Separate waste collectionSeparate waste collection

Dante’s Disciples

Waste collection Waste collection Recycling is the best way to Recycling is the best way to

preserve and maintain our preserve and maintain our natural resources, in our benefit natural resources, in our benefit and that of our future and that of our future generations: reuse waste, from generations: reuse waste, from paper to plastic, may help paper to plastic, may help restore and maintain an restore and maintain an environment "naturally" richer.environment "naturally" richer.

RECYCLING ORGANIC WASTE By waste management we intend the strategies for the entire waste process, from their production to their final destination, such as: collection, transport, treatment (recycling or destruction) and also the reuse of waste materials mainly produced by man, in an attempt to reduce their effects on health and environment. In the last decades the reduction of the effects of waste materials on nature and the environment and also the possibility of getting some resources out of them with the reduction of the waste production, has been of great interest.

Household composting is a process that refers to the Household composting is a process that refers to the production of a compost from the organic waste from the production of a compost from the organic waste from the kitchen (fruit, vegetables, food, coffee, etc…) and from kitchen (fruit, vegetables, food, coffee, etc…) and from the garden (leaves, and other garden waste). the garden (leaves, and other garden waste).

The result of the decomposing process is the compost. The result of the decomposing process is the compost.

The composting plant transforms the humid part of the The composting plant transforms the humid part of the waste (organic kitchen waste such as fruit, vegetables, waste (organic kitchen waste such as fruit, vegetables, bones, meat, fish; green waste such as: leaves, wood). bones, meat, fish; green waste such as: leaves, wood). This type of plant accelerates the natural process which This type of plant accelerates the natural process which transforms the autumn dead leaves in fertile humus.transforms the autumn dead leaves in fertile humus.

WASTE DISPOSALWASTE DISPOSAL By waste disposal we refer to: collection, sorting, transport, By waste disposal we refer to: collection, sorting, transport,

waste treatment and storage in the ground or soil. waste treatment and storage in the ground or soil.

Organic waste is disposed of in many households and for Organic waste is disposed of in many households and for this reason it was set up the so-called "bin for organic this reason it was set up the so-called "bin for organic waste" that allows families and businesses that have no waste" that allows families and businesses that have no chance to do their own composting, to do a differentiate chance to do their own composting, to do a differentiate disposal of waste. disposal of waste.

The Autonomous Province of Bolzano imposes the collection The Autonomous Province of Bolzano imposes the collection of organic waste. It is a sensible measure, because the of organic waste. It is a sensible measure, because the waste is "too precious" to be disposed of with municipal waste is "too precious" to be disposed of with municipal solid waste and can be reused in nature as a valuable solid waste and can be reused in nature as a valuable fertilizer.fertilizer.

GRANAROLO DELL’EMILIA

Granarolo dell'Emilia is a municipality of 10.286 inhabitants found in the vicinity of the Bologna Province. The city of Granarolo is twinned with the city of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France.

How many waste disposal How many waste disposal facilities are in the town of facilities are in the town of

Granarolo?Granarolo? There is There is material material

incineration incineration plant which is plant which is used to produce used to produce energy. It is energy. It is situated in situated in Quarto Inferiore Quarto Inferiore and is operated and is operated by HERA-group by HERA-group Company.Company.

Is there, in the municipality of Is there, in the municipality of Granarolo, organic waste disposal?Granarolo, organic waste disposal?

There are There are several basic several basic ecological ecological islands: groups islands: groups of five bins of five bins (glass, paper, (glass, paper, organic, plastic organic, plastic and and undifferentiated) undifferentiated) which effects which effects only the only the collection but not collection but not disposal.disposal.

Are there composters used in this Are there composters used in this city? And if so, where are they city? And if so, where are they

located?located?

There are no public There are no public composters. There is, composters. There is, however, a however, a warehouse where warehouse where there are domestic there are domestic composters and composters and where citizens can where citizens can make the request to make the request to receive one. receive one.

The collection of recyclable waste The collection of recyclable waste is carried out regularly? By which is carried out regularly? By which

entity?entity?Waste collection is Waste collection is carried out regularly carried out regularly about 3-4 times a week about 3-4 times a week by the HERA company.by the HERA company.

Moreover, there is a new Moreover, there is a new project: collecting door project: collecting door to door in the industrial to door in the industrial zones that occurs at zones that occurs at least once or twice a least once or twice a week during the night.week during the night.

How many kilograms of waste are How many kilograms of waste are produced by the popolation? produced by the popolation? How How

many of these kilos are then many of these kilos are then collected?collected?

The amount of The amount of waste in Granarolo is waste in Granarolo is undefined. But there undefined. But there is a division between is a division between differentiated and differentiated and undifferentiated undifferentiated

waste collection.waste collection.

THE ENDTHE END

Tonelli DeboraTonelli DeboraSevini MartinaSevini MartinaTinti FedericoTinti Federico

Sterpi FedericoSterpi FedericoBrintazzoli FedericoBrintazzoli Federico

Ungarelli EzioUngarelli Ezio