Athena BourkaChemical Engineer MSc

Integrated management of bio-waste in Greece -The case study of Athens

LIFE10 ENV/GR/605

The project – ATHENS BIOWASTE

Project Duration: Sep 2011 – August 2014

Participants: NTUA, ESDKNA, City of Athens, Municipality of Kifissia, EPTA S.A.

Main Targets - Actions:Establishment of a separate collection system for biowaste in the City of Athens and the Municipality of Kifissia (pilot area of 3000 inhabitants in each Municipality)Composting of the biowaste in the MBT facility of ESDKAEvaluating compost quality Development of a bio-waste management software tool

Case Study Areas

Athens Area: 3.795haPopulation: 789.166Density: 207 inh/haZone Price: 1000-8500€/m2

KifissiaArea: 3.403ha Population: 64.558Density: 19 inh/haZone Price: 1250 – 4550

€/m2

City of AthensCase Study Areas

1st areaKYPRIADOU

2nd areaGAZI

Population: 2.707Density: 188 inh/haZone Price: 1.500€/m2

Population: 1.367Density: 50 inh/haZone Price: 1.100€/m2

Local Touristic Zone

Municipality of KifissiaCase study - areas

Commercial Centre of Kifissia and N. Eryrthaia

Low density areas: Kefalari & Kastri (15-20 inh/ha),

Medium density areas: Kato Kifissia & N. Kifissia (40 inh/ha)

Methods of Separate Collection

Kerbside Collection with 2-wheel bins 120-360 lt. ▫ for the whole City of Athens ▫ Commercial areas in Kifissia▫ Medium density areas in Kifissia

Door-to-door Collection with home Containers ≈30 lt▫ for low density areas in Kifissia

Door-to-door Collection with 2-wheel bins ≈120 lt▫ For restaurants and hotels or other major

producers

Methods of Separate Collection

Kitchen caddies/bins 7lt

Bags from compostable organic material (like corn or potato starch) or paper

Collection with small vehicle 5m3 with low compaction

Online fleet monitoring system

Methods of Awareness Campaign

Wide dissemination through local press & radio Focused on citizens:▫1st Phase: Letter of the Mayor to the participating citizens together with an informational leaflet

▫2nd Phase: Distribution of home caddies/bins & bags & one page brochure

▫3rd Phase: Feedback & supply of compost

initiation of separate collection

How the project can contribute to the waste management policy in Greece?

By demonstrating to other Municipalities how a separate collection system for biowaste can be planned and implemented

By initiating composting of biowaste in the greater Athens area, taking into account that 3 composting plants are to be constructed within the next years

By evaluating the compost quality in accordance with standards such as Eco-Label correlating it with different collection systems

By producing an innovative software tool which will evaluate the carbon footprint as well as the costs of alternative biowaste collection and treatment solutions.