Description
The transnational SWOT analysis was produced within the framework of the Low Cost Zero Waste Municipality project co‐funded by the European Regional Development Fund. Its focus was to provide Local Authorities with a transnational SWOT Analysis of different types of sustainable solid waste management practices.
“Low Cost Zero Waste Municipality”
(1G/MED08-533 ZERO WASTE)
Phase 4.1.
Transnational SWOT Analysis on waste
management concepts
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Table of contents
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................... 4
SECTION I: TRANSNATIONAL SWOT ANALYSIS.................................................................................................... 5
SEPARATE COLLECTION OF PACKAGING WASTE AND PRINTED MATERIALS .................................................. 5
REUSE SHOPS................................................................................................................................................... 7
HOUSEHOLD COMPOST................................................................................................................................... 8
GREENWASTE COMPOSTING........................................................................................................................... 9
SEPARATELY COLLECTED BIOWASTE ............................................................................................................. 10
RECYCLING CENTERS ..................................................................................................................................... 11
APPLICATION OF FAIR CHARGING SCHEMES (PAYT) ..................................................................................... 12
SEPARATE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OF WEEE ...................................................................................... 13
SEPARATE COLLECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE .... 14
SEPARATE COLLECTION AND REUSE/RECYCLING OF BULKY HOUSEHOLD WASTE ....................................... 15
SEPARATE COLLECTION AND RE?USE OF TEXTILES/CLOTHING ..................................................................... 16
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF END OF LIFE VEHICLES (ELVS).................................................................. 17
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE............................................ 18
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF USED COOKING OILS ............................................................................... 19
ZERO?WASTE POLICY STRATEGY.................................................................................................................... 20
INTERNET EXPLOITATION FOR SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT ......................................................... 21
OPERATION OF A MUNICIPAL INFORMATION GROUP.................................................................................. 22
SECTION II: FACTSHEETS.................................................................................................................................... 23
1.
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“Free Newspapers, Pay as you Throw” of the Metropolitan Entity of Waste Water Services and Waste
Management (EMSHTR)
2.
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"Retorna" Network, return for the future” of"Retorna" Network for the promotion of a Return,
Collection, and Recovery System (“SDDR” from its initials in Spanish).
3. ...................................... 43 “CAPANNORI TOWARDS ZERO WASTE” of Municipality of Capannori; ASCIT
4. ............................................................................. 52 “RECYCLODROME” of RECYCLODROME association
5. ..................... 58 “Recycling of packaging waste” of Solid waste management corporation of Zakynthos
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“Re?use center (Center ponovne uporabe)” of Technology center for applicative ecology ? EKO?TCE
d.o.o.
7. ...................... 70 “Eco Punt Verd” of PICH AGUILERA / TONI SOLANAS / GERONA GRUO, SL / INÈDIT, SL
8. ........................................................................... 78 “Separate and win (locuj in zmaguj)” of Snaga d.o.o.
9. ............................................................................................................. 85 “Omaplast” of Omaplast d.o.o.
10. .............................................................................. 92 “Yellow bags” of OKP ROGAŠKA SLATINA, d.o.o.
11. ....................................................................................................................... 100 “Zeos” of Zeos d.o.o.
12.
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“MOON CUP PROJECT: FOR WOMEN WHO LOVE ENVIRONMENT AND LIKE TO FEEL "FREE” of
Municipality of Collegno – Isola Cooperative
13. ............................... 115 “COMMUNITY WASTE DOMESTIC COMPOSTING” of Municipality of La Salle
14. .......................................................................... 123 “WATER IN JUG” of Municipality of Reggio Emilia
15.
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LIFE07 ENV/GR/000271 HEC PAYT : “The development of Pay as You Throw Systems in Hellas,
Estonia and Cyprus” of Municipality of Elefsina
16. ............ 137 “Recycling of packaging waste” of Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation – HE.R.R.Co.
17.
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“Recycle of electrical and electronic equipment” of Municipal organization for waste treatment ?
Rhodes
18. ............ 149 “Recycling of packaging waste” of Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation – HE.R.R.Co.
19.
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“Selective Collection Door to Door in Cervera (la Segarra). Recollida Porta a Porta dels residus
urbans de Cervera (La Segarra) of Consell Comarcal de La Segarra.
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“Taxa Justa (The fair tax) a Argentona. Pay as You Throw Systems in Argentona (Catalunya)” of
Municipality of Argentona
21. ................................................................................................................ 181 ” Biobag” of Špela Lampe
22. ................................................. 187 A bin for biodegradable waste "Organko" of Plastika Skaza d.o.o.
23. ................................................. 201 “Plants for recovering and recycle materials” of Quadrifoglio Spa
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INTRODUCTION
The transnational SWOT analysis was produced within the framework of the Low Cost Zero Waste
Municipality project co?funded by the European Regional Development Fund. Its focus was to
provide Local Authorities with a transnational SWOT Analysis of different types of sustainable solid
waste management practices. It focuses on evaluating the common strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats of the different practices and policies for local authorities across the
board when applied in different areas, regions and countries of EU Member States.
For this purpose:
? The inventory of fact sheets on policy, practices and technologies was collected by the
project partners and evaluated. This is presented in part 2 of this document.
? Examination of waste prevention policy at national, regional and local levels and
implementation practices were examined.
? Overall available descriptions of prevention/re?use/recycling activities taken by any type of
actors in countries were taken into account.
The following set of SWOT analyses refers to the most comparable applications collected from the
above mentioned review.
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SECTION I: TRANSNATIONAL SWOT ANALYSIS
SEPARATE COLLECTION OF PACKAGING WASTE AND PRINTED MATERIALS
Strengths Weaknesses
EU legislation exists
National producer responsibility schemes are in place
It can contribute to the valorization of a significant amount
of municipal and household waste.
It can extend landfill lifetime expectancy.
There are economic gains for L.A. to implementing these
incentives.
The residents have knowledge on how these systems work
and they participate in them.
There is general support from society as a whole
Indirect incentives to residents for participation
Creation of new jobs.
It is a tried and proven method.
There are diverse technologies, methods and equipment to
choose from for application.
Higher quality materials are collected for recycling
It contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gases.
The more separation of source streams are required, there
higher the effort required by residents.
L.A. must develop highly efficient collection systems and
increase services.
Residents must be educated often to reach higher targets.
Where there are more than one producer responsibility
schemes in place, competition may evolve between them
Opportunity Threats
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Contributes to local, regional and national authorities in
meeting their respective legislative targets.
New jobs are created in the community.
Materials are available in the community for local industry
and they do not have to import.
Results in a decrease in waste production.
Opportunity to generate income from the sale of materials.
Increases community solidarity?residents acknowledge they
are doing something good for their local environment
Local authority acquires environmentally positive profile.
Provides residents with the incentives to participate in
waste prevention activities.
There are cases where geographic location of Local
Authorities lead to a reluctance of the producer
responsibility schemes to integrated them as it is more
costly.
Inefficient collection schemes may create negative
backlash from residents.
Existing waste management staff at times perceives
initiating these programs as a threat to their positions.
There are initial expenses related to these projects (eg.
public awareness)
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REUSE SHOPS
Strengths Weaknesses
Significant job creation in comparison to other waste
management practices
Social impact: Provides less expensive products to residents (in
some LA it is linked to social services)
Easily applicable
In significant majority of cases it is financially sustainable and
income generating activity
A lot of bulky waste and quantities are diverted from landfill
and lifespan extended
Requires continual awareness raising to secure goods from
residents
Must have a very efficient collection system in place? often
have to compete with private actors or residents that want to
get rid of it bulky goods immediately.
Opportunity Threats
Opportunity to reduce landfill costs and increase income and
job creation
Supports Social initiatives of L.A.?Traditionally in Europe these
activities have provided opportunities for marginalized people
to be re?introduced into work?field.
Easily replicable
In periods of economic crisis, although demand for used
goods increases there is a decrease of donated goods.
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HOUSEHOLD COMPOST
Strengths Weaknesses
Supports national, European legislation
Widespread applicability
Can have significant impact source reduction
Increases life?span of landfills
No permits required
Cost?benefit interest for LA
Benefit for citizens (citizens benefit from use of compost)
When implemented at large?scale local level requires good
planning to take all factors at household level into account.
There is a cost (although small)
Requires very good public awareness and support to citizens
Opportunity Threats
Garners strong support from citizens
Creates the opportunity for green job creation (directly and
indirectly)
Low awareness of population (if not properly informed
especially initially may have backlash)
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GREENWASTE COMPOSTING
Strengths Weaknesses
Greenwaste are valuable and always on demand from
composting facilities
National and EU legislation exists
Simple and widely spread know?how on management
methods
Has the potential to manage 100% of MSW green waste
fraction
Increases landfills’ life span
Lower costs for the technology involved, compared to other
methods such as MBT and thermal treatment
Results in new permanent jobs
There is social consensus in this method
A useful and valuable material is produced
Contributes to GHG emissions reduction
Requires integrated planning and operation control
Requires space for the composting facility
Small number of composting facilities in some countries
A relatively small capital cost is required for the initiation
Cooperation with and training of waste collection personnel
of municipality
Opportunity Threats
Waste reduction
Reduction of final disposal costs
Results in new permanent jobs
Active participation of citizens that can become more active in
other waste management related issues
Positive environmental profile of the municipality that can
lead to privileged access to environmental funding, increased
tourism etc
Positive political profile with increased acceptance levels from
citizens
Can work only if it is accepted by the citizens
Negative reactions from waste collection personnel of
municipality
Low participation levels from citizens
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SEPARATELY COLLECTED BIOWASTE
Strengths Weaknesses
National and EU legislation exists
The necessary know?how exists
Can combine different sources of organic waste, such as:
agricultural activities, slaughter houses, olive processing
plants, waste water treatment plants etc.
Has the potential to manage 100% of MSW organic fraction
Increases landfills’ life span
Lower costs for the technology involved, compared to other
methods such as MBT and thermal treatment
Results in new permanent jobs
There is social consensus in this method
A useful and valuable material is produced
Contributes to GHG emissions reduction
Requires separate collection infrastructure (bins)
Requires integrated planning and operation control
Requires space for the composting facility
Problems related to the establishment of the facility (area
selection, permits, social reactions)
High initial costs (bins, facilities)
Constant information and sensitization campaigns for quality
and quantity assurance
Cooperation with and training of waste collection personnel
of municipality
Opportunities Threats
Waste reduction
Reduction of final disposal costs
Results in new permanent jobs
Active participation of citizens that can become more active in
other waste management related issues
Positive environmental profile of the municipality that can
lead to privileged access to environmental funding, increased
tourism etc
Positive political profile with increased acceptance levels from
citizens
Can work only if it is accepted by the citizens
Negative reactions from waste collection personnel of
municipality
Improper participation from citizens can lead to bad quality
compost
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RECYCLING CENTERS
Strengths Weaknesses
Separation is easier for residents as one place receives all their
waste streams.
Jobs creation
Large recovery rate of materials
The Recycling centers are versatile; they can have their own
income and be financially sustainable by a)charging the
disposal of big quantities, b) selling sorted materials, c) selling
the compost, etc
Extends the lifetime of landfill
Reduces landfill costs
An area in the city is required for the construction
A small investment and operational cost is required
Licensing is required
Residents must transport the goods themselves.
Opportunity Threats
Reduction of waste for final disposal
Costs reduction of final disposal
Job creation
Negative backlash from citizens that have to transport their
goods.
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APPLICATION OF FAIR CHARGING SCHEMES (PAYT)
Strengths Weaknesses
Citizens are charged in a more fair way.
The implementation of PAYT schemes is the fairest than any
other method
Motivate citizens to participate effectively in sustainable
management actions
Further increase of environmental benefits
Improvement of municipal services
Decreases of the total waste management costs.
An integrated planning is required for the successful
implementations of a PAYT project
Technical modifications of the collection system are required
Calculation of the municipal fees becomes more complicated
Organization of a mechanism for the direct payment of the
fees
An initial investment cost is required
Possibility of initial negative reaction from citizens
Possibility of increase of illegal dumping
Opportunity Threats
Fair charging
Creation of new jobs
Direct contact and activation of citizens
Creation of an innovated environmentally profile of the local
authority
Creation of positive political profile
May have negative backlash (requires intense public
awareness campaign.
Charging system must be equitable
Refusal of cooperation by staff
Refusal of participation by a number of citizens
Illegal dumping
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SEPARATE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OF WEEE
Strengths Weaknesses
Relevant EU and National legislation and targets exist.
National producer responsibility schemes are in place.
There is extensive experience available at EU level
It can contribute to the valorization of a significant amount of
municipal and household waste.
There are diverse technologies, methods and equipment to
choose from for application.
Separate collection of these wastes has significant positive
impact on environment and health.
It extends landfill lifetime expectancy.
There are economic gains for L.A. to implementing these
incentives.
Creation of new jobs.
It is a tried and proven method.
Higher quality materials are collected for recycling
It contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gases and
resource recovery
Local Authorities are required to set up local collection
points.
Collection systems and points must be able to meet demand.
It requires very good public awareness of residents.
In the case of several producer responsibility schemes, in one
area there is often competition amongst them to secure the
WEEE.
Opportunity Threats
Contributes to local, regional and national authorities in
meeting their respective legislative targets.
New jobs are created in the community.
Materials are available in the community for local industry and
they do not have to import.
Results in a decrease in waste production.
Provides residents with the incentives to participate in waste
prevention activities (Through re?use of EEE)
Reduces landfill costs.
Local authority acquires environmentally positive profile
There are cases where geographic location of Local
Authorities lead to a reluctance of the producer responsibility
schemes to integrated them as it is more costly.
Inefficient collection schemes may create negative backlash
from residents.
Existing waste management staff at times perceives initiating
these programs as a threat to their positions.
There are initial expenses related to these projects (eg. public
awareness)
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SEPARATE COLLECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE
Strengths Weaknesses
There is extensive experience available at EU level.
Separate collection of these wastes has significant positive
impact on environment and health.
Job creation
Significant support from residents.
Must have an efficient collection system that meets the
demands of the local population.
Requires good public awareness.
Opportunity Threats
Creation of new jobs
Provides significant benefits to environment.
Local authority acquires environmentally positive profile.
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SEPARATE COLLECTION AND REUSE/RECYCLING OF BULKY HOUSEHOLD WASTE
Strengths Weaknesses
There is extensive experience available at EU level
It extends landfill lifetime expectancy.
There are economic gains for L.A. to implementing these
incentives .
Creation of new jobs.
It is a tried and proven method.
Requires an extremely efficient collection system that meets
the demands of the local population.
Higher collection costs due to bulkiness
Increased space is required due to bulkiness.
Opportunity Threats
Reduction in landfill fee.
Helps meet local/regional/national targets for prevention
(where re?use is implemented)
Creation of new jobs.
In cases of re?use provides inexpensive second?hand goods to
Residents.
Competition from private re?sellers of used goods.
Danger of backlog of bulky goods in facilities.
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SEPARATE COLLECTION AND RE?USE OF TEXTILES/CLOTHING
Strengths Weaknesses
There is extensive experience available at EU level
Creation of new jobs.
It is a tried and proven method.
Low cost application
Provides inexpensive inexpensive used clothing to residents.
Large market and turnover.
Has to compete with the private sector.
In some cases, residents do not support purchasing used
clothing for “status” purposes.
Requires efficient collection system.
Opportunity Threats
Creation of new jobs.
Supports community actions
Provides residents with access to low?cost clothing.
New inexpensive clothing and textiles are available on the
market.
Recent years has seen a decline in the quality of the clothes
collected.
Must compete with private sector actors.
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SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF END OF LIFE VEHICLES (ELVS)
Strengths Weaknesses
National and EU legislation exists
The necessary sustainable management know?how exists
Nationwide systems for sustainable ELVs management are
operational
Environmental and health protection
No cost of sustainable management for local authorities
Results in new permanent jobs
Raw material recovery and contributes to GHG emissions
reduction
Requires basic organization for collection system
Participation of local authorities in the citizens’ information
campaign
Opportunity Threats
Results in new permanent jobs
Positive environmental profile of the municipality that can
lead to privileged access to environmental funding, increased
tourism etc
Positive political profile with increased acceptance levels from
citizens
Possible difficulties in cooperation between local authorities
and management systems, particularly in islands
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SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE
Strengths Weaknesses
National and EU legislation exists
The necessary sustainable management know?how exists
Nationwide systems for sustainable ELVs management are
operational
Environmental and health protection
No cost of sustainable management for local authorities
Results in new permanent jobs
Raw material recovery and contributes to GHG emissions
reduction
Requires basic organization for collection system
Participation of local authorities in the citizens’ information
campaign
Opportunity Threats
Results in new permanent jobs
Opens the road to land reclamation of old quarries and
demolition waste dump sites
Positive environmental profile of the municipality that can
lead to privileged access to environmental funding, increased
tourism etc
Positive political profile with increased acceptance levels from
citizens
Possible difficulties in cooperation between local authorities
and management systems, particularly in islands or
mountainous regions that could be exempted from legal
obligations
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SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF USED COOKING OILS
Strengths Weaknesses
EU legislation on biodiesel content in fuel exists
The necessary sustainable management know?how exists
Efficiency improvement of waste water treatment plants
Improvement of quality of local environment
Reduced fossil fuel dependence
No cost of sustainable management for local authorities
Results in new permanent jobs
No EU legislation for sustainable management of waste
cooking oils
Waste cooking oils are not regarded as an important waste
stream by local authorities
Organization and networking is required for successful
management
Constant information and sensitization campaigns for quality
and quantity assurance
Opportunity Threats
Results in new permanent jobs
Active participation of citizens that can become more active in
other waste management related issues
Positive environmental profile of the municipality that can
lead to privileged access to environmental funding, increased
tourism etc
Positive political profile with increased acceptance levels from
citizens
Can work only if it is accepted by the citizens
Low participation levels from citizens
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ZERO?WASTE POLICY STRATEGY
Strengths Weaknesses
Participating to the international network of Zero Waste
Establishing a synergic and complementary set of actions
aimed at recycling and reuse of materials
The sensitivity of policy makers in the adoption of a Zero
Waste policy
Targeted communication and awareness campaign focusing on
the citizen
Adoption of incentives for citizens (reduction of waste tax)
Active participation of key actors and stakeholders.
Ability to maintain and improve the performance achieved to
date;
To extend this policy at national level;
To adopt effective national legislation, favouring the
reduction, recycling and reuse of materials
Opportunity Threats
Possibility to replicate the good practice in other national
contexts
Ability to generate incomes
Possibility to save public found on waste management
Creating new jobs through the green economy.
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INTERNET EXPLOITATION FOR SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT
Strengths Weaknesses
Very fast and immediate message posting or uploading
No cost reuse websites for local authorities
Organization of actions or events
Very low maintenance cost
Access by tourists and visitors to useful local information
Environmental education pages
Possible income through commercial use of website
Site must be kept up to date.
Opportunity Threats
Results in new permanent jobs
Positive environmental profile of the municipality that can
lead to privileged access to environmental funding, increased
tourism etc
Positive political profile with increased acceptance levels from
citizens
No threats
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OPERATION OF A MUNICIPAL INFORMATION GROUP
Strengths Weaknesses
Direct contact with the citizens
Citizens have specific persons to refer to, as a consequence
any problem is confronted immediately
Citizens feel close to and in relation with municipality
Rapid achievement of the aims and as a result more benefits
for the LA
In midterm there might be a financial profit for the LA
Creation of new jobs
Increase of the initial staff cost
Opportunity Threats
Creation of new jobs
Direct contact and activation of citizens
Creation of an innovated environmentally profile of the local
authority
Creation of positive political profile
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SECTION II: FACTSHEETS
The following section is a collection of factsheets produced within the framework of this project. It
examines different local practices taking place in the member states of the project’s partners. It is
an inventory of solid waste management practices taking place in place.
These are to be used as examples and provide background information and results \ to Local
Authorities.
The criteria set for choosing practices were the following:
? Related to the minimization of waste production
? The practice has already finished or on?going
? It has positive results for specific objectives
? It is easily transferable to other contexts/areas
? It has multiplying effects
? It should be visible, communicable, shareable
? It is possible to integrate and apply to systems and regulations (vertically)
? It is sustainable by being self?supporting
? It produces improvements for society
They also had to fulfill environmental, economic, social and waste management characteristics.
The factsheets contained the following content:
? Description of Practice.
? Cost
? Target
? Results
? SWOT analysis
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FACTSHEET
1. “Free Newspapers, Pay as you Throw” of the Metropolitan Entity of Waste
Water Services and Waste Management (EMSHTR)
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: September 2009
State of activity (on?going or finished): on going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Barcelona/Catalonia / Spain
Population: 46.951.532 (January 2010)
Authority/organization in charge: Entitat del Medi Ambient de l'Àrea Metropolitanta
Contacts:
Albert Torras, Head of the Prevention Division of the Metropolitan Entity of Waste Water Services and
Waste Management (EMSHTR)
Tel. (+34) 93 223 51 51 / [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management X
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community X
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development X
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
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The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW X
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Free newspaper, pay as you throw
Free Newspapers production companies are charged for the collection of paper waste based on the amount
that citizens throw away. This creates a direct economic incentive to recycle more and to generate less waste.
2. ACTORS
The main involved actors or stakeholders are:
? Supramunicipal entity or administration (EMSHTR)
? Free newspapers production enterprises as:
ADN (http://www.adn.es/),
20Minutos (http://www.20minutos.es/),
Metro (http://www.diariometro.es/),
Qué (http://www.que.es/)
? Publicity companies
? Citizens
Free newspaper, pay as you throw initiative could be establish with the support of a
supramunicipal (EMSHTR) that force to free newspaper production companies to join it.
Free newspapers considered contain between 30.95?40% of commercial in relation to total
paper surface in the newspaper. The introduction of a tax per waste paper generated from
free newspaper unquestionably will have repercussion in the cost of publicity.
3. BENEFICIARIES
The beneficiary of the activity is the whole of Spanish society by better separation of waste,
better use of materials and savings the cost of waste management tax.
4. OBJECTIVES
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1. Encourage the elaboration of normative to promote a rate for paper waste generated by
free newspaper companies
1. To reduce the waste management cost assumed until now by the administration and
citizens.
3. Encourage the reuse, collection and recycling of newspaper
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
The treated products will be paper from free newspapers because it can be understood that
the main product distributed in this support is publicity and not information. For this reason
the good practice is focused in free newspapers and its life cycle.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Reuse of newspapers
? Operational facilities.
a) Some trays have been designed to implement in public transport to promote the reuse of
newspapers.
b) Trolleys are used for newspapers enterprises to recover non?distributed newspapers and
newspapers already used.
Recycling newspapers
c) The increase of recycling derived of rate implementation supposes the use of pre?
established integrated waste management system for paper and cardboard.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Information not relevant/provided.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant/provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
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Participation methodology.
A survey was carried out to 500 readers to know different questions about his preferences
and habits related to selection, use and disposal of free newspaper.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
SEPTEMBER 2009 ? FEBRUARY 2010
• Start?up of the study funded by EMSTHR (September 2009)
• Interviews with the main free newspaper companies (September 2009)
? Data compilation (October 2009? December 2009).
? Compilation of costs associated to cardboard and paper waste management system.
? Calculation of paper waste flows generated by free newspapers enterprises.
? Elaboration of a Life Cycle Inventory (table of Inputs and Outputs).
? Results presentation (February 2010)
? Results and conclusions of the study are presented in EMSTHR. More than 50
municipalities are in the audience.
MARCH 2010 ? JUNE 2010
Influence the change of rules at state level:
? Presence in talks with the Waste Agency of Catalonia; agency of the regional government
Generalitat de Catalunya (March 2010) (more details in: http://www20.gencat.cat/portal/site/arc/)
? Contextualization of the results obtained in the study with the aims of Management
Program of Municipal Wastes of Catalonia (PROGREMIC). More details in:http://www.arc?
cat.net/ca/publicacions/pdf/agencia/programes/exp_publica/progremic.pdf
Network promotion and campaign:
• Develop and publicize studies which demonstrate economic viability, environmental and
social performance of the proposed system. (June 2010)
Increase social support
? Meetings and contacts with public transport management companies as Metropolitan
Entity of Transport.
? Meetings and contacts with local and municipal entities: meeting with 50 city councils.
• Meetings and contacts with universities and research centers.
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Monitoring the change of regulations
• Start in Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (Catalonia) a debate and approval of the
supramunicipal normative on waste prevention and influence the implementation rate for
free newspapers.
Communication and display the feasibility
• Pilot test in Barcelona or other municipalities. (Spring)
• Back to regional debates before the elections and assess the progress and status.
11. FUNDS
The network is financed by free newspapers enterprises and indirectly by advertising
companies.
It has been calculated that the cost of an advertisement per newspaper should increase less
than 1% to cover the waste management costs of paper waste.
Private funding has to cover the proposed rate.
12. COSTS
It has been obtained that the average costs of publishing and advertisement in a free
newspaper has a range of 0,60?0,74 € depending of the enterprises. To include the waste
management cost suppose an increment in the publishing cost of 0,0039 € per newspaper.
13. RESULTS
This good practices aims to:
1. Contribute to the adoption normatives to reverse the unsustainable trend of increased
waste generation and move towards a Catalan strategy of "Zero Waste".
2. Contribute to accomplish with the objectives of Management Program of Municipal
Wastes of Catalonia (PROGREMIC). More details in:http://www.arc?
cat.net/ca/publicacions/pdf/agencia/programes/exp_publica/progremic.pdf
Recycled paper waste
This is estimated that 8309 tons per year could be incorporated to paper and cardboard
waste management system. This represents an increment of 6% of the total paper and
cardboard recycled in the case study area in 2009 (138298 tons per year).
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Social Benefits
The creation of a rate will suppose the opportunity of discharge public administrations and
indirectly citizens of the costs until now assumed to management of the waste paper from
free newspapers.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
PAYT program is an effective tool in increasing waste separation and recycling, and also
encourage waste minimization. The result is significant energy savings from transportation,
increases in material recovery from recycling, and reduction in pollution from landfills and
incinerators. PAYT program also encourage producers to develop more efficient designs and
environmentally friendly product life cycles.
Based on the results of Life Cycle Assessment study of Pay as you Throw for free newspaper
when waste paper from free newspaper is included in integrated waste management system
could be avoided 0.18 tons of CO2 eq. per ton of virgin paper avoided production.
15. USEFUL LINK:
1. Programa de Gestió de Residus Municipals a Catalunya 2007?2012 (PROGREMIC). Barcelona (2007).
Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge.
2. Ecoembalajes España, S.A (Ecoembes). Última visita realizada en Julio 2010. Disponible en
www.ecoembes.com
3. Ecovidrio S.A. Última visita realizada en Julio 2010. Disponible en www.ecovidrio.es
4. Sigfito S.A. Última visita realizada en Julio 2010. Disponible en www.sigfito.es
5. Sigre S.A. Última visita realizada en Julio 2010. Disponible en www.sigre.es
6. Signus S.A. Última visita realizada en Julio 2010. Disponible en www.signus.es
7. TNU S.A. Última visita realizada en Julio 2010. Disponible en www.tnu.es
8. Sigaus S.A. Última visita realizada en Julio 2010. Disponible en www.sigaus.es
9. Sigpi S.A. Última visita realizada en Julio 2010. Disponible en www.sigpi.es
10. IDESCAT (2008)
11. Dades Ambientals Metropolitans 2008. Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona. Entitat del Medi Ambient
12. Guia per a l’elaboració de plans locals de prevenció de residus municipals. Barcelona (2010). Agència
de Residus de Catalunya i Centre Catalá del Reciclatge.
13. Santos Díez M.T. (2007) El auge de la prensa gratuita en España. Bilbao. Universidad del País Vasco
,Servicio Editorial.
14. Asociació Catalana de la Premsa Gratuita (ACPG). Disponible enhttp://www.acpg.cat
15. Asociación Española de la Prensa Gratuita (AEPG). disponible enhttp://www.aepg.es
16. ISO 14040: environmental manangement—life cycle assessment—principles and framework.
Geneve, Switzerland; 2006.
17. Frischknecht R, Jungbluth N, editors. Ecoinvent project. Swiss Centre for Life Cycle Inventories, Du¨
bendorf, Switzerland,2004.
Available fromhttp://www.ecoinvent.ch/S
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18. AsPapel. Estadísticas 2008?2001. Disponible en www.aspapel.es
19. Sustainability Performance 2008. Storaenso. Disponible en www.storaenso.com
20. Bovea M.D, Ibáñez?Forés V., Gallarda A., Colomer?Mendoza F.J. Environmental assessment of
alternative municipal solid waste management strategies. A Spanish case study. Waste
Manegement 2010.
21. Iriarte A., Gabarrell X., Rieradevall J. LCA of selective waste collection systems in dense urban areas.
Waste Management 29 (2009), 903?914
22. Rives J., Rierdevall J., Gabarrell X. LCA comparison of container systems in municipal solid waste.
Waste Management 30 (2010), 949?957
23. Encuesta General de Medios. Febrero?Noviembre 2009.
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? The Pay as you Throw is in force in many
European countries, America and Oceania.
E.g. http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/to
ols/payt/index.htm
? The good practice proposed does not imply
technology changes.
? The Pay as you Throw for free newspapers
has accumulated enough environmental,
social and economical data to question the
current system of container management in
the State.
? Management Program of Municipal
Wastes of Catalonia (PROGREMIC). This
good practice helps to accomplish the aims
established in this program.
Weaknesses
? The Pay as you Throw system requires the
involvement of citizens and distribution
chains in order to succeed.
? The rate ensure the correct application of
waste management cost to real responsible
companies but does no ensure the increase
of the recycling.
? It is necessary to justify in deep that the
main product of free newspaper is publicity
and not information. Not applying in
conventional newspaper could be seen as a
discriminative act.
Opportunity
? To improve the public opinion about free
newspaper. Publishing newspaper as a free
product and recyclable.
? The support of supramunicipal
administration in this initiative.
Threat
? The current economical crisis has
decreased the incomes in terms of publicity
in free newspapers. Reducing the volume of
business for free newspapers enterprises.
The introduction a new rate could suppose
an obstacle in its business activity.
? The political decision to change the system
is not without risk.
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FACTSHEET
2. "Retorna" Network, return for the future” of"Retorna" Network for the
promotion of a Return, Collection, and Recovery System (“SDDR” from its
initials in Spanish).
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 17th September 2010
State of activity (on?going or finished): on going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Catalonia / Spain
Population: 46.951.532 (January 2010)
Authority/organization in charge: "Retorna" Network for the promotion of a Return, Collection, and
Recovery System (“SDDR” from its initials in Spanish).
Contacts:
Domingo Jiménez?Beltrán, president
Secretary (Fundació Privada Catalana de Prevenció de Residus i Consum Responsable)
Tel. (+34) 93 668 61 07 / [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
X
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities X
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community X
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development X
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement X
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
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The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW X
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills X
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
"Retorna" Network was established as a lobby for defending the implementation of a
Return, Collection, and Recovery System for light packaging in Catalonia and Spain.
2. ACTORS
"Retorna" Network was established with the support of over 50 local authorities, 40
associations, and various supramunicipal organizations and universities.
Their role is lobbying to the Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Environment to
influence the planned reform of the law on packaging and packaging waste in order to
introduce the implementation of an SDDR in Spain.
3. BENEFICIARIES
The beneficiary of the activity is the whole of Spanish society by better separation of waste,
better use of materials and savings in the use of raw materials.
4. OBJECTIVES
1. Encourage a change of model legislation and waste management, especially in packaging,
in Catalonia and Spain.
2. As a first step to promote a Return, Collection, and Recovery System for packaging.
3. Promote discussion and encourage membership among local Campaign (motions and
agreements), municipal associations, economic actors involved, universities, institutions,
civic organizations and civil society to address a change of management model and
regulation of wastes and packaging in the country and Catalonia.
4. Disseminate information and awareness activities to the whole of Catalan society about
excessive consumption of resources and the need to reduce the "ecological rucksack" of
packaging.
5. Coordinate with the Spanish Redtorna.
6. Representation in the process: presentation, discussion and monitoring of these proposals
to the Catalan Government and the Parliament of Catalonia. Along with Redtorna,
participate in discussion and negotiations with the Ministry for the Environment.
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5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
In a first phase, the proposed SDDR in Spain includes PET, cans and cartons. These fractions
are the one that currently have the worst rate of recovery using the yellow container.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
The collection of packaging by SDDR can be done manually or automated. In both cases the
user retrieves the deposit instantly, and then the store or mall receive the amount from a
system manager or national system.
? Manual Collection: containers are returned to stores and stored without compacting in
sacks. An authorized agent to collect the bags visits the shops and brings the containers to a
counting and compaction plant, where the selected product is sent for recycling.
? Automatic Collection: returning machines are installed in areas of great affluence. These
machines count, classify, and compact packaging at source. The waste containers are
generally sent by reverse logistics distribution to the central and from there sent to
recyclers.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
The various entities that make up the network account for sufficient experience in the
management of municipal waste and enough technical knowledge to raise and lead a
reform of the packaging law that is both ambitious and realistic.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
The SDDR is a system that encourages the return of certain containers by fixing deposit
associated with the container. When the empty container is returned in proper condition
the amount is returned to the consumer.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
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SEPTEMBER ? DECEMBER 2010
• Constitution and public presentation (September 17)
• Brand registration (September)
• Network Infrastructure Organization (October 1st Board Meeting)
Influence the change of rules at state level:
• Presence in talks with the Ministry for the Environment (September?October)
• Prepare legal reports that support the proposals. (September)
• Interviews with the Catalan parliamentary groups to incorporate the proposal
to their electoral programs (October) and demand for hearing to the Committee on
Environment of the Parliament of Catalonia.
• Interviews with Catalan Ministry for the Environment.
Network promotion and campaign:
• Develop and publicize studies which demonstrate economic viability, environmental and
social performance of the proposed system. (December)
• Create (Fall):
? A website, in coordination with Redtorna
? Promotion and communication tools such as periodic newsletters, ...
Increase social support
• Accession of 50 more associations.
• Accession of more local and municipal entities:
? FMC and the ACM membership
? Achieve 100 motions at city councils
• Accession of most universities and research centers.
Increase support groups, parliamentarians and government complicity
• Proposed incorporation at electoral programs. (October)
• Meetings with parliamentary groups. (December)
• Creation of a Work Group with the government departments concerned. (December)
Incorporating stakeholders
• Starting conversations with business operators, fillers, distributors and retailers ...
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Monitoring the change of regulations
• According to the State Government resolve, monitor the process of approval of the new
Waste Act and the amendment process for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Act.
• Start in Catalonia a debate and approval of the Catalan Law on waste prevention and
influence the implementation of SDDR in packaging in Catalonia.
Communication and display the feasibility
• Pilot test in Barcelona or other municipalities. (Spring)
• Back to regional debates before the elections and assess the progress and status.
11. FUNDS
The network is financed by members' own resources and contributions from allied
organizations.
SDDR system is designed to be the producers who take responsibility for managing the
packaging waste they put on the market, freeing up local authorities in this task.
Extended producer responsibility not only ensures the optimization of management, but
allows city councils and county councils to allocate resources to other economic activities to
serve the people.
12. COSTS
The SDDR system is not implemented yet in Spain and therefore there is no data on costs
and revenues.
With the aim of generating quantitative data, "Retorna" network has commissioned several
studies to assess the creation of jobs generated by the implementation of a SDDR, and the
costs and benefits they generate.
13. RESULTS
The Network aims to end achieve the following results:
1. Contribute to the adoption of policies to reverse the unsustainable trend of increased
waste generation and move towards a Catalan strategy of "Zero Waste".
2. Influence the modification of existing State and Catalan regulations:
• To incorporate amendments to the drafting and final approval of the Waste Act (July?
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December 2010), which promotes preventive policies and SDDR for packaging.
• Introduce changes in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Act.
• Law Enforcement Catalan Waste Prevention. Submitted to the Government (November
2008) and currently under study. Ask the new government and Parliament to approve this
Act:
? Promoting reusable packaging.
? First step to establish the SDDR as a general management system of packaging.
? Introduce environmental taxation.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Based on the results of a comparative LCA study between SDDR and "Green Dot" system
commissioned by "Retorna", when the SDDR selective collection using machines is greater
than 40%, the results show that for all impact categories considered and all the percentages
of selective collection, the SDDR has a better environmental performance in the
management of PET bottles, cans and cartons.
15. USEFUL LINK:
1. Ley 11/1997, de 24 de abril, de Envases y Residus de Envases.
2. Directiva 2004/12/CE del parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 11 de febrero de 2004, por la que se
modifica la Directiva 94/62/CE relativa a los envases y residuos de envases.
3. Els sistemes de dipòsit, devolució i retorn d’envasos. La solució de gestió dels Residus d’envasos més
ecològica i eficient (2010).Fundació Catalana per a la Prevenció de Residus i el Consum Responsable.
Versió 1.5. Disponible en:http://www.residusiconsum.org
4. Estudio para la determinación de la fórmula de pago de aplicación a la recogida selectiva de envases
ligeros (2007). Ecoembalajes España S.A
5. Programa de Gestió de Residus Municipals a Catalunya 2007?2012 (PROGREMIC). Barcelona (2007).
Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge.
6. Informe de Sostenibilitat Ambiental del Programa de Gestió de Residus Municipals a Catalunya 2007?
2012. Agencia de Residus de Catalunya
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? The SDDR system is in force in many
European countries, America and Oceania,
where container recovery rates reach above
80%.
? The necessary technology is mature and
proven.
? The "Retorna" Network has accumulated
enough environmental, social and
economical data to question the current
system of container management in the
State.
Weaknesses
? The "Retorna" Network is less able to
influence the political powers that the
current managers of the "green dot" system.
? The SDDR system requires the involvement
of citizens and distribution chains in order to
succeed.
? The SDDR system can be perceived as a
return to the past, as an old system.
Opportunity
? The Packaging and Packaging Waste Act
will open soon its period of revision.
? The change of Minister for the
Environment has made the institution more
receptive to new proposals.
? The objectives of the network are shared
by municipal entities (to save financial
resources), environmentalists (to increase
collection and recycling), universities (to
scientifically prove the goodness of the
system), companies (interested in opening
new markets) and trade unions (in view of
the possibility of creating new jobs).
Threat
? The packaging collection system
established in Spain has enough financial
resources and powerful interests to override
the potential changes that may affect it.
? The political decision to change the system
is not without risk.
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FACTSHEET
3. “CAPANNORI TOWARDS ZERO WASTE” of Municipality of Capannori; ASCIT
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: in December 2004
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Italy/Toscana Region/ Municipality of
Capannori (LU)
Population: 46.000 inhabitants
Authority/organization in charge: Municipality of Capannori ; ASCIT (http://www.ascit.it/)
Contacts: Environment Alderman: Alessio Ciacci: [email protected] / http://www.comune.capannori.lu.it/
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
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Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes x
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions x
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
x
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration x
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
x
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement x
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of x
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water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
x
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Adhesion to the international Zero Waste Strategy and subsequent start of activities of
waste recycling and reduction.
2. ACTORS
Municipality of Capannori ? Environment Alderman;
Ascit Spa; ecological operators, local associations and citizens.
3. BENEFICIARIES
Target group and final beneficiaries are citizens as beneficiaries of urban sanitation services
and as users.
4. OBJECTIVES
The goal is to get closer to Zero Waste for disposal through the recycling of almost all
municipal waste, by preventing the production of waste and encouraging waste reuse.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
About the 80% of urban waste is destinated to the separated waste; re?use organic material
for compost production, recovery of paper cardboard, plastic, glass and metals for reuse in
production cycles.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Capannori Municipality has changed the system of collection: from collection with big trucks
into the containers situated on the road, we moved to the collection through small vehicles,
mostly electric or natural gas, which are daily serving the citizens of emptying the recycling
domestic bins.
For waste reduction were carried out following activities:
? Distribution to the families of home compost bin for organic material;
? Purchase of automatic distributors of milk on tap;
? Distribution of containers for the sale of detergents on tap;
? Installation of an ultraviolet treatment system to purify spring water in the municipal area.
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7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
More than 40 new employees.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant /provided
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
The Municipality of Capannori joined the international Zero Waste strategy by launching a
series of actions, described below, aimed at recycling of all waste and reducing waste
production, such as:
Actions for waste collection:
? Separate collection: doorstep collection "Door to door”, with free delivery to all the
families of containers, bags made of Mater?bi, bins composting. Waste collected in two
different ways: paper and paperboard, multi?material (glass, plastics, tetra, metal cans, tins,
plastic bags, food trays, etc..), Organic and green cuttings and prunings, bulky waste, waste
oil, similar to all non?domestic users. Preparation of weekly and monthly calendar for the
home collection of different waste. After an initial test of waste collection door to door in a
small village of 600 inhabitants have been implemented periodic extensions of service to the
total coverage of 45,662 residents throughout the City in June 2010.
? Ecological Islands: preparation of two “ecological islands” for waste such as wood, tv,
computers, batteries, etc ... In the ecological islands there are 10 different containers for
different materials, a system for the weighing of waste deposited, presence of an operator.
The waste deposited in the ecological island are weighed at each discharge and the weight
of the waste, depending on the material given, is transformed into a score. Incentive
instruments: the citizens are equipped with a magnetic card that keeps track of the points
and at the end of the year, citizens who exceed a score of 500, receive at home a check for
20 euro.
Actions for Waste Reduction
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? Home Composting campaign to raise awareness with the public, started in 2005 in
partnership with ASCIT company. System to stimulate citizens: 10% discount on the variable
rate of waste for all nationals who engage in home composting. The company (ASCIT) gave
citizens a free compost bin and a technical manual with instructions for making a good
compost using organic wastes. With this policy today, citizens engaged in home composting
increased to 2023 in the municipality. Each year, a check is made on a sample of citizens who
practice home composting. Monitoring activities have shown that over 96% of cases carried
out correctly home composting.
? Green Purchasing: The City of Capannori, first in Tuscany Region, has since 2005 adopted
the system of green purchasing, with a resolution of accession to the procedure GPP (Green
Public Procurement). All purchases of the Municipality have been placed under a procedure
that favors the products made with recycled materials and low environmental impact.
Within the Municipality was also launched separate collection and the recovery of waste
such as toner for printers.
? Good Water in canteens: In 2007 Municipality of Capannori has launched a pilot project in
three schools, gradually replacing the bottled water in the school canteens, using jugs of tap
water. This project has saved 8,500 boxes of mineral water per year. In 2009 the project was
extended to all 22 municipal schools, with a reduction of 40,000 bottles from September
2009 to February 2010, saving 1,600 kg of plastic and determining a major line of
environmental education for 2438 children involved. The municipal government has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with the Acque SpA: the company has provided free jugs of
glass to be used in school cafeterias and carry out regular monitoring to ensure the quality of
tap water.
? The Way of Water: the project was realized with the objective of minimizing water use and
with the aim of exploiting the natural sources in the area as a place of "common good", from
which all citizens can draw water for their consumption, in absolute safety. For this purpose,
a path was created called "The Way of Water", which includes 15 water sources scattered in
the territory of Capannori, with an ultraviolet purification system, which eliminates the
bacteria. The project started in 2005 with a total cost of € 500,000, financed by 60% from
the Tuscany Region.
? Milk on tap: a project realized to reduce packaging but also for the development of "short
chain of Milk", through the use of a vending machine milk on tap, with positive
consequences in terms of: a guarantee of high quality milk because it is cooler and it is not
treated and because the farmers who supply the vending machines for milk on tap should
take the certification “Milk high quality”, resulting in savings for those who buy milk on tap;
economic benefits for producers who have more profit margins, environmental benefits to
minimize the use of containers "disposable". Results: From February 2008 to February 2010
were sold about 200 liters of milk per day for a total of about 110,000 liters. Considering that
about 90% of consumers buy the milk using your own container, were spared more than
90,000 disposable packaging.
? Detergents on tap: it’s possible buy high quality detergents on tap, naturals and ecological
from local businesses, and can be bought using its own container, resulting in savings for
buyers and the environment.
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Ato Rifiuti and producer organizations.
Results: In a year we sold 27,000 liters of ecological detergents on tap in 15 outlets in the
City. The project has spread beyond the municipal boundaries, extending throughout the
Province of Lucca, thanks to effective communication campaign.
? Eco? sagre: was defined a Municipal Regulations governing the use of materials
"disposable" as dishes, glasses, plastic dishes, during the summer events, with the aim of
reducing the environmental impact in the municipal area. With this regulation, the
organizers of this events are committed to: ? minimizing waste produced during the festival;
? to reduce waste and packaging ? using crockery, cutlery and glasses that are reusable or
made of compostable material. Results: since 2008 year to date have been spared more
than 40,000 covered disposable.
? Ecological Nappies: Municipality of Capannori launched an awareness campaign directed
to citizens, to promote the use of washable nappies, made of 90% organic cottons and
natural materials, to replace those "disposable" who have an high environmental impact,
since compounds with non?recyclable material. The nappies can be purchased at local
pharmacies and families participating in the initiative receive a discount. Results: Since
November 2008, the year of initiation of the promotional campaign and local incentives at
February 2010 it is estimated that 80 families have contributed to the reduction of waste,
producing 100 tons less waste.
? Market exchange and reuse: Initiative promoted by Municipal with the involvement of a
local association for the organization of the flea market every two months, by means citizens
can bring to market every objectives typology such as: books, furniture and any other type of
object intended to reuse, in order to contribute to the long life cycle of materials.
? Away the plastic from all the canteens a: Municipality of Capannori has banned the
"disposable". In all 10 school canteens and the 20 municipal canteens are used only plates
and dishes that are dishwasher safe. Results: There were savings to the cycle of waste about
2,680 disposable materials a week , for a total of approximately 67,000 plastic dishes each
year.
? Effecorta Cooperative: The project was founded for the promotion of local products that
you can buy in bulk (agricultural products, meat, cheese, etc ....), To help reduce waste in the
production and packaging and to give opportunities for every citizen to purchase the
quantity of products, commensurate with own consumption.
11. FUNDS
Regional funds: Tuscany Region
Provincial funds: Province of Lucca
Municipal funds: Municipality of Capannori
12. COSTS
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Data about recycling: in the municipality of Capannori in 2009 were harvested 17.386 tons of
separated waste. In the Province of Lucca, the average cost of placing of the undifferentiated
wastes is 160 euro per ton. If these 17,386 tonnes of wastes were conferred to landfill, it
would take € 2,781,760.00 for their disposal. The cost of delivery to recycling facilities of
17.386 tons was instead of € 927,815.00. Also must be considered that the paper is a
resource: in fact from the sale of 5,459 tons of paper collected in 2009, were obtained €
280,956.00.
The total cost for the 17,386 tons of separated waste delivered to recycling plants in 2009,
was equal to € 646,859.00 (considered income from the sale of the paper), with a saving of €
2,134,901.00, which are used for purchase of materials for families, recruitment of staff, for
the purchase of new mechanical equipment and the information campaign.
13. RESULTS
With the separated waste from 2004 to 2009 we have started to recycle 85,467 tons of
waste. From the "door to door" waste collection, increasing the separated waste, we
achieved a reduction of mixed waste to dispose of approximately 30,000 tons of waste.
With the separated waste of paper in 2009 we have saved: ? the slaughter of nearly 100,000
trees ? the consumption of 2.5 million gallons of water ? more than 7,000 tons of CO2
emissions; through home composting and reuse of organic material, pruning and mowing we
have obtained a saving of almost 5,000 tons of CO2 emissions. Separate collection +
composting activity = savings of 13,272 tons of CO2 emitted into the environment.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Information not relevant / provided.
14. USEFUL LINK:
14. ANNEX (if necessary):
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SWOT analysis
Strength
? Participating to the international network
of Zero Waste;
? Establishing a synergic and complementary
set of actions aimed at recycling and reuse
of materials;
? The sensitivity of policy makers in the
adoption of a Zero Waste policy;
? Targeted communication and awareness
campaign focusing on the citizen;
? Adoption of incentives for citizens
(reduction of waste tax);
? Active participation of key actors and
stakeholders.
Weaknesses
? Ability to maintain and improve the
performance achieved to date;
? To extend this policy at national level;
? to adopt effective national legislation,
favouring the reduction, recycling and reuse
of materials.
Opportunity
? Possibility to replicate the good practice in
other national contexts;
?Ability to generate incomes;
?Possibility to save public found on waste
management;
?Creating new jobs through the green
economy.
Threat
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4. “RECYCLODROME” of RECYCLODROME association
Category:
Policy X Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering
X Reuse X Recycle
Date of starting: 2007
State of activity (on?going or finished): on going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: France / Region PACA / Marseille / 1
st
arrondissement
Population: 47.000
Authority/organization in charge: RECYCLODROME association
Contacts: [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative solutions
(use of renewable resources)
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
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Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions x
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and solidarity
criteria
x
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration x
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders' categories,
disciplines, sectors and agencies
x
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste management
system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of water, soil
and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
This association collects objects considered as waste from individuals, associations or companies, in
order to give them a second life. The objects are worked (cleaning, repair, makeover) then offered
for sale in the workshop?boutique of the association. These activities also support awareness on the
theme of waste and reuse.
Because of its beneficial to the environment and the development of a local service carrier of social
ties, RECYCLODROME is positioned as a full participant of the solidarity economy.
2. ACTORS
Citizens of the municipality of Marseille as well as private companies or associations.
3. BENEFICIARIES
City of Marseille and its citizens, mainly the citizens of the first district of the city.
Pupils in schools through public awareness campaigns.
However, the actions extend to the entire basin of the city of Marseille, the workshop?boutique is
located downtown in Marseille, in the district of Noailles.
4. OBJECTIVES
Reduction of waste by derivating flows to promote reuse and recycling through:
? Collection of waste (possible through a door?to?door collection service), repair and sale.
? Organisation of workshops on the theme “waste reduction”
? Realisation of some technical studies and expertise dedicated to the reduction of waste (for
instance; study of a new waste management system for waste composed of cardboard from
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Cleaning, repair, makeover
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
?Information not relevant /provided.
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7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
4 employees:
? Manager, with competences in waste management systems,
? Technician and worker, to repair the collected waste
? Administrative officer
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Fuel for the waste collection vehicle
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
??Information not relevant /provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Waste are being collected (types of waste: mainly furniture and weee)
Cleaned, Repaired
Put for sale
Public awareness towards waste reduction
11. FUNDS
Region PACA
General council of Bouches?du?Rhône
Fondation de France
Cigales network of association
COSTS
Collection of waste is free of charge (a payment is claimed only if there are large quantities to collect
and if they potentially contain waste improper to be repaired)
Cleaning and Repair of waste is free of charge
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11. RESULTS
1600 members of the association
? secondary raw materials and products derived by reuse / recovering / recycling;
? type and quantity of avoided waste : mainly furniture and weee (no statistic available on the
quantity)
? type and quantity of natural resources avoided: raw materials (metals, wood, chemical
agents, etc.)
? other environmental benefits: avoid the landfilling of waste, as there can be considered as
goods if repaired
? Social benefits: employment of people with low educational grade
? Improvement of the employment conditions in the new green economy : creation of 4 jobs
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The contribution of this project lies in:
the reduction of natural resources consumption
the reduction on pressures on soils and water, through the derivation of waste assumed to be
landfilled
13. USEFUL LINK:
14. ANNEX (if relevant):
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? implementation of an innovative system
for the reuse of waste,
? contribution of waste collection to be
landfilled
? promotion of a “longer?life products”
system,
? realization of public awareness campaigns
addressed to pupils in schools and to
citizens in the workshop?boutique.
Weaknesses
? collection of waste generated locally, in a
district in Marseille
Opportunity
? Exchange of knowledge and experience
between France and other med countries
where such projects have already been
implemented
Threat
? Absence of participation of citizens.
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5. “Recycling of packaging waste” of Solid waste management corporation of
Zakynthos
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 1996
State of activity (on?going or finished): On?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Greece/Ionian region/Zakynthos
Population: 40.000 (60.000 can be benefited form the project)
Authority/organization in charge: Solid waste management corporation of Zakynthos
Contacts:
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
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Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions x
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
x
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
x
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
x
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement x
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
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Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
x
Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
The recycling programme is the oldest one developed in any Greek municipality. It had been
initiated in 1996 together with the starting of the sanitary landfill in the island of Zakynthos.
2. ACTORS
Citizens and visitors in the municipality of Zakynthos.
Local organizations.
3. BENEFICIARIES
The municipality of Zakynthos and its citizens.
Solid waste management corporation of Zakynthos
4. OBJECTIVES
– Achieve waste recovery of 10% of the total collected recyclable waste.
? Participation of the touristic areas of Zakynthos in the programme.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
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Paper: 2.000 t/year
Plastic: 600 t/year
Metals, glass: 1.500 t/year
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Technological Equipment
Waste collection vehicle
Blue bins: 405
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
? employeds working on the management and administration of the project: 2
? employeds working on the waste collection: 13
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Fuels for the waste collection vehicle (for both organic and recyclable waste).
Electricity for the MRF operation
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
• The municipality personnel is responsible for the waste collection from the blue bins
and their transfer to the MRF.
• The municipality personnel (6) is responsible for the operation of all the sections of
the MRF.
11. FUNDS
Information not relevant /provided
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12. COSTS
Operational Cost: 60.000 €/year for 2009
Income from sell and subsidy: 150.000 €/year
13. RESULTS
? Benefits for the community: improvement of the citizens’ life quality as well as citizens’
education on rational waste management.
? External factors: waste transfer cost and products price in the market.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
? Formulation of environmental behaviour concerning citizens.
? Decrease in the generated waste.
? Suggestion of use of renewable sources of energy in the waste treatment units.
15. USEFUL LINK:
www.fodsazante.gr/
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Citizens’ participation in the recycling
programme.
? Project’s subsidization.
Weaknesses
?High operation cost.
? Low products price in the market.
Opportunity
Threat
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6. “Re?use center (Center ponovne uporabe)” of Technology center for
applicative ecology ? EKO?TCE d.o.o.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 2010
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Slovenia / /Rogaška Slatina
Population: /
Authority/organization in charge: Technology center for applicative ecology ? EKO?TCE d.o.o.
Contacts:
dr. Marinka Vovk
Telefon: +386 (0)3 752 07 90
Faks: +386 (0)3 752 07 91
E?pošta: [email protected]
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Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution x
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions x
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
x
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
x
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration x
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
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categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement x
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Re?use center is intended for reconstruction, rebuilding, removing and preparation of still
useful products for reuse. The center has an open door for all, for those who want to bring in
useful products, and for those who wish to buy refurbished products for symbolic price.
Green price shows the actual savings at the expense of the environment and has
environmentally conscious meaning, because today no one asks how many raw materials,
water, energy, emissions are needed for a new product. By dumping of still useful products
we throw away materials, use energy and water and pollute environment.
2. ACTORS
Consortium of companies Environmental research institute Slovenske Konjice and Technology
center for applicative ecology implement the project of re?use center.
3. BENEFICIARIES
Residents, public and private sector
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4. OBJECTIVES
Obtain the maximum amount of usable waste and return them at a low price back into use.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
furniture, electrical and electronic equipment, toys, clothing, kitchenware
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Provide a detailed description about the means, technologies, operational facilities and other tools
/
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
workers with a carpenter, electrical engineering, sewing and related skills
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Indicate type and quantity of natural resources engaged
/
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Owners left usable waste to re?use center. Then they review waste, fix and clean it and offer
for sale. Center also offers repair services for items that can be repaired and owners would
like to continue use them.
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11. FUNDS
€ 249,000 of assets acquired at the national call for the development of social enterprises,
funds derived from sales.
COSTS
Cost of employees, Operating costs
11. RESULTS
? Derived products for reuse
? Reduction of bulky waste
? Reduced use of natural resources to produce new products,
? New jobs
? Products with low prices, allowing purchase to socially disadvantaged groups
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Reduction of waste,
Conservation of natural resources needed to produce new products
13. USEFUL LINK: http://www.eko?tce.eu/
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? reduction of waste
? new jobs
? availability of goods for disadvantaged
Weaknesses
? to little economically strength activity
?
?
Opportunity
? great potential to develop
?
?
Threat
? in case of lack of support from public funds
the activity may be compromised
?
?
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7. “Eco Punt Verd” of PICH AGUILERA / TONI SOLANAS / GERONA GRUO, SL /
INÈDIT, SL
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: January 2008
State of activity (on?going or finished): on going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Barcelona / Catalonia / Spain
Population: 1.621.537 (2009)
Authority/organization in charge: PICH AGUILERA / TONI SOLANAS / GERONA GRUO, SL / INÈDIT, SL
Contacts:
Barcelona City Council
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
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Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
X
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management X
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities X
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community X
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development X
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement X
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
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Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW X
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills X
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Ecodesign of a neighborhood green point for the collection and storage of municipal waste
for which there are no specific containers on the street or a collection system at home.
2. ACTORS
The technical team to ecodesign the "Eco Punt Verd" is formed by architects, designers,
communicologist and environmentalists.
The client's project is the Barcelona city council.
The "Eco Punt Verd" users will be the citizens of Barcelona.
3. BENEFICIARIES
The municipality of Barcelona and its citizens.
4. OBJECTIVES
1. Functional objectives
? Operation clear and visible
? Separation of waste flows
? Multifunctional Equipment
2. Waste management objectives:
? Facilitate citizen input
? Optimize the waste collection
? Interaction with citizens
3. Sustainability objectives:
? Water self?sufficiency & Energetic self?sufficiency
? Minimize the environmental impact of materials
? Integration into the urban environment
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
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Special municipal wastes
? Fluorescent lamps and mercury vapor, Tires
? Batteries
? Solvents, paints and varnishes
? Batteries
? Refrigerators and electric appliances with CFC
? Mineral oils used come from homes
Ordinary municipal waste
? Paper and cardboard
? Glass
? Light packaging
? Plastics
? Scrap and metal
? Textiles
Large municipal waste
? Electric Appliances (without hazardous substances)
? Furniture and other
Other municipal wastes
? Timber
? Waste Plant
? Demolition and construction of minor works remains.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
The collection of municipal waste in the neighborhood green point is done manually by using
specific types of waste containers.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
The team participating in the project is composed by:
? Architects and designers (definition of the concept and technical development).
? Experts in communication (design of communication strategy).
? Environmentalists (Environmental validation of the design proposals).
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided.
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9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.?
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Creation of a multidisciplinary team that cover the different key aspects of ecodesign
? The definition of the concept and it's technical development is led by architects and
designers.
? The design of communication strategy is led by Experts in communicologists.
? The environmental analysis is led by Environmentalists.
Analysis of different neighborhood green point:
? Determine the neighbourhood green point characteristics that is want to evaluate.
? Analyse the design problem.
? Determine the critical environmental factors involved.
? Detect the competitive solutions.
Formulation of an ecodesign specification.
? Determine the design brief that include the results of the previous stage.
Development of the Eco Punt Verd
? Creating Product Ideas and Concepts.
? Generation of a provisional design proposal.
? Evaluation of product features.
Display the Eco Punt Verd feasibility
? Pilot test in Barcelona.
11. FUNDS
The project is financed by Barcelona City Council.
12. COSTS
The Eco Punt Verd is not implemented yet and therefore there is no data on costs and
revenues.
13. RESULTS
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The Eco Punt Verd aims to achieve the following results:
Environmental benefits:
? Contribute to the increase of the municipal waste recuperation rate.
? Optimization of the flow of energy and water for the operation of Eco Punt Verd.
Social benefits
? Encourage citizen participation in the municipal waste collection.
? Improvement of the citizens’ life quality as well as citizens’ education on rational
waste management.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Water Flow reduction. Rainwater Collection for use in cleaning.
Energy flow reduction. Use of solar resources for hot water.
Integration of vegetation on fence to maintain a microclimate inside the Eco Punt Verd and
fixed CO
2
.
15. USEFUL LINK: implantació
Guia d'implantació i gestió de deixalleries. Agencia de Residus de Catalunya. On line: http://www20.gencat.cat/docs/arc/Home/Ambits dactuacio/Valoritzacio _ Reciclatge/Instal_lacio
ns%20de%20gestio/Deixalleries/guiadeix.pdf
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Implementation of an ecoinnovated
neighborhood green point in Barcelona.
? Increase of the waste management rate.
? Citizens education on rational ways of
waste management.
? Experience that will be useful for the
implementation of the Eco Punt Verd in
other municipalities in the future.
Weaknesses
? A new system that requires the
involvement of citizens.
Opportunity
? Exchange of knowledge and experience
between Eco Punt Verd and other
neighborhood green point already installed.
Threat
? High initial investment.
? No citizens participation in the program.
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8. “Separate and win (locuj in zmaguj)” of Snaga d.o.o.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 2009
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Slovenia / /Municipality of
Ljubljana and suburban municipalities
Population: 400000
Authority/organization in charge: Snaga d.o.o.
Contacts: Snaga d.o.o.
Povšetova ulica 6,
1000 Ljubljana
T: 01 477 96 00
F: 01 477 97 13
E: [email protected]
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Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
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categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
In six rounds of contest a special commission will draw ten collection points, then they will
examine how faithfully their users separate waste. Five times (April, May, June, September
and October) they will draw ten randomly selected points and in November draw will be
made only between nursery schools and schools.
In each of the first five rounds for rewards is intended 3750 EUR. Therefore each individual
prize is 375 EUR. The awards, which will not be granted, will be transfered into the final
round, where the youngest will compete for them.
2. ACTORS
? Snaga d.o.o.
? Slopak
? Žurnal 24
3. BENEFICIARIES
? households
? nursery schools, schools
4. OBJECTIVES
? reduction of land filled waste
? By 2013 to reach 170kg of separately collected waste per inhabitant per year
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
mixed waste (remains after separation)
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
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Information not relevant / provided.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Commission for assessment of quality of waste separation
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Based on the draw, once per month collection points will be set, where mixed waste will bi
analyzed. If container will contain more than 50% of the waste that can not be collected
separately and will not contain hazardous waste, the winning prize will be 375 EUR.
11. FUNDS
In year 2009: 10000 €
In year 2010: 6 x 3750 €
(resources of Snage d.o.o.)
COSTS
Costs are: awards, promotion of contest and commission for assessment of quality of waste
separation.
Contest is increasing quantities of gained raw materials.
11. RESULTS
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raw materials recovery
? reduction of mixed waste
? smaller burden on land fills
? rewarding people for successful separation of waste
?
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
? Reduced use of natural resources, because of secondary raw materials,
? Less need for landfills
13. USEFUL LINK: http://www.jhl.si/snaga/locujzmaguj
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? positive stimulus ? awarding
? getting secondary raw materials
? less burden on landfills
Weaknesses
? multi flat buildings
?
?
Opportunity
? increase of prize fund in proportion with
grow of obtained secondary raw materials
?
?
Threat
? (non)working of secondary raw material
market
?
?
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9. “Omaplast” of Omaplast d.o.o.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 1981
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Slovenia/?/Grosuplje
Population: ?
Authority/organization in charge: Omaplast d.o.o.
Contacts:
Tel: +386 (01) 786 21 97
+386 (01) 786 03 70
Fax: +386 (01) 786 25 80
Mob: +386 41 505 428
E?mail: [email protected]
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Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions x
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
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categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Omaplast recycles most common types of materials, such as HD PE, LD PE and PP, and
collects other materials as well, such as.: PMMA, PC, PA, PET, POM ... Annually 18,000
tonnes of packaging waste is recovered, using technologies that does not burden the
environment. Good technological equipment and knowledge in the field of recycling enable
reliable distribution of granulate across Europe as Omaplast exports 95% of total
production to foreign markets.
2. ACTORS
Omaplast d.o.o.
3. BENEFICIARIES
Manufacturers of plastic products
4. OBJECTIVES
To return as big as possible proportion of plastic back into production
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Omaplast recycles most common types of materials, such as HD PE, LD PE and PP, but also
collects other materials, such as: PMMA, PC, PA, PET, POM…
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Sorting: sorting the most difficult process because it requires high purity of the products.
First, by sorting they separate other materials and in further process the individual types of
plastics.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Information not relevant / provided.
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8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Processing saves the primary raw material for making plastics – oil, by processing it is used
90% less energy than producing it from crude oil, by processing water is natural resource.
Omaplast is one of the few companies that can boast with a modern device for the
treatment of industrial wastewater. All industrial wastewater from washing systems is
cleaned and reused in the process of recycling.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Storage of packaging waste, sorting, grinding, washing, extrusion
11. FUNDS
Information not relevant / provided.
COSTS
The costs are mainly the costs of production,
Revenues comes from the sale of granulates.
11. RESULTS
? Production of granulates from waste plastics
? Reduction of plastic waste
? Reducing the need for crude oil and other energy sources
? 90 % manjša poraba energije za predelavo kot primarno proizvodnjo
? 90% less power consumption for processing than for primary production
? Jobs
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12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Production of plastics from crude oil is much greater burden for the environment as
processing of waste plastics.
All waste water from washing systems is cleaned and reused in the process of recycling.
13. USEFUL LINK: http://www.omaplast.com
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Conservation of natural resources
? Cheaper production than primary
? Reduction of waste
Weaknesses
? “Downcycling”
? is not a closed circuit but still "from cradle
to grave" only slightly increases the lifetime
of materials
Opportunity
? great potential to increase production at
the increased level and quality of separate
collection
?
?
Threat
? Orientated to reduce use of plastic made
from crude oil
?
?
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10. “Yellow bags” of OKP ROGAŠKA SLATINA, d.o.o.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 2007
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Slovenia/?/are of administrative unit Šmarje
pri Jelšah, municipalities: Šmarje pri Jelšah, Rogaška Slatina, Rogatec, Pod?etrtek, Kozje, Bistrica ob Sotli
Population: 32.000
Authority/organization in charge: OKP ROGAŠKA SLATINA, d.o.o.
Contacts: email: [email protected]; telephone: 00386 (0)3 81 21 400
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes x
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement x
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
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The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
"Door to Door" system for the collection of packaging waste using yellow bags
instead of collecting in collection centre. With this "Door to Door" system, which is an
individual system of collecting packaging waste, we can achieve larger quantity of
collected packaging waste as collecting it in the collection centre, which are designed
for approximately 500 people.
2. ACTORS
OKP JAVNO PODJETJE ZA KOMUNALNE STORITVE ROGAŠKA SLATINA, d.o.o. (company for
waste management)
3. BENEFICIARIES
? households
? public sector
? business entity
4. OBJECTIVES
Reducing quantities of waste landfilled by 30% or achieve 45% of waste to be landfilled.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Fraction of separately collected municipal waste.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
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Yellow bags are brought into the sorting facility, where there is a sorting belt and
waste press. Waste is traveling on sorting belt where it is sorted. With this sorting
valuable secondary raw material are collected. The remainder (useless waste) travels to
by sorting belt to press, where it is pressed. This prepared remainder of waste is deposited on
landfill. Secondary raw material, which is collected in a container, returns after the
process to sorting belt, then travels to press, which compresses it.
Waste which is intended for recycling can be used for material or energy utilization.
This waste is called a secondary material.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
? Workers in waste collection vehicles
? Workers in sorting facilities
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
? paper (wood), plastic (oil), metals, glass
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant /provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Under the new waste management program they carry out the full separation of waste at the
source with collection of packaging waste under a "yellow bag" system at households. Waste
management program is introduced in the whole area with the objective of minimization of
mixed municipal waste and increasing recycling. The purpose of collecting of packaging in the
yellow bag is a more effective separation of waste at source and the possibility of separating
waste at all households with the aim to reduce the amount of waste that is land filled.
Process of collecting packaging waste with yellow bag
Each household receives free 100 or 60 liter translucent yellow bags with a ribbon and
instructions for collection of packaging waste and schedule of collecting. In the yellow
bag people can be collect all packaging waste together (except glass):
? Plastic packaging (PET bottles with a label and a stopper, yogurt pots, bags and
foil, plastic food and cleaning products packaging)
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? Paper packaging (wrapping paper, boxes, other paper and cardboard products)
? metal packaging (cans for alcoholic and soft drinks, cans in the food industry, metal lids
and other metal packaging)
? double?layer packaging (milk, juice, drinks packaging, so called Tetra Pak)
Large pieces of cardboard, foil, for example silage bales, paper (newspaper,
advertising, etc..), glass packaging, etc.. can people put together with yellow bag on
the day of collecting the yellow bag.
Once households fill the yellow bag with packages, they need to put it on certain location (on
the street) on the scheduled day of removal. The system of collecting packaging waste in
yellow bag enables households to separate packaging from other waste in the begining and
thus reduce the amount of mixed waste. Packaging in the yellow bags is collected by the OKP
Rogaska Slatina d.o.o. (the firm for waste management) and take them In the collection
center Tuncovec where they are handed over to authorized company for recycling. In the case
that households do not take into account the rules for the collection of packaging waste in
yellow bag, we will affix a sticker on such bag " improperly collected packaging" and take a
bag with the correct packaging at the next removal.
11. FUNDS
Information not relevant /provided.
COSTS
Costs:
? collecting of waste
? sorting of waste
? depositing of the rest of waste which is not suitable for recycling
Secondary raw material is obtained and it is transferred to further processing.
11. RESULTS
? Paper packaging (wrapping paper, boxes, other paper and cardboard products)
? metal packaging (cans for alcoholic and soft drinks, cans in the food industry, metal lids
and other metal packaging)
? double?layer packaging (milk, juice, drinks packaging, so called Tetra Pak)
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12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
? Conservation of natural resources due to increasing use of secondary raw
materials
? Due to the lower rate deposition there is less pressure on the environment
13. USEFUL LINK: http://www.okp.si/
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Higher percentages of separately
collected fractions
? "More comfortable" solution for
collection of separately collected
fractions
? It is not more expensive than a system
with collecting centers, since there is no
cost with them.
Weaknesses
? collecting glass and newspaper paper
separately
Opportunity
? With changing the rules there are
opportunities to develop more
solutions
Threat
? The Slovenian legislation does not provide
such a solution
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11. “Zeos” of Zeos d.o.o.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 2007
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Slovenija/ /
Population: /
Authority/organization in charge: Zeos d.o.o.
Contacts: Brn?i?eva ulica 39, Ljubljana
Tel.: 01 366 85 41
Fax: 01 366 85 82
E?naslov: [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
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The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
x
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Company ZEOS, d. o. o., is the bearer of the first and only national non?profit joint scheme
for waste electrical and electronic equipment in Slovenia. The company founded in 2005
has, together with Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, established a system for
collection, further processing and recovery of waste electrical and electronic equipment. In
cooperation with European association of lamp producers, the companies has set up a
system for collection and recycling of waste lamps and incorporate it into single system for
the collection of waste equipment in the entire European Union. In 2009 ZEOS Company
was first in Slovenia registered as a joint scheme holder for management with used portable
batteries and accumulators.
2. ACTORS
producers, collectors, processors and users of electrical and electronic equipment
3. BENEFICIARIES
Private and public sector, residents
4. OBJECTIVES
Establish a quality network for WEEE collection and waste portable batteries and
accumulators collection with municipal utilities, traders and collectors of contract;
to improve the quality of collected WEEE and with that to improve the financial conditions of
treatment operators;
to target quantities of collected WEEE, and goals of treatment and recycling
maintain and improve the existing overall scheme of WEEE and waste portable batteries and
accumulators;
actively cooperate with public authorities in managing the problem of unfair competition
and establishing a system of equalization schemes.
Achieve 4kg of WEEE per capita. per year
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
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WEEE (Waste electrical and electronic equipment)
Lamps
Batteries
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Objects, collection vehicles
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Drivers, workers (for disassembly)
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Management with Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) comprises:
? Collection of WEEE from end users, distributors and public service for waste management
? Treatment of WEEE: degradation and separation of its components ? preparation for
further treatment
? The recovery of WEEE
? removal of residues from processing of WEEE
The first and second stages are performed in Slovenia for the third and 4 phase has Zeos
contractors abroad.
11. FUNDS
Information not relevant / provided.
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COSTS
Costs are collection and processing of waste
Incomes are from secondary raw material
11. RESULTS
ZOS company has in 2009 collected more than 5,797 tones of waste electrical and electronic
equipment (WEEE). Given the amount of new equipment placed on the market, the rate of
collected waste equipment already acquired 38 percent. Collected amount represents 33
percent increase in these quantities over 2008, when it was collected 4271 tones of WEEE,
2007, 3262 tons.
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
WEEE, batteries and lamps have due to presence of hazardous substances high impact on
the environment if uncontrolled disposed. Proper handling with such waste gives
opportunity to gain valuable resources and reduce input of hazardous waste into the
environment.
13. USEFUL LINK: http://www.zeos.si
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Waste reduction
? Raw Material recovery
? Reduction of inputs of hazardous
substances into the environment
Weaknesses
? There is still a high proportion of waste
outside the scheme, many also in landfills.
?
?
Opportunity
? There is a lot of potential to increase
quantities of collected waste
? there is a greater chance for recovery in
Slovenia
?
Threat
? many companies do not meet obligations
from directive on the management with
WEEE
?
?
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12. “MOON CUP PROJECT: FOR WOMEN WHO LOVE ENVIRONMENT AND LIKE TO
FEEL "FREE” of Municipality of Collegno – Isola Cooperative
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: March 8, 2010
State of activity (on?going or finished): on going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Italy/Piemonte Region/Municipality of
Collegno (TO)
Population: 50.000 inhabitants
Authority/organization in charge: Municipality of Collegno – Isola Cooperative
Contacts:http://www.comune.collegno.to.it/ ? [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
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Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration x
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
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Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Waste management is one of the priority environmental problems. Waste production is
increasing and the first goal is to work for reducing their quantity.
From this goal, Collegno Municipality, made up of mostly women and always very attentive
to the policies of the female world, as the first Municipality in Piemonte Region, has
decided to present and promote their own citizens and the municipal employees' use of the
MOON CUP. The MOON CUP is a reusable menstrual cup made of surgical silicon, which
collects the menstrual flow, to be used like alternative to expensive, polluting and annoying
feminine disposable napkins.
There are several advantages of this solution:
• It is very cheap (because it provided a financial contribution for moon cup purchasing);
• it is ecologic and has a low environmental impact, because it drastically reduces the
amount of waste produced by disposable sanitary towels;
• It is very easy to use and suitable for all women and in particular for women who loves
travel, swimming and practice sports in general;
• is comfortable, properly inserted, you will feel his presence and does not cause any
trouble;
• is safe since it is made of surgical silicon and has received numerous quality certificates;
Municipality of Collegno has provided a financial contribution for all women who decide to
try this innovative alternative to traditional pads.
2. ACTORS
Isola Cooperative, that promotes fair trade
Municipality of Collegno – Equal Opportunities Committee – Enviromental Department
Collegno Female Population and all women municipal employees
3. BENEFICIARIES
Collegno Female Population (about 20.000 citizens)
All women municipal employees ( 160 employees of Municipality of Collegno)
4. OBJECTIVES
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The reduction of waste produced on the Collegno territory , assuming that the disposable
absorbents represent more than 10% of mixed waste for disposal.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
The moon cup will be offered at a good price and for the first year of the startup project,
will be free distributed 50 pieces. Given that each woman uses about 12,000 sanitary towels
during his life, for 50 women using the moon cup, it is estimated a waste reduction in order
to 600,000 disposable sanitary towels.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
To achieve the promotion and communication project, were used all means at zero impact in
the production of waste, such as: press release on the Internet, mail lists, organizing
meetings dedicated to the citizens and women, in the headquarters of the Women's Center ,
in the Equal Opportunities Office and in the fair trade shop point.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Municipality of Collegno have charged with two consultants who have illustrated how to use
the moon cup and have informed users about environmental and economic benefits of the
moon cup using.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Step 1: Project Implementation
Environmental Department of Collegno Municipality together with Isola Cooperative have
defined the planning activities and costs.
Step 2: Presentation of the project and awareness activities at municipal facilities: project
was outlined to members of Equal Opportunities Committee, Women's Center, the local
youth and family counseling. In addition to the communication campaign was organized a
training course for promoting “Moon Cup project” in dedicated seats such as: counseling
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women’s center, local associations.
Step 3: awareness?raising activities to the citizens, women and the municipal employees:
Project was presented to the public on March 8, during the Women Day, through the local
press, the Council's website, the mail list Contact. In several locations (Environmental
Department of the Municipality, Women’s Centers, Equal Opportunities Committee,
Consulting surgey and Fair Trade shops) was set up a stand and leaflet on the project "moon
cup", dedicated to women.
Step 4: Project Monitoring: monitoring activities – on going? applies to purchases of moon?
cup by women and quantities sold in stores: the first data after 6 months from the start up
project, are totally sold 40 moon cup.
11. FUNDS
Project was co?financed by: municipal budget of € 1.000 and by Isola Cooperative financial
contribution of € 200.
COSTS
Municipal cost for the project was of € 1,000.00. It’s still difficult estimate the economic
revenues from moon cups sales: probably the economic benefit will be quantified in terms of
less waste to landfills.
11. RESULTS
This project will generate environmental benefits in terms of waste prevention and reducing
going to landfill; the project may also be beneficial to the health of women who use the
moon cups, being made with safe materials to health, such as silicone surgery, without
allergic reactions, unlike other types of sanitary towels.
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
? Low environmental impact for waste prevention and production
? In addition it’s possible estimate the quantities of cotton and water saved by the
reduction of sanitary towels production.
13. USEFUL LINK:
www.labottegadellaluna.it
www.comune.collegno.to.it
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SWOT analysis
Strength
? sensitivity of policy makers for economic
contribute in support of initiative;
? Cost savings for women who use the moon
cup;
?Targeted communication and awareness
campaign dedicated in particular at women;
? Involvement and active participation of key
actors.
Weaknesses
? low spreading of moon cup in the large –
scale distribution;
? Women distrust towards using of new
products;
? women resistance towards change their
habits and styles of consumption.
Opportunity
? ability to replicate the good practice in
other contexts;
? Possibility to economize on waste
management;
? Minimizing the production of mixed waste
going to landfill.
Threat
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13. “COMMUNITY WASTE DOMESTIC COMPOSTING” of Municipality of La Salle
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: November 2006
State of activity (on?going or finished): Municipality of La Salle, in the context of the project Interreg IIIC
“IUWMM – INTEGRATED URBAN WASTE MANAGEMENT MODEL” in november 2006 has started a pilot
project for home composting testing, with the aim of promoting the recovery of direct special types waste,
aimed at the reduction of waste production.
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: ITALY / VALLE D’AOSTA / MUNICIPALITY OF
LA SALLE ? AOSTA PROVINCE
Population: 2.074
Authority/organization in charge: Municipality of La Salle
Contacts: Project manager Dott.ssa D’ANNA Eloisa Donatella, Clerk of Municipality of La Salle
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
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Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community
x
Low rate cost/incomes
x
Able to produce revenues
* The Municipality of La Salle applies the reduction of 10% on municipal solid waste tax for citizens that
correctly implement home composting activity.
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development
x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
x
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
x
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WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW
x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills
x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
The Directors of La Salle, in the context of the Interreg IIIC "IUWMM management Model?
Integrated Urban Waste", has launched in November 2006 a pilot project to test the home
composting, with the intent to promote the direct recovery of particular types waste in
order to contain the production of waste.
The Home composting is a useful system of self?disposal or better recovery of the organic
fraction present in household waste.
In view of the morphological and regulation of the local roads (km, height, population 2006
and dispersal , rural mountain people per square kilometer) can be considered a
replacement for the collection of organic fraction produced in the households. The Home
composting at La Salle wants to be complementary to curbside collection, where the
settlement mode permit it (the presence of gardens and green areas sufficiently large).
The project began in November 2006, with a first campaign on home composting and its
use, followed by delivery of a composter on loan to each family in possession of a green
space for the self?disposal.
Main stages and expected results:
? Selection of households participating in the trial
? Delivery on loan to a composter for family about 400lt;
? Launch of the campaign through three public meetings with industry experts, policy
makers that are experimenting the home composting out of the Valle d'Aosta,
representatives of local institutions concerned with participation in the project
? Delivery to the population of an information leaflet on home composting;
? Environmental education project addressing the entire cycle of primary school in La Salle,
as a further action for the education and the awareness of the people to separate their
waste, the municipality started on home composting and more generally to issues of
conservation land;
? In elementary school classes will start the activity called "Me and Nature", with the
discovery of the elements of nature, emotions, learning through play and entertainment;
? In the middle school classes will start the activity entitled "all together ... separately ..."
(Recycle: how and why), which provides a succession of moments of reflection, group
activities, to carry out recycling activities;
? Final report outlining the initiative, the degree of participation and satisfaction thereof.
Moreover, there are moments of the iniziative's promotion where there are students,
educators, and representatives of the Administration.
? Collection of data relating to the reduction of undifferentiated waste delivered to the
separated collection each month, to quantitatively assess the impact of the trial;
? Dissemination of results at regional level.
The improvement and expansion of the differentiated waste, both those of the cities and
those from production activities and services, represent a major commitment for a proper
waste management in achieving the overall objectives set by the new national legislation.
No less important is to achieve minimum targets for the reduction of production waste to
be disposed of in landfills through the direct recovery of certain waste fractions or through
the modification of attitudes on the part of users aimed at reducing the use of disposable
materials.
In this context, the self?composting (composting or home) in addition to directly involve
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citizens in an important process of change in waste management and co?responsibility,
related to the effects of proper management, allows an effective reduction of the quantity
of waste to disposal.
The Home composting is an activity that should be considered supplementary to other
waste management activities.
The national production of compost depends on the management procedures and
techniques needed to avoid hygiene problems ? health resulting from the improper
execution of operations in the initiation and maintenance of the biological process of
decomposition and transformation of materials used in compost.
2. ACTORS
Municipality of La Salle
The Municipality of La Salle has been engaged for years in projects aimed at developing
sustainable land use and preservation of the typical landscape components. Because of the
vastness of the country with a low population density, the percentage of collection, active
now for several years, was still below the standard values of Europe.
In order to raise awareness and encourage recycling, consequently, promote home
composting, our City Council has introduced a pilot project to be exported in similar rural
realities.
The overall objective of the IUWMM project is to develop a manual of best practices on
what works best for the management of municipal solid waste in accordance with European
legislation.
The project also includes the exchange of best practices, research on the best strategies,
developing courses of action and dissemination of results.
3. BENEFICIARIES
Citizens involved in home composting pilot action can directly use the compost produced by
themselves (such as fertilizer for the garden) and at the same time enjoy the tax reduction of
10% on Solid Waste that the Municipality applies for citizens properly making home
composting.
4. OBJECTIVES
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? Reduction of waste to be disposed of in landfills;
? Reduction of materials not for reuse and recycling;
? Improve and enhance the collection of waste;
? Direct involvement of citizens in the change in consumption patterns;
? Dissemination of the experience of La Salle in the rural realities.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
It’s possible composting organic kitchen waste and vegetable garden.
Waste to compost: fruit and vegetable remains, remains of food, dried flowers, tea and
coffee filters, egg shells crushed, remains of wool, feathers, hair, weeds, grass clippings
(dried), leaves, woody minced materials.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Information not relevant / provided.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Employees and workers of Municipality of La Salle.
For project implementation was entrusted to the ERICA Cooperative from Aosta.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
The staff has distributed compost bins to households that have requested it.
For monitoring activity of home composting, are involved in the project a private body
(ERICA Cooperative from Aosta)
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Budget € 79.000 financed by european found (Interreg III C).
COSTS
Information not relevant / provided.
11. RESULTS
? Reduction of waste to be disposed of in landfills;
? Strengthening of recycling;
? Information and sensitization campaign for citizens;
? Environmental education projects for schools;
? 10% discount on Urban Solid Waste tax, for citizens who properly make home composting.
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
This way of managing biodegradable waste has relevant advantages for the environment:
? minimizing waste quantity in landfills;
? direct use of compost produced;
? reduces the use of chemical fertilizers;
? positive impacts in relation to transport and waste treatment.
Moreover, the involvement of citizens in the collection creates a greater awareness about
waste production and helps develop a greater sense of responsibility for waste.
13. USEFUL LINK:
www.comune.lasalle.ao.it
www.iuwmm.com
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SWOT analysis
Strength
?Composters distributed to families free of
charge by the City;
?Launching of information campaigns
through public meetings;
?Environmental education projects in
schools and primary schools;
Weaknesses
? The vastness of the territory;
? Low population density;
? Lack of information and public awareness;
Opportunity
? Direct involvement of the resident
population;
? Reduction of waste to take to the landfill;
? Reduction of 10% tax on municipal solid
waste;
Threat
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14. “WATER IN JUG” of Municipality of Reggio Emilia
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: School year 2010?2011
State of activity (on?going or finished): on going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Italy/Emilia Romagna Region/Municipality of
Reggio Emilia (RE)
Population: 167.678 official data year 2009
Authority/organization in charge: Municipality of Reggio Emilia – Educational Project
Contacts: Maria Claudia Caiti, Tiziana Monticelli e Maria Cristina Quartani [email protected] ?
0522?456266 – 0522?456258
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
1
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
x
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
1
It's being assessed possibility to make a specific study.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
With the “water pitcher”, the city council of Reggio Emilia has included, in the tender on the
school meal in primary schools to full?time, using water from the urban water supply during
meals, instead of water in plastic bottle.
2. ACTORS
Municipality of Reggio Emilia – Service Educational Workshop
Head teachers of primary schools involved
Teachers of primary schools involved
in collaboration with SIAN?AUSL of Reggio Emilia, IREN and CIR?food (Coop. Italiana
Ristorazione) of Reggio Emilia
3. BENEFICIARIES
The beneficiaries are the 2,850 childrens in 14 city's elementary schools with school catering
service.
4. OBJECTIVES
The goal is to raise awareness among families on the themes of environmental sustainability
and in particular to enhance the water of the aqueduct that, as amply demonstrated, it is
absolutely comparable to that in the bottle.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Information not relevant / provided.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Information not relevant / provided.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
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In the conduct of the service, is involved the personnel of the company who carries on the
distribution of water in the dining rooms of primary schools involved.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Please find enclosed the tender documents (in particular the section that mentions the use
of water from urban water supply) with which the Municipality of Reggio Emilia launched
voluntarily the service that is the subject of this schedule.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
The decision to enter the tap water in the dining rooms of primary schools involved took
place following the close attention of the Educational Service Workshop to national
guidelines (Ministry of Health) and regionals on water and participation in training sessions /
information held locally by IREN and Health Service; in parallel, the Service has proposed to
the school's childrens a range of activities already starting last school year, operationallythe
practice started with this school year and will continue with the adoption of direct action for
families in collaboration with the institutions mentioned above.
11. FUNDS
Information not relevant / provided.
COSTS
Is in progress a monitoring activity to determine:
? The cost of providing pitchers;
? The need for staff time to develop the company's new service
? The number of plastic bottles used last school year.
11. RESULTS
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The environmental indicator that will be used after a trial period of the new service is related
to resource savings due to the elimination of plastic water bottles, based on the following
parameters:
a 1.5?liter plastic bottle weighs about 35 grams; to work a pound of PET (30 bottles) requires
2 kg of oil, 17 gallons of water and generate 2.6 kg of CO2.(1)
(1) Source: Province of Reggio Emilia ? Dr. Alfredo Migale ? Third convention on the
prevention of waste from the bottom (23 November 2009)
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Reduction of environmental impact in relation to the reduction of amount of CO
2
emitted
into the environment.
13. USEFUL LINK:
Information not relevant / provided.
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SWOT analysis
Strength
? Creation of an informed choice related to
water consumption
? Raising awareness on issues of sustainable
development
? Promotion of tap water
Weaknesses
? Struggling to overcome the convictions of
some families on the quality of tap water
? Difficulty in understanding the relationship
between the cost of lunch (which was
unchanged) before and after the
introduction of water in pitcher
Opportunity
? Transferability of the project
? Opportunities for exchanges and
discussions with children and families on
other issues of environmental protection
Threat
? good practices which could fail if not
supported by information and effective
communication
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15. LIFE07 ENV/GR/000271 HEC PAYT : “The development of Pay as You Throw
Systems in Hellas, Estonia and Cyprus” of Municipality of Elefsina
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 05/01/2009
State of activity (on?going or finished): On?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Greece/Attica region/Elefsina
Population: 30.000
Authority/organization in charge: Municipality of Elefsina
Contacts: [email protected], [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
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Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement x
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
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Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
x
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
x
Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
HEC PAYT project is a waste management pricing scheme based on the ‘Polluter Pays
Principal’. According to this scheme, fees are related to the total generated waste from
households. This provides an incentive to citizens to reduce their waste by participating at
the same time in recycling and composting schemes.
2. ACTORS
Citizens of the project’s pilot area of the municipality of Elefsina.
3. BENEFICIARIES
The municipality of Elefsina and its citizens.
4. OBJECTIVES
? Creation of prerequisites for the development and implementation of the HEC PAYT project
in Greece, Cyprus and Estonia.
? Research on how to overcome the obstacles regarding the development of PAYT scheme in
Greece, Cyprus and Estonia.
? Cooperation between the municipalities and the organizations that are related to the
waste management sector.
? Contribution of HEC PAYT project in the EU targets achievement regarding waste
prevention, reuse, recycling and recovery.
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? Shaping citizens’ behavior in order to participate more in rational ways of waste
management.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Collection and weighting of the organic waste as well as of the waste from the blue bins.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
The pilot PAYT scheme is a volume based scheme, with bags of specific volume (e.g. 60 ltrs)
and colour and stamped with a specific number per household. The bins must be locked and
every householder will have a key for padlock of the bin allocated to him. The Refuse
Collection Vehicle crew will have a key for every green bin and they will optically examine
whether only PAYT bags are disposed in the bins. In the case that other bags are disposed in
the bins they will record the incident via the on?board GIS?GPS system.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
? 5 employeds working on the management and administration of the project.
? 10 employeds working on the waste collection.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Fuels for the waste collection vehicle (for both organic and recyclable waste).
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
ISO 9001:2008 TUV Rheinland Cert GmbH
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Participation in the pilot area:
• 5.500 citizens from 1500 households and 69 shops
• Houses with low building construction factor (up to 4 floors)
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• Shops, café, restaurants
• The city centre and the archeological area
The pilot area includes:
• 99 green bins (organic waste)
• 67 blue bins (packaging waste)
• 17 skippers (bulky waste)
• 96 home composting bins
During the initial phase of the project implementation will take place:
• Isolation of the pilot area
• Collection and weighting of both the organic and the recyclable waste generated
from households, shops and restaurants located in the pilot area
• Analysis of the biodegradable waste stream
• Information campaigns targeting public regarding recycling and other rational ways
of waste management into households.
During the second phase of the project implementation will take place:
• Installation of a weighting system on a waste collection vehicle (May 2010), in order
to weigh each of the bins separately.
• Purchase of 110.000 bags from biodegradable material (Matter Bi bags, EN 13432,
52x75 cm)
• Numbering of both green and blue bins in the pilot area in order to be compatible
with the weighting system and to correspond each of the households to specific bin.
• Dissemination of bags to the households in the pilot area.
• Door?to?door information about the project implementation (July 2010) to the
citizens in the pilot area.
11. FUNDS
Funded by 50% by the EU.
Total project budget: 1.357.953 €
12. COSTS
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Funded by 50% by the EU.
Total project budget: 1.357.953 €
Total cost for personnel: 905.300 € (includes all the project partners)
Cost for purchase of the technological equipment: 82.900 €.
Cost for the purchase of the fuels for the 2 waste collection vehicles (regarding the pilot
area): 8.320 € / year, 8.672 lt/ year.
13. RESULTS
Benefits for the environment: reduction of the waste transferred to landfills as well as
increase of the recycling rate.
Benefits for the community: improvement of the citizens’ life quality as well as citizens’
education on rational waste management.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Reduction of the waste transferred to landfills as well as increase of the recycling rate.
15. USEFUL LINK:
www.payt.gr
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Implementation of an innovated waste
management programme in Greece.
? Change of legislation regarding waste
management charges.
? Reduction of the generated waste and
increase of the recycling rate.
? Citizens’ education on rational ways of
waste management.
?Experience that will be useful for the
implementation of such projects in other
municipalities in the future.
Weaknesses
? No citizens participation in the programme.
? Delays regarding the purchase of the
needed technological equipment.
Opportunity
? Exchange of knowledge and experience
between Greece and other EU countries
where the PAYT scheme has already
implemented.
? Knowledge and experience acquirement
from PAYT implementation in Greece,
Cyprus and Estonia.
Threat
? No citizens participation in the programme.
? Lack of related legislation.
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16. “Recycling of packaging waste” of Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation –
HE.R.R.Co.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 08/2008
State of activity (on?going or finished): On?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Greece/South Aegean/Kea
Population: 2.500
Authority/organization in charge: Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation – HE.R.R.Co.
Contacts: [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
x
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
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The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Recycling of packaging waste generated form households, shops and restaurants. Waste are
collected in blue bins and transferred to a Material Recovery Facility in order to be
separated.
2. ACTORS
Citizens of the municipality of Kea.
HE.R.R.Co
3. BENEFICIARIES
The municipality of Kea and its citizens.
4. OBJECTIVES
? Meet the national and EU targets regarding waste management
? Maximize the amount of the collected recyclable waste
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
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Recyclable waste:
? Paper
? cardboard
? plastic
? glass
? metals (Ferrous and non?Ferrous)
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Technological Equipment
Waste collection vehicle: 1
Blue bins: 100
Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
? employeds working on the management and administration of the project.
? employeds working on the waste collection: 2
? driver of the waste collection vehicle
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Fuels for the waste collection vehicle (for both organic and recyclable waste).
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
The municipality personnel is responsible for the waste collection from the blue bins and
their transfer to the MRF.
11. FUNDS
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The waste collection vehicle and the blue bins are funded by the HE.R.R.Co.
HE.R.R.Co. subsidized the municipality of Thermi by 30.300 in 2009 for the total amount of
the collected recyclable waste.
Municipality of Thermi is responsible for the personnel salaries.
Municipal fees
12. COSTS
Information not relevant / provided.
13. RESULTS
? Natural resources and energy conservation.
? Reduction of the waste that transferred for landfilling.
? No external factors have been taken into account.
? No use of indicators.
? The recycling programme provides new jobs (about 80 since the project’s initiation).
? Benefits for the community: improvement of the citizens’ life quality.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
? Natural resources and energy conservation.
15. USEFUL LINK: http://www.kea.gr/index.php?id=101#c939
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Citizens’ participation in the recycling
programme.
Weaknesses
? Waste transfer cost
Opportunity
? Improvement of the project
implementation process in order to include
more waste strems.
Threat
? Increase of the waste management cost.
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17. “Recycle of electrical and electronic equipment” of Municipal organization for
waste treatment ? Rhodes
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 09/2006
State of activity (on?going or finished): On?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Greece/South Aegean/Rhodes
Population: 53.401
Authority/organization in charge: Municipal organization for waste treatment
Contacts: [email protected]
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Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
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categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement x
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
x
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
x
Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
The programme is implemented by the municipality of Rhodes with the cooperation of the
Organization for the Alternative Management of the Waste of Electrical and Electronic
Equipment in Greece, named Appliances Recycling S.A.
2. ACTORS
Citizens of the municipality of Rhodes.
The municipality of Rhodes
Appliances Recycling S.A.
3. BENEFICIARIES
The municipality of Rhodes and its citizens.
4. OBJECTIVES
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? Meet the national and EU targets regarding electrical and electronic waste management.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
WEEE collection by waste collection vehicle and transfer of them to Athens into containers.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
? employeds working on the management and administration of the project.
? employeds working on the waste collection.
? transfer company cooperating with the municipality of Rhodes.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Fuels for the waste collection vehicle.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
? There exist different bins for WEEE in the municipality of Rhodes located next to the green
ones. The bulky waste collection vehicles collect WEEE every day and transfer them to place
next to the sanitary landfill before transferring them to the treatment unit in Athens.
? WEEE collection can be done with be done door?to door.
? The collected WEEE are weighted before be transferred to the treatment unit in Athens.
? Appliances Recycling S.A. subsidy the municipality of Rhodes with 160 € for every collected
tone of WEEE.
? From the initiation of the project implementation the municipality of Rhodes has
transferred to the Appliances Recycling S.A. about 815 t of WEEE, while only in 2009 240 t
(5,9 kg/capita) exceeding the national target (4 kg/capita).
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11. FUNDS
Information not relevant / provided.
12. COSTS
Information not relevant / provided.
13. RESULTS
? The utilized collected recyclable waste contribute to the natural resources and energy
conservation while reducing the waste that transferred for landfilling. At the same time
citizens do not pay for the transfer of waste to landfills whereas they enjoy a better
environment.
? Benefits for the community: improvement of the citizens’ life quality as well as citizens’
education on rational waste management.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
? Natural resources and energy conservation.
15. USEFUL LINK:
www.electrocycle.gr
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Support of WEEE recycling by the
municipal organization for waste treatment.
? Subsidization of the municipality by
Appliances Recycling S.A.
Weaknesses
? Mixed collection with the bulky waste.
? Lack of incentives for citizens in order to
participate more in the programme.
Opportunity
? Provision of incentives from the side of the
state regarding the overseas WEEE transfer.
? Inclusion of specific community groups
(e.g. Roma) in the project implementation.
? Development of local organization for
WEEE recycling in Rhodes.
Threat
? Possible non?subsidization by the
Appliances Recycling S.A. in the future.
? High cost of the overseas waste transfer.
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FACTSHEET
18. “Recycling of packaging waste” of Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation –
HE.R.R.Co.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 06/2007
State of activity (on?going or finished): On?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Greece/Central Macedonia region/Thermi
Population: 28.000
Authority/organization in charge: Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation – HE.R.R.Co.
Contacts: [email protected]
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Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes x
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
x
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
x
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders' x
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categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement x
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
x
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
x
Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
HE.R.R.Co is responsible for the project development and its operation cost (including the
operation cost of the Material Recovery Facility). Municipality of Thermi is responsible for
the recyclable waste collection (blue bins). The recyclable waste are being separated in:
paper, packages, white paper, PET, PE, PVC, PP, PS, and glass.
2. ACTORS
Citizens of the municipality of Thermi.
3. BENEFICIARIES
The municipality of Thermi and its citizens.
4. OBJECTIVES
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? Meet the national and EU targets regarding waste management (31/12/2011):
? 60% utilization of the total amount of packaging waste.
? 55% recycling with minimum targets per material:
o 60% for glass
o 60% for paper and cardboard
o 50% for metals
o 22,5% for plastics
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Qualitative analysis of the collected recyclable waste.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Technological Equipment
Waste collection vehicle: 2
Blue bins: 465
Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
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? employeds working on the management and administration of the project.
? employeds working on the waste collection: 7
? employds working in the MRF
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Fuels for the waste collection vehicle (for both organic and recyclable waste).
Electricity for the MRF operation
Water for the MRF operation
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
• The municipality personnel is responsible for the waste collection from the blue bins
and their transfer to the MRF (5 collection routes per week).
• The municipality personnel is responsible for the operation of all the sections of the
MRF.
11. FUNDS
The waste collection vehicle and the blue bins are funded by the HE.R.R.Co.
HE.R.R.Co. subsidized the municipality of Thermi by 30.300 in 2009 for the total amount of
the collected recyclable waste.
Municipality of Thermi is responsible for the personnel salaries.
12. COSTS
Operational Cost: 10.000 €/year for 2009
13. RESULTS
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? The utilized collected recyclable waste contribute to the natural resources and energy
conservation while reducing the waste that transferred for landfilling. At the same time
citizens do not pay for the transfer of waste to landfills whereas they enjoy a better
environment.
? The recycling programme provides new jobs (about 80 since the project’s initiation).
? From the beginning of the project’s implementation till today municipality of Thermi has
collected 5.000 t of recyclable waste while it has utilize 3.500 t of them.
? Municipality of Thermi have not paid gate fees for the recyclable waste that did have not
been transferred for landfilling.
? Benefits for the community: improvement of the citizens’ life quality as well as citizens’
education on rational waste management.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
? The utilized collected recyclable waste contribute to the natural resources and energy
conservation (49.000 treed have not been cut for paper needs) while reducing the waste
that transferred for landfilling.
15. USEFUL LINK:
Information not relevant / provided.
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Natural resources and energy
conservation.
? Subsidization of the municipality by
HE.R.R.Co based on the total amount of
collected recyclable waste.
? Reduction of the generated waste and
increase of the recycling rate.
? Citizens’ education on rational ways of
waste management.
Weaknesses
? No participation of shops, restaurants in
the programme.
? Residues after the waste treatment in the
MRF
? Lack of knowledge concerning recycling
from the side of citizens.
Opportunity
? Achievement of the EU targets regarding
rational waste treatment.
? Protection of the environment and
? Sanitary landfill lifespan prolongment.
? Reduction of the fees paid to the
municipality by citizens.
Threat
? Need for consecutive subsidization by
HE.R.R.Co.
? Need for continuous information
campaigns targeting citizens.
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FACTSHEET
19. “Selective Collection Door to Door in Cervera (la Segarra). Recollida Porta a
Porta dels residus urbans de Cervera (La Segarra) of Consell Comarcal de La
Segarra.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 2002 in La Segarra, towns bigger than 800 inh. (Cervera, Guisona, Torà I ÇSant Guim de
Freixenet)
State of activity (on?going or finished): on going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Catalonia / Spain, La Segarra, Cervera
Population: 9.328 hab (2009, IDESCAT)
Authority/organization in charge: Consell Comarcal de La Segarra.
Contacts:
Conseller de l’Àrea de Gestió de Residus del Consell Comarcal de La Segarra, Sr. Josep Maria Caldero.
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
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Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
Reduction pressures on water X
Reduction pressures on atmosphere X
Reduction pressures on soil X
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management X
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities X
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
X
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
X
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
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Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW X
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills X
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
La Segarra makes selective collection door to door in towns of more than 800 inhabitants
(Cervera, Guissona, Torà i Sant Guim de Freixenet).
Fractions collected are:
? Organic matter
? Light packaging
? Paper and Cardboard
? Domestic and commercial waste (non recycling waste)
? Diapers
The collection of glass is through containers igloo type located in the street.
The collection of bulky waste or other waste is free by the green point.
Also it makes the collection of non recycling waste from industries through containers.
The remaining waste,e.g., rubble, citizens are responsible for taking them to landfill in
Cervera.
2. ACTORS
Consell Comarcal de La Segarra : Conseller de l’Àrea de Gestió de Residus, Sr. Josep Maria
Caldero; Tècniques de Medi Ambient, Sra. Núria Balcells i
Sra. Jordina Fontanet.
Ajuntament de Cervera: Mayor, Sr. Joan Valldaura i Pujol; Administrativa de Medi
Ambient, Sr. Mª Dolors Espinet.
Cervera citizens.
3. BENEFICIARIES
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Citizens of Cervera.
4. OBJECTIVES
The main objectives are: regulate the selective collection of municipal waste from domestic
origin, Commercial waste management, and the green point, in order to prevent and reduce
their impacts on the environment due to improper waste management, according to the
following principles:
? Contribute to sustainable development and integrated management of waste
? Promote the selective collection of all municipal waste fractions that make up
? Promote the recovery and reuse of recoverable materials.
? Establish the responsibility of the producer, which means that the waste producer and/or
holder must bear the costs of its management
? Establish shared responsibility, where all agents have to take into account and attributed
the specific part of responsibility in what concerns the minimization, recovery and disposal
? Promote transparency in information, because the improvement in quality of life and
attainment of a high level of environmental protection requires a profound social
awareness, and participation and active collaboration of citizens and stakeholders.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Waste generation on Cervera. Selective collection: (year 2009)
? Refuse (non recycling waste): 1.924,25 Tn
? Organic matter: 793,27 Tn
? Glass: 211,47 Tn
? Paper and Cardboard: 332,56 Tn
? Light packaging: 249,73 Tn
? Bulky waste: 176,21 Tn
? Pruning and gardening: 8,33 Tn
? Battery: 0,67 Tn
? Drugs: 1,13 Tn
? Other: 155,98 Tn (which 98,09 come from construction and demolition directly
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generated by citizens)
TOTAL = 3.863,60 Tn
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Garbage collection: Company GBI Serveis S.A.U:
? Area D2D: two teams: one driver and two workers. Lorry: 5m3
? Recycling areas: One driver and one worker. One grapple truck and one rear loader
truck. The garbage truck has two lifting one for the refuse and the second one for
the organic matter.
Transfer of organic matter to the composting plant Tàrrega (Lleida).
The green waste is collected in the green point, and treated at the Compost Plant Tàrrega
(Lleida).
Paper and cardboard is treated in the sorting plant, managed by the Regional Conuncil.
Light packaging Sorting Plant are allocated in Motnuliu (Lleida), company assigned to
ECOEMBES and managed by Company SANEA.
Regarding the glass is transferred to the Montblanc plant.
Refuse and diapers are disposed in the landfill (Cervera), managed by the Regional Council
Collection and management of textile waste is done directly by Caritas. Thus, there are no
containers for this waste in the street.
Drugs are collected in pharmacies and treated through SIGRE.
Batteries are handled through PILAGEST and OFIRAEE
Bulky waste: citizens can call , 89 902 077 088,it’s a free service. This bulky waste is destined
for the foundation xavier Paules (Caritas).
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Information not relevant / provided.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
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Information not relevant / provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Agenda 21 (La Segarra).
ISO 14001
Preparation of informative brochures in 6 languages.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
The County Council of La Segarra is responsible for the management of waste through the
company GBI Services SAU of all waste as well as:
? The transport of organic material and packaging to treatment plants.
?
Preparing and clearing areas of recycling.
?
Elimination of waste and landfill management
? Management of plant selection and packaging of paper and cardboard
? Stains inspection and monitoring of waste deposited
? Awareness campaigns, home visits or business, customer service and advice, etc.
? Replacement of materials necessary for collection.
The waste must be removed in the street between 20:00 and 22:00 hours and a
specific form. (Explanation Annex).
Paper and cardboard from businesses and economic activities is collected by the
Foundation Xavier Paulo (Caritas). (See Appendix calendar)
No bulky collection day. You must purchase the service by calling 902 077 088 but is free.
The diapers can be put on the street every day in a separate bag with the sticker provided.
The debris must be brought to the landfill Cervera, while other waste must be delivered to
the tip (mobile / fixed).
From the Department of Waste Management will make home visits to residents who do not
make a correct separation of waste in order to facilitate the necessary information so they
can recycle and properly resolve the doubts that arise. Since the beginning of the D2D has
been made many visits there have been several nighttime inspections to detect all those
neighbors who do not make a correct separation of waste.
Once you've made visits, inspections and surveillance night and has shown that users do not
even make a proper separation, initiated disciplinary proceedings against them. (See Annex).
Citizens are paying a waste tax which consists of two components: the service costs of
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collection and treatment costs (representing the amount of landfill waste is not recycled).
To set rates as fair as possible, adjust the rate of waste generation to waste following the
principle of "polluter pays". (See rates in the Annex)
Additionally the rate of waste is set public prices that correspond to optional services that
people can contract in case of specific needs. (See public prices in the Annex).
11. FUNDS
Basically from the trash fee (waste tax) paid by citizens of Cervera, who is 84 € / year.
They also receive some subsidies.
12. COSTS
Year 2009.
? Main expenses:
Waste collection + landfill management + carton plant: 565.000
Management tip: 65,000
Treatment : (rganic matter) 35,000
Canon Waste: 30,000
Communication campaigns: 20,000
Materials for collection: 10,000
? Main income:
Fees: 500,000
Public prices: 80,000
Return rate: 50,000
Integrated Management Systems (Ecoembes, and Ecovidrio Ofiraee): 90,000
Grants: 20,000
13. RESULTS
The introduction of selective waste collection door to door in 2002, allowed to multiply by
six indices of recycling (to say that coincided with the introduction of separate collection of
organic fraction). The increase was more substantial packaging, which is multiplied by 12.
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14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Information not relevant / provided.
15. USEFUL LINK:
1) Cervera is part of the County of La Segarra.
2) Conseller de l’Àrea de Gestió de Residus del Consell Comarcal (County) de La Segarra, Sr. Josep
Maria Caldero.
Contacte: E?mail: [email protected]
3) City Council of Cervera, Tècniques de Medi Ambient
? Núria Balcells Tèlf. 973 531 300 E?mail: [email protected]
? Jordina Fontanet. Tèlf. 973 531 300 E?mail: [email protected]
Horari: Dilluns – Divendres de 8:00 a 15:00h
Núria, a més, Dimarts de 16:00 a 18:30h.
Jordina, a més, Dimecres de 16:00 a 18:30h.
4) Ajuntament de Cervera, administrativa de Medi Ambient, Sr. Mª Dolors Espinet
Contacte: Tèlf. 973 53 00 25 E?mail: [email protected]
Horari: 10:00 a 14:00h
16. ANNEX
16.1 NORMES ESPECÍFIQUES DE PRESTACIÓ DEL SERVEI PER A AQUELLS MUNICIPIS AMB RECOLLIDA PAP:
a) El Consell Comarcal entrega a cada habitatge un cubell de 10 litres per dipositar?hi les deixalles
orgàniques. Aquest cubell ha de romandre sempre dins de casa.
b) El Consell Comarcal també entrega a cada habitatge un cubell de 25 litres. Dins d’aquest cubell s’hi
han de dipositar les bosses amb la matèria orgànica i treure al portal dels edificis els dies i hores
indicats per a la seva recollida. Una vegada buidat cal entrar?lo en espai propi de l’habitatge. El
mateix cubell també s’ha d’utilitzar per treure el rebuig, sens perjudici que es pugui utilitzar per
dipositar?hi altres fraccions de les deixalles. La reposició d’aquests cubells en cas necessari l’efectua
el Consell Comarcal. La conservació i neteja dels cubells va a càrrec dels ciutadans als quals s’han
cedit en ús.
c) Els edificis de més de sis habitatges poden tenir un contenidor de 120 o de 240 litres per a dipositar?hi
les bosses de les diferents fraccions i treure?les al carrer. D’aquesta manera no cal que cada
habitatge tregui el seu cubell de 25 litres, sinó que amb un sol recipient es treuen les deixalles de
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tots els veïns. Si s’han de reposar ho farà el Consell Comarcal. Una vegada buidat cal entrar?lo en
espai propi de l’edifici. La conservació i neteja dels contenidors cedits en ús pel Consell Comarcal de
la Segarra serà a càrrec de la comunitat de veïns.
d) Els envasos s’han de treure amb bossa en els dies i hores indicats. Els envasos que no càpiguen a les
bosses podran anar lligats a les mateixes en lliurar?se al servei de recollida. També es poden lliurar
dins del cubell de 25 litres o en el contenidor comunitari, en cas de disposar?ne.
e) El cartró s’ha de plegar i fer?ne farcells lligats. El paper s’ha de lliurar dins de capses de cartró o en
bosses.
f) El vidre es dipositarà dins dels contenidors situats en la via pública.
g) Per casos d’emergència es disposa d’àrees de reciclatge, espais on hi ha ubicats contenidors per a
cadascuna de les diferents fraccions: matèria orgànica, envasos, paper i cartró, vidre, rebuig, sense
perjudici que hi puguin haver recipients i contenidors per altres fraccions. Els residus s’han de
dipositar dins dels contenidors.
h) Recollida de bolquers. Si es volen treure els bolquers cada dia que hi ha recollida s’han de posar en
una bossa a part amb un adhesiu verd, en lloc visible, que facilita el Consell Comarcal.
i) Recollida de voluminosos. Es poden portar a la deixalleria o, si es truca al Consell Comarcal, es recullen
a domicili. Cal deixar?los a la planta baixa o al portal de l’habitatge els dies i hores prèviament
indicats pel servei. Per quantitats considerables de voluminosos s’haurà d’abonar el preu públic
corresponent establert en l’ordenança vigent.
j) De forma substitutiva al procediment esmentat per a la recollida de la fracció orgànica i a petició dels
veïns interessats, la matèria orgànica es podrà reciclar mitjançant autocompostatge, en la forma i
condicions que es determinin.
k) Altres fraccions: La resta de residus seran gestionats a través del servei de deixalleria.
16.2 CALENDARI RECOLLIDA DEL PAPER I CARTRÓ DE LA FUNDACIÓ XAVIER PAULES (CÀRITES):
1. Cervera centre: Dilluns, Dimecres, Divendres ? MIGDIA
2. Cervera: Dilluns, Dimecres, Divendres ? MATÍ
3. Guissona centre: Dimarts, Dijous ? MIGDIA
4. Guissona: Dimarts, Dijous – MATÍ
5. Torà: Dimarts ? MATÍ Divendres MIGDIA
6. Sant Guim de Freixenet: Dijous ? MATÍ
7. Sanaüja: Dimarts ? MATÍ ? Sant Ramon: Dijous ? MATÍ
16.3 TAXES I PREUS PÚBLICS
Taxes 2008 Taxes 2009
TAXA D'ESCOMBRARIES
EUR/rebut EUR/rebut
01 Habitatge particular 78,66 82,44
02 Habitatge de jubilat que viu sol 66,85 70,06
03 Habitatge disseminat 62,81 53,59
08 Oficines 104,77 109,80
10 Establiment comercial no alimentari petit 115,25 120,78
11 Establiment comercial no alimentari mitjà 174,7 183,09
12 Establiment comercial no alimentari gran 302 316,50
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46 Perruqueria 168,15 176,22
47 Centre d'estètica 168,15 176,22
48 Perruqueria i estètica 174,7 183,09
04 Serveis públics rurals 124,29 130,26
05 Serveis públics urbans 255,06 267,30
06 Serveis sanitaris rurals 122,1 127,96
07 Serveis sanitaris urbans 376,18 394,24
16 Centres escolars rurals 135,21 141,70
17 Centres escolars urbans fins a 100 alumnes 355,39 372,45
18 Centres escolars urbans de més de 100 alumnes
512,38
536,97
19 Llars d'infants, guarderies. Fins a 50 alumnes 285,61 299,32
20 Llars d'infants, guarderies. Més de 50 alumnes 390,26 408,99
21 Centres comercials amb restauració 1103,29 1.156,25
49 Taller (fins a 3 treballadors) 208,37 218,37
22 Taller (de 4 a 6 treballadors) 217,84 228,30
23 Taller (de 7 a més treballadors) 362,74 380,15
50 Taller d'automoció (fins a 3 treballadors) 231,54 242,65
24 Taller d'automoció (de 4 a 6 treballadors) 231,54 242,65
25 Taller d'automoció (de 7 o més treballadors) 497,09 520,95
13 Establiment comercial alimentari petit 215,82 226,18
14 Establiment comercial alimentari mitjà 268,16 281,03
15 Establiment comercial alimentari gran 401,9 421,19
09 Entitat bancària 452,63 474,36
26 Petita indústria (fins a 25 treballadors) 564,69 591,80
27 Mitjana indústria (de 26 a 100 treballadors) 736,92 772,29
28 Gran indústria (més de 100 treballadors) 904,27 947,67
29 Supermercats i similars (més de 400 m2) 843,76 884,26
34 Bar ? cafeteria 303,04 317,59
35 Establiments d'oci grans 407,71 427,28
30 Cases de menjars. Menys de 20 places 407,7 427,27
31 Cases de menjars. De 20 a 50 places 538,52 564,37
32 Cases de menjars. De 51 a 100 places 669,35 701,48
33 Cases de menjars. Més de 100 places 843,8 884,30
36 Hostaleria 449,13 470,69
37 Hotel ? club nocturn 1000,77 1.048,81
38 Cases de colònies 320,48 335,86
43 Residències 3a edat (menys de 50 residents) 460,02 482,10
44 Residències 3a edat (de 50 a 100 residents) 721,69 756,33
45 Residències 3a edat (més de 100 residents) 1279,9 1.341,34
40 Allotjament rural independent 125,86 131,90
42 Apartament turístic 143,94 150,85
41 Residència casa de pagès 125,86 131,90
39 Restaurant de cap de setmana 277,24 290,55
IPC interanual a Catalunya el mes d'agost de 2008: 4,8 %
Els establiments que acreditin que disposen d'un gestor autoritzat per totes les fraccions dels seus residus hauran
de satisfer el 5% de l'import estipulat en la seva categoria, com a concepte d'inspecció i control.
(ex. Taller d'automoció (fins a 3 treballadors) que hagi contractat el servei de gestió integral dels seus residus a
un gestor autoritzat: 0.05*242,65=12,13 €)
S'entén com a urbà les poblacions de més de 500 habitants
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Els establiments que acreditin que disposen d'un gestor autoritzat per alguna fracció concreta dels seus residus
podran sol?licitar la bonificació de la part corresponent del servei de recollida segons l'estudi de costos realitzat.
Pressupost 2008 Pressupost 2009
Preus públics de recollida, tractament i eliminació
€/ut física 2008 €/ut física 2009
Contenidors d'ús exclusiu (buidatge una vegada per setmana)
526,12 551,37
Buidatge setmanal addicional d'un contenidor d'ús exclusiu* 300,60 327,65
Alta servei de contenidors d'ús exclusiu 455,32 477,18
Recollida voluminosos servei complementari 49,96 52,36
Recollida de gespa 51,45 53,92
Compostador domèstic 20,00 20,00
Eliminació directa de residus a l'abocador 44,86 47,01
Eliminació directa de residus a l'abocador. Cànon 10,00 10,00
Eliminació directa de residus de neteja viària 30,91 32,39
Recollida selectiva d'envasos: transport i triatge 113,32 118,76
Caixes fins a 5 m3 135,82 142,34
Caixes fins a 10 m3 253,54 265,71
Caixes fins a 20 m3 507,05 531,39
Caixes fins a 30 m3 814,92 854,04
Residus càrnics 0,00 0,00
Habitatge particular 74,91 78,51
Habitatge de jubilat que viu sol 63,67 66,72
Servei públic rural 118,37 124,06
Cases de colònies 319,87
Per densitats inferiors a 500 kg/m3 es pot facturar per volum (per caixa)
* Només possible sol?licitar aquest servei en cas que una empresa disposi de 8 contenidors d'ús exclusiu o més.
16.4 CALENDARI DE LA RECOLLIDA DELS RESIDUS
CALENDARI DE RECOLLIDA DOMICILIÀRIA
Dilluns Envasos lleugers
Dimarts Fracció Resta
Dimecres Matèria Orgànica
Dijous Envasos lleugers, Paper i Cartró
Divendres Matèria Orgànica
Dissabte No hi ha servei
Diumenge Matèria Orgànica
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16.5 INFRACCIONS I SANCIONS
Les sancions a imposar són les següents: multes i/o suspensió temporal de l’activitat.
Les infraccions es classifiquen en MOLT GREUS, GREUS i LLEUS:
? LLEUS (120€) = Dipositar els residus en el contenidor equivocat; deixar els residus al voltant dels
contenidors si caben dintre d’aquest; no respectar els dies i horaris de recollida de cada fracció; no
lligar les bosses; no seleccionar adequadament les deixalles; abandonar els residus voluminosos a la
via pública, etc.
? GREUS (360€) = Obstrucció de l’activitat de control o inspectora de l’administració; abandonar
qualsevol tipus de residus en les vies públiques; reincidència en infraccions lleus; fer un mal ús o
causar desperfectes en l’utilitatge de la recollida, etc.
? MOLT GREUS (1.080€) = Insults, amenaces, agressions al personal del servei comarcal de gestió de
residus; reincidència en infraccions greus; causar desperfectes als béns que integren el servei
comarcal de gestió de residus, etc.
A més, també es contemplen els següents danys i perjudicis:
? Quan la comissió d’infraccions sancionables o conductes il?lícites comportin danys i perjudicis als béns de
domini públic que siguin de titularitat del Consell Comarcal o afectin a la via pública, es requerirà l’infractor
perquè de forma immediata restauri el medi ambient, reculli, tracti i dipositi els residus en lloc adient i repari
el dany o perjudici causat al seu càrrec.
? Si l’infractor ha estat requerit a restaurar el medi ambient i a recollir i tractar o dipositar en el lloc adient els
residus abandonats o incorrectament dipositats i incompleix aquesta obligació, se n’ordenarà l’execució
subsidiària.
? En els supòsits descrits en els apartats anteriors, el Consell Comarcal durà d’ofici les tasques de restauració
del medi, la recollida, tractament, dipòsit, la reparació o la substitució dels elements que hagin resultat
afectats, per si mateix o mitjançant persona que determini, a costa de l’infractor.
? L’import de les despeses, danys i perjudicis s’exigirà a l’infractor seguint el procediment previst en les
normes reguladores del procediment recaptador en via executiva.
? S’estableix als efectes que del que disposa el primer punt es fixen els següents imports:
? Neteja de la via pública = 120€
? Neteja de tot tipus de béns relacionats amb la gestió comarcal dels residus (desenganxar cartells,
eliminar pintures...) = 200€
? Reposició d’elements mobles: import equivalent al preu de compra incrementat en un 20%.
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20. “Taxa Justa (The fair tax) a Argentona. Pay as You Throw Systems in Argentona
(Catalunya)” of Municipality of Argentona
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 01/02/2010
State of activity (on?going or finished): On?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Catalunya, Maresme, Argentona
Population: 11. 633 hab (2009, IDESCAT)
Authority/organization in charge: Municipality of Argentona
Contacts: Ajuntament d’Argentona, Regidora de Sostenibilitat, Sra. Assumpta Boba.
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
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Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
X
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
X
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement x
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
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Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Argentona applies a waste management pricing scheme based on the ‘Polluter Pays
Principal’.
In Argentona carried out a model of door to door selective collection of the following
fractions:
Organic fraction
Paper and cardboard
Packaging
Non ?recyclable waste (Non ?recyclable waste (refuse))
Sanitary Diapers or nappies
The colloquially called ‘The Fair Tax’ is a payment system for waste generation rate in the
trash. Promotes the reduction in waste generation and increasing recycling. It is a
commitment to the prevention and recycling as much as the citizens that generates less
waste and recycle more seen as reducing the rate you pay annually. This will reward good
practice with regard to waste: recycle more and generate less.
Regarding the previous system, this tax benefits who select the best waste and who
generates less, at the same time serves to encourage the collection and reduce levels of
waste fraction that currently exist. It lets treat each citizen according to its actual
generation of waste, applying the principle of "polluter pays".
It consists of a fixed part (95 €) and a variable part (for Non ?recyclable waste (refuse) bags
and packaging). The collection of domestic organic, glass, paper & cardboard and nappies
are free. Also it’s free the collection of commercial glass and paper & cardboard.
2. ACTORS
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Argentona City: Mayor, Mr. Joe Maso; Sustainability Councillor, Mrs. Assumpta
Boba; Technical Environment, Mr. Joan Pujol Inspector
Office of Environmental Information, Environmental
informants;
techniques for Citizen Participation and Institutional
Communication
City Council.
ENT Company Environment & Management (drafted preliminary technical study).
Cooperative ETCS (boosted participation process).
Waste Agency of Catalonia: Agency Director, Ms. Genoveva Catalan; Director
the area of Prevention and Recycling Promotion Agency
Waste Mrs. Pilar Chiva.
Barcelona Provincial Council.
Citizens Argentona.
3. BENEFICIARIES
Citizens, both Argentona as the other regions, since the waste is a problem common to all
citizens.
Note that the pensioners, unemployed people forced to prove limited financial capacity and
low parent families with underage people, enjoy discounts in paying the fixed rate of
garbage.
Those citizens who participate in Home Composting Program will receive a 15% discount on
the fixed rate.
4. OBJECTIVES
The Fair Rate main objectives are:
? Skip the current 63% to 76% recycling.
?
? Reduce the generation of household waste.
? Promote the proper separation of different fractions to reduce the percentage of these
improper and to facilitate recycling.
? Make more equitable pay the garbage fee. With the previous model, all the homes in the
D2D area, paid the same, recycled or not.
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? Reduce costs of Non ?recyclable waste (refuse) waste treatment. The Non ?recyclable waste
(refuse) fraction of waste is treated by incineration. As better waste selection, as less waste
must be incinerated, and therefore it must spend less money and more in return (from the
Catalan tax applied to landfill and incinerators).
? Raise awareness of all the problems surrounding the waste
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Argentona waste. Selective collection: (2009)
? Non ?recyclable waste (Refuse )(Others): 2517.94 tons
? Organic Matter: 1478.68 tons
? Glass: 362.73 tons
? Paper and cardboard: 494.71 tons
? Light packaging: 326.65 tons
? Bulky Waste: 457.33 tons
? Pruning and Gardening: 349.22 tons
? Batteries: 1.22 tons
? Medications: 1.05 tons
? Textile: 36.36 tons
?Other: 936.56 tons
? TOTAL = 6962.45 tons
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Garbage Collection: Company FCC SA.
The organic matter through FCC SA, downloads in Ecoparc 2 (Montcada i Reixac) where
through the Consortium on Urban Waste Treatment the majorty (70Tn/dia) takes the plant
Composting Botarell (Baix Camp .) The rest is carried to treat private composting plant
Alguaire (Lleida): AGROSCA Segrià and compost. (* Explanation Annex)
As for paper and cardboard exists an agreement with the ARC and it is through the company
Saica (sustainable solutions for packaging paper and corrugated cardboard. In Zaragoza and
Burgos de Ebro).
Glass company takes charge Jorge Santos.
Concerning Light packaging the FCC SA company transfers to its plant in Santa Maria
Palautordera (Vallès Oriental).
Sanitary Diapers and Non ?recyclable waste (Refuse) fraction are also collected by FCC SA
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company and carried to the incineration plant in Mataró.
From the collection of bulky waste and junk takes charge ARC Maresme. But people who live
in Argentona must contact with them to carry the service, which is free and always carried
out on Mondays.
Debris and other wastes are those citizens Argentona responsible for them and carry to the
green point (deixalleria) in Argentona.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Information not relevant / provided.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
During the making of this new payment model for generation, various sessions were
convened to form a specific working group, open to anyone who wanted to participate.
They worked in small groups where everyone could express their views on how that could
be considered to improve waste management. It addressed various aspects such as garbage
bags used, the timetable and schedule of collection, the location of the emergency, etc..
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
It's a door to door model of the following fractions:
? Organic Matter
? Paper and Cardboard
? Light packaging
? Non ?recyclable waste (Refuse)
? Diapers
The glass is collected in containers placed selectively in the street.
Argentona citizens separate the different fractions and the FCC SA company responsible
for collecting the waste and cleaning of public roads.
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Citizens pay the tax of garbage. The fixed part (95 € per year) is standing on two occasions.
The variable part is paid through the purchase of special bags for waste and packaging:
? Bag 17L for Non ?recyclable waste (refuse) and red colour = 0.65 € / UNIT
? Bag for r Non ?recyclable waste (refuse) with other sizes = 0.039 € / L
? Bag for Packaging of 35L and yellow colour = 0.35 € / UNIT
? Bag for Packaging with other sizes = 0.01 € / L
These bags can be purchased at the municipal green point as well as rubbish outlets as
the Agricultural Argentona, Regal Bazaar, SUMA supermarket, Hardware Team Cal
Frozen Fred, among others.
Since the Council is carrying out various asks of inspection and control of waste
deposited and, if appropriate, applies sanctions as laid out by the Fiscal No 11.
(Minimum € 750, maximum € 3,000)
11. FUNDS
The Waste Agency of Catalonia has supported to the Argentona City Council by its order
grant designed to perform in local waste prevention projects.
On Thursday 3 June the Government of Catalonia awarded the Environment Award 2010,
which consisted of a diploma and a check for the amount of 10,000 € City will reinvest in the
dissemination and implementation of the Fair Tax.
12. COSTS
REVENUE (2008) €
Sell Paper 57000
Sale of glass 16000
Revenue from the ARC for the Organic Mater quality 78000
Ecoembes payment of quality packaging 62,000
Ecoembes payement due to energy recovery 7000
Green point ‘deixalleria’ (+ tax return + grant and contribution from Òrrius Dosrius) 193 000
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Selling rights to Non ?recyclable waste (refuse) incineration to Alella 49,000
Other 5000
ARC Grants for campaigns 33,000
Rate charged for homes 600,000
Fee charged to retailers 85,000
Receipts in collection management and / or unpaid 32,000
TOTAL REVENUE 1,217,000
EXPENDITURE (2008) €
Garbage Collection (FCC SA) 568 000
Collection of bulky 7000
Collection of pruning in Mada (especially container) 11 000
Collection of pruning Can Raimi (cont.esp) 11 000
Green point (construction and management costs) 264 000
Incinerator (waste disposal) 248 000
District Council (transfer Organic Mater to Montcada) 76000
Buy containers and buckets 5000
Campaign 2008 (green point, extension DtoD) 35 000
Other 2000
TOTAL COSTS 1,227,000
INCOME ? EXPENSES: € ?10,000
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Income tax for business and home cover 58.4% of overall spending.
Figures are rounded in thousands of €.
The deficit has increased over the previous year due to the opening of the new green point,
which has doubled the cost.
13. RESULTS
In 2004 the implanted Door to Door fractions of Organic Waste. In four years, going from
15% to 52% selective collection.
In late 2009 he joined the D2D fractions of packaging, paper and cardboard. In two years
(2008 to 2010) passed 52% to 67% separate collection. Remember that the average round
Catalan and Spanish 35% 15%, respectively.
With the definitive establishment of the Fair Tax along with the D2D are obtained:
? The improper of organic stabilized below 5%.
? The improper packaging occur in 35% to 14%.
? Reduction of 28% of Non ?recyclable waste (refuse).
? During testing of the Fair Tax (3 months beginning 22 October 2009) the total generation
decreased by 7%.
? After the introduction of the tax rate Fair (February ? April 2010) the total generation was
reduced by 6% over the trial period.
? The D2D area, since the introduction of the tax rate compared with the Fair trial, the Non ?
recyclable waste (refuse) fraction has been reduced by 18.7% and 23.6% packaging.
It can be concluded that the different objectives have been achieved.
But we must also analyze where this has gone to waste:
? Reduction AE
? Tourism garbage (Argentona citizens in order to reduce the amount in the variable rate and
therefore pay less, lay waste containers in neighboring villages, where they don’t do the
door to door. So, do not have to buy bags and containers for Non ?recyclable waste (refuse)
and packaging, and therefore save about 30 ? 70 € / year)
? Reduction in the generation (change consumption habits ...)
? Crisis
? Better separation at source and proper referral of recyclable waste that previously went to
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waste.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Reduction of the waste transferred to landfills as well as increase of the recycling rate.
15. USEFUL LINK:
1) Argentona pertany al Maresme.
2) Oficina Municipal d’Informació Ambiental.
Contacte: Telf 93 797 43 78 E?mail: [email protected]
Horaris: Dilluns – Divendres = 9:00 – 13:00h
Dimecres = També de 17:00 – 19:30h
3) Ajuntament de Cervera, Regidora de Sostenibilitat, Sra. Assumpta Boba.
Contacte: Telf. 93 797 49 00
4) Ajuntament de Cervera , Tècnic de Medi Ambient, Sr. Joan Pujol
Contacte: E?mail: [email protected]
16. ANNEX
16.2 CALENDARI DE LA RECOLLIDA DELS RESIDUS
CALENDARI DE RECOLLIDA DOMICILIÀRIA
Dilluns Matèria Orgànica (estiu) Envasos lleugers
Dimarts Paper i Cartó
Dimecres Matèria Orgànica
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Dijous Envasos lleugers
Divendres Matèria Orgànica
Dissabte Fracció Resta
Diumenge Matèria Orgànica
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SWOT scheme
PLEASE FULL FILL THE FOLLOWING SCHEME:
Strength
? Implementation of an innovated waste
management programme.
? Reduction of the generated waste and
increase of the recycling rate.
? Citizens’ education on rational ways of
waste management.
?Experience that will be useful for the
implementation of such projects in other
municipalities in the future.
?? Better separation at source and proper
referral of recyclable waste that previously
went to waste.
Weaknesses
? Tourism garbage (Argentona citizens in
order to reduce the amount in the variable
rate and therefore pay less, lay waste
containers in neighboring villages, where
they don’t do the door to door. So, do not
have to buy bags and containers for Non ?
recyclable waste (refuse) and packaging, and
therefore save about 30 ? 70 € / year)
? Delays regarding the composting plant in
Granollers.
Opportunity
Threat
? Lack of related legislation.
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21. ” Biobag” of Špela Lampe
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 2009
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Slovenia / /
Population: /
Authority/organization in charge: Špela Lampe
Contacts: Abramova 12
Ljubljana
1000
Slovenija
tel 01 2 44 22 00
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities X
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
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The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of water,
soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Bio?degradable bags Biobag are made from bio?degradable polymers, starches and
complementary ingredients for completely earth?friendly solutions. BioBag bags are suitable
for different needs from households (Bio?bag waste, composting) to retail (shopping bags),
agriculture (film) and production.
2. ACTORS
Traders
3. BENEFICIARIES
Residents
4. OBJECTIVES
Reduction of use of non?biodegradable plastic bags
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
BioBag bags are made from Mater?Bi film, which contains corn starch, biodegradable polyester
and other natural softeners.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
BioBag bags are completely biodegradable and can be composted.
BioBag bags are fully composted after 10?45 days, depending on the composting method
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Information not relevant / provided.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
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The main ingredient of product is corn starch
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
BioBag is a bag belonging to the biowaste container or composter. The bag can be bought as a
shopping bag, you (if possible) can repeatedly use it, it’s last route is always the same (bio
waste or composter).
BioBag is not garbage bag.
11. FUNDS
Information not relevant / provided.
COSTS
The purchase price is higher for Biobag bags than for plastic bags, but in some cases Biobag may
be obtained free of charge.
Biobag bag is a raw material for compost.
11. RESULTS
Use of biodegradable bags means reduction of non?biodegradable plastic bags, which
decomposes very slowly on landfills, must be recycled or end up in the seas, oceans…
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Biobag bags are example of closed circuit: the material is a renewable natural resource, after
use it is decomposed and becomes a nutrient for plants.
13. USEFUL LINK:
www.biobag.si
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? closed circuit ("from cradle to cradle")
? Use as a normal bag for multiple uses, at the
end it is used for the disposal of biodegradable
waste
? reduced pollution from plastic packaging
Weaknesses
? higher price than for plastic bag
? there is no substantial advantage over
plastic bags in case of use for the mixed
waste
Opportunity
? Example of the concept “from cradle to
cradle” which us an upgrade for Zero waste
concept; find a possibility of producing a
material that is not a source of food.
Threat
? In the case of food shortages, the use of
corn for the production of bags can be
controversial.
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22. A bin for biodegradable waste "Organko" of Plastika Skaza d.o.o.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 2010
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Slovenija/ ? / ?
Population: ?
Authority/organization in charge: Plastika Skaza d.o.o.
Contacts: Romana Kralj
romana.kralj@plastika?skaza.si
00386 (0)31335 695
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
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The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
x
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Organko is a special bin that is designed for collection of organic waste in households. It is a
container in which fermentation rather than rotting takes place thanks to microorganisms.
Fermentation is a 2?4 week process in which organic waste changes into fermented waste,
which makes for the ideal basis for producing quality compost. In the process of
fermentation, all the vitamins and minerals in organic waste are preserved and, unlike with
rotting, there is no smell. Organko solves several problems at the same time. It enables you
to separate your waste, eliminating the stench and unpleasant smell. It reduces the emission
of greenhouse gases, which are produced in the process of rotting, and recycles organic
waste into compost, which can be returned to nature. The key to the success of this system:
a specially designed fermentation container made of recycled plastic and the use of effective
microorganisms (Biogen).
2. ACTORS
? Plastika Skaza (producer)
? Local communities, waste management firms (promotion of usage)
? households (users)
3. BENEFICIARIES
households
4. OBJECTIVES
Up to 40% of municipal waste is biodegradable waste; much of this is kitchen waste. Culling
them from municipal waste is one of the essential objectives of waste management.
Individual composting or separate collection of biodegradable waste and biological
degradation in the central devices significantly reduces the amount of landfill waste, reduces
landfill gas generation and on the other hand, the resulting products are useful for improving
soil quality and bio gas (methane).
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
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raw meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, coffee, tea bags, withered flowers, etc.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Bistven proces je fermentacija kuhinjskih odpadkov v posebej oblikovani posodi. Fermentacijo
se doseže z efektivnimi mikroorganizmi (mle?nokislinske bakterije, kvasovke, ? fotosintezni
organizmi, aktinomiceti in encimsko aktivne gljive). Uporablja se posebej za ta namen
pripravljen proizvod “Biogen”.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Information not relevant / provided.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
The bin is made from recycled plastic
Biogen – naturally created microorganisms
Biodegradable kitchen waste
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
We dispose organic waste into the bin daily and scater them with a biogen. This is a mixture of
various biogenic materials that are processed with effective microorganisms (EM). The bin is
full in 3?4 weeks. We pour away the fermentation liquid, which is excellent
nutrient for garden and house plants and cleans the drains in toilets, sinks and wash basins.
We dilute it with water in a ratio of 1:100 or 1:200.
We leave the organic mass to ferment for 10 to 14 days. After completing the process of
fermentation we empty the content of the bin on the garden or give the fermented waste to
the organic waste collector. We gain fertile compost form fermented compost in about 5
weeks. For optimum effect of the fermentation process it is recommended to use two bins.
While in the first bin organic waste is fermenting we can begin to fill another bin.
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11. FUNDS
Information not relevant / provided.
12. COSTS
Households:
? Costs: bin Organko, Biogen, giving away of biological waste to the collector, if the
household does not have the possibility of composting at home.
? If the household has a garden, the fermented waste can be quality fertilizer
Collector, processor:
? costs: collecting, composting
? revenues: selling the fertilizer
13. RESULTS
? Reducing the quantities of biodegradable waste dumped in landfills
? Reducing the generation of landfill gas, smell, reducing congestions of water and
volumes of leachate
? Closed circuit ? to return materials in the nature
? Production and use of natural fertilizers instead of chemical fertilizers
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
? reducing the generation of landfill gas
? reducing the smell
? reducing congestions of water and volumes of leachate
15. USEFUL LINK: http://www.plastika?skaza.si/
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Diverting biodegradable waste from
landfills
? production of compost
? convenient usage
Weaknesses
? The costs of purchase of Biogen product
Opportunity
? Directives and laws are requiring the
separation of biodegradable waste
Threat
? Low awareness of the population
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FACTSHEET
Title of the good practice: Slopak –Ekotop price
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 2010
State of activity (on?going or finished): on? going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Slovenia/ /
Population: /
Authority/organization in charge: Slopak
Contacts: telephone: 00386 (0)1 5600 250; fax: 00386 (0)1 5600 270; email: [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community
Low rate cost/incomes x
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
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The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Slopak company was established by the Slovenian companies in order to ensure compliance
with environmental obligations by mutual supervision and regardless of the market value of
the package.In 2010, the company awarded the first prize Slopak ECO TOP, intended for
companies that effectively reduce the amount of waste, either by a change in product
design or by modifying the design of the packaging.
2. ACTORS
? Slopak
? producers
3. BENEFICIARIES
? producers
4. OBJECTIVES
Reducing of waste, decreasing of use of primary raw materials, cost reduction in transport.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Packaging
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Information not relevant / provided.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
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Information not relevant / provided.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
The prize is an asset ? stimulation for companies to reduce packaging
11. FUNDS
Information not relevant / provided.
12. COSTS
Information not relevant / provided.
13. RESULTS
In Pivovarna Union have decided to systematically reduce the weights of the packaging
materials in all segments of the beverage. Most progress has been done in the cans, since
the introduction of aluminum cans thay reduce the weight of packaging by 50% or about 700
tons per year. Currently, the maximum room to manoeuvre is in segment of bottles, where
there are increasingly emerging biodegradable and recycled materials, but they are still
some weaknesses in the actual production process. For products that are filled in bottles,
the weight has been reduced due to the transition to the new design. In the segment of glass
bottles they wish to accelerate the sale of bottle return program, and thus reduce the
amount of glass used.
The company Rade?e Papir Muflonthay produce self?adhesive paper material for printing
labels. They reduced the weight of siliconised paper first with 100 grams per m2 and then to
80 grams per m2, which represents a 11% reduction in weight of the waste. In 2008, they
reduce the amount of waste by 56 tones in 2009 by 105 tones and this year the difference
will be over 125 tones.
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When renovating Subrina product lines was one of key requirements lowering material
consumption per unit of product. With the introduction of the modified cap they achieved
26% less weight. The decrease in the total weight of waste plastics is also affected by the
decision to unify the volume of products for different markets. At the renewal of product
lines Subrina they also changed transport packaging in the direction of better utilization of
volume, which also saves on waste paper and waste gift wrapping foil.
The company Coca?Cola HBC Slovenia have introduced a new material called Ultra Glass,
which is thinner and lighter than the existing glass. The process of making ultra?light
reusable bottles is optimized. The bottle is lighter, thinner, lower and more robust. This
saves space in storage, the less energy needed to heat the bottles at the washing and
substantial savings in transport, since the truck with the new bottles is 3.5 tons lighter.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Waste prevention (reduced waste), conservation of natural resources
15. USEFUL LINK:
www.slopak.si
16. ANNEX
Information not relevant / provided.
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Positive stimilation to firms
? Economic benefits of the Environmental
Protection
Weaknesses
? ?
Opportunity
? Increasing material and energy efficiency
and positive economic effects
Threat
? ?
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FACTSHEET
23. “Plants for recovering and recycle materials” of Quadrifoglio Spa
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 1998
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Italy/Toscana Region/Municipality of Sesto
Fiorentino (FI)
Population: about 350.000 inhabitants
Authority/organization in charge: Quadrifoglio Spa
Contacts: [email protected]; [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
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Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions x
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
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Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
x
Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
• A selection of unsorted municipal waste and stabilizing the organic fraction derived
therefrom.
• Production of FOS, CDR and combustible fraction.
• Production of mixed fertilizer and composted green waste from separate collection.
2. ACTORS
Quadrifoglio Spa (manager);
City of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Campi Bisenzio.
3. BENEFICIARIES
Citizens, small businesses and commercial enterprises.
Farms
4. OBJECTIVES
• Reduce the amount and volume of waste sent to landfill
• Production of soil conditioner and compost mixed green
• reducing consumption of fossil fuels for electricity generation
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
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Unsorted municipal waste: about 110,000 t / year
Organic waste: about 45,000 t / year
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Mechanical selection by screening, separation and refining of the metal components.
Pressure systems and system of pellet of the oil fraction.
Aerobic composting in bio?cells and final maturation.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
About 50 people, including 10 with technical and paperwork role, and 40 and operational
roles.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Air and water
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Certification ISO 9001 ? ISO 14001 ? OKSAS 18001.
Plan of self?control
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
? Undifferentiated waste: shredder, screening, electromagnetic separation, separation
aerolics, refining and packaging.
? Organic fraction: biocell stabilization, maturation, refining.
? The operators are used in the handling of waste, both incoming and outgoing; in
environmental controls, in quality control and maintenance of plant sections.
11. FUNDS
Information not relevant / provided.
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COSTS
The costs amount to approximately 19 million Euro per year.
These costs are the sum of those operational and general?management?in addition to costs
for the removal of waste products generated by the equipment
11. RESULTS
From differentiated waste we obtained raw materials for about 40,000 tons per year.
We recovered about 150.000 tons of undifferentiated waste.
We recovered about 22,000 tons of oil equivalent.
We obtained a reduction in consumption of the landfill volumes and lower costs of waste
disposal
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Over 50% less (in mass) of waste to landfill
Over 60% less (by volume) of landfill
Lower consumption of fossil resources for the production of electricity, given that the
current national energy mixing in the field
13. USEFUL LINK:
Information not relevant / provided.
14. ANNEX
Information not relevant / provided.
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SWOT analysis
Strength
? Plan investments in technological
innovations;
? Availability of resources and quotas of
public co?financing for technological
innovation;
? Minimizing intake of tons of waste in
landfills;
? Ability to generate incomes;
? Creating new jobs through the green
economy.
Weaknesses
? High costs for the management?
maintenance of the implants;
? High costs for the disposal of waste
produced by the implants.
Opportunity
? Recovery of material intended for reuse;
? Reduced consumption of fossil fuels to
produce electricity.
Threat
? The environmental impact that causes the
implant;
? Threats from the perspective of the beauty
of the landscape.
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“Low Cost Zero Waste Municipality”
(1G/MED08-533 ZERO WASTE)
Phase 4.1.
Transnational SWOT Analysis on waste
management concepts
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Table of contents
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................... 4
SECTION I: TRANSNATIONAL SWOT ANALYSIS.................................................................................................... 5
SEPARATE COLLECTION OF PACKAGING WASTE AND PRINTED MATERIALS .................................................. 5
REUSE SHOPS................................................................................................................................................... 7
HOUSEHOLD COMPOST................................................................................................................................... 8
GREENWASTE COMPOSTING........................................................................................................................... 9
SEPARATELY COLLECTED BIOWASTE ............................................................................................................. 10
RECYCLING CENTERS ..................................................................................................................................... 11
APPLICATION OF FAIR CHARGING SCHEMES (PAYT) ..................................................................................... 12
SEPARATE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OF WEEE ...................................................................................... 13
SEPARATE COLLECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE .... 14
SEPARATE COLLECTION AND REUSE/RECYCLING OF BULKY HOUSEHOLD WASTE ....................................... 15
SEPARATE COLLECTION AND RE?USE OF TEXTILES/CLOTHING ..................................................................... 16
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF END OF LIFE VEHICLES (ELVS).................................................................. 17
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE............................................ 18
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF USED COOKING OILS ............................................................................... 19
ZERO?WASTE POLICY STRATEGY.................................................................................................................... 20
INTERNET EXPLOITATION FOR SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT ......................................................... 21
OPERATION OF A MUNICIPAL INFORMATION GROUP.................................................................................. 22
SECTION II: FACTSHEETS.................................................................................................................................... 23
1.
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“Free Newspapers, Pay as you Throw” of the Metropolitan Entity of Waste Water Services and Waste
Management (EMSHTR)
2.
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"Retorna" Network, return for the future” of"Retorna" Network for the promotion of a Return,
Collection, and Recovery System (“SDDR” from its initials in Spanish).
3. ...................................... 43 “CAPANNORI TOWARDS ZERO WASTE” of Municipality of Capannori; ASCIT
4. ............................................................................. 52 “RECYCLODROME” of RECYCLODROME association
5. ..................... 58 “Recycling of packaging waste” of Solid waste management corporation of Zakynthos
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“Re?use center (Center ponovne uporabe)” of Technology center for applicative ecology ? EKO?TCE
d.o.o.
7. ...................... 70 “Eco Punt Verd” of PICH AGUILERA / TONI SOLANAS / GERONA GRUO, SL / INÈDIT, SL
8. ........................................................................... 78 “Separate and win (locuj in zmaguj)” of Snaga d.o.o.
9. ............................................................................................................. 85 “Omaplast” of Omaplast d.o.o.
10. .............................................................................. 92 “Yellow bags” of OKP ROGAŠKA SLATINA, d.o.o.
11. ....................................................................................................................... 100 “Zeos” of Zeos d.o.o.
12.
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“MOON CUP PROJECT: FOR WOMEN WHO LOVE ENVIRONMENT AND LIKE TO FEEL "FREE” of
Municipality of Collegno – Isola Cooperative
13. ............................... 115 “COMMUNITY WASTE DOMESTIC COMPOSTING” of Municipality of La Salle
14. .......................................................................... 123 “WATER IN JUG” of Municipality of Reggio Emilia
15.
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LIFE07 ENV/GR/000271 HEC PAYT : “The development of Pay as You Throw Systems in Hellas,
Estonia and Cyprus” of Municipality of Elefsina
16. ............ 137 “Recycling of packaging waste” of Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation – HE.R.R.Co.
17.
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“Recycle of electrical and electronic equipment” of Municipal organization for waste treatment ?
Rhodes
18. ............ 149 “Recycling of packaging waste” of Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation – HE.R.R.Co.
19.
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“Selective Collection Door to Door in Cervera (la Segarra). Recollida Porta a Porta dels residus
urbans de Cervera (La Segarra) of Consell Comarcal de La Segarra.
20.
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“Taxa Justa (The fair tax) a Argentona. Pay as You Throw Systems in Argentona (Catalunya)” of
Municipality of Argentona
21. ................................................................................................................ 181 ” Biobag” of Špela Lampe
22. ................................................. 187 A bin for biodegradable waste "Organko" of Plastika Skaza d.o.o.
23. ................................................. 201 “Plants for recovering and recycle materials” of Quadrifoglio Spa
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INTRODUCTION
The transnational SWOT analysis was produced within the framework of the Low Cost Zero Waste
Municipality project co?funded by the European Regional Development Fund. Its focus was to
provide Local Authorities with a transnational SWOT Analysis of different types of sustainable solid
waste management practices. It focuses on evaluating the common strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats of the different practices and policies for local authorities across the
board when applied in different areas, regions and countries of EU Member States.
For this purpose:
? The inventory of fact sheets on policy, practices and technologies was collected by the
project partners and evaluated. This is presented in part 2 of this document.
? Examination of waste prevention policy at national, regional and local levels and
implementation practices were examined.
? Overall available descriptions of prevention/re?use/recycling activities taken by any type of
actors in countries were taken into account.
The following set of SWOT analyses refers to the most comparable applications collected from the
above mentioned review.
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SECTION I: TRANSNATIONAL SWOT ANALYSIS
SEPARATE COLLECTION OF PACKAGING WASTE AND PRINTED MATERIALS
Strengths Weaknesses
EU legislation exists
National producer responsibility schemes are in place
It can contribute to the valorization of a significant amount
of municipal and household waste.
It can extend landfill lifetime expectancy.
There are economic gains for L.A. to implementing these
incentives.
The residents have knowledge on how these systems work
and they participate in them.
There is general support from society as a whole
Indirect incentives to residents for participation
Creation of new jobs.
It is a tried and proven method.
There are diverse technologies, methods and equipment to
choose from for application.
Higher quality materials are collected for recycling
It contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gases.
The more separation of source streams are required, there
higher the effort required by residents.
L.A. must develop highly efficient collection systems and
increase services.
Residents must be educated often to reach higher targets.
Where there are more than one producer responsibility
schemes in place, competition may evolve between them
Opportunity Threats
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Contributes to local, regional and national authorities in
meeting their respective legislative targets.
New jobs are created in the community.
Materials are available in the community for local industry
and they do not have to import.
Results in a decrease in waste production.
Opportunity to generate income from the sale of materials.
Increases community solidarity?residents acknowledge they
are doing something good for their local environment
Local authority acquires environmentally positive profile.
Provides residents with the incentives to participate in
waste prevention activities.
There are cases where geographic location of Local
Authorities lead to a reluctance of the producer
responsibility schemes to integrated them as it is more
costly.
Inefficient collection schemes may create negative
backlash from residents.
Existing waste management staff at times perceives
initiating these programs as a threat to their positions.
There are initial expenses related to these projects (eg.
public awareness)
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REUSE SHOPS
Strengths Weaknesses
Significant job creation in comparison to other waste
management practices
Social impact: Provides less expensive products to residents (in
some LA it is linked to social services)
Easily applicable
In significant majority of cases it is financially sustainable and
income generating activity
A lot of bulky waste and quantities are diverted from landfill
and lifespan extended
Requires continual awareness raising to secure goods from
residents
Must have a very efficient collection system in place? often
have to compete with private actors or residents that want to
get rid of it bulky goods immediately.
Opportunity Threats
Opportunity to reduce landfill costs and increase income and
job creation
Supports Social initiatives of L.A.?Traditionally in Europe these
activities have provided opportunities for marginalized people
to be re?introduced into work?field.
Easily replicable
In periods of economic crisis, although demand for used
goods increases there is a decrease of donated goods.
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HOUSEHOLD COMPOST
Strengths Weaknesses
Supports national, European legislation
Widespread applicability
Can have significant impact source reduction
Increases life?span of landfills
No permits required
Cost?benefit interest for LA
Benefit for citizens (citizens benefit from use of compost)
When implemented at large?scale local level requires good
planning to take all factors at household level into account.
There is a cost (although small)
Requires very good public awareness and support to citizens
Opportunity Threats
Garners strong support from citizens
Creates the opportunity for green job creation (directly and
indirectly)
Low awareness of population (if not properly informed
especially initially may have backlash)
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GREENWASTE COMPOSTING
Strengths Weaknesses
Greenwaste are valuable and always on demand from
composting facilities
National and EU legislation exists
Simple and widely spread know?how on management
methods
Has the potential to manage 100% of MSW green waste
fraction
Increases landfills’ life span
Lower costs for the technology involved, compared to other
methods such as MBT and thermal treatment
Results in new permanent jobs
There is social consensus in this method
A useful and valuable material is produced
Contributes to GHG emissions reduction
Requires integrated planning and operation control
Requires space for the composting facility
Small number of composting facilities in some countries
A relatively small capital cost is required for the initiation
Cooperation with and training of waste collection personnel
of municipality
Opportunity Threats
Waste reduction
Reduction of final disposal costs
Results in new permanent jobs
Active participation of citizens that can become more active in
other waste management related issues
Positive environmental profile of the municipality that can
lead to privileged access to environmental funding, increased
tourism etc
Positive political profile with increased acceptance levels from
citizens
Can work only if it is accepted by the citizens
Negative reactions from waste collection personnel of
municipality
Low participation levels from citizens
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SEPARATELY COLLECTED BIOWASTE
Strengths Weaknesses
National and EU legislation exists
The necessary know?how exists
Can combine different sources of organic waste, such as:
agricultural activities, slaughter houses, olive processing
plants, waste water treatment plants etc.
Has the potential to manage 100% of MSW organic fraction
Increases landfills’ life span
Lower costs for the technology involved, compared to other
methods such as MBT and thermal treatment
Results in new permanent jobs
There is social consensus in this method
A useful and valuable material is produced
Contributes to GHG emissions reduction
Requires separate collection infrastructure (bins)
Requires integrated planning and operation control
Requires space for the composting facility
Problems related to the establishment of the facility (area
selection, permits, social reactions)
High initial costs (bins, facilities)
Constant information and sensitization campaigns for quality
and quantity assurance
Cooperation with and training of waste collection personnel
of municipality
Opportunities Threats
Waste reduction
Reduction of final disposal costs
Results in new permanent jobs
Active participation of citizens that can become more active in
other waste management related issues
Positive environmental profile of the municipality that can
lead to privileged access to environmental funding, increased
tourism etc
Positive political profile with increased acceptance levels from
citizens
Can work only if it is accepted by the citizens
Negative reactions from waste collection personnel of
municipality
Improper participation from citizens can lead to bad quality
compost
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RECYCLING CENTERS
Strengths Weaknesses
Separation is easier for residents as one place receives all their
waste streams.
Jobs creation
Large recovery rate of materials
The Recycling centers are versatile; they can have their own
income and be financially sustainable by a)charging the
disposal of big quantities, b) selling sorted materials, c) selling
the compost, etc
Extends the lifetime of landfill
Reduces landfill costs
An area in the city is required for the construction
A small investment and operational cost is required
Licensing is required
Residents must transport the goods themselves.
Opportunity Threats
Reduction of waste for final disposal
Costs reduction of final disposal
Job creation
Negative backlash from citizens that have to transport their
goods.
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APPLICATION OF FAIR CHARGING SCHEMES (PAYT)
Strengths Weaknesses
Citizens are charged in a more fair way.
The implementation of PAYT schemes is the fairest than any
other method
Motivate citizens to participate effectively in sustainable
management actions
Further increase of environmental benefits
Improvement of municipal services
Decreases of the total waste management costs.
An integrated planning is required for the successful
implementations of a PAYT project
Technical modifications of the collection system are required
Calculation of the municipal fees becomes more complicated
Organization of a mechanism for the direct payment of the
fees
An initial investment cost is required
Possibility of initial negative reaction from citizens
Possibility of increase of illegal dumping
Opportunity Threats
Fair charging
Creation of new jobs
Direct contact and activation of citizens
Creation of an innovated environmentally profile of the local
authority
Creation of positive political profile
May have negative backlash (requires intense public
awareness campaign.
Charging system must be equitable
Refusal of cooperation by staff
Refusal of participation by a number of citizens
Illegal dumping
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SEPARATE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OF WEEE
Strengths Weaknesses
Relevant EU and National legislation and targets exist.
National producer responsibility schemes are in place.
There is extensive experience available at EU level
It can contribute to the valorization of a significant amount of
municipal and household waste.
There are diverse technologies, methods and equipment to
choose from for application.
Separate collection of these wastes has significant positive
impact on environment and health.
It extends landfill lifetime expectancy.
There are economic gains for L.A. to implementing these
incentives.
Creation of new jobs.
It is a tried and proven method.
Higher quality materials are collected for recycling
It contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gases and
resource recovery
Local Authorities are required to set up local collection
points.
Collection systems and points must be able to meet demand.
It requires very good public awareness of residents.
In the case of several producer responsibility schemes, in one
area there is often competition amongst them to secure the
WEEE.
Opportunity Threats
Contributes to local, regional and national authorities in
meeting their respective legislative targets.
New jobs are created in the community.
Materials are available in the community for local industry and
they do not have to import.
Results in a decrease in waste production.
Provides residents with the incentives to participate in waste
prevention activities (Through re?use of EEE)
Reduces landfill costs.
Local authority acquires environmentally positive profile
There are cases where geographic location of Local
Authorities lead to a reluctance of the producer responsibility
schemes to integrated them as it is more costly.
Inefficient collection schemes may create negative backlash
from residents.
Existing waste management staff at times perceives initiating
these programs as a threat to their positions.
There are initial expenses related to these projects (eg. public
awareness)
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SEPARATE COLLECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE
Strengths Weaknesses
There is extensive experience available at EU level.
Separate collection of these wastes has significant positive
impact on environment and health.
Job creation
Significant support from residents.
Must have an efficient collection system that meets the
demands of the local population.
Requires good public awareness.
Opportunity Threats
Creation of new jobs
Provides significant benefits to environment.
Local authority acquires environmentally positive profile.
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SEPARATE COLLECTION AND REUSE/RECYCLING OF BULKY HOUSEHOLD WASTE
Strengths Weaknesses
There is extensive experience available at EU level
It extends landfill lifetime expectancy.
There are economic gains for L.A. to implementing these
incentives .
Creation of new jobs.
It is a tried and proven method.
Requires an extremely efficient collection system that meets
the demands of the local population.
Higher collection costs due to bulkiness
Increased space is required due to bulkiness.
Opportunity Threats
Reduction in landfill fee.
Helps meet local/regional/national targets for prevention
(where re?use is implemented)
Creation of new jobs.
In cases of re?use provides inexpensive second?hand goods to
Residents.
Competition from private re?sellers of used goods.
Danger of backlog of bulky goods in facilities.
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SEPARATE COLLECTION AND RE?USE OF TEXTILES/CLOTHING
Strengths Weaknesses
There is extensive experience available at EU level
Creation of new jobs.
It is a tried and proven method.
Low cost application
Provides inexpensive inexpensive used clothing to residents.
Large market and turnover.
Has to compete with the private sector.
In some cases, residents do not support purchasing used
clothing for “status” purposes.
Requires efficient collection system.
Opportunity Threats
Creation of new jobs.
Supports community actions
Provides residents with access to low?cost clothing.
New inexpensive clothing and textiles are available on the
market.
Recent years has seen a decline in the quality of the clothes
collected.
Must compete with private sector actors.
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SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF END OF LIFE VEHICLES (ELVS)
Strengths Weaknesses
National and EU legislation exists
The necessary sustainable management know?how exists
Nationwide systems for sustainable ELVs management are
operational
Environmental and health protection
No cost of sustainable management for local authorities
Results in new permanent jobs
Raw material recovery and contributes to GHG emissions
reduction
Requires basic organization for collection system
Participation of local authorities in the citizens’ information
campaign
Opportunity Threats
Results in new permanent jobs
Positive environmental profile of the municipality that can
lead to privileged access to environmental funding, increased
tourism etc
Positive political profile with increased acceptance levels from
citizens
Possible difficulties in cooperation between local authorities
and management systems, particularly in islands
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SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE
Strengths Weaknesses
National and EU legislation exists
The necessary sustainable management know?how exists
Nationwide systems for sustainable ELVs management are
operational
Environmental and health protection
No cost of sustainable management for local authorities
Results in new permanent jobs
Raw material recovery and contributes to GHG emissions
reduction
Requires basic organization for collection system
Participation of local authorities in the citizens’ information
campaign
Opportunity Threats
Results in new permanent jobs
Opens the road to land reclamation of old quarries and
demolition waste dump sites
Positive environmental profile of the municipality that can
lead to privileged access to environmental funding, increased
tourism etc
Positive political profile with increased acceptance levels from
citizens
Possible difficulties in cooperation between local authorities
and management systems, particularly in islands or
mountainous regions that could be exempted from legal
obligations
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SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF USED COOKING OILS
Strengths Weaknesses
EU legislation on biodiesel content in fuel exists
The necessary sustainable management know?how exists
Efficiency improvement of waste water treatment plants
Improvement of quality of local environment
Reduced fossil fuel dependence
No cost of sustainable management for local authorities
Results in new permanent jobs
No EU legislation for sustainable management of waste
cooking oils
Waste cooking oils are not regarded as an important waste
stream by local authorities
Organization and networking is required for successful
management
Constant information and sensitization campaigns for quality
and quantity assurance
Opportunity Threats
Results in new permanent jobs
Active participation of citizens that can become more active in
other waste management related issues
Positive environmental profile of the municipality that can
lead to privileged access to environmental funding, increased
tourism etc
Positive political profile with increased acceptance levels from
citizens
Can work only if it is accepted by the citizens
Low participation levels from citizens
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ZERO?WASTE POLICY STRATEGY
Strengths Weaknesses
Participating to the international network of Zero Waste
Establishing a synergic and complementary set of actions
aimed at recycling and reuse of materials
The sensitivity of policy makers in the adoption of a Zero
Waste policy
Targeted communication and awareness campaign focusing on
the citizen
Adoption of incentives for citizens (reduction of waste tax)
Active participation of key actors and stakeholders.
Ability to maintain and improve the performance achieved to
date;
To extend this policy at national level;
To adopt effective national legislation, favouring the
reduction, recycling and reuse of materials
Opportunity Threats
Possibility to replicate the good practice in other national
contexts
Ability to generate incomes
Possibility to save public found on waste management
Creating new jobs through the green economy.
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INTERNET EXPLOITATION FOR SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT
Strengths Weaknesses
Very fast and immediate message posting or uploading
No cost reuse websites for local authorities
Organization of actions or events
Very low maintenance cost
Access by tourists and visitors to useful local information
Environmental education pages
Possible income through commercial use of website
Site must be kept up to date.
Opportunity Threats
Results in new permanent jobs
Positive environmental profile of the municipality that can
lead to privileged access to environmental funding, increased
tourism etc
Positive political profile with increased acceptance levels from
citizens
No threats
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OPERATION OF A MUNICIPAL INFORMATION GROUP
Strengths Weaknesses
Direct contact with the citizens
Citizens have specific persons to refer to, as a consequence
any problem is confronted immediately
Citizens feel close to and in relation with municipality
Rapid achievement of the aims and as a result more benefits
for the LA
In midterm there might be a financial profit for the LA
Creation of new jobs
Increase of the initial staff cost
Opportunity Threats
Creation of new jobs
Direct contact and activation of citizens
Creation of an innovated environmentally profile of the local
authority
Creation of positive political profile
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SECTION II: FACTSHEETS
The following section is a collection of factsheets produced within the framework of this project. It
examines different local practices taking place in the member states of the project’s partners. It is
an inventory of solid waste management practices taking place in place.
These are to be used as examples and provide background information and results \ to Local
Authorities.
The criteria set for choosing practices were the following:
? Related to the minimization of waste production
? The practice has already finished or on?going
? It has positive results for specific objectives
? It is easily transferable to other contexts/areas
? It has multiplying effects
? It should be visible, communicable, shareable
? It is possible to integrate and apply to systems and regulations (vertically)
? It is sustainable by being self?supporting
? It produces improvements for society
They also had to fulfill environmental, economic, social and waste management characteristics.
The factsheets contained the following content:
? Description of Practice.
? Cost
? Target
? Results
? SWOT analysis
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FACTSHEET
1. “Free Newspapers, Pay as you Throw” of the Metropolitan Entity of Waste
Water Services and Waste Management (EMSHTR)
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: September 2009
State of activity (on?going or finished): on going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Barcelona/Catalonia / Spain
Population: 46.951.532 (January 2010)
Authority/organization in charge: Entitat del Medi Ambient de l'Àrea Metropolitanta
Contacts:
Albert Torras, Head of the Prevention Division of the Metropolitan Entity of Waste Water Services and
Waste Management (EMSHTR)
Tel. (+34) 93 223 51 51 / [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management X
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community X
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development X
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
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The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW X
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Free newspaper, pay as you throw
Free Newspapers production companies are charged for the collection of paper waste based on the amount
that citizens throw away. This creates a direct economic incentive to recycle more and to generate less waste.
2. ACTORS
The main involved actors or stakeholders are:
? Supramunicipal entity or administration (EMSHTR)
? Free newspapers production enterprises as:
ADN (http://www.adn.es/),
20Minutos (http://www.20minutos.es/),
Metro (http://www.diariometro.es/),
Qué (http://www.que.es/)
? Publicity companies
? Citizens
Free newspaper, pay as you throw initiative could be establish with the support of a
supramunicipal (EMSHTR) that force to free newspaper production companies to join it.
Free newspapers considered contain between 30.95?40% of commercial in relation to total
paper surface in the newspaper. The introduction of a tax per waste paper generated from
free newspaper unquestionably will have repercussion in the cost of publicity.
3. BENEFICIARIES
The beneficiary of the activity is the whole of Spanish society by better separation of waste,
better use of materials and savings the cost of waste management tax.
4. OBJECTIVES
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1. Encourage the elaboration of normative to promote a rate for paper waste generated by
free newspaper companies
1. To reduce the waste management cost assumed until now by the administration and
citizens.
3. Encourage the reuse, collection and recycling of newspaper
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
The treated products will be paper from free newspapers because it can be understood that
the main product distributed in this support is publicity and not information. For this reason
the good practice is focused in free newspapers and its life cycle.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Reuse of newspapers
? Operational facilities.
a) Some trays have been designed to implement in public transport to promote the reuse of
newspapers.
b) Trolleys are used for newspapers enterprises to recover non?distributed newspapers and
newspapers already used.
Recycling newspapers
c) The increase of recycling derived of rate implementation supposes the use of pre?
established integrated waste management system for paper and cardboard.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Information not relevant/provided.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant/provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
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Participation methodology.
A survey was carried out to 500 readers to know different questions about his preferences
and habits related to selection, use and disposal of free newspaper.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
SEPTEMBER 2009 ? FEBRUARY 2010
• Start?up of the study funded by EMSTHR (September 2009)
• Interviews with the main free newspaper companies (September 2009)
? Data compilation (October 2009? December 2009).
? Compilation of costs associated to cardboard and paper waste management system.
? Calculation of paper waste flows generated by free newspapers enterprises.
? Elaboration of a Life Cycle Inventory (table of Inputs and Outputs).
? Results presentation (February 2010)
? Results and conclusions of the study are presented in EMSTHR. More than 50
municipalities are in the audience.
MARCH 2010 ? JUNE 2010
Influence the change of rules at state level:
? Presence in talks with the Waste Agency of Catalonia; agency of the regional government
Generalitat de Catalunya (March 2010) (more details in: http://www20.gencat.cat/portal/site/arc/)
? Contextualization of the results obtained in the study with the aims of Management
Program of Municipal Wastes of Catalonia (PROGREMIC). More details in:http://www.arc?
cat.net/ca/publicacions/pdf/agencia/programes/exp_publica/progremic.pdf
Network promotion and campaign:
• Develop and publicize studies which demonstrate economic viability, environmental and
social performance of the proposed system. (June 2010)
Increase social support
? Meetings and contacts with public transport management companies as Metropolitan
Entity of Transport.
? Meetings and contacts with local and municipal entities: meeting with 50 city councils.
• Meetings and contacts with universities and research centers.
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YEAR 2011
Monitoring the change of regulations
• Start in Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (Catalonia) a debate and approval of the
supramunicipal normative on waste prevention and influence the implementation rate for
free newspapers.
Communication and display the feasibility
• Pilot test in Barcelona or other municipalities. (Spring)
• Back to regional debates before the elections and assess the progress and status.
11. FUNDS
The network is financed by free newspapers enterprises and indirectly by advertising
companies.
It has been calculated that the cost of an advertisement per newspaper should increase less
than 1% to cover the waste management costs of paper waste.
Private funding has to cover the proposed rate.
12. COSTS
It has been obtained that the average costs of publishing and advertisement in a free
newspaper has a range of 0,60?0,74 € depending of the enterprises. To include the waste
management cost suppose an increment in the publishing cost of 0,0039 € per newspaper.
13. RESULTS
This good practices aims to:
1. Contribute to the adoption normatives to reverse the unsustainable trend of increased
waste generation and move towards a Catalan strategy of "Zero Waste".
2. Contribute to accomplish with the objectives of Management Program of Municipal
Wastes of Catalonia (PROGREMIC). More details in:http://www.arc?
cat.net/ca/publicacions/pdf/agencia/programes/exp_publica/progremic.pdf
Recycled paper waste
This is estimated that 8309 tons per year could be incorporated to paper and cardboard
waste management system. This represents an increment of 6% of the total paper and
cardboard recycled in the case study area in 2009 (138298 tons per year).
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Social Benefits
The creation of a rate will suppose the opportunity of discharge public administrations and
indirectly citizens of the costs until now assumed to management of the waste paper from
free newspapers.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
PAYT program is an effective tool in increasing waste separation and recycling, and also
encourage waste minimization. The result is significant energy savings from transportation,
increases in material recovery from recycling, and reduction in pollution from landfills and
incinerators. PAYT program also encourage producers to develop more efficient designs and
environmentally friendly product life cycles.
Based on the results of Life Cycle Assessment study of Pay as you Throw for free newspaper
when waste paper from free newspaper is included in integrated waste management system
could be avoided 0.18 tons of CO2 eq. per ton of virgin paper avoided production.
15. USEFUL LINK:
1. Programa de Gestió de Residus Municipals a Catalunya 2007?2012 (PROGREMIC). Barcelona (2007).
Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge.
2. Ecoembalajes España, S.A (Ecoembes). Última visita realizada en Julio 2010. Disponible en
www.ecoembes.com
3. Ecovidrio S.A. Última visita realizada en Julio 2010. Disponible en www.ecovidrio.es
4. Sigfito S.A. Última visita realizada en Julio 2010. Disponible en www.sigfito.es
5. Sigre S.A. Última visita realizada en Julio 2010. Disponible en www.sigre.es
6. Signus S.A. Última visita realizada en Julio 2010. Disponible en www.signus.es
7. TNU S.A. Última visita realizada en Julio 2010. Disponible en www.tnu.es
8. Sigaus S.A. Última visita realizada en Julio 2010. Disponible en www.sigaus.es
9. Sigpi S.A. Última visita realizada en Julio 2010. Disponible en www.sigpi.es
10. IDESCAT (2008)
11. Dades Ambientals Metropolitans 2008. Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona. Entitat del Medi Ambient
12. Guia per a l’elaboració de plans locals de prevenció de residus municipals. Barcelona (2010). Agència
de Residus de Catalunya i Centre Catalá del Reciclatge.
13. Santos Díez M.T. (2007) El auge de la prensa gratuita en España. Bilbao. Universidad del País Vasco
,Servicio Editorial.
14. Asociació Catalana de la Premsa Gratuita (ACPG). Disponible enhttp://www.acpg.cat
15. Asociación Española de la Prensa Gratuita (AEPG). disponible enhttp://www.aepg.es
16. ISO 14040: environmental manangement—life cycle assessment—principles and framework.
Geneve, Switzerland; 2006.
17. Frischknecht R, Jungbluth N, editors. Ecoinvent project. Swiss Centre for Life Cycle Inventories, Du¨
bendorf, Switzerland,2004.
Available fromhttp://www.ecoinvent.ch/S
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18. AsPapel. Estadísticas 2008?2001. Disponible en www.aspapel.es
19. Sustainability Performance 2008. Storaenso. Disponible en www.storaenso.com
20. Bovea M.D, Ibáñez?Forés V., Gallarda A., Colomer?Mendoza F.J. Environmental assessment of
alternative municipal solid waste management strategies. A Spanish case study. Waste
Manegement 2010.
21. Iriarte A., Gabarrell X., Rieradevall J. LCA of selective waste collection systems in dense urban areas.
Waste Management 29 (2009), 903?914
22. Rives J., Rierdevall J., Gabarrell X. LCA comparison of container systems in municipal solid waste.
Waste Management 30 (2010), 949?957
23. Encuesta General de Medios. Febrero?Noviembre 2009.
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? The Pay as you Throw is in force in many
European countries, America and Oceania.
E.g. http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/to
ols/payt/index.htm
? The good practice proposed does not imply
technology changes.
? The Pay as you Throw for free newspapers
has accumulated enough environmental,
social and economical data to question the
current system of container management in
the State.
? Management Program of Municipal
Wastes of Catalonia (PROGREMIC). This
good practice helps to accomplish the aims
established in this program.
Weaknesses
? The Pay as you Throw system requires the
involvement of citizens and distribution
chains in order to succeed.
? The rate ensure the correct application of
waste management cost to real responsible
companies but does no ensure the increase
of the recycling.
? It is necessary to justify in deep that the
main product of free newspaper is publicity
and not information. Not applying in
conventional newspaper could be seen as a
discriminative act.
Opportunity
? To improve the public opinion about free
newspaper. Publishing newspaper as a free
product and recyclable.
? The support of supramunicipal
administration in this initiative.
Threat
? The current economical crisis has
decreased the incomes in terms of publicity
in free newspapers. Reducing the volume of
business for free newspapers enterprises.
The introduction a new rate could suppose
an obstacle in its business activity.
? The political decision to change the system
is not without risk.
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FACTSHEET
2. "Retorna" Network, return for the future” of"Retorna" Network for the
promotion of a Return, Collection, and Recovery System (“SDDR” from its
initials in Spanish).
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 17th September 2010
State of activity (on?going or finished): on going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Catalonia / Spain
Population: 46.951.532 (January 2010)
Authority/organization in charge: "Retorna" Network for the promotion of a Return, Collection, and
Recovery System (“SDDR” from its initials in Spanish).
Contacts:
Domingo Jiménez?Beltrán, president
Secretary (Fundació Privada Catalana de Prevenció de Residus i Consum Responsable)
Tel. (+34) 93 668 61 07 / [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
X
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities X
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community X
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development X
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement X
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
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The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW X
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills X
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
"Retorna" Network was established as a lobby for defending the implementation of a
Return, Collection, and Recovery System for light packaging in Catalonia and Spain.
2. ACTORS
"Retorna" Network was established with the support of over 50 local authorities, 40
associations, and various supramunicipal organizations and universities.
Their role is lobbying to the Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Environment to
influence the planned reform of the law on packaging and packaging waste in order to
introduce the implementation of an SDDR in Spain.
3. BENEFICIARIES
The beneficiary of the activity is the whole of Spanish society by better separation of waste,
better use of materials and savings in the use of raw materials.
4. OBJECTIVES
1. Encourage a change of model legislation and waste management, especially in packaging,
in Catalonia and Spain.
2. As a first step to promote a Return, Collection, and Recovery System for packaging.
3. Promote discussion and encourage membership among local Campaign (motions and
agreements), municipal associations, economic actors involved, universities, institutions,
civic organizations and civil society to address a change of management model and
regulation of wastes and packaging in the country and Catalonia.
4. Disseminate information and awareness activities to the whole of Catalan society about
excessive consumption of resources and the need to reduce the "ecological rucksack" of
packaging.
5. Coordinate with the Spanish Redtorna.
6. Representation in the process: presentation, discussion and monitoring of these proposals
to the Catalan Government and the Parliament of Catalonia. Along with Redtorna,
participate in discussion and negotiations with the Ministry for the Environment.
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5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
In a first phase, the proposed SDDR in Spain includes PET, cans and cartons. These fractions
are the one that currently have the worst rate of recovery using the yellow container.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
The collection of packaging by SDDR can be done manually or automated. In both cases the
user retrieves the deposit instantly, and then the store or mall receive the amount from a
system manager or national system.
? Manual Collection: containers are returned to stores and stored without compacting in
sacks. An authorized agent to collect the bags visits the shops and brings the containers to a
counting and compaction plant, where the selected product is sent for recycling.
? Automatic Collection: returning machines are installed in areas of great affluence. These
machines count, classify, and compact packaging at source. The waste containers are
generally sent by reverse logistics distribution to the central and from there sent to
recyclers.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
The various entities that make up the network account for sufficient experience in the
management of municipal waste and enough technical knowledge to raise and lead a
reform of the packaging law that is both ambitious and realistic.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
The SDDR is a system that encourages the return of certain containers by fixing deposit
associated with the container. When the empty container is returned in proper condition
the amount is returned to the consumer.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
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SEPTEMBER ? DECEMBER 2010
• Constitution and public presentation (September 17)
• Brand registration (September)
• Network Infrastructure Organization (October 1st Board Meeting)
Influence the change of rules at state level:
• Presence in talks with the Ministry for the Environment (September?October)
• Prepare legal reports that support the proposals. (September)
• Interviews with the Catalan parliamentary groups to incorporate the proposal
to their electoral programs (October) and demand for hearing to the Committee on
Environment of the Parliament of Catalonia.
• Interviews with Catalan Ministry for the Environment.
Network promotion and campaign:
• Develop and publicize studies which demonstrate economic viability, environmental and
social performance of the proposed system. (December)
• Create (Fall):
? A website, in coordination with Redtorna
? Promotion and communication tools such as periodic newsletters, ...
Increase social support
• Accession of 50 more associations.
• Accession of more local and municipal entities:
? FMC and the ACM membership
? Achieve 100 motions at city councils
• Accession of most universities and research centers.
Increase support groups, parliamentarians and government complicity
• Proposed incorporation at electoral programs. (October)
• Meetings with parliamentary groups. (December)
• Creation of a Work Group with the government departments concerned. (December)
Incorporating stakeholders
• Starting conversations with business operators, fillers, distributors and retailers ...
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YEAR 2011
Monitoring the change of regulations
• According to the State Government resolve, monitor the process of approval of the new
Waste Act and the amendment process for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Act.
• Start in Catalonia a debate and approval of the Catalan Law on waste prevention and
influence the implementation of SDDR in packaging in Catalonia.
Communication and display the feasibility
• Pilot test in Barcelona or other municipalities. (Spring)
• Back to regional debates before the elections and assess the progress and status.
11. FUNDS
The network is financed by members' own resources and contributions from allied
organizations.
SDDR system is designed to be the producers who take responsibility for managing the
packaging waste they put on the market, freeing up local authorities in this task.
Extended producer responsibility not only ensures the optimization of management, but
allows city councils and county councils to allocate resources to other economic activities to
serve the people.
12. COSTS
The SDDR system is not implemented yet in Spain and therefore there is no data on costs
and revenues.
With the aim of generating quantitative data, "Retorna" network has commissioned several
studies to assess the creation of jobs generated by the implementation of a SDDR, and the
costs and benefits they generate.
13. RESULTS
The Network aims to end achieve the following results:
1. Contribute to the adoption of policies to reverse the unsustainable trend of increased
waste generation and move towards a Catalan strategy of "Zero Waste".
2. Influence the modification of existing State and Catalan regulations:
• To incorporate amendments to the drafting and final approval of the Waste Act (July?
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December 2010), which promotes preventive policies and SDDR for packaging.
• Introduce changes in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Act.
• Law Enforcement Catalan Waste Prevention. Submitted to the Government (November
2008) and currently under study. Ask the new government and Parliament to approve this
Act:
? Promoting reusable packaging.
? First step to establish the SDDR as a general management system of packaging.
? Introduce environmental taxation.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Based on the results of a comparative LCA study between SDDR and "Green Dot" system
commissioned by "Retorna", when the SDDR selective collection using machines is greater
than 40%, the results show that for all impact categories considered and all the percentages
of selective collection, the SDDR has a better environmental performance in the
management of PET bottles, cans and cartons.
15. USEFUL LINK:
1. Ley 11/1997, de 24 de abril, de Envases y Residus de Envases.
2. Directiva 2004/12/CE del parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 11 de febrero de 2004, por la que se
modifica la Directiva 94/62/CE relativa a los envases y residuos de envases.
3. Els sistemes de dipòsit, devolució i retorn d’envasos. La solució de gestió dels Residus d’envasos més
ecològica i eficient (2010).Fundació Catalana per a la Prevenció de Residus i el Consum Responsable.
Versió 1.5. Disponible en:http://www.residusiconsum.org
4. Estudio para la determinación de la fórmula de pago de aplicación a la recogida selectiva de envases
ligeros (2007). Ecoembalajes España S.A
5. Programa de Gestió de Residus Municipals a Catalunya 2007?2012 (PROGREMIC). Barcelona (2007).
Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge.
6. Informe de Sostenibilitat Ambiental del Programa de Gestió de Residus Municipals a Catalunya 2007?
2012. Agencia de Residus de Catalunya
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? The SDDR system is in force in many
European countries, America and Oceania,
where container recovery rates reach above
80%.
? The necessary technology is mature and
proven.
? The "Retorna" Network has accumulated
enough environmental, social and
economical data to question the current
system of container management in the
State.
Weaknesses
? The "Retorna" Network is less able to
influence the political powers that the
current managers of the "green dot" system.
? The SDDR system requires the involvement
of citizens and distribution chains in order to
succeed.
? The SDDR system can be perceived as a
return to the past, as an old system.
Opportunity
? The Packaging and Packaging Waste Act
will open soon its period of revision.
? The change of Minister for the
Environment has made the institution more
receptive to new proposals.
? The objectives of the network are shared
by municipal entities (to save financial
resources), environmentalists (to increase
collection and recycling), universities (to
scientifically prove the goodness of the
system), companies (interested in opening
new markets) and trade unions (in view of
the possibility of creating new jobs).
Threat
? The packaging collection system
established in Spain has enough financial
resources and powerful interests to override
the potential changes that may affect it.
? The political decision to change the system
is not without risk.
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3. “CAPANNORI TOWARDS ZERO WASTE” of Municipality of Capannori; ASCIT
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: in December 2004
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Italy/Toscana Region/ Municipality of
Capannori (LU)
Population: 46.000 inhabitants
Authority/organization in charge: Municipality of Capannori ; ASCIT (http://www.ascit.it/)
Contacts: Environment Alderman: Alessio Ciacci: [email protected] / http://www.comune.capannori.lu.it/
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
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Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes x
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions x
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
x
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration x
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
x
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement x
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of x
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water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
x
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Adhesion to the international Zero Waste Strategy and subsequent start of activities of
waste recycling and reduction.
2. ACTORS
Municipality of Capannori ? Environment Alderman;
Ascit Spa; ecological operators, local associations and citizens.
3. BENEFICIARIES
Target group and final beneficiaries are citizens as beneficiaries of urban sanitation services
and as users.
4. OBJECTIVES
The goal is to get closer to Zero Waste for disposal through the recycling of almost all
municipal waste, by preventing the production of waste and encouraging waste reuse.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
About the 80% of urban waste is destinated to the separated waste; re?use organic material
for compost production, recovery of paper cardboard, plastic, glass and metals for reuse in
production cycles.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Capannori Municipality has changed the system of collection: from collection with big trucks
into the containers situated on the road, we moved to the collection through small vehicles,
mostly electric or natural gas, which are daily serving the citizens of emptying the recycling
domestic bins.
For waste reduction were carried out following activities:
? Distribution to the families of home compost bin for organic material;
? Purchase of automatic distributors of milk on tap;
? Distribution of containers for the sale of detergents on tap;
? Installation of an ultraviolet treatment system to purify spring water in the municipal area.
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7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
More than 40 new employees.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant /provided
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
The Municipality of Capannori joined the international Zero Waste strategy by launching a
series of actions, described below, aimed at recycling of all waste and reducing waste
production, such as:
Actions for waste collection:
? Separate collection: doorstep collection "Door to door”, with free delivery to all the
families of containers, bags made of Mater?bi, bins composting. Waste collected in two
different ways: paper and paperboard, multi?material (glass, plastics, tetra, metal cans, tins,
plastic bags, food trays, etc..), Organic and green cuttings and prunings, bulky waste, waste
oil, similar to all non?domestic users. Preparation of weekly and monthly calendar for the
home collection of different waste. After an initial test of waste collection door to door in a
small village of 600 inhabitants have been implemented periodic extensions of service to the
total coverage of 45,662 residents throughout the City in June 2010.
? Ecological Islands: preparation of two “ecological islands” for waste such as wood, tv,
computers, batteries, etc ... In the ecological islands there are 10 different containers for
different materials, a system for the weighing of waste deposited, presence of an operator.
The waste deposited in the ecological island are weighed at each discharge and the weight
of the waste, depending on the material given, is transformed into a score. Incentive
instruments: the citizens are equipped with a magnetic card that keeps track of the points
and at the end of the year, citizens who exceed a score of 500, receive at home a check for
20 euro.
Actions for Waste Reduction
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? Home Composting campaign to raise awareness with the public, started in 2005 in
partnership with ASCIT company. System to stimulate citizens: 10% discount on the variable
rate of waste for all nationals who engage in home composting. The company (ASCIT) gave
citizens a free compost bin and a technical manual with instructions for making a good
compost using organic wastes. With this policy today, citizens engaged in home composting
increased to 2023 in the municipality. Each year, a check is made on a sample of citizens who
practice home composting. Monitoring activities have shown that over 96% of cases carried
out correctly home composting.
? Green Purchasing: The City of Capannori, first in Tuscany Region, has since 2005 adopted
the system of green purchasing, with a resolution of accession to the procedure GPP (Green
Public Procurement). All purchases of the Municipality have been placed under a procedure
that favors the products made with recycled materials and low environmental impact.
Within the Municipality was also launched separate collection and the recovery of waste
such as toner for printers.
? Good Water in canteens: In 2007 Municipality of Capannori has launched a pilot project in
three schools, gradually replacing the bottled water in the school canteens, using jugs of tap
water. This project has saved 8,500 boxes of mineral water per year. In 2009 the project was
extended to all 22 municipal schools, with a reduction of 40,000 bottles from September
2009 to February 2010, saving 1,600 kg of plastic and determining a major line of
environmental education for 2438 children involved. The municipal government has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with the Acque SpA: the company has provided free jugs of
glass to be used in school cafeterias and carry out regular monitoring to ensure the quality of
tap water.
? The Way of Water: the project was realized with the objective of minimizing water use and
with the aim of exploiting the natural sources in the area as a place of "common good", from
which all citizens can draw water for their consumption, in absolute safety. For this purpose,
a path was created called "The Way of Water", which includes 15 water sources scattered in
the territory of Capannori, with an ultraviolet purification system, which eliminates the
bacteria. The project started in 2005 with a total cost of € 500,000, financed by 60% from
the Tuscany Region.
? Milk on tap: a project realized to reduce packaging but also for the development of "short
chain of Milk", through the use of a vending machine milk on tap, with positive
consequences in terms of: a guarantee of high quality milk because it is cooler and it is not
treated and because the farmers who supply the vending machines for milk on tap should
take the certification “Milk high quality”, resulting in savings for those who buy milk on tap;
economic benefits for producers who have more profit margins, environmental benefits to
minimize the use of containers "disposable". Results: From February 2008 to February 2010
were sold about 200 liters of milk per day for a total of about 110,000 liters. Considering that
about 90% of consumers buy the milk using your own container, were spared more than
90,000 disposable packaging.
? Detergents on tap: it’s possible buy high quality detergents on tap, naturals and ecological
from local businesses, and can be bought using its own container, resulting in savings for
buyers and the environment.
Target groups involved: national and local associations (Confesercenti or Confcommercio),
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Ato Rifiuti and producer organizations.
Results: In a year we sold 27,000 liters of ecological detergents on tap in 15 outlets in the
City. The project has spread beyond the municipal boundaries, extending throughout the
Province of Lucca, thanks to effective communication campaign.
? Eco? sagre: was defined a Municipal Regulations governing the use of materials
"disposable" as dishes, glasses, plastic dishes, during the summer events, with the aim of
reducing the environmental impact in the municipal area. With this regulation, the
organizers of this events are committed to: ? minimizing waste produced during the festival;
? to reduce waste and packaging ? using crockery, cutlery and glasses that are reusable or
made of compostable material. Results: since 2008 year to date have been spared more
than 40,000 covered disposable.
? Ecological Nappies: Municipality of Capannori launched an awareness campaign directed
to citizens, to promote the use of washable nappies, made of 90% organic cottons and
natural materials, to replace those "disposable" who have an high environmental impact,
since compounds with non?recyclable material. The nappies can be purchased at local
pharmacies and families participating in the initiative receive a discount. Results: Since
November 2008, the year of initiation of the promotional campaign and local incentives at
February 2010 it is estimated that 80 families have contributed to the reduction of waste,
producing 100 tons less waste.
? Market exchange and reuse: Initiative promoted by Municipal with the involvement of a
local association for the organization of the flea market every two months, by means citizens
can bring to market every objectives typology such as: books, furniture and any other type of
object intended to reuse, in order to contribute to the long life cycle of materials.
? Away the plastic from all the canteens a: Municipality of Capannori has banned the
"disposable". In all 10 school canteens and the 20 municipal canteens are used only plates
and dishes that are dishwasher safe. Results: There were savings to the cycle of waste about
2,680 disposable materials a week , for a total of approximately 67,000 plastic dishes each
year.
? Effecorta Cooperative: The project was founded for the promotion of local products that
you can buy in bulk (agricultural products, meat, cheese, etc ....), To help reduce waste in the
production and packaging and to give opportunities for every citizen to purchase the
quantity of products, commensurate with own consumption.
11. FUNDS
Regional funds: Tuscany Region
Provincial funds: Province of Lucca
Municipal funds: Municipality of Capannori
12. COSTS
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Data about recycling: in the municipality of Capannori in 2009 were harvested 17.386 tons of
separated waste. In the Province of Lucca, the average cost of placing of the undifferentiated
wastes is 160 euro per ton. If these 17,386 tonnes of wastes were conferred to landfill, it
would take € 2,781,760.00 for their disposal. The cost of delivery to recycling facilities of
17.386 tons was instead of € 927,815.00. Also must be considered that the paper is a
resource: in fact from the sale of 5,459 tons of paper collected in 2009, were obtained €
280,956.00.
The total cost for the 17,386 tons of separated waste delivered to recycling plants in 2009,
was equal to € 646,859.00 (considered income from the sale of the paper), with a saving of €
2,134,901.00, which are used for purchase of materials for families, recruitment of staff, for
the purchase of new mechanical equipment and the information campaign.
13. RESULTS
With the separated waste from 2004 to 2009 we have started to recycle 85,467 tons of
waste. From the "door to door" waste collection, increasing the separated waste, we
achieved a reduction of mixed waste to dispose of approximately 30,000 tons of waste.
With the separated waste of paper in 2009 we have saved: ? the slaughter of nearly 100,000
trees ? the consumption of 2.5 million gallons of water ? more than 7,000 tons of CO2
emissions; through home composting and reuse of organic material, pruning and mowing we
have obtained a saving of almost 5,000 tons of CO2 emissions. Separate collection +
composting activity = savings of 13,272 tons of CO2 emitted into the environment.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Information not relevant / provided.
14. USEFUL LINK:
14. ANNEX (if necessary):
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SWOT analysis
Strength
? Participating to the international network
of Zero Waste;
? Establishing a synergic and complementary
set of actions aimed at recycling and reuse
of materials;
? The sensitivity of policy makers in the
adoption of a Zero Waste policy;
? Targeted communication and awareness
campaign focusing on the citizen;
? Adoption of incentives for citizens
(reduction of waste tax);
? Active participation of key actors and
stakeholders.
Weaknesses
? Ability to maintain and improve the
performance achieved to date;
? To extend this policy at national level;
? to adopt effective national legislation,
favouring the reduction, recycling and reuse
of materials.
Opportunity
? Possibility to replicate the good practice in
other national contexts;
?Ability to generate incomes;
?Possibility to save public found on waste
management;
?Creating new jobs through the green
economy.
Threat
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4. “RECYCLODROME” of RECYCLODROME association
Category:
Policy X Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering
X Reuse X Recycle
Date of starting: 2007
State of activity (on?going or finished): on going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: France / Region PACA / Marseille / 1
st
arrondissement
Population: 47.000
Authority/organization in charge: RECYCLODROME association
Contacts: [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative solutions
(use of renewable resources)
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
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Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions x
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and solidarity
criteria
x
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration x
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders' categories,
disciplines, sectors and agencies
x
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste management
system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of water, soil
and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
This association collects objects considered as waste from individuals, associations or companies, in
order to give them a second life. The objects are worked (cleaning, repair, makeover) then offered
for sale in the workshop?boutique of the association. These activities also support awareness on the
theme of waste and reuse.
Because of its beneficial to the environment and the development of a local service carrier of social
ties, RECYCLODROME is positioned as a full participant of the solidarity economy.
2. ACTORS
Citizens of the municipality of Marseille as well as private companies or associations.
3. BENEFICIARIES
City of Marseille and its citizens, mainly the citizens of the first district of the city.
Pupils in schools through public awareness campaigns.
However, the actions extend to the entire basin of the city of Marseille, the workshop?boutique is
located downtown in Marseille, in the district of Noailles.
4. OBJECTIVES
Reduction of waste by derivating flows to promote reuse and recycling through:
? Collection of waste (possible through a door?to?door collection service), repair and sale.
? Organisation of workshops on the theme “waste reduction”
? Realisation of some technical studies and expertise dedicated to the reduction of waste (for
instance; study of a new waste management system for waste composed of cardboard from
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Cleaning, repair, makeover
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
?Information not relevant /provided.
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7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
4 employees:
? Manager, with competences in waste management systems,
? Technician and worker, to repair the collected waste
? Administrative officer
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Fuel for the waste collection vehicle
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
??Information not relevant /provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Waste are being collected (types of waste: mainly furniture and weee)
Cleaned, Repaired
Put for sale
Public awareness towards waste reduction
11. FUNDS
Region PACA
General council of Bouches?du?Rhône
Fondation de France
Cigales network of association
COSTS
Collection of waste is free of charge (a payment is claimed only if there are large quantities to collect
and if they potentially contain waste improper to be repaired)
Cleaning and Repair of waste is free of charge
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11. RESULTS
1600 members of the association
? secondary raw materials and products derived by reuse / recovering / recycling;
? type and quantity of avoided waste : mainly furniture and weee (no statistic available on the
quantity)
? type and quantity of natural resources avoided: raw materials (metals, wood, chemical
agents, etc.)
? other environmental benefits: avoid the landfilling of waste, as there can be considered as
goods if repaired
? Social benefits: employment of people with low educational grade
? Improvement of the employment conditions in the new green economy : creation of 4 jobs
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The contribution of this project lies in:
the reduction of natural resources consumption
the reduction on pressures on soils and water, through the derivation of waste assumed to be
landfilled
13. USEFUL LINK:
14. ANNEX (if relevant):
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? implementation of an innovative system
for the reuse of waste,
? contribution of waste collection to be
landfilled
? promotion of a “longer?life products”
system,
? realization of public awareness campaigns
addressed to pupils in schools and to
citizens in the workshop?boutique.
Weaknesses
? collection of waste generated locally, in a
district in Marseille
Opportunity
? Exchange of knowledge and experience
between France and other med countries
where such projects have already been
implemented
Threat
? Absence of participation of citizens.
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5. “Recycling of packaging waste” of Solid waste management corporation of
Zakynthos
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 1996
State of activity (on?going or finished): On?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Greece/Ionian region/Zakynthos
Population: 40.000 (60.000 can be benefited form the project)
Authority/organization in charge: Solid waste management corporation of Zakynthos
Contacts:
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
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Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions x
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
x
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
x
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
x
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement x
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
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Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
x
Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
The recycling programme is the oldest one developed in any Greek municipality. It had been
initiated in 1996 together with the starting of the sanitary landfill in the island of Zakynthos.
2. ACTORS
Citizens and visitors in the municipality of Zakynthos.
Local organizations.
3. BENEFICIARIES
The municipality of Zakynthos and its citizens.
Solid waste management corporation of Zakynthos
4. OBJECTIVES
– Achieve waste recovery of 10% of the total collected recyclable waste.
? Participation of the touristic areas of Zakynthos in the programme.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
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Paper: 2.000 t/year
Plastic: 600 t/year
Metals, glass: 1.500 t/year
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Technological Equipment
Waste collection vehicle
Blue bins: 405
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
? employeds working on the management and administration of the project: 2
? employeds working on the waste collection: 13
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Fuels for the waste collection vehicle (for both organic and recyclable waste).
Electricity for the MRF operation
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
• The municipality personnel is responsible for the waste collection from the blue bins
and their transfer to the MRF.
• The municipality personnel (6) is responsible for the operation of all the sections of
the MRF.
11. FUNDS
Information not relevant /provided
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12. COSTS
Operational Cost: 60.000 €/year for 2009
Income from sell and subsidy: 150.000 €/year
13. RESULTS
? Benefits for the community: improvement of the citizens’ life quality as well as citizens’
education on rational waste management.
? External factors: waste transfer cost and products price in the market.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
? Formulation of environmental behaviour concerning citizens.
? Decrease in the generated waste.
? Suggestion of use of renewable sources of energy in the waste treatment units.
15. USEFUL LINK:
www.fodsazante.gr/
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Citizens’ participation in the recycling
programme.
? Project’s subsidization.
Weaknesses
?High operation cost.
? Low products price in the market.
Opportunity
Threat
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6. “Re?use center (Center ponovne uporabe)” of Technology center for
applicative ecology ? EKO?TCE d.o.o.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 2010
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Slovenia / /Rogaška Slatina
Population: /
Authority/organization in charge: Technology center for applicative ecology ? EKO?TCE d.o.o.
Contacts:
dr. Marinka Vovk
Telefon: +386 (0)3 752 07 90
Faks: +386 (0)3 752 07 91
E?pošta: [email protected]
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Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution x
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions x
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
x
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
x
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration x
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
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categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement x
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Re?use center is intended for reconstruction, rebuilding, removing and preparation of still
useful products for reuse. The center has an open door for all, for those who want to bring in
useful products, and for those who wish to buy refurbished products for symbolic price.
Green price shows the actual savings at the expense of the environment and has
environmentally conscious meaning, because today no one asks how many raw materials,
water, energy, emissions are needed for a new product. By dumping of still useful products
we throw away materials, use energy and water and pollute environment.
2. ACTORS
Consortium of companies Environmental research institute Slovenske Konjice and Technology
center for applicative ecology implement the project of re?use center.
3. BENEFICIARIES
Residents, public and private sector
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4. OBJECTIVES
Obtain the maximum amount of usable waste and return them at a low price back into use.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
furniture, electrical and electronic equipment, toys, clothing, kitchenware
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Provide a detailed description about the means, technologies, operational facilities and other tools
/
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
workers with a carpenter, electrical engineering, sewing and related skills
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Indicate type and quantity of natural resources engaged
/
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Owners left usable waste to re?use center. Then they review waste, fix and clean it and offer
for sale. Center also offers repair services for items that can be repaired and owners would
like to continue use them.
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11. FUNDS
€ 249,000 of assets acquired at the national call for the development of social enterprises,
funds derived from sales.
COSTS
Cost of employees, Operating costs
11. RESULTS
? Derived products for reuse
? Reduction of bulky waste
? Reduced use of natural resources to produce new products,
? New jobs
? Products with low prices, allowing purchase to socially disadvantaged groups
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Reduction of waste,
Conservation of natural resources needed to produce new products
13. USEFUL LINK: http://www.eko?tce.eu/
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? reduction of waste
? new jobs
? availability of goods for disadvantaged
Weaknesses
? to little economically strength activity
?
?
Opportunity
? great potential to develop
?
?
Threat
? in case of lack of support from public funds
the activity may be compromised
?
?
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7. “Eco Punt Verd” of PICH AGUILERA / TONI SOLANAS / GERONA GRUO, SL /
INÈDIT, SL
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: January 2008
State of activity (on?going or finished): on going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Barcelona / Catalonia / Spain
Population: 1.621.537 (2009)
Authority/organization in charge: PICH AGUILERA / TONI SOLANAS / GERONA GRUO, SL / INÈDIT, SL
Contacts:
Barcelona City Council
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
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Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
X
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management X
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities X
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community X
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development X
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement X
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
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Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW X
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills X
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Ecodesign of a neighborhood green point for the collection and storage of municipal waste
for which there are no specific containers on the street or a collection system at home.
2. ACTORS
The technical team to ecodesign the "Eco Punt Verd" is formed by architects, designers,
communicologist and environmentalists.
The client's project is the Barcelona city council.
The "Eco Punt Verd" users will be the citizens of Barcelona.
3. BENEFICIARIES
The municipality of Barcelona and its citizens.
4. OBJECTIVES
1. Functional objectives
? Operation clear and visible
? Separation of waste flows
? Multifunctional Equipment
2. Waste management objectives:
? Facilitate citizen input
? Optimize the waste collection
? Interaction with citizens
3. Sustainability objectives:
? Water self?sufficiency & Energetic self?sufficiency
? Minimize the environmental impact of materials
? Integration into the urban environment
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
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Special municipal wastes
? Fluorescent lamps and mercury vapor, Tires
? Batteries
? Solvents, paints and varnishes
? Batteries
? Refrigerators and electric appliances with CFC
? Mineral oils used come from homes
Ordinary municipal waste
? Paper and cardboard
? Glass
? Light packaging
? Plastics
? Scrap and metal
? Textiles
Large municipal waste
? Electric Appliances (without hazardous substances)
? Furniture and other
Other municipal wastes
? Timber
? Waste Plant
? Demolition and construction of minor works remains.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
The collection of municipal waste in the neighborhood green point is done manually by using
specific types of waste containers.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
The team participating in the project is composed by:
? Architects and designers (definition of the concept and technical development).
? Experts in communication (design of communication strategy).
? Environmentalists (Environmental validation of the design proposals).
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided.
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9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.?
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Creation of a multidisciplinary team that cover the different key aspects of ecodesign
? The definition of the concept and it's technical development is led by architects and
designers.
? The design of communication strategy is led by Experts in communicologists.
? The environmental analysis is led by Environmentalists.
Analysis of different neighborhood green point:
? Determine the neighbourhood green point characteristics that is want to evaluate.
? Analyse the design problem.
? Determine the critical environmental factors involved.
? Detect the competitive solutions.
Formulation of an ecodesign specification.
? Determine the design brief that include the results of the previous stage.
Development of the Eco Punt Verd
? Creating Product Ideas and Concepts.
? Generation of a provisional design proposal.
? Evaluation of product features.
Display the Eco Punt Verd feasibility
? Pilot test in Barcelona.
11. FUNDS
The project is financed by Barcelona City Council.
12. COSTS
The Eco Punt Verd is not implemented yet and therefore there is no data on costs and
revenues.
13. RESULTS
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The Eco Punt Verd aims to achieve the following results:
Environmental benefits:
? Contribute to the increase of the municipal waste recuperation rate.
? Optimization of the flow of energy and water for the operation of Eco Punt Verd.
Social benefits
? Encourage citizen participation in the municipal waste collection.
? Improvement of the citizens’ life quality as well as citizens’ education on rational
waste management.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Water Flow reduction. Rainwater Collection for use in cleaning.
Energy flow reduction. Use of solar resources for hot water.
Integration of vegetation on fence to maintain a microclimate inside the Eco Punt Verd and
fixed CO
2
.
15. USEFUL LINK: implantació
Guia d'implantació i gestió de deixalleries. Agencia de Residus de Catalunya. On line: http://www20.gencat.cat/docs/arc/Home/Ambits dactuacio/Valoritzacio _ Reciclatge/Instal_lacio
ns%20de%20gestio/Deixalleries/guiadeix.pdf
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Implementation of an ecoinnovated
neighborhood green point in Barcelona.
? Increase of the waste management rate.
? Citizens education on rational ways of
waste management.
? Experience that will be useful for the
implementation of the Eco Punt Verd in
other municipalities in the future.
Weaknesses
? A new system that requires the
involvement of citizens.
Opportunity
? Exchange of knowledge and experience
between Eco Punt Verd and other
neighborhood green point already installed.
Threat
? High initial investment.
? No citizens participation in the program.
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8. “Separate and win (locuj in zmaguj)” of Snaga d.o.o.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 2009
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Slovenia / /Municipality of
Ljubljana and suburban municipalities
Population: 400000
Authority/organization in charge: Snaga d.o.o.
Contacts: Snaga d.o.o.
Povšetova ulica 6,
1000 Ljubljana
T: 01 477 96 00
F: 01 477 97 13
E: [email protected]
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Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
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categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
In six rounds of contest a special commission will draw ten collection points, then they will
examine how faithfully their users separate waste. Five times (April, May, June, September
and October) they will draw ten randomly selected points and in November draw will be
made only between nursery schools and schools.
In each of the first five rounds for rewards is intended 3750 EUR. Therefore each individual
prize is 375 EUR. The awards, which will not be granted, will be transfered into the final
round, where the youngest will compete for them.
2. ACTORS
? Snaga d.o.o.
? Slopak
? Žurnal 24
3. BENEFICIARIES
? households
? nursery schools, schools
4. OBJECTIVES
? reduction of land filled waste
? By 2013 to reach 170kg of separately collected waste per inhabitant per year
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
mixed waste (remains after separation)
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
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Information not relevant / provided.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Commission for assessment of quality of waste separation
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Based on the draw, once per month collection points will be set, where mixed waste will bi
analyzed. If container will contain more than 50% of the waste that can not be collected
separately and will not contain hazardous waste, the winning prize will be 375 EUR.
11. FUNDS
In year 2009: 10000 €
In year 2010: 6 x 3750 €
(resources of Snage d.o.o.)
COSTS
Costs are: awards, promotion of contest and commission for assessment of quality of waste
separation.
Contest is increasing quantities of gained raw materials.
11. RESULTS
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raw materials recovery
? reduction of mixed waste
? smaller burden on land fills
? rewarding people for successful separation of waste
?
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
? Reduced use of natural resources, because of secondary raw materials,
? Less need for landfills
13. USEFUL LINK: http://www.jhl.si/snaga/locujzmaguj
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? positive stimulus ? awarding
? getting secondary raw materials
? less burden on landfills
Weaknesses
? multi flat buildings
?
?
Opportunity
? increase of prize fund in proportion with
grow of obtained secondary raw materials
?
?
Threat
? (non)working of secondary raw material
market
?
?
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9. “Omaplast” of Omaplast d.o.o.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 1981
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Slovenia/?/Grosuplje
Population: ?
Authority/organization in charge: Omaplast d.o.o.
Contacts:
Tel: +386 (01) 786 21 97
+386 (01) 786 03 70
Fax: +386 (01) 786 25 80
Mob: +386 41 505 428
E?mail: [email protected]
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Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions x
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
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categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Omaplast recycles most common types of materials, such as HD PE, LD PE and PP, and
collects other materials as well, such as.: PMMA, PC, PA, PET, POM ... Annually 18,000
tonnes of packaging waste is recovered, using technologies that does not burden the
environment. Good technological equipment and knowledge in the field of recycling enable
reliable distribution of granulate across Europe as Omaplast exports 95% of total
production to foreign markets.
2. ACTORS
Omaplast d.o.o.
3. BENEFICIARIES
Manufacturers of plastic products
4. OBJECTIVES
To return as big as possible proportion of plastic back into production
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Omaplast recycles most common types of materials, such as HD PE, LD PE and PP, but also
collects other materials, such as: PMMA, PC, PA, PET, POM…
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Sorting: sorting the most difficult process because it requires high purity of the products.
First, by sorting they separate other materials and in further process the individual types of
plastics.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Information not relevant / provided.
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8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Processing saves the primary raw material for making plastics – oil, by processing it is used
90% less energy than producing it from crude oil, by processing water is natural resource.
Omaplast is one of the few companies that can boast with a modern device for the
treatment of industrial wastewater. All industrial wastewater from washing systems is
cleaned and reused in the process of recycling.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Storage of packaging waste, sorting, grinding, washing, extrusion
11. FUNDS
Information not relevant / provided.
COSTS
The costs are mainly the costs of production,
Revenues comes from the sale of granulates.
11. RESULTS
? Production of granulates from waste plastics
? Reduction of plastic waste
? Reducing the need for crude oil and other energy sources
? 90 % manjša poraba energije za predelavo kot primarno proizvodnjo
? 90% less power consumption for processing than for primary production
? Jobs
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12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Production of plastics from crude oil is much greater burden for the environment as
processing of waste plastics.
All waste water from washing systems is cleaned and reused in the process of recycling.
13. USEFUL LINK: http://www.omaplast.com
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Conservation of natural resources
? Cheaper production than primary
? Reduction of waste
Weaknesses
? “Downcycling”
? is not a closed circuit but still "from cradle
to grave" only slightly increases the lifetime
of materials
Opportunity
? great potential to increase production at
the increased level and quality of separate
collection
?
?
Threat
? Orientated to reduce use of plastic made
from crude oil
?
?
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10. “Yellow bags” of OKP ROGAŠKA SLATINA, d.o.o.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 2007
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Slovenia/?/are of administrative unit Šmarje
pri Jelšah, municipalities: Šmarje pri Jelšah, Rogaška Slatina, Rogatec, Pod?etrtek, Kozje, Bistrica ob Sotli
Population: 32.000
Authority/organization in charge: OKP ROGAŠKA SLATINA, d.o.o.
Contacts: email: [email protected]; telephone: 00386 (0)3 81 21 400
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes x
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement x
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
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The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
"Door to Door" system for the collection of packaging waste using yellow bags
instead of collecting in collection centre. With this "Door to Door" system, which is an
individual system of collecting packaging waste, we can achieve larger quantity of
collected packaging waste as collecting it in the collection centre, which are designed
for approximately 500 people.
2. ACTORS
OKP JAVNO PODJETJE ZA KOMUNALNE STORITVE ROGAŠKA SLATINA, d.o.o. (company for
waste management)
3. BENEFICIARIES
? households
? public sector
? business entity
4. OBJECTIVES
Reducing quantities of waste landfilled by 30% or achieve 45% of waste to be landfilled.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Fraction of separately collected municipal waste.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
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Yellow bags are brought into the sorting facility, where there is a sorting belt and
waste press. Waste is traveling on sorting belt where it is sorted. With this sorting
valuable secondary raw material are collected. The remainder (useless waste) travels to
by sorting belt to press, where it is pressed. This prepared remainder of waste is deposited on
landfill. Secondary raw material, which is collected in a container, returns after the
process to sorting belt, then travels to press, which compresses it.
Waste which is intended for recycling can be used for material or energy utilization.
This waste is called a secondary material.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
? Workers in waste collection vehicles
? Workers in sorting facilities
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
? paper (wood), plastic (oil), metals, glass
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant /provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Under the new waste management program they carry out the full separation of waste at the
source with collection of packaging waste under a "yellow bag" system at households. Waste
management program is introduced in the whole area with the objective of minimization of
mixed municipal waste and increasing recycling. The purpose of collecting of packaging in the
yellow bag is a more effective separation of waste at source and the possibility of separating
waste at all households with the aim to reduce the amount of waste that is land filled.
Process of collecting packaging waste with yellow bag
Each household receives free 100 or 60 liter translucent yellow bags with a ribbon and
instructions for collection of packaging waste and schedule of collecting. In the yellow
bag people can be collect all packaging waste together (except glass):
? Plastic packaging (PET bottles with a label and a stopper, yogurt pots, bags and
foil, plastic food and cleaning products packaging)
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? Paper packaging (wrapping paper, boxes, other paper and cardboard products)
? metal packaging (cans for alcoholic and soft drinks, cans in the food industry, metal lids
and other metal packaging)
? double?layer packaging (milk, juice, drinks packaging, so called Tetra Pak)
Large pieces of cardboard, foil, for example silage bales, paper (newspaper,
advertising, etc..), glass packaging, etc.. can people put together with yellow bag on
the day of collecting the yellow bag.
Once households fill the yellow bag with packages, they need to put it on certain location (on
the street) on the scheduled day of removal. The system of collecting packaging waste in
yellow bag enables households to separate packaging from other waste in the begining and
thus reduce the amount of mixed waste. Packaging in the yellow bags is collected by the OKP
Rogaska Slatina d.o.o. (the firm for waste management) and take them In the collection
center Tuncovec where they are handed over to authorized company for recycling. In the case
that households do not take into account the rules for the collection of packaging waste in
yellow bag, we will affix a sticker on such bag " improperly collected packaging" and take a
bag with the correct packaging at the next removal.
11. FUNDS
Information not relevant /provided.
COSTS
Costs:
? collecting of waste
? sorting of waste
? depositing of the rest of waste which is not suitable for recycling
Secondary raw material is obtained and it is transferred to further processing.
11. RESULTS
? Paper packaging (wrapping paper, boxes, other paper and cardboard products)
? metal packaging (cans for alcoholic and soft drinks, cans in the food industry, metal lids
and other metal packaging)
? double?layer packaging (milk, juice, drinks packaging, so called Tetra Pak)
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12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
? Conservation of natural resources due to increasing use of secondary raw
materials
? Due to the lower rate deposition there is less pressure on the environment
13. USEFUL LINK: http://www.okp.si/
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Higher percentages of separately
collected fractions
? "More comfortable" solution for
collection of separately collected
fractions
? It is not more expensive than a system
with collecting centers, since there is no
cost with them.
Weaknesses
? collecting glass and newspaper paper
separately
Opportunity
? With changing the rules there are
opportunities to develop more
solutions
Threat
? The Slovenian legislation does not provide
such a solution
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FACTSHEET
11. “Zeos” of Zeos d.o.o.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 2007
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Slovenija/ /
Population: /
Authority/organization in charge: Zeos d.o.o.
Contacts: Brn?i?eva ulica 39, Ljubljana
Tel.: 01 366 85 41
Fax: 01 366 85 82
E?naslov: [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
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The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
x
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Company ZEOS, d. o. o., is the bearer of the first and only national non?profit joint scheme
for waste electrical and electronic equipment in Slovenia. The company founded in 2005
has, together with Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, established a system for
collection, further processing and recovery of waste electrical and electronic equipment. In
cooperation with European association of lamp producers, the companies has set up a
system for collection and recycling of waste lamps and incorporate it into single system for
the collection of waste equipment in the entire European Union. In 2009 ZEOS Company
was first in Slovenia registered as a joint scheme holder for management with used portable
batteries and accumulators.
2. ACTORS
producers, collectors, processors and users of electrical and electronic equipment
3. BENEFICIARIES
Private and public sector, residents
4. OBJECTIVES
Establish a quality network for WEEE collection and waste portable batteries and
accumulators collection with municipal utilities, traders and collectors of contract;
to improve the quality of collected WEEE and with that to improve the financial conditions of
treatment operators;
to target quantities of collected WEEE, and goals of treatment and recycling
maintain and improve the existing overall scheme of WEEE and waste portable batteries and
accumulators;
actively cooperate with public authorities in managing the problem of unfair competition
and establishing a system of equalization schemes.
Achieve 4kg of WEEE per capita. per year
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
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WEEE (Waste electrical and electronic equipment)
Lamps
Batteries
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Objects, collection vehicles
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Drivers, workers (for disassembly)
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Management with Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) comprises:
? Collection of WEEE from end users, distributors and public service for waste management
? Treatment of WEEE: degradation and separation of its components ? preparation for
further treatment
? The recovery of WEEE
? removal of residues from processing of WEEE
The first and second stages are performed in Slovenia for the third and 4 phase has Zeos
contractors abroad.
11. FUNDS
Information not relevant / provided.
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COSTS
Costs are collection and processing of waste
Incomes are from secondary raw material
11. RESULTS
ZOS company has in 2009 collected more than 5,797 tones of waste electrical and electronic
equipment (WEEE). Given the amount of new equipment placed on the market, the rate of
collected waste equipment already acquired 38 percent. Collected amount represents 33
percent increase in these quantities over 2008, when it was collected 4271 tones of WEEE,
2007, 3262 tons.
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
WEEE, batteries and lamps have due to presence of hazardous substances high impact on
the environment if uncontrolled disposed. Proper handling with such waste gives
opportunity to gain valuable resources and reduce input of hazardous waste into the
environment.
13. USEFUL LINK: http://www.zeos.si
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Waste reduction
? Raw Material recovery
? Reduction of inputs of hazardous
substances into the environment
Weaknesses
? There is still a high proportion of waste
outside the scheme, many also in landfills.
?
?
Opportunity
? There is a lot of potential to increase
quantities of collected waste
? there is a greater chance for recovery in
Slovenia
?
Threat
? many companies do not meet obligations
from directive on the management with
WEEE
?
?
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FACTSHEET
12. “MOON CUP PROJECT: FOR WOMEN WHO LOVE ENVIRONMENT AND LIKE TO
FEEL "FREE” of Municipality of Collegno – Isola Cooperative
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: March 8, 2010
State of activity (on?going or finished): on going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Italy/Piemonte Region/Municipality of
Collegno (TO)
Population: 50.000 inhabitants
Authority/organization in charge: Municipality of Collegno – Isola Cooperative
Contacts:http://www.comune.collegno.to.it/ ? [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
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Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration x
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
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Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Waste management is one of the priority environmental problems. Waste production is
increasing and the first goal is to work for reducing their quantity.
From this goal, Collegno Municipality, made up of mostly women and always very attentive
to the policies of the female world, as the first Municipality in Piemonte Region, has
decided to present and promote their own citizens and the municipal employees' use of the
MOON CUP. The MOON CUP is a reusable menstrual cup made of surgical silicon, which
collects the menstrual flow, to be used like alternative to expensive, polluting and annoying
feminine disposable napkins.
There are several advantages of this solution:
• It is very cheap (because it provided a financial contribution for moon cup purchasing);
• it is ecologic and has a low environmental impact, because it drastically reduces the
amount of waste produced by disposable sanitary towels;
• It is very easy to use and suitable for all women and in particular for women who loves
travel, swimming and practice sports in general;
• is comfortable, properly inserted, you will feel his presence and does not cause any
trouble;
• is safe since it is made of surgical silicon and has received numerous quality certificates;
Municipality of Collegno has provided a financial contribution for all women who decide to
try this innovative alternative to traditional pads.
2. ACTORS
Isola Cooperative, that promotes fair trade
Municipality of Collegno – Equal Opportunities Committee – Enviromental Department
Collegno Female Population and all women municipal employees
3. BENEFICIARIES
Collegno Female Population (about 20.000 citizens)
All women municipal employees ( 160 employees of Municipality of Collegno)
4. OBJECTIVES
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The reduction of waste produced on the Collegno territory , assuming that the disposable
absorbents represent more than 10% of mixed waste for disposal.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
The moon cup will be offered at a good price and for the first year of the startup project,
will be free distributed 50 pieces. Given that each woman uses about 12,000 sanitary towels
during his life, for 50 women using the moon cup, it is estimated a waste reduction in order
to 600,000 disposable sanitary towels.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
To achieve the promotion and communication project, were used all means at zero impact in
the production of waste, such as: press release on the Internet, mail lists, organizing
meetings dedicated to the citizens and women, in the headquarters of the Women's Center ,
in the Equal Opportunities Office and in the fair trade shop point.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Municipality of Collegno have charged with two consultants who have illustrated how to use
the moon cup and have informed users about environmental and economic benefits of the
moon cup using.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Step 1: Project Implementation
Environmental Department of Collegno Municipality together with Isola Cooperative have
defined the planning activities and costs.
Step 2: Presentation of the project and awareness activities at municipal facilities: project
was outlined to members of Equal Opportunities Committee, Women's Center, the local
youth and family counseling. In addition to the communication campaign was organized a
training course for promoting “Moon Cup project” in dedicated seats such as: counseling
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women’s center, local associations.
Step 3: awareness?raising activities to the citizens, women and the municipal employees:
Project was presented to the public on March 8, during the Women Day, through the local
press, the Council's website, the mail list Contact. In several locations (Environmental
Department of the Municipality, Women’s Centers, Equal Opportunities Committee,
Consulting surgey and Fair Trade shops) was set up a stand and leaflet on the project "moon
cup", dedicated to women.
Step 4: Project Monitoring: monitoring activities – on going? applies to purchases of moon?
cup by women and quantities sold in stores: the first data after 6 months from the start up
project, are totally sold 40 moon cup.
11. FUNDS
Project was co?financed by: municipal budget of € 1.000 and by Isola Cooperative financial
contribution of € 200.
COSTS
Municipal cost for the project was of € 1,000.00. It’s still difficult estimate the economic
revenues from moon cups sales: probably the economic benefit will be quantified in terms of
less waste to landfills.
11. RESULTS
This project will generate environmental benefits in terms of waste prevention and reducing
going to landfill; the project may also be beneficial to the health of women who use the
moon cups, being made with safe materials to health, such as silicone surgery, without
allergic reactions, unlike other types of sanitary towels.
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
? Low environmental impact for waste prevention and production
? In addition it’s possible estimate the quantities of cotton and water saved by the
reduction of sanitary towels production.
13. USEFUL LINK:
www.labottegadellaluna.it
www.comune.collegno.to.it
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SWOT analysis
Strength
? sensitivity of policy makers for economic
contribute in support of initiative;
? Cost savings for women who use the moon
cup;
?Targeted communication and awareness
campaign dedicated in particular at women;
? Involvement and active participation of key
actors.
Weaknesses
? low spreading of moon cup in the large –
scale distribution;
? Women distrust towards using of new
products;
? women resistance towards change their
habits and styles of consumption.
Opportunity
? ability to replicate the good practice in
other contexts;
? Possibility to economize on waste
management;
? Minimizing the production of mixed waste
going to landfill.
Threat
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FACTSHEET
13. “COMMUNITY WASTE DOMESTIC COMPOSTING” of Municipality of La Salle
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: November 2006
State of activity (on?going or finished): Municipality of La Salle, in the context of the project Interreg IIIC
“IUWMM – INTEGRATED URBAN WASTE MANAGEMENT MODEL” in november 2006 has started a pilot
project for home composting testing, with the aim of promoting the recovery of direct special types waste,
aimed at the reduction of waste production.
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: ITALY / VALLE D’AOSTA / MUNICIPALITY OF
LA SALLE ? AOSTA PROVINCE
Population: 2.074
Authority/organization in charge: Municipality of La Salle
Contacts: Project manager Dott.ssa D’ANNA Eloisa Donatella, Clerk of Municipality of La Salle
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
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Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community
x
Low rate cost/incomes
x
Able to produce revenues
* The Municipality of La Salle applies the reduction of 10% on municipal solid waste tax for citizens that
correctly implement home composting activity.
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development
x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
x
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
x
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WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW
x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills
x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
The Directors of La Salle, in the context of the Interreg IIIC "IUWMM management Model?
Integrated Urban Waste", has launched in November 2006 a pilot project to test the home
composting, with the intent to promote the direct recovery of particular types waste in
order to contain the production of waste.
The Home composting is a useful system of self?disposal or better recovery of the organic
fraction present in household waste.
In view of the morphological and regulation of the local roads (km, height, population 2006
and dispersal , rural mountain people per square kilometer) can be considered a
replacement for the collection of organic fraction produced in the households. The Home
composting at La Salle wants to be complementary to curbside collection, where the
settlement mode permit it (the presence of gardens and green areas sufficiently large).
The project began in November 2006, with a first campaign on home composting and its
use, followed by delivery of a composter on loan to each family in possession of a green
space for the self?disposal.
Main stages and expected results:
? Selection of households participating in the trial
? Delivery on loan to a composter for family about 400lt;
? Launch of the campaign through three public meetings with industry experts, policy
makers that are experimenting the home composting out of the Valle d'Aosta,
representatives of local institutions concerned with participation in the project
? Delivery to the population of an information leaflet on home composting;
? Environmental education project addressing the entire cycle of primary school in La Salle,
as a further action for the education and the awareness of the people to separate their
waste, the municipality started on home composting and more generally to issues of
conservation land;
? In elementary school classes will start the activity called "Me and Nature", with the
discovery of the elements of nature, emotions, learning through play and entertainment;
? In the middle school classes will start the activity entitled "all together ... separately ..."
(Recycle: how and why), which provides a succession of moments of reflection, group
activities, to carry out recycling activities;
? Final report outlining the initiative, the degree of participation and satisfaction thereof.
Moreover, there are moments of the iniziative's promotion where there are students,
educators, and representatives of the Administration.
? Collection of data relating to the reduction of undifferentiated waste delivered to the
separated collection each month, to quantitatively assess the impact of the trial;
? Dissemination of results at regional level.
The improvement and expansion of the differentiated waste, both those of the cities and
those from production activities and services, represent a major commitment for a proper
waste management in achieving the overall objectives set by the new national legislation.
No less important is to achieve minimum targets for the reduction of production waste to
be disposed of in landfills through the direct recovery of certain waste fractions or through
the modification of attitudes on the part of users aimed at reducing the use of disposable
materials.
In this context, the self?composting (composting or home) in addition to directly involve
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citizens in an important process of change in waste management and co?responsibility,
related to the effects of proper management, allows an effective reduction of the quantity
of waste to disposal.
The Home composting is an activity that should be considered supplementary to other
waste management activities.
The national production of compost depends on the management procedures and
techniques needed to avoid hygiene problems ? health resulting from the improper
execution of operations in the initiation and maintenance of the biological process of
decomposition and transformation of materials used in compost.
2. ACTORS
Municipality of La Salle
The Municipality of La Salle has been engaged for years in projects aimed at developing
sustainable land use and preservation of the typical landscape components. Because of the
vastness of the country with a low population density, the percentage of collection, active
now for several years, was still below the standard values of Europe.
In order to raise awareness and encourage recycling, consequently, promote home
composting, our City Council has introduced a pilot project to be exported in similar rural
realities.
The overall objective of the IUWMM project is to develop a manual of best practices on
what works best for the management of municipal solid waste in accordance with European
legislation.
The project also includes the exchange of best practices, research on the best strategies,
developing courses of action and dissemination of results.
3. BENEFICIARIES
Citizens involved in home composting pilot action can directly use the compost produced by
themselves (such as fertilizer for the garden) and at the same time enjoy the tax reduction of
10% on Solid Waste that the Municipality applies for citizens properly making home
composting.
4. OBJECTIVES
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? Reduction of waste to be disposed of in landfills;
? Reduction of materials not for reuse and recycling;
? Improve and enhance the collection of waste;
? Direct involvement of citizens in the change in consumption patterns;
? Dissemination of the experience of La Salle in the rural realities.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
It’s possible composting organic kitchen waste and vegetable garden.
Waste to compost: fruit and vegetable remains, remains of food, dried flowers, tea and
coffee filters, egg shells crushed, remains of wool, feathers, hair, weeds, grass clippings
(dried), leaves, woody minced materials.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Information not relevant / provided.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Employees and workers of Municipality of La Salle.
For project implementation was entrusted to the ERICA Cooperative from Aosta.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
The staff has distributed compost bins to households that have requested it.
For monitoring activity of home composting, are involved in the project a private body
(ERICA Cooperative from Aosta)
11. FUNDS
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Budget € 79.000 financed by european found (Interreg III C).
COSTS
Information not relevant / provided.
11. RESULTS
? Reduction of waste to be disposed of in landfills;
? Strengthening of recycling;
? Information and sensitization campaign for citizens;
? Environmental education projects for schools;
? 10% discount on Urban Solid Waste tax, for citizens who properly make home composting.
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
This way of managing biodegradable waste has relevant advantages for the environment:
? minimizing waste quantity in landfills;
? direct use of compost produced;
? reduces the use of chemical fertilizers;
? positive impacts in relation to transport and waste treatment.
Moreover, the involvement of citizens in the collection creates a greater awareness about
waste production and helps develop a greater sense of responsibility for waste.
13. USEFUL LINK:
www.comune.lasalle.ao.it
www.iuwmm.com
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SWOT analysis
Strength
?Composters distributed to families free of
charge by the City;
?Launching of information campaigns
through public meetings;
?Environmental education projects in
schools and primary schools;
Weaknesses
? The vastness of the territory;
? Low population density;
? Lack of information and public awareness;
Opportunity
? Direct involvement of the resident
population;
? Reduction of waste to take to the landfill;
? Reduction of 10% tax on municipal solid
waste;
Threat
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FACTSHEET
14. “WATER IN JUG” of Municipality of Reggio Emilia
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: School year 2010?2011
State of activity (on?going or finished): on going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Italy/Emilia Romagna Region/Municipality of
Reggio Emilia (RE)
Population: 167.678 official data year 2009
Authority/organization in charge: Municipality of Reggio Emilia – Educational Project
Contacts: Maria Claudia Caiti, Tiziana Monticelli e Maria Cristina Quartani [email protected] ?
0522?456266 – 0522?456258
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
1
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
x
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
1
It's being assessed possibility to make a specific study.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
With the “water pitcher”, the city council of Reggio Emilia has included, in the tender on the
school meal in primary schools to full?time, using water from the urban water supply during
meals, instead of water in plastic bottle.
2. ACTORS
Municipality of Reggio Emilia – Service Educational Workshop
Head teachers of primary schools involved
Teachers of primary schools involved
in collaboration with SIAN?AUSL of Reggio Emilia, IREN and CIR?food (Coop. Italiana
Ristorazione) of Reggio Emilia
3. BENEFICIARIES
The beneficiaries are the 2,850 childrens in 14 city's elementary schools with school catering
service.
4. OBJECTIVES
The goal is to raise awareness among families on the themes of environmental sustainability
and in particular to enhance the water of the aqueduct that, as amply demonstrated, it is
absolutely comparable to that in the bottle.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Information not relevant / provided.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Information not relevant / provided.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
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In the conduct of the service, is involved the personnel of the company who carries on the
distribution of water in the dining rooms of primary schools involved.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Please find enclosed the tender documents (in particular the section that mentions the use
of water from urban water supply) with which the Municipality of Reggio Emilia launched
voluntarily the service that is the subject of this schedule.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
The decision to enter the tap water in the dining rooms of primary schools involved took
place following the close attention of the Educational Service Workshop to national
guidelines (Ministry of Health) and regionals on water and participation in training sessions /
information held locally by IREN and Health Service; in parallel, the Service has proposed to
the school's childrens a range of activities already starting last school year, operationallythe
practice started with this school year and will continue with the adoption of direct action for
families in collaboration with the institutions mentioned above.
11. FUNDS
Information not relevant / provided.
COSTS
Is in progress a monitoring activity to determine:
? The cost of providing pitchers;
? The need for staff time to develop the company's new service
? The number of plastic bottles used last school year.
11. RESULTS
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The environmental indicator that will be used after a trial period of the new service is related
to resource savings due to the elimination of plastic water bottles, based on the following
parameters:
a 1.5?liter plastic bottle weighs about 35 grams; to work a pound of PET (30 bottles) requires
2 kg of oil, 17 gallons of water and generate 2.6 kg of CO2.(1)
(1) Source: Province of Reggio Emilia ? Dr. Alfredo Migale ? Third convention on the
prevention of waste from the bottom (23 November 2009)
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Reduction of environmental impact in relation to the reduction of amount of CO
2
emitted
into the environment.
13. USEFUL LINK:
Information not relevant / provided.
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SWOT analysis
Strength
? Creation of an informed choice related to
water consumption
? Raising awareness on issues of sustainable
development
? Promotion of tap water
Weaknesses
? Struggling to overcome the convictions of
some families on the quality of tap water
? Difficulty in understanding the relationship
between the cost of lunch (which was
unchanged) before and after the
introduction of water in pitcher
Opportunity
? Transferability of the project
? Opportunities for exchanges and
discussions with children and families on
other issues of environmental protection
Threat
? good practices which could fail if not
supported by information and effective
communication
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15. LIFE07 ENV/GR/000271 HEC PAYT : “The development of Pay as You Throw
Systems in Hellas, Estonia and Cyprus” of Municipality of Elefsina
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 05/01/2009
State of activity (on?going or finished): On?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Greece/Attica region/Elefsina
Population: 30.000
Authority/organization in charge: Municipality of Elefsina
Contacts: [email protected], [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
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Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement x
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
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Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
x
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
x
Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
HEC PAYT project is a waste management pricing scheme based on the ‘Polluter Pays
Principal’. According to this scheme, fees are related to the total generated waste from
households. This provides an incentive to citizens to reduce their waste by participating at
the same time in recycling and composting schemes.
2. ACTORS
Citizens of the project’s pilot area of the municipality of Elefsina.
3. BENEFICIARIES
The municipality of Elefsina and its citizens.
4. OBJECTIVES
? Creation of prerequisites for the development and implementation of the HEC PAYT project
in Greece, Cyprus and Estonia.
? Research on how to overcome the obstacles regarding the development of PAYT scheme in
Greece, Cyprus and Estonia.
? Cooperation between the municipalities and the organizations that are related to the
waste management sector.
? Contribution of HEC PAYT project in the EU targets achievement regarding waste
prevention, reuse, recycling and recovery.
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? Shaping citizens’ behavior in order to participate more in rational ways of waste
management.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Collection and weighting of the organic waste as well as of the waste from the blue bins.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
The pilot PAYT scheme is a volume based scheme, with bags of specific volume (e.g. 60 ltrs)
and colour and stamped with a specific number per household. The bins must be locked and
every householder will have a key for padlock of the bin allocated to him. The Refuse
Collection Vehicle crew will have a key for every green bin and they will optically examine
whether only PAYT bags are disposed in the bins. In the case that other bags are disposed in
the bins they will record the incident via the on?board GIS?GPS system.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
? 5 employeds working on the management and administration of the project.
? 10 employeds working on the waste collection.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Fuels for the waste collection vehicle (for both organic and recyclable waste).
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
ISO 9001:2008 TUV Rheinland Cert GmbH
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Participation in the pilot area:
• 5.500 citizens from 1500 households and 69 shops
• Houses with low building construction factor (up to 4 floors)
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• Shops, café, restaurants
• The city centre and the archeological area
The pilot area includes:
• 99 green bins (organic waste)
• 67 blue bins (packaging waste)
• 17 skippers (bulky waste)
• 96 home composting bins
During the initial phase of the project implementation will take place:
• Isolation of the pilot area
• Collection and weighting of both the organic and the recyclable waste generated
from households, shops and restaurants located in the pilot area
• Analysis of the biodegradable waste stream
• Information campaigns targeting public regarding recycling and other rational ways
of waste management into households.
During the second phase of the project implementation will take place:
• Installation of a weighting system on a waste collection vehicle (May 2010), in order
to weigh each of the bins separately.
• Purchase of 110.000 bags from biodegradable material (Matter Bi bags, EN 13432,
52x75 cm)
• Numbering of both green and blue bins in the pilot area in order to be compatible
with the weighting system and to correspond each of the households to specific bin.
• Dissemination of bags to the households in the pilot area.
• Door?to?door information about the project implementation (July 2010) to the
citizens in the pilot area.
11. FUNDS
Funded by 50% by the EU.
Total project budget: 1.357.953 €
12. COSTS
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Funded by 50% by the EU.
Total project budget: 1.357.953 €
Total cost for personnel: 905.300 € (includes all the project partners)
Cost for purchase of the technological equipment: 82.900 €.
Cost for the purchase of the fuels for the 2 waste collection vehicles (regarding the pilot
area): 8.320 € / year, 8.672 lt/ year.
13. RESULTS
Benefits for the environment: reduction of the waste transferred to landfills as well as
increase of the recycling rate.
Benefits for the community: improvement of the citizens’ life quality as well as citizens’
education on rational waste management.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Reduction of the waste transferred to landfills as well as increase of the recycling rate.
15. USEFUL LINK:
www.payt.gr
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Implementation of an innovated waste
management programme in Greece.
? Change of legislation regarding waste
management charges.
? Reduction of the generated waste and
increase of the recycling rate.
? Citizens’ education on rational ways of
waste management.
?Experience that will be useful for the
implementation of such projects in other
municipalities in the future.
Weaknesses
? No citizens participation in the programme.
? Delays regarding the purchase of the
needed technological equipment.
Opportunity
? Exchange of knowledge and experience
between Greece and other EU countries
where the PAYT scheme has already
implemented.
? Knowledge and experience acquirement
from PAYT implementation in Greece,
Cyprus and Estonia.
Threat
? No citizens participation in the programme.
? Lack of related legislation.
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16. “Recycling of packaging waste” of Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation –
HE.R.R.Co.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 08/2008
State of activity (on?going or finished): On?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Greece/South Aegean/Kea
Population: 2.500
Authority/organization in charge: Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation – HE.R.R.Co.
Contacts: [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
x
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
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The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Recycling of packaging waste generated form households, shops and restaurants. Waste are
collected in blue bins and transferred to a Material Recovery Facility in order to be
separated.
2. ACTORS
Citizens of the municipality of Kea.
HE.R.R.Co
3. BENEFICIARIES
The municipality of Kea and its citizens.
4. OBJECTIVES
? Meet the national and EU targets regarding waste management
? Maximize the amount of the collected recyclable waste
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
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Recyclable waste:
? Paper
? cardboard
? plastic
? glass
? metals (Ferrous and non?Ferrous)
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Technological Equipment
Waste collection vehicle: 1
Blue bins: 100
Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
? employeds working on the management and administration of the project.
? employeds working on the waste collection: 2
? driver of the waste collection vehicle
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Fuels for the waste collection vehicle (for both organic and recyclable waste).
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
The municipality personnel is responsible for the waste collection from the blue bins and
their transfer to the MRF.
11. FUNDS
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The waste collection vehicle and the blue bins are funded by the HE.R.R.Co.
HE.R.R.Co. subsidized the municipality of Thermi by 30.300 in 2009 for the total amount of
the collected recyclable waste.
Municipality of Thermi is responsible for the personnel salaries.
Municipal fees
12. COSTS
Information not relevant / provided.
13. RESULTS
? Natural resources and energy conservation.
? Reduction of the waste that transferred for landfilling.
? No external factors have been taken into account.
? No use of indicators.
? The recycling programme provides new jobs (about 80 since the project’s initiation).
? Benefits for the community: improvement of the citizens’ life quality.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
? Natural resources and energy conservation.
15. USEFUL LINK: http://www.kea.gr/index.php?id=101#c939
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Citizens’ participation in the recycling
programme.
Weaknesses
? Waste transfer cost
Opportunity
? Improvement of the project
implementation process in order to include
more waste strems.
Threat
? Increase of the waste management cost.
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17. “Recycle of electrical and electronic equipment” of Municipal organization for
waste treatment ? Rhodes
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 09/2006
State of activity (on?going or finished): On?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Greece/South Aegean/Rhodes
Population: 53.401
Authority/organization in charge: Municipal organization for waste treatment
Contacts: [email protected]
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Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
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categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement x
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
x
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
x
Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
The programme is implemented by the municipality of Rhodes with the cooperation of the
Organization for the Alternative Management of the Waste of Electrical and Electronic
Equipment in Greece, named Appliances Recycling S.A.
2. ACTORS
Citizens of the municipality of Rhodes.
The municipality of Rhodes
Appliances Recycling S.A.
3. BENEFICIARIES
The municipality of Rhodes and its citizens.
4. OBJECTIVES
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? Meet the national and EU targets regarding electrical and electronic waste management.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
WEEE collection by waste collection vehicle and transfer of them to Athens into containers.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
? employeds working on the management and administration of the project.
? employeds working on the waste collection.
? transfer company cooperating with the municipality of Rhodes.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Fuels for the waste collection vehicle.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
? There exist different bins for WEEE in the municipality of Rhodes located next to the green
ones. The bulky waste collection vehicles collect WEEE every day and transfer them to place
next to the sanitary landfill before transferring them to the treatment unit in Athens.
? WEEE collection can be done with be done door?to door.
? The collected WEEE are weighted before be transferred to the treatment unit in Athens.
? Appliances Recycling S.A. subsidy the municipality of Rhodes with 160 € for every collected
tone of WEEE.
? From the initiation of the project implementation the municipality of Rhodes has
transferred to the Appliances Recycling S.A. about 815 t of WEEE, while only in 2009 240 t
(5,9 kg/capita) exceeding the national target (4 kg/capita).
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11. FUNDS
Information not relevant / provided.
12. COSTS
Information not relevant / provided.
13. RESULTS
? The utilized collected recyclable waste contribute to the natural resources and energy
conservation while reducing the waste that transferred for landfilling. At the same time
citizens do not pay for the transfer of waste to landfills whereas they enjoy a better
environment.
? Benefits for the community: improvement of the citizens’ life quality as well as citizens’
education on rational waste management.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
? Natural resources and energy conservation.
15. USEFUL LINK:
www.electrocycle.gr
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Support of WEEE recycling by the
municipal organization for waste treatment.
? Subsidization of the municipality by
Appliances Recycling S.A.
Weaknesses
? Mixed collection with the bulky waste.
? Lack of incentives for citizens in order to
participate more in the programme.
Opportunity
? Provision of incentives from the side of the
state regarding the overseas WEEE transfer.
? Inclusion of specific community groups
(e.g. Roma) in the project implementation.
? Development of local organization for
WEEE recycling in Rhodes.
Threat
? Possible non?subsidization by the
Appliances Recycling S.A. in the future.
? High cost of the overseas waste transfer.
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18. “Recycling of packaging waste” of Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation –
HE.R.R.Co.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 06/2007
State of activity (on?going or finished): On?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Greece/Central Macedonia region/Thermi
Population: 28.000
Authority/organization in charge: Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation – HE.R.R.Co.
Contacts: [email protected]
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Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes x
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
x
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
x
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders' x
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categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement x
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
x
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
x
Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
HE.R.R.Co is responsible for the project development and its operation cost (including the
operation cost of the Material Recovery Facility). Municipality of Thermi is responsible for
the recyclable waste collection (blue bins). The recyclable waste are being separated in:
paper, packages, white paper, PET, PE, PVC, PP, PS, and glass.
2. ACTORS
Citizens of the municipality of Thermi.
3. BENEFICIARIES
The municipality of Thermi and its citizens.
4. OBJECTIVES
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? Meet the national and EU targets regarding waste management (31/12/2011):
? 60% utilization of the total amount of packaging waste.
? 55% recycling with minimum targets per material:
o 60% for glass
o 60% for paper and cardboard
o 50% for metals
o 22,5% for plastics
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Qualitative analysis of the collected recyclable waste.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Technological Equipment
Waste collection vehicle: 2
Blue bins: 465
Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
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? employeds working on the management and administration of the project.
? employeds working on the waste collection: 7
? employds working in the MRF
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Fuels for the waste collection vehicle (for both organic and recyclable waste).
Electricity for the MRF operation
Water for the MRF operation
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
• The municipality personnel is responsible for the waste collection from the blue bins
and their transfer to the MRF (5 collection routes per week).
• The municipality personnel is responsible for the operation of all the sections of the
MRF.
11. FUNDS
The waste collection vehicle and the blue bins are funded by the HE.R.R.Co.
HE.R.R.Co. subsidized the municipality of Thermi by 30.300 in 2009 for the total amount of
the collected recyclable waste.
Municipality of Thermi is responsible for the personnel salaries.
12. COSTS
Operational Cost: 10.000 €/year for 2009
13. RESULTS
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? The utilized collected recyclable waste contribute to the natural resources and energy
conservation while reducing the waste that transferred for landfilling. At the same time
citizens do not pay for the transfer of waste to landfills whereas they enjoy a better
environment.
? The recycling programme provides new jobs (about 80 since the project’s initiation).
? From the beginning of the project’s implementation till today municipality of Thermi has
collected 5.000 t of recyclable waste while it has utilize 3.500 t of them.
? Municipality of Thermi have not paid gate fees for the recyclable waste that did have not
been transferred for landfilling.
? Benefits for the community: improvement of the citizens’ life quality as well as citizens’
education on rational waste management.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
? The utilized collected recyclable waste contribute to the natural resources and energy
conservation (49.000 treed have not been cut for paper needs) while reducing the waste
that transferred for landfilling.
15. USEFUL LINK:
Information not relevant / provided.
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Natural resources and energy
conservation.
? Subsidization of the municipality by
HE.R.R.Co based on the total amount of
collected recyclable waste.
? Reduction of the generated waste and
increase of the recycling rate.
? Citizens’ education on rational ways of
waste management.
Weaknesses
? No participation of shops, restaurants in
the programme.
? Residues after the waste treatment in the
MRF
? Lack of knowledge concerning recycling
from the side of citizens.
Opportunity
? Achievement of the EU targets regarding
rational waste treatment.
? Protection of the environment and
? Sanitary landfill lifespan prolongment.
? Reduction of the fees paid to the
municipality by citizens.
Threat
? Need for consecutive subsidization by
HE.R.R.Co.
? Need for continuous information
campaigns targeting citizens.
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19. “Selective Collection Door to Door in Cervera (la Segarra). Recollida Porta a
Porta dels residus urbans de Cervera (La Segarra) of Consell Comarcal de La
Segarra.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 2002 in La Segarra, towns bigger than 800 inh. (Cervera, Guisona, Torà I ÇSant Guim de
Freixenet)
State of activity (on?going or finished): on going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Catalonia / Spain, La Segarra, Cervera
Population: 9.328 hab (2009, IDESCAT)
Authority/organization in charge: Consell Comarcal de La Segarra.
Contacts:
Conseller de l’Àrea de Gestió de Residus del Consell Comarcal de La Segarra, Sr. Josep Maria Caldero.
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
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Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
Reduction pressures on water X
Reduction pressures on atmosphere X
Reduction pressures on soil X
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management X
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities X
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
X
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
X
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
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Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW X
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills X
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
La Segarra makes selective collection door to door in towns of more than 800 inhabitants
(Cervera, Guissona, Torà i Sant Guim de Freixenet).
Fractions collected are:
? Organic matter
? Light packaging
? Paper and Cardboard
? Domestic and commercial waste (non recycling waste)
? Diapers
The collection of glass is through containers igloo type located in the street.
The collection of bulky waste or other waste is free by the green point.
Also it makes the collection of non recycling waste from industries through containers.
The remaining waste,e.g., rubble, citizens are responsible for taking them to landfill in
Cervera.
2. ACTORS
Consell Comarcal de La Segarra : Conseller de l’Àrea de Gestió de Residus, Sr. Josep Maria
Caldero; Tècniques de Medi Ambient, Sra. Núria Balcells i
Sra. Jordina Fontanet.
Ajuntament de Cervera: Mayor, Sr. Joan Valldaura i Pujol; Administrativa de Medi
Ambient, Sr. Mª Dolors Espinet.
Cervera citizens.
3. BENEFICIARIES
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Citizens of Cervera.
4. OBJECTIVES
The main objectives are: regulate the selective collection of municipal waste from domestic
origin, Commercial waste management, and the green point, in order to prevent and reduce
their impacts on the environment due to improper waste management, according to the
following principles:
? Contribute to sustainable development and integrated management of waste
? Promote the selective collection of all municipal waste fractions that make up
? Promote the recovery and reuse of recoverable materials.
? Establish the responsibility of the producer, which means that the waste producer and/or
holder must bear the costs of its management
? Establish shared responsibility, where all agents have to take into account and attributed
the specific part of responsibility in what concerns the minimization, recovery and disposal
? Promote transparency in information, because the improvement in quality of life and
attainment of a high level of environmental protection requires a profound social
awareness, and participation and active collaboration of citizens and stakeholders.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Waste generation on Cervera. Selective collection: (year 2009)
? Refuse (non recycling waste): 1.924,25 Tn
? Organic matter: 793,27 Tn
? Glass: 211,47 Tn
? Paper and Cardboard: 332,56 Tn
? Light packaging: 249,73 Tn
? Bulky waste: 176,21 Tn
? Pruning and gardening: 8,33 Tn
? Battery: 0,67 Tn
? Drugs: 1,13 Tn
? Other: 155,98 Tn (which 98,09 come from construction and demolition directly
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generated by citizens)
TOTAL = 3.863,60 Tn
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Garbage collection: Company GBI Serveis S.A.U:
? Area D2D: two teams: one driver and two workers. Lorry: 5m3
? Recycling areas: One driver and one worker. One grapple truck and one rear loader
truck. The garbage truck has two lifting one for the refuse and the second one for
the organic matter.
Transfer of organic matter to the composting plant Tàrrega (Lleida).
The green waste is collected in the green point, and treated at the Compost Plant Tàrrega
(Lleida).
Paper and cardboard is treated in the sorting plant, managed by the Regional Conuncil.
Light packaging Sorting Plant are allocated in Motnuliu (Lleida), company assigned to
ECOEMBES and managed by Company SANEA.
Regarding the glass is transferred to the Montblanc plant.
Refuse and diapers are disposed in the landfill (Cervera), managed by the Regional Council
Collection and management of textile waste is done directly by Caritas. Thus, there are no
containers for this waste in the street.
Drugs are collected in pharmacies and treated through SIGRE.
Batteries are handled through PILAGEST and OFIRAEE
Bulky waste: citizens can call , 89 902 077 088,it’s a free service. This bulky waste is destined
for the foundation xavier Paules (Caritas).
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Information not relevant / provided.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
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9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Agenda 21 (La Segarra).
ISO 14001
Preparation of informative brochures in 6 languages.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
The County Council of La Segarra is responsible for the management of waste through the
company GBI Services SAU of all waste as well as:
? The transport of organic material and packaging to treatment plants.
?
Preparing and clearing areas of recycling.
?
Elimination of waste and landfill management
? Management of plant selection and packaging of paper and cardboard
? Stains inspection and monitoring of waste deposited
? Awareness campaigns, home visits or business, customer service and advice, etc.
? Replacement of materials necessary for collection.
The waste must be removed in the street between 20:00 and 22:00 hours and a
specific form. (Explanation Annex).
Paper and cardboard from businesses and economic activities is collected by the
Foundation Xavier Paulo (Caritas). (See Appendix calendar)
No bulky collection day. You must purchase the service by calling 902 077 088 but is free.
The diapers can be put on the street every day in a separate bag with the sticker provided.
The debris must be brought to the landfill Cervera, while other waste must be delivered to
the tip (mobile / fixed).
From the Department of Waste Management will make home visits to residents who do not
make a correct separation of waste in order to facilitate the necessary information so they
can recycle and properly resolve the doubts that arise. Since the beginning of the D2D has
been made many visits there have been several nighttime inspections to detect all those
neighbors who do not make a correct separation of waste.
Once you've made visits, inspections and surveillance night and has shown that users do not
even make a proper separation, initiated disciplinary proceedings against them. (See Annex).
Citizens are paying a waste tax which consists of two components: the service costs of
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collection and treatment costs (representing the amount of landfill waste is not recycled).
To set rates as fair as possible, adjust the rate of waste generation to waste following the
principle of "polluter pays". (See rates in the Annex)
Additionally the rate of waste is set public prices that correspond to optional services that
people can contract in case of specific needs. (See public prices in the Annex).
11. FUNDS
Basically from the trash fee (waste tax) paid by citizens of Cervera, who is 84 € / year.
They also receive some subsidies.
12. COSTS
Year 2009.
? Main expenses:
Waste collection + landfill management + carton plant: 565.000
Management tip: 65,000
Treatment : (rganic matter) 35,000
Canon Waste: 30,000
Communication campaigns: 20,000
Materials for collection: 10,000
? Main income:
Fees: 500,000
Public prices: 80,000
Return rate: 50,000
Integrated Management Systems (Ecoembes, and Ecovidrio Ofiraee): 90,000
Grants: 20,000
13. RESULTS
The introduction of selective waste collection door to door in 2002, allowed to multiply by
six indices of recycling (to say that coincided with the introduction of separate collection of
organic fraction). The increase was more substantial packaging, which is multiplied by 12.
Improper data above do not have, because then it did not characterizations
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14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Information not relevant / provided.
15. USEFUL LINK:
1) Cervera is part of the County of La Segarra.
2) Conseller de l’Àrea de Gestió de Residus del Consell Comarcal (County) de La Segarra, Sr. Josep
Maria Caldero.
Contacte: E?mail: [email protected]
3) City Council of Cervera, Tècniques de Medi Ambient
? Núria Balcells Tèlf. 973 531 300 E?mail: [email protected]
? Jordina Fontanet. Tèlf. 973 531 300 E?mail: [email protected]
Horari: Dilluns – Divendres de 8:00 a 15:00h
Núria, a més, Dimarts de 16:00 a 18:30h.
Jordina, a més, Dimecres de 16:00 a 18:30h.
4) Ajuntament de Cervera, administrativa de Medi Ambient, Sr. Mª Dolors Espinet
Contacte: Tèlf. 973 53 00 25 E?mail: [email protected]
Horari: 10:00 a 14:00h
16. ANNEX
16.1 NORMES ESPECÍFIQUES DE PRESTACIÓ DEL SERVEI PER A AQUELLS MUNICIPIS AMB RECOLLIDA PAP:
a) El Consell Comarcal entrega a cada habitatge un cubell de 10 litres per dipositar?hi les deixalles
orgàniques. Aquest cubell ha de romandre sempre dins de casa.
b) El Consell Comarcal també entrega a cada habitatge un cubell de 25 litres. Dins d’aquest cubell s’hi
han de dipositar les bosses amb la matèria orgànica i treure al portal dels edificis els dies i hores
indicats per a la seva recollida. Una vegada buidat cal entrar?lo en espai propi de l’habitatge. El
mateix cubell també s’ha d’utilitzar per treure el rebuig, sens perjudici que es pugui utilitzar per
dipositar?hi altres fraccions de les deixalles. La reposició d’aquests cubells en cas necessari l’efectua
el Consell Comarcal. La conservació i neteja dels cubells va a càrrec dels ciutadans als quals s’han
cedit en ús.
c) Els edificis de més de sis habitatges poden tenir un contenidor de 120 o de 240 litres per a dipositar?hi
les bosses de les diferents fraccions i treure?les al carrer. D’aquesta manera no cal que cada
habitatge tregui el seu cubell de 25 litres, sinó que amb un sol recipient es treuen les deixalles de
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tots els veïns. Si s’han de reposar ho farà el Consell Comarcal. Una vegada buidat cal entrar?lo en
espai propi de l’edifici. La conservació i neteja dels contenidors cedits en ús pel Consell Comarcal de
la Segarra serà a càrrec de la comunitat de veïns.
d) Els envasos s’han de treure amb bossa en els dies i hores indicats. Els envasos que no càpiguen a les
bosses podran anar lligats a les mateixes en lliurar?se al servei de recollida. També es poden lliurar
dins del cubell de 25 litres o en el contenidor comunitari, en cas de disposar?ne.
e) El cartró s’ha de plegar i fer?ne farcells lligats. El paper s’ha de lliurar dins de capses de cartró o en
bosses.
f) El vidre es dipositarà dins dels contenidors situats en la via pública.
g) Per casos d’emergència es disposa d’àrees de reciclatge, espais on hi ha ubicats contenidors per a
cadascuna de les diferents fraccions: matèria orgànica, envasos, paper i cartró, vidre, rebuig, sense
perjudici que hi puguin haver recipients i contenidors per altres fraccions. Els residus s’han de
dipositar dins dels contenidors.
h) Recollida de bolquers. Si es volen treure els bolquers cada dia que hi ha recollida s’han de posar en
una bossa a part amb un adhesiu verd, en lloc visible, que facilita el Consell Comarcal.
i) Recollida de voluminosos. Es poden portar a la deixalleria o, si es truca al Consell Comarcal, es recullen
a domicili. Cal deixar?los a la planta baixa o al portal de l’habitatge els dies i hores prèviament
indicats pel servei. Per quantitats considerables de voluminosos s’haurà d’abonar el preu públic
corresponent establert en l’ordenança vigent.
j) De forma substitutiva al procediment esmentat per a la recollida de la fracció orgànica i a petició dels
veïns interessats, la matèria orgànica es podrà reciclar mitjançant autocompostatge, en la forma i
condicions que es determinin.
k) Altres fraccions: La resta de residus seran gestionats a través del servei de deixalleria.
16.2 CALENDARI RECOLLIDA DEL PAPER I CARTRÓ DE LA FUNDACIÓ XAVIER PAULES (CÀRITES):
1. Cervera centre: Dilluns, Dimecres, Divendres ? MIGDIA
2. Cervera: Dilluns, Dimecres, Divendres ? MATÍ
3. Guissona centre: Dimarts, Dijous ? MIGDIA
4. Guissona: Dimarts, Dijous – MATÍ
5. Torà: Dimarts ? MATÍ Divendres MIGDIA
6. Sant Guim de Freixenet: Dijous ? MATÍ
7. Sanaüja: Dimarts ? MATÍ ? Sant Ramon: Dijous ? MATÍ
16.3 TAXES I PREUS PÚBLICS
Taxes 2008 Taxes 2009
TAXA D'ESCOMBRARIES
EUR/rebut EUR/rebut
01 Habitatge particular 78,66 82,44
02 Habitatge de jubilat que viu sol 66,85 70,06
03 Habitatge disseminat 62,81 53,59
08 Oficines 104,77 109,80
10 Establiment comercial no alimentari petit 115,25 120,78
11 Establiment comercial no alimentari mitjà 174,7 183,09
12 Establiment comercial no alimentari gran 302 316,50
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46 Perruqueria 168,15 176,22
47 Centre d'estètica 168,15 176,22
48 Perruqueria i estètica 174,7 183,09
04 Serveis públics rurals 124,29 130,26
05 Serveis públics urbans 255,06 267,30
06 Serveis sanitaris rurals 122,1 127,96
07 Serveis sanitaris urbans 376,18 394,24
16 Centres escolars rurals 135,21 141,70
17 Centres escolars urbans fins a 100 alumnes 355,39 372,45
18 Centres escolars urbans de més de 100 alumnes
512,38
536,97
19 Llars d'infants, guarderies. Fins a 50 alumnes 285,61 299,32
20 Llars d'infants, guarderies. Més de 50 alumnes 390,26 408,99
21 Centres comercials amb restauració 1103,29 1.156,25
49 Taller (fins a 3 treballadors) 208,37 218,37
22 Taller (de 4 a 6 treballadors) 217,84 228,30
23 Taller (de 7 a més treballadors) 362,74 380,15
50 Taller d'automoció (fins a 3 treballadors) 231,54 242,65
24 Taller d'automoció (de 4 a 6 treballadors) 231,54 242,65
25 Taller d'automoció (de 7 o més treballadors) 497,09 520,95
13 Establiment comercial alimentari petit 215,82 226,18
14 Establiment comercial alimentari mitjà 268,16 281,03
15 Establiment comercial alimentari gran 401,9 421,19
09 Entitat bancària 452,63 474,36
26 Petita indústria (fins a 25 treballadors) 564,69 591,80
27 Mitjana indústria (de 26 a 100 treballadors) 736,92 772,29
28 Gran indústria (més de 100 treballadors) 904,27 947,67
29 Supermercats i similars (més de 400 m2) 843,76 884,26
34 Bar ? cafeteria 303,04 317,59
35 Establiments d'oci grans 407,71 427,28
30 Cases de menjars. Menys de 20 places 407,7 427,27
31 Cases de menjars. De 20 a 50 places 538,52 564,37
32 Cases de menjars. De 51 a 100 places 669,35 701,48
33 Cases de menjars. Més de 100 places 843,8 884,30
36 Hostaleria 449,13 470,69
37 Hotel ? club nocturn 1000,77 1.048,81
38 Cases de colònies 320,48 335,86
43 Residències 3a edat (menys de 50 residents) 460,02 482,10
44 Residències 3a edat (de 50 a 100 residents) 721,69 756,33
45 Residències 3a edat (més de 100 residents) 1279,9 1.341,34
40 Allotjament rural independent 125,86 131,90
42 Apartament turístic 143,94 150,85
41 Residència casa de pagès 125,86 131,90
39 Restaurant de cap de setmana 277,24 290,55
IPC interanual a Catalunya el mes d'agost de 2008: 4,8 %
Els establiments que acreditin que disposen d'un gestor autoritzat per totes les fraccions dels seus residus hauran
de satisfer el 5% de l'import estipulat en la seva categoria, com a concepte d'inspecció i control.
(ex. Taller d'automoció (fins a 3 treballadors) que hagi contractat el servei de gestió integral dels seus residus a
un gestor autoritzat: 0.05*242,65=12,13 €)
S'entén com a urbà les poblacions de més de 500 habitants
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Els establiments que acreditin que disposen d'un gestor autoritzat per alguna fracció concreta dels seus residus
podran sol?licitar la bonificació de la part corresponent del servei de recollida segons l'estudi de costos realitzat.
Pressupost 2008 Pressupost 2009
Preus públics de recollida, tractament i eliminació
€/ut física 2008 €/ut física 2009
Contenidors d'ús exclusiu (buidatge una vegada per setmana)
526,12 551,37
Buidatge setmanal addicional d'un contenidor d'ús exclusiu* 300,60 327,65
Alta servei de contenidors d'ús exclusiu 455,32 477,18
Recollida voluminosos servei complementari 49,96 52,36
Recollida de gespa 51,45 53,92
Compostador domèstic 20,00 20,00
Eliminació directa de residus a l'abocador 44,86 47,01
Eliminació directa de residus a l'abocador. Cànon 10,00 10,00
Eliminació directa de residus de neteja viària 30,91 32,39
Recollida selectiva d'envasos: transport i triatge 113,32 118,76
Caixes fins a 5 m3 135,82 142,34
Caixes fins a 10 m3 253,54 265,71
Caixes fins a 20 m3 507,05 531,39
Caixes fins a 30 m3 814,92 854,04
Residus càrnics 0,00 0,00
Habitatge particular 74,91 78,51
Habitatge de jubilat que viu sol 63,67 66,72
Servei públic rural 118,37 124,06
Cases de colònies 319,87
Per densitats inferiors a 500 kg/m3 es pot facturar per volum (per caixa)
* Només possible sol?licitar aquest servei en cas que una empresa disposi de 8 contenidors d'ús exclusiu o més.
16.4 CALENDARI DE LA RECOLLIDA DELS RESIDUS
CALENDARI DE RECOLLIDA DOMICILIÀRIA
Dilluns Envasos lleugers
Dimarts Fracció Resta
Dimecres Matèria Orgànica
Dijous Envasos lleugers, Paper i Cartró
Divendres Matèria Orgànica
Dissabte No hi ha servei
Diumenge Matèria Orgànica
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16.5 INFRACCIONS I SANCIONS
Les sancions a imposar són les següents: multes i/o suspensió temporal de l’activitat.
Les infraccions es classifiquen en MOLT GREUS, GREUS i LLEUS:
? LLEUS (120€) = Dipositar els residus en el contenidor equivocat; deixar els residus al voltant dels
contenidors si caben dintre d’aquest; no respectar els dies i horaris de recollida de cada fracció; no
lligar les bosses; no seleccionar adequadament les deixalles; abandonar els residus voluminosos a la
via pública, etc.
? GREUS (360€) = Obstrucció de l’activitat de control o inspectora de l’administració; abandonar
qualsevol tipus de residus en les vies públiques; reincidència en infraccions lleus; fer un mal ús o
causar desperfectes en l’utilitatge de la recollida, etc.
? MOLT GREUS (1.080€) = Insults, amenaces, agressions al personal del servei comarcal de gestió de
residus; reincidència en infraccions greus; causar desperfectes als béns que integren el servei
comarcal de gestió de residus, etc.
A més, també es contemplen els següents danys i perjudicis:
? Quan la comissió d’infraccions sancionables o conductes il?lícites comportin danys i perjudicis als béns de
domini públic que siguin de titularitat del Consell Comarcal o afectin a la via pública, es requerirà l’infractor
perquè de forma immediata restauri el medi ambient, reculli, tracti i dipositi els residus en lloc adient i repari
el dany o perjudici causat al seu càrrec.
? Si l’infractor ha estat requerit a restaurar el medi ambient i a recollir i tractar o dipositar en el lloc adient els
residus abandonats o incorrectament dipositats i incompleix aquesta obligació, se n’ordenarà l’execució
subsidiària.
? En els supòsits descrits en els apartats anteriors, el Consell Comarcal durà d’ofici les tasques de restauració
del medi, la recollida, tractament, dipòsit, la reparació o la substitució dels elements que hagin resultat
afectats, per si mateix o mitjançant persona que determini, a costa de l’infractor.
? L’import de les despeses, danys i perjudicis s’exigirà a l’infractor seguint el procediment previst en les
normes reguladores del procediment recaptador en via executiva.
? S’estableix als efectes que del que disposa el primer punt es fixen els següents imports:
? Neteja de la via pública = 120€
? Neteja de tot tipus de béns relacionats amb la gestió comarcal dels residus (desenganxar cartells,
eliminar pintures...) = 200€
? Reposició d’elements mobles: import equivalent al preu de compra incrementat en un 20%.
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FACTSHEET
20. “Taxa Justa (The fair tax) a Argentona. Pay as You Throw Systems in Argentona
(Catalunya)” of Municipality of Argentona
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 01/02/2010
State of activity (on?going or finished): On?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Catalunya, Maresme, Argentona
Population: 11. 633 hab (2009, IDESCAT)
Authority/organization in charge: Municipality of Argentona
Contacts: Ajuntament d’Argentona, Regidora de Sostenibilitat, Sra. Assumpta Boba.
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
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Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
X
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues x
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
X
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement x
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
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Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Argentona applies a waste management pricing scheme based on the ‘Polluter Pays
Principal’.
In Argentona carried out a model of door to door selective collection of the following
fractions:
Organic fraction
Paper and cardboard
Packaging
Non ?recyclable waste (Non ?recyclable waste (refuse))
Sanitary Diapers or nappies
The colloquially called ‘The Fair Tax’ is a payment system for waste generation rate in the
trash. Promotes the reduction in waste generation and increasing recycling. It is a
commitment to the prevention and recycling as much as the citizens that generates less
waste and recycle more seen as reducing the rate you pay annually. This will reward good
practice with regard to waste: recycle more and generate less.
Regarding the previous system, this tax benefits who select the best waste and who
generates less, at the same time serves to encourage the collection and reduce levels of
waste fraction that currently exist. It lets treat each citizen according to its actual
generation of waste, applying the principle of "polluter pays".
It consists of a fixed part (95 €) and a variable part (for Non ?recyclable waste (refuse) bags
and packaging). The collection of domestic organic, glass, paper & cardboard and nappies
are free. Also it’s free the collection of commercial glass and paper & cardboard.
2. ACTORS
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Argentona City: Mayor, Mr. Joe Maso; Sustainability Councillor, Mrs. Assumpta
Boba; Technical Environment, Mr. Joan Pujol Inspector
Office of Environmental Information, Environmental
informants;
techniques for Citizen Participation and Institutional
Communication
City Council.
ENT Company Environment & Management (drafted preliminary technical study).
Cooperative ETCS (boosted participation process).
Waste Agency of Catalonia: Agency Director, Ms. Genoveva Catalan; Director
the area of Prevention and Recycling Promotion Agency
Waste Mrs. Pilar Chiva.
Barcelona Provincial Council.
Citizens Argentona.
3. BENEFICIARIES
Citizens, both Argentona as the other regions, since the waste is a problem common to all
citizens.
Note that the pensioners, unemployed people forced to prove limited financial capacity and
low parent families with underage people, enjoy discounts in paying the fixed rate of
garbage.
Those citizens who participate in Home Composting Program will receive a 15% discount on
the fixed rate.
4. OBJECTIVES
The Fair Rate main objectives are:
? Skip the current 63% to 76% recycling.
?
? Reduce the generation of household waste.
? Promote the proper separation of different fractions to reduce the percentage of these
improper and to facilitate recycling.
? Make more equitable pay the garbage fee. With the previous model, all the homes in the
D2D area, paid the same, recycled or not.
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? Reduce costs of Non ?recyclable waste (refuse) waste treatment. The Non ?recyclable waste
(refuse) fraction of waste is treated by incineration. As better waste selection, as less waste
must be incinerated, and therefore it must spend less money and more in return (from the
Catalan tax applied to landfill and incinerators).
? Raise awareness of all the problems surrounding the waste
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Argentona waste. Selective collection: (2009)
? Non ?recyclable waste (Refuse )(Others): 2517.94 tons
? Organic Matter: 1478.68 tons
? Glass: 362.73 tons
? Paper and cardboard: 494.71 tons
? Light packaging: 326.65 tons
? Bulky Waste: 457.33 tons
? Pruning and Gardening: 349.22 tons
? Batteries: 1.22 tons
? Medications: 1.05 tons
? Textile: 36.36 tons
?Other: 936.56 tons
? TOTAL = 6962.45 tons
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Garbage Collection: Company FCC SA.
The organic matter through FCC SA, downloads in Ecoparc 2 (Montcada i Reixac) where
through the Consortium on Urban Waste Treatment the majorty (70Tn/dia) takes the plant
Composting Botarell (Baix Camp .) The rest is carried to treat private composting plant
Alguaire (Lleida): AGROSCA Segrià and compost. (* Explanation Annex)
As for paper and cardboard exists an agreement with the ARC and it is through the company
Saica (sustainable solutions for packaging paper and corrugated cardboard. In Zaragoza and
Burgos de Ebro).
Glass company takes charge Jorge Santos.
Concerning Light packaging the FCC SA company transfers to its plant in Santa Maria
Palautordera (Vallès Oriental).
Sanitary Diapers and Non ?recyclable waste (Refuse) fraction are also collected by FCC SA
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company and carried to the incineration plant in Mataró.
From the collection of bulky waste and junk takes charge ARC Maresme. But people who live
in Argentona must contact with them to carry the service, which is free and always carried
out on Mondays.
Debris and other wastes are those citizens Argentona responsible for them and carry to the
green point (deixalleria) in Argentona.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Information not relevant / provided.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
During the making of this new payment model for generation, various sessions were
convened to form a specific working group, open to anyone who wanted to participate.
They worked in small groups where everyone could express their views on how that could
be considered to improve waste management. It addressed various aspects such as garbage
bags used, the timetable and schedule of collection, the location of the emergency, etc..
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
It's a door to door model of the following fractions:
? Organic Matter
? Paper and Cardboard
? Light packaging
? Non ?recyclable waste (Refuse)
? Diapers
The glass is collected in containers placed selectively in the street.
Argentona citizens separate the different fractions and the FCC SA company responsible
for collecting the waste and cleaning of public roads.
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Citizens pay the tax of garbage. The fixed part (95 € per year) is standing on two occasions.
The variable part is paid through the purchase of special bags for waste and packaging:
? Bag 17L for Non ?recyclable waste (refuse) and red colour = 0.65 € / UNIT
? Bag for r Non ?recyclable waste (refuse) with other sizes = 0.039 € / L
? Bag for Packaging of 35L and yellow colour = 0.35 € / UNIT
? Bag for Packaging with other sizes = 0.01 € / L
These bags can be purchased at the municipal green point as well as rubbish outlets as
the Agricultural Argentona, Regal Bazaar, SUMA supermarket, Hardware Team Cal
Frozen Fred, among others.
Since the Council is carrying out various asks of inspection and control of waste
deposited and, if appropriate, applies sanctions as laid out by the Fiscal No 11.
(Minimum € 750, maximum € 3,000)
11. FUNDS
The Waste Agency of Catalonia has supported to the Argentona City Council by its order
grant designed to perform in local waste prevention projects.
On Thursday 3 June the Government of Catalonia awarded the Environment Award 2010,
which consisted of a diploma and a check for the amount of 10,000 € City will reinvest in the
dissemination and implementation of the Fair Tax.
12. COSTS
REVENUE (2008) €
Sell Paper 57000
Sale of glass 16000
Revenue from the ARC for the Organic Mater quality 78000
Ecoembes payment of quality packaging 62,000
Ecoembes payement due to energy recovery 7000
Green point ‘deixalleria’ (+ tax return + grant and contribution from Òrrius Dosrius) 193 000
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Selling rights to Non ?recyclable waste (refuse) incineration to Alella 49,000
Other 5000
ARC Grants for campaigns 33,000
Rate charged for homes 600,000
Fee charged to retailers 85,000
Receipts in collection management and / or unpaid 32,000
TOTAL REVENUE 1,217,000
EXPENDITURE (2008) €
Garbage Collection (FCC SA) 568 000
Collection of bulky 7000
Collection of pruning in Mada (especially container) 11 000
Collection of pruning Can Raimi (cont.esp) 11 000
Green point (construction and management costs) 264 000
Incinerator (waste disposal) 248 000
District Council (transfer Organic Mater to Montcada) 76000
Buy containers and buckets 5000
Campaign 2008 (green point, extension DtoD) 35 000
Other 2000
TOTAL COSTS 1,227,000
INCOME ? EXPENSES: € ?10,000
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Income tax for business and home cover 58.4% of overall spending.
Figures are rounded in thousands of €.
The deficit has increased over the previous year due to the opening of the new green point,
which has doubled the cost.
13. RESULTS
In 2004 the implanted Door to Door fractions of Organic Waste. In four years, going from
15% to 52% selective collection.
In late 2009 he joined the D2D fractions of packaging, paper and cardboard. In two years
(2008 to 2010) passed 52% to 67% separate collection. Remember that the average round
Catalan and Spanish 35% 15%, respectively.
With the definitive establishment of the Fair Tax along with the D2D are obtained:
? The improper of organic stabilized below 5%.
? The improper packaging occur in 35% to 14%.
? Reduction of 28% of Non ?recyclable waste (refuse).
? During testing of the Fair Tax (3 months beginning 22 October 2009) the total generation
decreased by 7%.
? After the introduction of the tax rate Fair (February ? April 2010) the total generation was
reduced by 6% over the trial period.
? The D2D area, since the introduction of the tax rate compared with the Fair trial, the Non ?
recyclable waste (refuse) fraction has been reduced by 18.7% and 23.6% packaging.
It can be concluded that the different objectives have been achieved.
But we must also analyze where this has gone to waste:
? Reduction AE
? Tourism garbage (Argentona citizens in order to reduce the amount in the variable rate and
therefore pay less, lay waste containers in neighboring villages, where they don’t do the
door to door. So, do not have to buy bags and containers for Non ?recyclable waste (refuse)
and packaging, and therefore save about 30 ? 70 € / year)
? Reduction in the generation (change consumption habits ...)
? Crisis
? Better separation at source and proper referral of recyclable waste that previously went to
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waste.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Reduction of the waste transferred to landfills as well as increase of the recycling rate.
15. USEFUL LINK:
1) Argentona pertany al Maresme.
2) Oficina Municipal d’Informació Ambiental.
Contacte: Telf 93 797 43 78 E?mail: [email protected]
Horaris: Dilluns – Divendres = 9:00 – 13:00h
Dimecres = També de 17:00 – 19:30h
3) Ajuntament de Cervera, Regidora de Sostenibilitat, Sra. Assumpta Boba.
Contacte: Telf. 93 797 49 00
4) Ajuntament de Cervera , Tècnic de Medi Ambient, Sr. Joan Pujol
Contacte: E?mail: [email protected]
16. ANNEX
16.2 CALENDARI DE LA RECOLLIDA DELS RESIDUS
CALENDARI DE RECOLLIDA DOMICILIÀRIA
Dilluns Matèria Orgànica (estiu) Envasos lleugers
Dimarts Paper i Cartó
Dimecres Matèria Orgànica
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Dijous Envasos lleugers
Divendres Matèria Orgànica
Dissabte Fracció Resta
Diumenge Matèria Orgànica
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SWOT scheme
PLEASE FULL FILL THE FOLLOWING SCHEME:
Strength
? Implementation of an innovated waste
management programme.
? Reduction of the generated waste and
increase of the recycling rate.
? Citizens’ education on rational ways of
waste management.
?Experience that will be useful for the
implementation of such projects in other
municipalities in the future.
?? Better separation at source and proper
referral of recyclable waste that previously
went to waste.
Weaknesses
? Tourism garbage (Argentona citizens in
order to reduce the amount in the variable
rate and therefore pay less, lay waste
containers in neighboring villages, where
they don’t do the door to door. So, do not
have to buy bags and containers for Non ?
recyclable waste (refuse) and packaging, and
therefore save about 30 ? 70 € / year)
? Delays regarding the composting plant in
Granollers.
Opportunity
Threat
? Lack of related legislation.
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21. ” Biobag” of Špela Lampe
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 2009
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Slovenia / /
Population: /
Authority/organization in charge: Špela Lampe
Contacts: Abramova 12
Ljubljana
1000
Slovenija
tel 01 2 44 22 00
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities X
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
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The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of water,
soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Bio?degradable bags Biobag are made from bio?degradable polymers, starches and
complementary ingredients for completely earth?friendly solutions. BioBag bags are suitable
for different needs from households (Bio?bag waste, composting) to retail (shopping bags),
agriculture (film) and production.
2. ACTORS
Traders
3. BENEFICIARIES
Residents
4. OBJECTIVES
Reduction of use of non?biodegradable plastic bags
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
BioBag bags are made from Mater?Bi film, which contains corn starch, biodegradable polyester
and other natural softeners.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
BioBag bags are completely biodegradable and can be composted.
BioBag bags are fully composted after 10?45 days, depending on the composting method
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Information not relevant / provided.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
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The main ingredient of product is corn starch
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
BioBag is a bag belonging to the biowaste container or composter. The bag can be bought as a
shopping bag, you (if possible) can repeatedly use it, it’s last route is always the same (bio
waste or composter).
BioBag is not garbage bag.
11. FUNDS
Information not relevant / provided.
COSTS
The purchase price is higher for Biobag bags than for plastic bags, but in some cases Biobag may
be obtained free of charge.
Biobag bag is a raw material for compost.
11. RESULTS
Use of biodegradable bags means reduction of non?biodegradable plastic bags, which
decomposes very slowly on landfills, must be recycled or end up in the seas, oceans…
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Biobag bags are example of closed circuit: the material is a renewable natural resource, after
use it is decomposed and becomes a nutrient for plants.
13. USEFUL LINK:
www.biobag.si
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? closed circuit ("from cradle to cradle")
? Use as a normal bag for multiple uses, at the
end it is used for the disposal of biodegradable
waste
? reduced pollution from plastic packaging
Weaknesses
? higher price than for plastic bag
? there is no substantial advantage over
plastic bags in case of use for the mixed
waste
Opportunity
? Example of the concept “from cradle to
cradle” which us an upgrade for Zero waste
concept; find a possibility of producing a
material that is not a source of food.
Threat
? In the case of food shortages, the use of
corn for the production of bags can be
controversial.
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FACTSHEET
22. A bin for biodegradable waste "Organko" of Plastika Skaza d.o.o.
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 2010
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Slovenija/ ? / ?
Population: ?
Authority/organization in charge: Plastika Skaza d.o.o.
Contacts: Romana Kralj
romana.kralj@plastika?skaza.si
00386 (0)31335 695
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water x
Reduction pressures on atmosphere x
Reduction pressures on soil x
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development x
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
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The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact x
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
x
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Organko is a special bin that is designed for collection of organic waste in households. It is a
container in which fermentation rather than rotting takes place thanks to microorganisms.
Fermentation is a 2?4 week process in which organic waste changes into fermented waste,
which makes for the ideal basis for producing quality compost. In the process of
fermentation, all the vitamins and minerals in organic waste are preserved and, unlike with
rotting, there is no smell. Organko solves several problems at the same time. It enables you
to separate your waste, eliminating the stench and unpleasant smell. It reduces the emission
of greenhouse gases, which are produced in the process of rotting, and recycles organic
waste into compost, which can be returned to nature. The key to the success of this system:
a specially designed fermentation container made of recycled plastic and the use of effective
microorganisms (Biogen).
2. ACTORS
? Plastika Skaza (producer)
? Local communities, waste management firms (promotion of usage)
? households (users)
3. BENEFICIARIES
households
4. OBJECTIVES
Up to 40% of municipal waste is biodegradable waste; much of this is kitchen waste. Culling
them from municipal waste is one of the essential objectives of waste management.
Individual composting or separate collection of biodegradable waste and biological
degradation in the central devices significantly reduces the amount of landfill waste, reduces
landfill gas generation and on the other hand, the resulting products are useful for improving
soil quality and bio gas (methane).
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Mainly kitchen waste are processed: fruit and vegetable peelings, food scraps, cooked and
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raw meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, coffee, tea bags, withered flowers, etc.
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Bistven proces je fermentacija kuhinjskih odpadkov v posebej oblikovani posodi. Fermentacijo
se doseže z efektivnimi mikroorganizmi (mle?nokislinske bakterije, kvasovke, ? fotosintezni
organizmi, aktinomiceti in encimsko aktivne gljive). Uporablja se posebej za ta namen
pripravljen proizvod “Biogen”.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
Information not relevant / provided.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
The bin is made from recycled plastic
Biogen – naturally created microorganisms
Biodegradable kitchen waste
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
We dispose organic waste into the bin daily and scater them with a biogen. This is a mixture of
various biogenic materials that are processed with effective microorganisms (EM). The bin is
full in 3?4 weeks. We pour away the fermentation liquid, which is excellent
nutrient for garden and house plants and cleans the drains in toilets, sinks and wash basins.
We dilute it with water in a ratio of 1:100 or 1:200.
We leave the organic mass to ferment for 10 to 14 days. After completing the process of
fermentation we empty the content of the bin on the garden or give the fermented waste to
the organic waste collector. We gain fertile compost form fermented compost in about 5
weeks. For optimum effect of the fermentation process it is recommended to use two bins.
While in the first bin organic waste is fermenting we can begin to fill another bin.
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11. FUNDS
Information not relevant / provided.
12. COSTS
Households:
? Costs: bin Organko, Biogen, giving away of biological waste to the collector, if the
household does not have the possibility of composting at home.
? If the household has a garden, the fermented waste can be quality fertilizer
Collector, processor:
? costs: collecting, composting
? revenues: selling the fertilizer
13. RESULTS
? Reducing the quantities of biodegradable waste dumped in landfills
? Reducing the generation of landfill gas, smell, reducing congestions of water and
volumes of leachate
? Closed circuit ? to return materials in the nature
? Production and use of natural fertilizers instead of chemical fertilizers
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
? reducing the generation of landfill gas
? reducing the smell
? reducing congestions of water and volumes of leachate
15. USEFUL LINK: http://www.plastika?skaza.si/
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Diverting biodegradable waste from
landfills
? production of compost
? convenient usage
Weaknesses
? The costs of purchase of Biogen product
Opportunity
? Directives and laws are requiring the
separation of biodegradable waste
Threat
? Low awareness of the population
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FACTSHEET
Title of the good practice: Slopak –Ekotop price
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 2010
State of activity (on?going or finished): on? going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Slovenia/ /
Population: /
Authority/organization in charge: Slopak
Contacts: telephone: 00386 (0)1 5600 250; fax: 00386 (0)1 5600 270; email: [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities x
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community
Low rate cost/incomes x
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks
Produce effects on the employment conditions
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
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The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
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Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Slopak company was established by the Slovenian companies in order to ensure compliance
with environmental obligations by mutual supervision and regardless of the market value of
the package.In 2010, the company awarded the first prize Slopak ECO TOP, intended for
companies that effectively reduce the amount of waste, either by a change in product
design or by modifying the design of the packaging.
2. ACTORS
? Slopak
? producers
3. BENEFICIARIES
? producers
4. OBJECTIVES
Reducing of waste, decreasing of use of primary raw materials, cost reduction in transport.
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
Packaging
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Information not relevant / provided.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
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Information not relevant / provided.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Information not relevant / provided.
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Information not relevant / provided.
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
The prize is an asset ? stimulation for companies to reduce packaging
11. FUNDS
Information not relevant / provided.
12. COSTS
Information not relevant / provided.
13. RESULTS
In Pivovarna Union have decided to systematically reduce the weights of the packaging
materials in all segments of the beverage. Most progress has been done in the cans, since
the introduction of aluminum cans thay reduce the weight of packaging by 50% or about 700
tons per year. Currently, the maximum room to manoeuvre is in segment of bottles, where
there are increasingly emerging biodegradable and recycled materials, but they are still
some weaknesses in the actual production process. For products that are filled in bottles,
the weight has been reduced due to the transition to the new design. In the segment of glass
bottles they wish to accelerate the sale of bottle return program, and thus reduce the
amount of glass used.
The company Rade?e Papir Muflonthay produce self?adhesive paper material for printing
labels. They reduced the weight of siliconised paper first with 100 grams per m2 and then to
80 grams per m2, which represents a 11% reduction in weight of the waste. In 2008, they
reduce the amount of waste by 56 tones in 2009 by 105 tones and this year the difference
will be over 125 tones.
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When renovating Subrina product lines was one of key requirements lowering material
consumption per unit of product. With the introduction of the modified cap they achieved
26% less weight. The decrease in the total weight of waste plastics is also affected by the
decision to unify the volume of products for different markets. At the renewal of product
lines Subrina they also changed transport packaging in the direction of better utilization of
volume, which also saves on waste paper and waste gift wrapping foil.
The company Coca?Cola HBC Slovenia have introduced a new material called Ultra Glass,
which is thinner and lighter than the existing glass. The process of making ultra?light
reusable bottles is optimized. The bottle is lighter, thinner, lower and more robust. This
saves space in storage, the less energy needed to heat the bottles at the washing and
substantial savings in transport, since the truck with the new bottles is 3.5 tons lighter.
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Waste prevention (reduced waste), conservation of natural resources
15. USEFUL LINK:
www.slopak.si
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Information not relevant / provided.
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SWOT scheme
Strength
? Positive stimilation to firms
? Economic benefits of the Environmental
Protection
Weaknesses
? ?
Opportunity
? Increasing material and energy efficiency
and positive economic effects
Threat
? ?
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FACTSHEET
23. “Plants for recovering and recycle materials” of Quadrifoglio Spa
Category:
Policy Practice Methodology Technology
Main activities:
Reduction at source Material Recovering Energy Recovering Reuse
Recycle
Date of starting: 1998
State of activity (on?going or finished): on?going
Country, Region and Locality where the activities are deployed: Italy/Toscana Region/Municipality of Sesto
Fiorentino (FI)
Population: about 350.000 inhabitants
Authority/organization in charge: Quadrifoglio Spa
Contacts: [email protected]; [email protected]
Furthermore, to evaluate the good practice the following criteria has to be taken in account:
1) The practice has to satisfy at least one objective for category of the following and generally objectives of
sustainability: (please identify yours)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
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Reduction of natural resources consumption and promotion of alternative
solutions (use of renewable resources)
x
Reduction pressures on water
Reduction pressures on atmosphere
Reduction pressures on soil
Reduction of noise, electromagnetic or indoor pollution
Introduce or improve systems of environmental management x
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing environmental impacts of production activities
Reducing the cost of the waste management system of the community x
Low rate cost/incomes
Able to produce revenues
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Reducing health risks x
Produce effects on the employment conditions x
Raising public opinion and knowledge on sustainable development
Increased ability of local communities to influence local decision?making
processes
Production and distribution of consumer goods on the basis of equity and
solidarity criteria
Promotion of cultural exchange and facilitation of social integration
Participation and cooperation between different actors and stakeholders'
categories, disciplines, sectors and agencies
Construction of consensus and citizens active involvement
WASTE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
The practice satisfies at least one objective of the following objectives identifying a sustainable waste
management system: (please identify yours)
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Limit the use (replacement) of substances with high environmental impact
Safeguarding the sanitation needs, while avoiding risks of contamination of
water, soil and subsoil
Increase recovering, reuse, recycling of MSW x
Dramatically reduce the use of landfills x
Improving in terms of energy and environmental standard the plants of final
treatment
x
Description:
1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
• A selection of unsorted municipal waste and stabilizing the organic fraction derived
therefrom.
• Production of FOS, CDR and combustible fraction.
• Production of mixed fertilizer and composted green waste from separate collection.
2. ACTORS
Quadrifoglio Spa (manager);
City of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Campi Bisenzio.
3. BENEFICIARIES
Citizens, small businesses and commercial enterprises.
Farms
4. OBJECTIVES
• Reduce the amount and volume of waste sent to landfill
• Production of soil conditioner and compost mixed green
• reducing consumption of fossil fuels for electricity generation
5. PROCESSED MATERIALS
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Unsorted municipal waste: about 110,000 t / year
Organic waste: about 45,000 t / year
6. EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGIES
Mechanical selection by screening, separation and refining of the metal components.
Pressure systems and system of pellet of the oil fraction.
Aerobic composting in bio?cells and final maturation.
7. EMPLOYED EXPERTISE
About 50 people, including 10 with technical and paperwork role, and 40 and operational
roles.
8. NATURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYED
Air and water
9. VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED
Certification ISO 9001 ? ISO 14001 ? OKSAS 18001.
Plan of self?control
10. PROCESS DESCRIPTION
? Undifferentiated waste: shredder, screening, electromagnetic separation, separation
aerolics, refining and packaging.
? Organic fraction: biocell stabilization, maturation, refining.
? The operators are used in the handling of waste, both incoming and outgoing; in
environmental controls, in quality control and maintenance of plant sections.
11. FUNDS
Information not relevant / provided.
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COSTS
The costs amount to approximately 19 million Euro per year.
These costs are the sum of those operational and general?management?in addition to costs
for the removal of waste products generated by the equipment
11. RESULTS
From differentiated waste we obtained raw materials for about 40,000 tons per year.
We recovered about 150.000 tons of undifferentiated waste.
We recovered about 22,000 tons of oil equivalent.
We obtained a reduction in consumption of the landfill volumes and lower costs of waste
disposal
12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Over 50% less (in mass) of waste to landfill
Over 60% less (by volume) of landfill
Lower consumption of fossil resources for the production of electricity, given that the
current national energy mixing in the field
13. USEFUL LINK:
Information not relevant / provided.
14. ANNEX
Information not relevant / provided.
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SWOT analysis
Strength
? Plan investments in technological
innovations;
? Availability of resources and quotas of
public co?financing for technological
innovation;
? Minimizing intake of tons of waste in
landfills;
? Ability to generate incomes;
? Creating new jobs through the green
economy.
Weaknesses
? High costs for the management?
maintenance of the implants;
? High costs for the disposal of waste
produced by the implants.
Opportunity
? Recovery of material intended for reuse;
? Reduced consumption of fossil fuels to
produce electricity.
Threat
? The environmental impact that causes the
implant;
? Threats from the perspective of the beauty
of the landscape.
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