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12-EIP-RO BUCURES 09

European Seminar on Sustainable Development

A comparative study on urban waste inselected EU-countries.

Sustainable Development of EU-wideUrban Waste Management


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Urban Waste Management Team

Anabela Peas - Portugal Guy Vossen - Belgium

Arne Maas - Netherlands

Isabel Steinhbel - Germany - Anja Delanoff

Stefan Offner - Austria

Anca Opri - Romania


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Content1. Introduction

2. Research Objectives

3. Waste - EU wide problems and measures4. Research Data

6. Methods of recycling

7. Methods of reducing

8. Conclusions

9. Good practices


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IntroductionWaste -> any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required

to discard

MSW(municipal solid waste) -> waste created by normal, everyday activities ofurban or densely populated areas

Research objectives

How can the EU stimulate a successful change of consumption

patterns leading to a reduction of urban waste, based on

experiences from different EU countries : Portugal, Belgium,

Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Romania.


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Waste - EU wide problems and measures

The total treated waste per capita is goingdown in EU-27 in the period 2001-2010from 501 kg per capita to 486 kg percapita.Some countries under scrutiny have wastefigures per capita that are above theEuropean average (2010) :

Austria : 591 kg Germany583 kg Netherlands 499 kg Portugal 514 kg

The other two countries are below average: Belgium 434 kg Romania 294 kg

In EU-27 most of the MSW goes to landfills. In AU, BE, GE and NL the amount of waste going

to landfills is almost brought down to zero in2010.

In PT, still almost 62% of all waste is still

going to landfills, in RO this percentage is99%.The treated waste that does not end up in

landfills, can be divided into two parts:- incineration- material recovery.

The latter part is made up of composting &digestion and material recycling.

On a European level 38% of the waste ends up on landfills, 22% is incinerated 40% is recovered


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Research Data

Official Statistical data for the European Union

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/sdi/indicators/theme2


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Statistical data for Europe EU-27 Municipal Solid Waste (EUROSTAT)


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Reducing Measurements

The polluter pays system is enforcing producers to rethink their production.

Stimulating the search for new, more environmental friendly products and

services.

Promoting life cycle thinking and environmental friendly products.

Citizen Responsibility

Stimulating the use of recycled materials

National Prevention Plans implemented for waste reduction and recycling.


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Recycling Measurements

Packaging Ordinance

Voluntary label Green Dot and The Dual System

Improving selective collection of waste and the quality of collected waste Optimization of processing steps to get high quality products

The deposit system for bottles and cans is an effective monetary incentive and

leads to a high recycle quote.

The separation of waste and encouragement to recycle starts with the

CONSUMER.


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Conclusions Successful waste management measures have three components:

1. Financial

2. Government legislation

3.Infrastructure/distribution

The general goal is to reduce the number of landfills and to produce lesswaste per capita in all EU 27 countries.

Ecopoints for plastic, paper, clothes, batteries and electronic waste

should be not a moral obligation, but a legal obligation monetarysanctioned.


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The recycling of cooking oil allows the production of biodiesel, which is used by the

Portuguese public transportation of passengers and also citizen in their cars, few, but

in growing numbers.

Refund system for glass-bottles and cans in Austria and Germany.

High rate of composting and digestion of organic waste;

at home - for gardening

comercial - for biogas and bio fuel.

Citizen resposability regarding the selective collection of urban waste:


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