2. Obligatory registration and processing of manure surplus This intervention aims to make the manure surplus and pricing (from disposal costs to added value income) transparent and ensure that all parties on the demand side (e.g. arable farming, export, processing sector) have equal access to the manure market. This creates a basis for pricing manure according to its added value for purchasers instead of the disposal costs. 3. Obligatory use of renewable energy and re-use of minerals This intervention is aimed at creating a strong ‘market pull’ instead of a ‘market push’. It fits in perfectly with the government’s ambitions to move towards a bio-based economy and prevent the exhaustion of raw material stocks (e.g. phosphate). Various measures can be considered in this connection, such as the expansion of existing EU measures for adding biogas to the transport fuel mix or making arrangements with the artificial fertilizer industry about the re-use (upcycling) of minerals. The creation of opportunities for using products from manure as an artificial fertilizer substitute also promotes re-use. Another option is a deposit scheme for mineral usage. 4. Define the manure-minerals decoupling point for professional waste processors. Remove regulatory barriers impeding the use of raw materials from manure as waste materials. Companies identify this as the biggest restriction on the use of, mainly, minerals from manure outside the agriculture sector. Waste processors are extremely experienced in the processing of regulated flows as waste or biomass. The processing of waste is based on accurate administrative record-keeping, stringent operational procedures and strict enforcement. Any infringements result in substantial economic loss. These regulations should also be applicable to this category of companies when they refine and/or process manure (closed chain with overall solution). This offers scope for removing manure from the agricultural environment and enables the generation of new business for professional processors. 84 5. Manure disposal fee payable by chain parties and end users The primary sector lacks the funds to make large-scale investments in manure processing solutions. Other sectors such as the automotive industry and the brown, white and electronic goods sectors have solved this problem by the collective introduction of a waste disposal fee that the end users pay on purchasing the product. In return, the suppliers are obliged to collect and re-cycle or upcycle the sold goods at the end of their useful lives. The raised funds are used to finance investments in a modern recycling industry. 6. Promote quality of supplied manure The quality of the supplied manure largely determines the profitability of manure processing. The use of fresh manure reduces stable emissions and yields up to 30% more biogas after fermentation. Support measures in the form of accelerated depreciation of existing concepts and/or subsidies on the construction of new sustainable stables promotes the transition to the production of high-quality manure. 7. Creation of an industry institute for innovation in manure processing The crucial factor for the developing manure processing industry is to focus on the commercial processing of manure, operational continuity, rapid development and, above all, the introduction of new technologies and expansion of the market. An industry institute can represent the sector in discussions with the government about introducing regulatory changes, removing barriers and increasing sales opportunities. Optionally, the institute could be combined with the foundation responsible for distributing the funds from the waste disposal fee. Similar institutes aimed at realizing the value of residual waste flows can also be seen in other sectors. One example is the Federatie Herwinning Grondstoffen. Government support is welcome, but should not be the decisive factor. Pagina 90
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