John is Chief Executive Officer of arc21, a local government waste
management partnership representing 11 councils and
approximately 60% of the population of Northern Ireland (NI)
tasked with delivery of Strategic Waste Infrastructure in NI.
JOHN QUINN
President
Chartered Institution of
Wastes Management UK
He is a Chartered Civil Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Civil
Engineers (ICE), Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Wastes
Management (CIWM), a Chartered Environmentalist and
Chartered Waste Manager and has over 35 years’ experience in
the Environmental Engineering and Waste Management Sectors.
He is President of CIWM, a General Councillor and Trustee, and
immediate Past Chair of the NI CIWM Centre Council.
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY & THE WASTE
MANAGEMENT SECTOR
CONTENTS
• Brief Introduction to CIWM
• CIWM on the Circular Economy
• The Waste Management Sector & the Circular Economy
ABOUT CIWM
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Founded 1898
Royal Charter from HM Queen 2002
Approx. 7,000 Members
10 Regional / National Centres
Members in all Sectors of the Industry
Independently Funded
CIWM ACTIVITIES
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Scientific & Technical
Publications
Education & Training
Government Liaison
Commercial Activities – IWM
Business Services
• Major Exhibitions of Plant &
Equipment
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Annual Conference
Seminars & Workshops
Vocational Training Courses
Qualifying Courses
Library
Careers Advice
ISWA National Member
CIWM & CIRCULAR ECONOMY
“THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE WASTE AND
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SECTOR” – PRESIDENT’S REPORT, OCTOBER 2014
Opportunities:
• Thought leader / advocacy
• Relationships with leaders in the Circular Economy
• Training
• Communication
• Dissemination of case studies
• Information hub
• Research
THE WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTOR & THE
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
LINEAR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
• Technical & Biological Materials Mixed Up
• Energy from Finite Sources
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – THE FUTURE!
• Each Year in the European Union alone we throw away
three billion tonnes of waste
• This amounts to about 6 tonnes of solid waste for every
man, woman and child
• So how much of what?
RESOURCE SECURITY
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Consumption Patterns
Population Expectation and Demand
Industrialisation
Limited and Increasingly Expensive Materials
Design for Remanufacture, Longevity, Efficiency,
Obsolescence
RESOURCE INSECURITY
‘Whether or not resources are actually running out, the
outlook is one of supply disruptions, volatile prices, accelerated
environmental degradation and rising political tensions over
resource access.’
Chatham House Report 2012
2013 STRATEGY TARGETS
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45% Recycling by 2015
50% Household Recycling by 2020
Possible 60% LACMSW by 2020
70% C&D Recovery by 2020
Waste Prevention Programme
Delivery of Infrastructure
Compliance with Europe e.g. Waste Framework, Landfill
Directives, Packaging Directive, WEEE, Batteries, ELV
• Review and Deliver Waste Management Plans
• End of Waste Protocols
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – THE FUTURE!
What is a Circular Economy?
• A Circular Economy is an alternative to a traditional linear
economy (make, use, dispose) in which we keep resources in
use for as long as possible, extract the maximum value from
them whilst in use, then recover and regenerate products
and materials at the end of each service life.
TARGETS – TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
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70% MSW Recycling by 2030
80% Packaging Recycling by 2030
Extended Producer Responsibility?
Develop New Markets for C&D Waste
Landfill Ban on Recyclables by 2025
Full ban on all Recoverables by 2030
30% Reduction of Food Waste by 2025
30% Fall in Marine Litter by 2020
30% Increase in Resource Productivity by 2030 (+ new
Indicator)
WHERE ARE WE AT THE MOMENT IN OUR INDUSTRY?
Be sure the Circular Economy will impact on us
WHERE WOULD WE LIKE TO BE?
What do we need?
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Leadership
Fiscal & legal requirements
Clarity of purpose
Full awareness
Definition of roles
UK PERSPECTIVE – WHERE IS LEADERSHIP COMING FROM
CHALLENGES FOR THE SECTOR
• New business models cut-out the waste management
sector
• New lifecycle supply chains created
• Elimination of waste as currently known
• Waste management sector is not a ‘partner’
• Rise of repair, refurbishment and re-manufacture
• Waste management sector left with low-value materials
HOW DO WE ADAPT?
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY IN EUROPE: TOWARDS A GREEN
ECONOMY
RESOURCE EFFICIENT ECONOMIC GROWTH
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY - AN INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM THAT IS
RESTORATIVE BY DESIGN
THE SECTOR HAS EVOLVED BEFORE – NO REASON TO BELIEVE
THAT IT WON’T AGAIN
The Future:
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Collaboration & partnerships up & down the supply chain
Evolve into a key part of the Circular Economy
Become reliable, cost effective suppliers of secondary materials
Remember the supply chain is global
THE SECTOR HAS EVOLVED BEFORE – NO REASON TO BELIEVE
THAT IT WON’T AGAIN
Requirements:
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More knowledge
Skills & treating
Improved leadership (everywhere?)
Better data
Infrastructure review
Develop partnerships
Public education
CIRCULAR PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION – THE FUTURE