National Roundtable on Cost recovery and CBA in Waste Sector
Date: 30-31.03.2016
Place: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Organizer: ECRAN Secretariat with EC TAIEX Unit
Waste Framework Directive requires that, in in accordance with the polluter-pays principle, the costs
of disposing of waste must be borne by the holder of waste, by previous holders or by the producers
of the product from which the waste came. Also the cost shall be allocated in such a way as to reflect
the real costs to the environment of the generation and management of waste.
Landfill directive requires that Member States shall take measures to ensure that all of the costs
involved in the setting up and operation of a landfill site, including as far as possible the cost of the
financial security and the estimated costs of the closure and after-care of the site for a period of at
least 30 years shall be covered by the price to be charged by the operator for the disposal of any
type of waste in that site.
Such requirements call for sound cost recovery mechanisms and use of economic instruments to
reflect real environmental costs.
Countries in the region still lack well established methodologies for cost recovery. This problem is
growing with each new investment into waste management operations. Economic instruments,
except of packaging charges, are almost not used. Landfill taxes or similar instruments, which would
support recycling and divert waste from landfilling are still to be developed.
Considering such a situation national roundtables are organised in beneficiary country in order to
better reflect national situation and needs in developing cost recovery systems in waste sector.
General Objective
To provide practical knowledge on experience of the EU Member States and support establishment
of cost-recovery mechanism in the country.
Expected Results:
Expected results are the following:
- Delivery of presentations as foreseen in the agenda,
- Established/ improved knowledge base regarding cost recovery mechanisms,
- Established/ improved knowledge base regarding economic instruments in waste management sector,
- Increased experience in cost benefit analysis,
- Practical knowledge and experience in financial analysis.
