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Inspeção Regional do Ambiente

(Environmental Inspectorate of the Azores)

Francisco Vaz de Medeiros

30/09/2019

Autonomous Region of the Azores

Autonomous Region of the Azores

• Situated in the Atlantic North, 1450 km from the

Portuguese mainland

• Archipelago of 9 islands
• Outermost Region
• 246 772 inhabitants (census 2011)
• 19 Municipalities

Environmental Inspectorate of the Azores

• Mission

Ensure follow-up, assessment and promotion

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compliance with legality in the areas of the environment, land use planning and water resources by public and private entities.

Strategy for waste management

PEPGRA (Waste Prevention and Management Plan of the Azores)

ET – Waste transfer station CPR – Waste processing plant

Strategy for waste management

PEPGRA (Waste Prevention and Management Plan of the Azores)

Island Infrastructures Waste management plants Management

CORVO Processing Centre Eco-centre Composting organic valorization centre Azorean Government - Concessionaire FLORES Processing Centre Eco-centre Composting organic valorization centre Transfer station Azorean Government - Concessionaire FAIAL Processing Centre Eco-centre Composting organic valorization centre Waste separation plant Transfer station Azorean Government - Concessionaire PICO Processing Centre Eco-centre Composting organic valorization centre Waste separation plant Transfer station Landfill (non-hazardous) Azorean Government - Concessionaire SÃO JORGE Processing Centre Eco-centre Composting organic valorization centre Transfer station Azorean Government - Concessionaire TERCEIRA Waste-to-energy power plant Waste-to-energy power plant Composting organic valorization centre 9 Eco-centres Landfill (hazardous and non-hazardous) TERAMB (Intermunicipal company) GRACIOSA Processing Centre Eco-centre Composting organic valorization centre Transfer station Azorean Government - Concessionaire SÃO MIGUEL Waste-to-energy power plant Waste-to-energy power plant Composting organic valorization centre Waste separation plant Landfill (hazardous and non-hazardous) MUSAMI (Intermunicipal Association) SANTA MARIA Processing Center Eco-centre Composting organic valorization centre Transfer station Azorean Government - Concessionaire

Strategy for waste management

All types of waste: (Urban, WEEE; Batteries; ELV; tyres; mineral oil, cooking oil, industrial waste, agricultural waste, demolition and construction waste… Transfer station Organic valorization (composting) Separation of urban waste Eco-centre

60 OGR

(other waste management facilites)

Main Issues

• Geographical dimension - waste transportation

(between islands and to the mainland) – no recycling plants in the Azores;

• Costs;
• Technical support (specialized technics and

equipment from mainland);

• Small companies (economic structure; technical

skills);

• High fines for non-compliance;
• Difficulties to shut down factories and other plants
• r facilities – ex. only one milk factory in a small

island).

Strategy for enforcement and compliance

• Inspectors do technical advise and promote good

practice to the operators and define deadlines for implementation of measures by the operators; Close and friendly work together.

• Notifications (warning letters) for compliance vs.

fines;

• Suspension of fines vs. implementation

measures;

• Last case - Process to apply fines

Obrigado / Thank You

• Questions
• Comments

Francisco Vaz de Medeiros Regional Environment Inspector – Azores Islands