Helsinki Metropolitan Area Waste Management and Recycling Helsinki

Helsinki Metropolitan Area Waste Management and Recycling Helsinki Regional Environmental Services Authority, HSY Dr Petri Kouvo Separate Waste Collection in the Context of a Circular Economy in Europe 29 January, Brussels 29. 1. 2016 Dr Kouvo/HSY 1

Helsinki Metropolitan Area Helsinki Oslo Stockholm Tallinn Copenhagen London Paris Madrid Members of the joint municipal authority: Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa • 1. 1 million inhabitants , one fifth of population of Finland • 600 000 jobs • 745 km 2 , 0. 2 % of area of Moscow Finland Berlin Warszawa Vantaa Espoo Wien Helsinki Kauniainen Roma Athens 29. 1. 2016 Dr Kouvo/HSY

Housing at Metropolitan area • More than 70 % of inhabitants of Metropolitan area lives in big apartment buildings, more than 10 apartments but • Over 60 % of customers (service agreements) of HSY waste management are living in one family houses 29. 1. 2016 Dr Kouvo/HSY 3

Source separation of waste in metropolitan area, the history and current situation 1/2 • Curb side collection of glass waste started in 1987 – 140 collection points • Regional waste source separation regulations for biowaste in 1993 – more than 9 apartments in one building (ten or more households in one address) – Open air composting until 1998 when first tunnel composting plant commissioned in 1998 – Second tunnel composting plant commissioned in 2006 – Anaerobic digestion plant commissioned in 2015 29. 1. 2016 Dr Kouvo/HSY 4

Source separation of waste in metropolitan area, the history and current situation 2/2 • • • Renewal of collection points network from 2006 on – Includes paper, glass, metal, cardboard, plastic (2016 on) and clothes) bins Regulations for cardboard source separation in 2006 – More than 9 apartments in one building Voluntary source separation of energy waste from 2006 Regulations for glass and metal source separation in 2014 – More than 19 apartments in one building Waste paper source separation regulated in Waste Act Treatment method for mixed waste has been landfilling until spring 2014 New waste to energy plant of 340 000 tons capacity in use from April 2014 Landfill ban from 2016 on Voluntary source separation of plastic packages starts in 2016 29. 1. 2016 Dr Kouvo/HSY 5

The system Local recycling points (approx. 120 units) Reuse • Recycling centres • Flea markets Containers of hazardous waste (approx. 70 units) • Metal • Glass • Textiles • Paper • Cardboard Source separation • Medicines to pharmacies Collecting trucks Sortti-stations Mixed waste Paper Cardboard Biowaste Composting Glass Metal • Kivikko v. 2014 • Konala • Ämmässuo • Ruskeasanta (in 2015) • K-nummi (in 2018) • Munkinmäki waste To composting To recycling station and AD plant To the waste-fired power plant of Vantaa Energy Ltd To recycling

Refund automats, Finnish specialty • • The recycling and reuse of liquid packages like glass and plastic bottles and aluminum cans is very effective because of refund system Each grocery store and supermarkets has a refund automat where customers can bring their packages and refund is paid Refund amount is related to bottle size – For small bottles 0. 5 liters or smaller refund is 15 cents For aluminum cans refund is 15 cents Due to liquid packages refund system there is less these waste items is mixed waste than in those countries not having similar system 29. 1. 2016 Dr Kouvo/HSY 7

Waste streams and recycling rates 1/3 • • HSY is responsible mainly for household waste and waste generated in public activities (hospitals, schools etc. ) Total amount of waste collected and transported by HSY was 240 000 tons – Of which amount of – – mixed waste was 190 000 tons and Biowaste was 37 000 tons • Total amount generated in Metropolitan area was 4. 1 million tons 29. 1. 2016 Dr Kouvo/HSY 8

Waste streams and recycling rates 2/3 • • • In 2015 more than 45 % of household waste was recycled Landfilling is basically ended Mixed waste (residual waste) is used as a fuel in electricity and heat production 29. 1. 2016 Dr Kouvo/HSY 9

Waste streams and recycling rates 3/3 • The amount of waste generated person stays very stabile year by year 29. 1. 2016 Dr Kouvo/HSY 10

Thank you for sorting your waste –campaign Wide use of social media. Encounte in the shopping centres. A playful contest on sorting your waste blind. Advertising video at the cinema about producing soil and biogas from biowaste. Campaign site www. kiitoskunlajittelet. fi. 29. 1. 2016 Dr Kouvo/HSY 11

Less Waste and Sort the hazardous waste right Give something different - www. annajotainmuuta. fi It’s ok to eat it! Soup from cooked leftover vegetables is served to passers-by. Positive message encourages to reduce food waste. Jogging together A trip to the woods 29. 1. 2016 Dr Kouvo/HSY 12

Reaching large numbers of citizens with outsourced advisory services Ca. 35 000 inhabitants/year at schools, day-care centres and events. Twin school programme: materials and workshops.