Commission Revision of EU Fertiliser Compost and Digestate Regulation Page 4-5 ______Takes a Step Closer

Implementing EU Waste Criteria defining when a compost or digestate have been fully recovered and freed from waste regulation are being developed by the European Commission Joint Re- Legislation for Green search Centre’s, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies. In a second work- Growth ing document, “End-of-Waste Criteria on Biodegradable Waste Subject to Biological Page 6 Treatment”, published in October of last year, they set out their rationale and pro- ______posals for a harmonised approach across Europe. As part of the activities of Work- ing Group 1, the European Compost Network submitted a detailed response, high- Action needed to protect lighting issues of concern and drawing on our expertise in developing the ECN Qual- ity Assurance Scheme. Europe’s soils Page 7 Composting and anaerobic digestion End-of-Waste Methodology ______processes treat incoming wastes and The methodology to develop EoW crite- create products that have beneficial ria for composts and digestates is be- end uses, such as soil improvers and ing developed by the Joint Research ECN internal organic ferilisers. The control of such Centre's Institute for Prospective Tech- ECN Workshop 2012 “From activities and wastes are defined under nological Studies (JRC-IPTS), in parallel the Waste Framework Directive with other target waste streams. Over Waste to Product” (2008/98/EC), and in many member the past few years a comprehensive Page 8 states manufactured composts and study has been carried out developing digestates remain classified as wastes, draft criteria and ensuring that suffi- 10th ECN Anniversary and even if they are of high quality. This cient background information has been leads to problems for both processors amassed to ensure compliance with ECN Annual Meeting 2012 and end users alike. As this issue af- the WFD. Once the criteria have been fects a number of waste streams, the finalised they will be subjected to the Page 8 recently revised Waste Framework Di- Comitology procedure with Council and ______rective (WFD) set out a procedure for Parliament scrutiny, the output taking defining end-of-waste (EoW) criteria; the form of a Regulation. ORBIT 2012 these are criteria that a given waste Programme published stream has to fulfil in order to cease to Discussion Process Page 9 be waste. Waste streams that are can- Work on EoW criteria started in 2007, ______didates for this procedure must have to which ECN has contributed actively undergone a recovery operation, and ever since. The publication of this se- comply with a set of specific criteria cond working document was followed (Figure 1). by a workshop of experts, NGOs and

a) b) c) Meets tech. d) No overall The framework Commonly used A market or Requirements, adverse demand exists legislation and environmental conditions standards or human health impacts

Set of specific Product quality criteria for each stream

Quality control Processes and Input materials procedures techniques

Figure 1: General concept for End-of-Waste criteria

other interested parties in Seville on 24 proaches and market constraints in - 25 October 2011. Both Stefanie different member states.

Siebert and Josef Barth attended on ECN’s behalf. Other requirements includes:  Permitting only certain wastes speci- Proposed EOW Criteria fied in a positive list can be pro- The report provides an in-depth sum- cessed - this excludes any wastes mary about the manufacture and prop- that may contaminate the compost erties of compost and digestate, as or digestate and does not include well as an analysis of the potential im- sewage sludge or mixed municipal pact of implementing EoW criteria. In waste order to provide data to underpin the  Demonstrating that a suitable time/ work, a series of compost, digestate, temperature profile has been sewage sludge compost and treated achieved mixed waste-derived samples were  Declaring product properties tested for inorganic and organic con-  Requiring processors to operate a taminants between May and Septem- quality management system ber 2011. Preliminary results were presented in the report, which showed ECN’s position that, in general, contaminant levels in As part of Working Group 1, ECN sub- separately collected green and bio- mitted a lengthy response to questions waste-derived compost and digestate posed by the JRC. This involved a great were lower than for sludge and mixed deal of discussion between members, waste-derived composts. As a result of and highlighted some of the differ- this sewage sludge and mixed wastes ences that exist in different member were excluded from the methodology. states. With regard to stability, we recom- The proposed EoW criteria consisted of mended that a limit level should not be the following requirements: specified, as there is no pan-European  Product quality standardised test method and different  Restriction on input materials types of compost (with different stabil- (positive list) ity / maturity levels) may be used for  Treatment processes and techniques different applications, depending upon  Provision of information end user needs. This was felt to be a  Quality assurance procedures market-driven requirement and not an EoW criterion. Rather, ECN proposed Many of these criteria already exist in that minimum processing times be member states that have quality assur- specified, and stability levels declared ance schemes in place, such as Aus- only if they were required within a spe- tria, Belgium (Flemish region), Germa- cific member state. ny, Netherlands, Sweden and the UK. Limit levels for the elements copper The proposed limit values (Table 1) (Cu) and zinc (Zn) have always been have been the subject of a great deal of discussion, reflecting different ap-

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the subject of Table 1: Proposed limit levels much debate in Parameter Limit Value the compost Organic matter content ≥ 15 % dry matter world. On the one Compost: 15 mmol O2 / kg OM / hr Stability hand, they can Digestate: 1500 mg organic acid / litre have adverse en- Salmonella: absent in 50 g Pathogen indicators vironmental ef- E. coli: 1000 CFU / g fresh mass fects, but they are Weed seeds 2 viable seeds per litre also micro nutri- Physical contaminants > 2 mm ents, required by 0.5 % of dry matter weight Glass, metal & plastics plants for healthy growth. Composts Limited content of heavy metals mg/kg (dry weight) derived from sep- Zn 400 arately collected Cu 100 wastes don’t tend Ni 50 to be high in these elements, how- Cd 1.5

ever, manures Pb 120

from animal fat- Hg 1 tening and breed- Cr 100 ing premises may

contain high con- Organic contaminants: Not required centrations, due to their inclusion in animal feedstuffs. EoW presentation in Rennes This is therefore an issue at anaerobic The latest developments in respect to digestion plants that process manures. EoW for compost and digestate will be As such, ECN proposed that the limit presented by Hans Saveyn (responsible levels for Cu be increased from 100 to officer of JRC-IPTS) at the ECN Work- 300 mg / kg dry matter, whilst that of shop 2012 “From Waste to Product – Zinc increased from 400 to 600 mg / Sustainable Management of Organic kg dry matter. The levels of Cu and Zn Resources in Europe” on the 13 June could be declared should they exceed 2012 in Rennes. The programme of the lower limits proposed in the work- the ECN Workshop 2012 can be down- ing document. loaded at: www.compostnetwork.info Compost and Digestate are different products This illustrates the difficulties encoun- tered in defining EoW criteria for both composts and digestates within a single policy framework. Both are funda- mentally different products, with different handling characteristics and properties. Rather than attempting to spec- ify single criteria for both materials, ECN therefore proposed that composts and digestates be treated separately within the EoW Regulation, so that their diverse properties can be ade- quately addressed.

Next steps The JRC-IPTS is currently reviewing the stakeholder responses submitted in January, with a view to revising its tech- Information about the EoW work pro- nical proposals, and re-issuing a final gramme can be found here: report during the first half of 2012. susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/activities/ This will then be submitted to the Euro- waste/ pean Commission and scrutinised through comitology. Copies of the working document can be downloaded here: JRC EoW document

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EU COMMISSION

DG Enterprise Updating the Fertiliser Regulation Revisions to the EU Fertiliser Regula- fertilising materials currently not regu- tion by the European Commission are lated. The European Commission (EC) well underway, with ECN attending wishes to harmonise legislation for all meetings in Brussels during January fertilising materials, so that their safety 2012 to represent the composting and and agronomic efficacy can be guaran- anaerobic digestion sectors. This wide- teed, and administrative burdens are ranging Regulation raises a number of reduced. technical issues, including setting limit levels for contaminants. As such, there Policy options are parallels with the work of the EC Work on revising the Fertilisers Regula- Joint Research Centre’s proposals for tion started in 2010, with the EC com- End-of-Waste criteria (see: “End-of- missioning a study “Evaluation of Reg- Waste Status for Compost and Diges- ulation (EC) 2003/2003 relating to tate Takes a Step Closer”). Fertilisers”. This was followed-up by a second study during 2011 conducting Background an impact assessment of different poli- The EU Regulation (No 2003/2003), cy options available for harmonisation. also known as the Fertilisers Regula- This report, “Study on options to fully tion, currently lays down rules on ferti- harmonise the EU legislation on fertilis- lisers, including composition, labelling, ing materials including technical feasi- packaging, safety and impacts on the bility, environmental, economic and environment. The aim is to remove social impact” was published in Janu- trade barriers and enable fertilisers to ary 2012. circulate freely on the European market. The current Fertilisers Regulation, The report sets out seven different poli- however, only covers some inorganic cy options for fertilising materials (FM) (mineral) fertilisers. Others, such as that could be adopted (see box). The organic fertilisers, growing media and policy options were then subjected to soil improvers are excluded, which an impact assessment, which included: means that there are a wide range of identifying the relevant economic, so- Fertiliser Regulation Policy Options

Option 1: Baseline - the existing Fertiliser Regulation is not modified. Option 2: EU legislation on fertilisers is repealed, with FM falling under national legislation. Option 3: The existing Fertiliser Regulation is supplemented with industry vol- untary agreements setting quality procedures and standards. Option 4: Each fertilising material is described in detail in an Annex of the new Regulation. This would contain maximum limit values for contaminants and other specific technical requirements. Option 5: Lists of ingredients and additives that are allowed in the manufacture of FM are annexed to the new Regulation. This will include limit values for contaminants and other technical details. Option 6: The regulatory framework specifies essential requirements with regard to human and animal safety, respect of the environment, and other criteria such as labelling, traceability, quality control and agronomic efficacy. All further details will be developed in EN standards Option 7: Different policy options are applied to different categories of fertilising materials. (Fortsetzung auf Seite 5)

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cial and environmental impacts; as- meeting on the 17 Jan, with the second sessing their likely effectiveness; feasi- meeting scheduled for the 30 March. bility of introduction and administrative costs. Overall, following these detailed Working Group 3 – This is concerned analyses, the consultants carrying out with contaminants, hygiene and other the study concluded that policy options risks, and is represented by Florian 4, 5 and 6 offer the greatest benefits Amlinger from ARGE Compost and Bio- at least cost. Defining the best option gas, Austria. WG3 met on the 18 Janu- is now the subject of in-depth discus- ary and discussed how to set limit val- sion by stakeholders, and is currently ues for metals, including those such as being discussed by ECN’s working Cu, Zn and Se that are plant micronutri- group on “European Policy”. ents, but may also cause damage to the environment. Limits on organic Stakeholder consultation pollutants and pathogens (in particular Towards the end of 2011, the Europe- E. coli, Enterococcae and Salmonella an Commission established four ad- spp.) were also discussed, although hoc working groups (WG) to develop there is some uncertainty about which the policy options and detailed tech- pollutants to include and whether ap- nical specifications, and sought input propriate analytical methods exist. from the ECN. This work is currently There is a great deal of cross-over be- underway. tween this work and that of the End-of- Waste criteria. Working Group 1 – The remit of this WG is to determine the overall struc- Working Group 4 – This WG is con- ture of the new Regulation. This in- cerned with labelling, enforcement and cludes deciding upon appropriate defi- control, and is represented by Wim Van nitions and safety requirements, in- den Auweele, of the Flanders compost cluding how these criteria can be veri- organisation, VLACO. It met on the 6 fied. ECN is represented by Dr Stefanie February. Siebert, who met with WG1 on the 16 January. The group discussed the tricky Further meetings subject of definitions, but failed to Each WG raised a number of issues, to agree on a final definition for “organic which further background information fertilisers”, due to the wide range of is being sought. Further meetings of materials used. the working groups have been scheduled as follows: ECN has recently drafted proposals to submit to WG1. With regard to com- WG 1: 14 June 2012 post, ECN notes that, practically, it WG 2: 30 March 2012 would be difficult to define compost as WG 3: 20 April 2012 either an “organic fertiliser” or a “soil WG 4: 15 June 2012 improver”. Across Europe compost is applied either as a soil improver and/ Reports and further information or an organic fertiliser, depending upon The 2012 report “Study on options to the relevant national legislation in fully harmonise the EU legislation on place in each member state. Attempt- fertilising materials including technical ing to classify compost into a single feasibility, environmental, economic category seems likely to negatively and social impact” is available here. influence the compost market across Europe. Rather, ECN proposes that The 2010 report “Evaluation of Regula- “compost should be assigned its own tion (EC) 2003/2003 relating to Ferti- category”, in the same way liming ma- lisers” is available here. terials and bio-stimulants are within the draft proposals. This approach Copies of the working group reports should facilitate integration of the re- and minutes of meetings are available vised Fertiliser Regulations with the at the member’s section of the ECN End-of-Waste proposals. web site under: WG 1 European Poli- cy / WG1_FERT Working Group 2 – This WG is con- Further updates and reports will be cerned with nutrient content, product posted on the European Commission’s composition and agronomic efficacy. website at: ec.europa.eu/enterprise Maria Thelen-Jüngling from the Ger- man Compost Quality Organisation, BGK, represents ECN. It held its first

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EU Commission

Action Needed to Protect Europe’s Soils

In February, the European Commission commenting: “At the same time, large called for stronger measures to protect amounts of manure, bio-waste and European soils against degradation. sewage sludge are produced every This follows the publication of two new year, and are sometimes disposed of reports on the policy and scientific as- despite the fact that they contain nutri- pects of European soils, highlighting ents and organic matter. A way forward problems associated with soil sealing, to address security of supply, improve erosion and acidification. soil conditions, and limit cadmium pol- lution is to ensure a (sic) proper collec- It is over five years since the Commis- tion, treatment and use of these sion published its Soil Thematic Strate- wastes and residues.” This integrated gy COM(2006)231 and a proposed Soil approach is precisely what the Europe- Framework Directive COM/2006/232. an Compost Network has been calling Together, these established a frame- for. work to restore degraded soils as well as prevent further soil degradation. To State of Soil in Europe date, the Directive has not been adopt- The second report, The State of Soil in ed, having been blocked by a number Europe, is a contribution by the Joint of member states at a meeting of the Research Centre to the European Envi- Environment Council in 2010. ronment Agency's Environment State and Outlook Report (SOER 2010), and Implementation of the Soil Thematic was published in tandem with the Strategy Commission’s policy report. It provides The first report from the European a comprehensive overview of soils and Commission to the European Parlia- degradation processes, and is a useful ment, the Council, the European Eco- resource for anyone wishing to learn nomic and Social Committee and the more about soil science. The report Committee of the Regions sets out the highlights the problems faced in at- Implementation of the Soil Thematic tempting to monitor the state of soils Strategy and Ongoing Activities. It pro- across the whole of Europe due to a vides a summary of the activities un- lack of harmonised assessment meth- dertaken by the Commission to imple- ods and use of effective soil function ment the four pillars of the Soil Strate- indicators. Despite these challenges, gy, namely awareness raising, re- the authors note that there has been a search, integration, and legislation. general decline in soil organic matter Although some progress has been in European agricultural soils; although made, the report notes that “whilst the a slight increase has been observed in Soil Thematic Strategy has helped forest soils. The potential impact the raise the profile of these issues, there cultivation of biofuels may have on is still no systematic monitoring and soils is discussed, and is the subject of protection of soil quality across Europe further research. Although composts some five years after its adoption.” are not discussed as a means of miti- The report presents current soil degra- gating soil organic matter loss, they dation trends both in Europe and glob- are noted as useful educational tools ally, as well as identifying future chal- and as peat replacement media. lenges to mitigate degradation. These focus on land use, the preservation of Copies of the reports organic matter, and using resources can be downloaded more efficiently. It notes that agricul- here: ture uses significant quantities of fertilisers, such as phosphate, much of EC Policy report which comes from outside of the EU, JRC Scientific report

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EU Commission

Implementing Waste Legislation for Green Growth An additional 80 million tonnes of bio- in some member states was also found waste could be treated in 2020, up to to be an issue, particularly with regard €72 billion a year could be saved, turn- to the separate collection of bio-waste. over of the waste and recycling sector The authors also noted that: “A lack of increased by €42 billion and 400,000 quantitative targets was frequently jobs created through implementing cited as cause for under implementa- existing EU waste legislation. These are tion of policy.” It was estimated that an some of the conclusions of a major additional 80 M tonnes of bio-waste report carried out by Bio Intelligence could be treated in 2020 by fully imple- Service on behalf of the European menting policies, compared with a Commission, published in January. baseline of 28 M tonnes in 2008.

The report, Implementing EU Waste The study involved detailed scenario Legislation for Green Growth, looked at and cost-benefit modelling, in which a number of European directives, in- the role of the European Commission cluding the Waste Framework Directive and the European Environment Agency and Landfill Directive. The study was (EEA) were extended to take on board carried out over a twelve month period recommendations drawn from an as- and involved a number of stakeholder sessment of implementation barriers. workshops, as well as case studies of Based on this, the authors drew four selected waste management activities main conclusions: in the Netherlands, Cyprus, Italy, Ire- land and Germany. The researchers  There is a need to know more about investigated the benefits of improving waste – this included obtaining bet- implementation of waste policies and ter data and including systematic legislation (including economic and monitoring of how the laws work in social impacts), the barriers that exist practice; and prevent implementation, and ac-  Better use of the polluter pays princi- tions that could improve implementa- ple, and wider use of economic in- tion and enforcement. struments (e.g. a landfill tax), could help ensure compliance and provide The report reviewed the barriers to- the necessary financial resources for wards effective implementation, and waste management; found that these fell into four broad  Inspection and monitoring capabili- categories: ties need to be strengthened in  Technical and market barriers; member states; and  Administrative barriers;  The European Environment Agency  Knowledge barriers, and (EEA) could extend its roles to help  Economic barriers. strengthen implementation monitoring at the EU level. 100 M tonnes of bio-waste could be treated 2020 A copy of the report can be download- Implementation of the Landfill Di- ed here. rective across member states was found to be impartial, due, in part, to Details about how the study was car- varying performance on bio-waste di- ried out are available on the Green version, noting that a balance between Growth web site: infrastructure and the separate collec- http://greengrowth.eu-smr.eu/ tion of bio-waste was required. A lack of understanding and knowledge with-

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EU Commission Bio-Waste Stats Online Statistics on waste arisings are now suitable for composting and anaerobic available online through Eurostat’s digestion (see box). The system will website. The European statistics body allow data for the EU27, EU25 and has now made available data on a EU15 and individual member states to range of wastes, including bio-waste, be selected, broken down into tonnes across Europe through an interrogata- of waste per member state, or kilo- ble database. grams of waste per capita per member state. It can also be selected according The Environmental Data Centre on to the statistical classification of eco- Waste is a relatively new initiative, nomic activities in the European Com- which seeks to provide data gathered munity (NACE). Once selected, data from member states in a single place. can be exported in a range of formats, Its aim is to act as a central source of including Excel. information so that European policy For further information visit Eurostat’s initiatives can be assessed and data Website. made available to National, European and International organisations. Datasets of Wastes Suitable for The website links to an interrogatable Composting / Anaerobic Digestion database, containing data on batteries, bio-waste, end of life vehicles, hazard-  Animal and vegetal wastes ous waste, packaging waste, and  Animal and vegetal wastes waste electrical and electronic equip- (except animal waste of food ment. It is available for the years 2004, preparation and products; and 2006 and 2008, although more will animal faeces, urine and manure) become available in due course.  Animal waste of food preparation and products Bio-waste data  Animal faeces, urine and manure Although the bio-waste data do not  Common sludges correlate with the definition in the  Common sludges (excluding 2008 Waste Framework Directive, da- dredging spoils) ta are available on a range of wastes

European Compost Network New Office Address

With the beginning of 2012 the managing team of ECN changed. Josef Barth, Executive Director since the foundation of ECN, has stand down from the day-to- day work of ECN. In 2012 Josef will still accompany the work of ECN by co- organising the ORBIT 2012 in Rennes. The day-to-day work will be managed by Stefanie Siebert as Executive Director of ECN. In 2011 she was still nominated as Executive Director for Communication and Quality Assurance and was responsible along with Josef for the day-to-day work of ECN.

With this change the office of the European Compost Network (ECN) has been settled from Oelde to Bochum. The new ECN office address is:

European Compost Network ECN e.V., Im Dohlenbruch 11, 44795 Bochum (Germany), T. ++49 (0) 234 4389447, F. ++49 (0) 234 4389448, I: www.compostnetwork.info, Email: [email protected]

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ECN Workshop 2012; 13 June 2012NEWS from ECN From Waste to Product - Sustainable Management of Organic Resources in Europe

The ECN Workshop 2012 “From Waste to Product – Sustainable Management of Organic Resources in Europe” will be held on the 13th June 2012 during the 8th International Conference ORBIT2012 in Rennes., France.

The ECN Workshop 2012 focuses on the current European strategies and policies towards a “Recycling Society” including a sustainable management of organic resources in Europe. Main topic of the ECN Workshop will be the initiative of the European Commis- sion to set up End-of-Waste criteria for compost and digestate. Further different strategies on the management of bio-waste and effective marketing solutions for organic resources in Europe will be presented. The presentations will be translat- ed simultaneously in French.

The ECN Workshop programme can be downloaded here: Flyer_ECN_Workshop

For registration visit the website of the ORBIT conference 2012: www.orbit2012.fr.

10th ECN Anniversary; 12 June 2012 ECN Annual Meeting 2012

The 10th ECN Anniversary will be celebrated by combining the Annual meeting 2012 with the ECN Workshop and the ORBIT conference. The Annual Meeting is scheduled from 16:00 to 19:00 h on the 12th June 2012 and is followed by a gala dinner in the city of Rennes.

The invitation to the Annual meeting were sent out. As special event of the 10th Anniversary ECN will held the ECN Workshop the day after. Current developments on European policy, on the management of bio-waste in Europe and the new approach in the European Quality Assurance Scheme in particular to anaerobic digestion will be presented. Practical experience on the management of biodegradable waste and successful marketing strategies for products from organic resources will complete the workshop.

The agenda of the Annual Meeting 2012 are available for the ECN Members in the internal part of ECNs’ web site. Please register until the 11 May 2012.

The European Compost Network has published the Annual report 2011. Besides the information about the constitution of the network, the new elected ECN Board and the activities of ECN in 2011 are given. The ECN Annual Report 2011 can be downloaded here.

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12 –15 June 2012 Global assessment for organic resources and waste management

Following the ORBIT conferences tradition, ORBIT2012 will deal with all as- pects of organic resources and waste management with a special focus on the assessment of technologies with environmental, social and economical point of view. A large place will be given to climate change, waste management assessment and decision tools.

180 scientific oral presentations and 60 poster presentations will be presented in 3 to 5 parallel sessions during three scientific days. On the 4th day a visit of a waste treatment site including MBT, sludge composting, sorting and recycling plant and landfilling is organised. It will enable to discuss the various existing way to manage organic waste. This technical visit will be followed by an excursion to the beautiful landscape of Brittany.

Traditional themes as energy recovery (Biofuels, biogas, hydrogen produc- tion), biological treatments (composting and anaerobic digestion) and also mechanical biological treatment still remain central issues that have to be discussed in order to improve technologies and product quality, especially for land application. More local management systems such as home and com- munity composting will also be discussed as they may represent solutions that have to be considered in an integrated organic waste management plan. Special emphasis will also be laid on EU policies and strategies for sustainable organic waste management. The conference will present high quality and innovative research in all the aforementioned topics and will include oral presentations, poster sessions and specific workshops.

The ORBIT2012 will be opened with the following key notes:

 Resources and waste management: Key issues for the future  Organic waste recycling - why accepted globally but not implemented locally?  Issues of the use of environmental assessment tools for public decision in terms of resources and waste management  Issue of economical assessment methods for organic resources and waste management

The overview about the scientific programme can be downloaded here.

The ORBIT2012 is organised by IRSTEA (former Cemagref, Environmental management and biological treatment of wastes Research Unit), and the Eu- ropean Compost Network (ECN). The conference is scheduled for the 12–15 June 2012 in Rennes, France.

Please register until the 8th June 2012 the latest.

All information about the ORBIT2012 are given on the web site: www.orbit2012.fr

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EVENTS

16-19 April 2012 Portland, USA dustry. Event language is German. 26th Annual BioCycle West Coast Programme BDE Special Conference Waste Diversion + Composting + An- 31 May - 1 June 2012, Vienna (AT) aerobic Digestion = Sustainability ISWA Beacon Conference BioCycle conferences are the go-to Waste Prevention & Recycling meetings for information on compost- http://www.iswa.org/ ing and anaerobic digestion (AD) of municipal, agricultural and industrial 12-15 June, Rennes (FR) organic waste streams. Interest has ORBIT 2012 never been greater in combining ener- Global assessment for organic re- gy recovery via AD with composting of sources and waste management: As- digested material. sessment of technologies for optimal https://www.jgpress.com/ organics management processes and westcoast/2012/index.html enlightened environmental policies http://www.orbit2012.fr 19 April 2012 Copenhagen (DK ) ISWA/DAKOFA - 2nd Waste & 13 June, Rennes (FR) Climate Beacon Conference ECN Workshop 2012 The April conference aims to bring for- From Waste to Product - Sustainable ward the international waste manage- Management of Organic Resources in ment sector’s messages to the COP18 Europe in Qatar later this year. At the con- http://www.compostnetwork.info ference, participants and speakers will formulate the messages to be presented to the politicians. The purpo- se is to have the sector recognized as part of the solution and not just part of the problems. http://www.wasteclimate.org

23-25 April 2012, Copenhagen (DK) Publisher: EUROPEAN COMPOST Nordic Biogas Conferences NETWORK e.V. ECN The conference will take place at Bella Dr. Stefanie Siebert (v.i.S.d.P.) Sky Comwell, Copenhagen 23-24 of Im Dohlenbruch 11 th D - 44795 Bochum April and a plant visit on the 25 of Germany April. An exhibition will be arranged directly adjacent to the conference. T. 0049 (0) 234 438 944 7 http://nbc2012/programme.html F. 0049 (0) 234 438 944 8 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.compostnetwork.info 7-11 May 2012, Munich (DE) IFAT Entsorga 2012 Registered at : Amtsgericht Münster The Worlds leading Trade Fair, for Wa- VR 5086 ter, Sewage, Waste and Raw Materials http://www.ifat.de/en/Home Co-Editor: Dr Jane Gilbert Mechthild Kedzia 10 May 2012, Munich (DE) Biowaste Recycling in Germany Photos: This special event is organised from © European Commission © David Wilken 11:00 to 12:00 h by BDE Federation of © Stefanie Siebert the German Waste, Water and Raw Materials Management Industry in co- Issue-No.: 01_12 operation with the VHE Association of Date: 30.03.2012 the German Humus and Substrate In-

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