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Waste System Needs Assessment

IO1: Waste System Needs Assessment

Waste System Needs Assessment

IO1 Aims

• Review of existing waste management infrastructure in the

five regions

• Map out current practice
• Identify obstacles to current performance
• Provide a benchmark of current waste education – the

questionnaire

Waste System Needs Assessment

Population and geographical area of each region

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Bucharest Hamburg Greater Manchester Tallinn Zagreb

Area (km2) Population

Population Area km2

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Waste collected/recycled in each region

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Bucharest Hamburg Greater Manchester Tallinn Zagreb

Waste and Recycling (tonne/year)

Recycled Waste Non Recycled Waste

14% 47% 47% 30% 15%

Waste System Needs Assessment

Bucharest, Romania

Waste Infrastructure Recycling Rate 14%

• Residual waste

2-3/week Landfill

• No kerbside collection for recycling
• WEEE collection 3 times/year
• Construction disposal at a cost to residents
• Pilot project: 1000 Collection Points for dry recycling

(paper, card, glass, plastic and metal) Future

• Up to 3 incinerators to be built by 2020 using EU

funding Obstacles to current Performance

• Small to no recycling infrastructure
• There is a need for recycling education schemes

Waste System Needs Assessment

Hamburg, Germany

Waste Infrastructure Recycling Rate (47%) All kerbside;

• Paper and card

Monthly Waste treatment plant

• Metal and plastic 2 weeks

Waste treatment plant

• Bottle bank

Monthly Waste treatment plant

• Bio-waste

2 weeks Bioenergy Plant

• Non recyclable

2 weeks Incinerator

• Rejected waste is landfilled

Future Center for Resources and Energy (due 2022) for the sorting of residual waste, biowaste fermentation, biomass combustion, substitute fuel combustion and bio gas

• preparation. The center is a significant climate neutral

contribution to the future heat supply of Hamburg. Obstacles to current Performance

• Contamination
• Adaption of the Circular Economy (especially WEEE)

Waste System Needs Assessment

Greater Manchester, UK

Waste Infrastructure Recycling Rate (47%) All kerbside (collection – using MCC as example);

• Paper and card

2 weeks Sorting facility

• Glass, metal &

2 weeks MRF plastic bottles

• Food & garden

1 weeks In-vessel composter

• Non recyclable

2 weeks Energy recovery Up to 12% is landfilled

• Bulky/WEEE/batteries etc.

Household Waste Recycling Centres Future

• New contract in February/March 2019.
• Deposit return scheme has been approved.

Obstacles to current Performance

• Contamination
• Plastics – numerous types, light weight, no

sorting/reprocessors.

• Compostable and biodegradable - alternatives to plastics,

but the disposal route hasn’t been considered causing confusion.

• Reliance on overseas markets, lack of funding in UK

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Tallinn, Estonia

Waste Infrastructure Recycling Rate (30%) All kerbside;

• Paper and card

1-2/week Recycling facility

• Glass

1-2/week Recycling facility

• Mixed packaging

1-2/week Recycling facility

• Food

1-2/week Tallinn RC Composter

• Non recyclable

1-3/week Energy recovery facility

• Beverage packaging

Deposit return scheme Future Obstacles to current Performance

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Zagreb, Croatia

Waste Infrastructure Recycling Rate (15%) Kerbside

• Paper and card

2 weeks Recycling facility

• Plastic bottles

2 weeks Recycling facility

• Non recyclable

2/week Landfill & recovery

• Bulky waste

On demand Non-kerbside

• Food

1 week Mostly market/malls Future

• Door-to-door for paper, plastic/metal and biowaste

Obstacles to current Performance

• Sorting facility required for paper and plastic/metals
• Lack of treatment facilities for separate waste

collection

• Lack of biowaste treatment plant – biogas plant

Waste System Needs Assessment

Recycling Infrastructure Kerbside Collection Site None

Waste System Needs Assessment Tool