Towards a European end-of-waste regulation for the mineral fraction of construction and demolition waste

Co-organized by the Italian National Association of Recycled Aggregates Producers (ANPAR) and the Recycling Europe Construction & Demolition Branch, the conference aims to foster the exchange of views on the ongoing development of EU end-of-waste criteria for mineral fraction of construction and demolition waste.

The European Commission (DG ENV) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) will both deliver a presentation on the development of a European End-of-Waste Regulation for C&D waste, particularly regarding the articulation with the forthcoming Circular Economy Act, the development of Green Public Procurement criteria, the REACH regulation and sectoral legislation through the Construction Products Regulation.

The presentations will be followed by a roundtable bringing together stakeholders from across the recycling construction materials value chain. The discussion will build on the institutional perspectives presented by JRC and DG ENV and address key issues related to the development of end-of-waste criteria to support circularity in the European construction sector.

Session Chair

Giorgio Bressi, Vice President Recycling Europe Construction & Demolition Branch, Technical Director, ANPAR

Program

10.00 Introduction
Giorgio Bressi, Vice President Recycling Europe Construction & Demolition Branch, Technical Director, ANPAR

10.10-11.10 Presentations

10.10 Development of European End-of-Waste Criteria for the Mineral Fraction of CDW: Technical and Environmental Perspectives 
Lukas Egle, Project officer, Fair and Sustainable Economy, Joint Research Centre

10.40 The Circular Economy Act: Supporting Circular Construction through End-of-Waste Criteria for CDW
Florian Flachenecher, Circular Economy Act Taskforce Leader, ENV.B3 From Waste to Resources, European Commission (DG ENV.B.3)

11.10-12.30 Roundtable

Moderator: 
Loïc Brocard, Policy Advisor, Recycling Europe Construction & Demolition Branch

Speakers:
Pär Larshans, President, Recycling Europe Construction & Demolition Branch, Chief Sustainability Officer Ragn Sells
Paolo Campanella, Secretary General, FEAD 
Carol Barcella, European Demolishers Association
Christopher Kuhlmann, Fédération Internationale du Recyclage
Dirk Fincke, Aggregates Europe Secretary General

12.30-13.00 Discussion and conclusions
Giorgio Bressi, Vice President of Ragn Sells, Technical Director, ANPAR