Development of an EU harmonised model for separate municipal waste collection and related policy support: literature review

Paola Albizzati (), Ioannis Antonopoulos, Dario Caro (), Jorge Cristobal Garcia (), Lukas Egle (), Pierre Gaudillat (), Simone Manfredi (), Robert Marschinski, David Martinez Turegano (), Erika Pierri (), Hans Saveyn and Davide Tonini ()
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Paola Albizzati: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Dario Caro: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Jorge Cristobal Garcia: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Lukas Egle: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Pierre Gaudillat: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Simone Manfredi: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
David Martinez Turegano: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Erika Pierri: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Davide Tonini: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en

No JRC130419, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: In the context of the EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), the Joint Research Centre is investigating the rationale for harmonising separate collection systems for municipal waste. The present report reviews and identifies the key parameters and elements making up a waste collection system, covering the range of different approaches currently followed in the Member States (e.g. “common bin colours, harmonised symbols for key waste types, product labels, information campaigns and economic instruments” as indicated in the CEAP). It also reviews other logistical elements such as collection frequencies, modes of collection (including deposit refund-schemes), spatial distribution, and level of separate collection of different waste fractions, with the aim of gathering evidence on the overall benefits brought by these options from a life cycle perspective. Similarly, the report provides an overview of the state-of-the-art knowledge available on the performance of waste collection systems, focusing on the environmental and economic implications.

Date: 2023-07
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