Municipal waste in the Lahti region PijtHmeen Jtehuolto

Municipal waste in the Lahti region (Päijät-Hämeen Jätehuolto Ltd) • covers 12 municipalities, 202 000 inhabitants + summer cottages + around 10 000 companies • founded in 1993, turnover 14 M€ (2011) • 33 permanent persons + contractors • Largest shareholde the city of Lahti (51, 5 %) • Extensive source separation and collection since 1998 • www. phj. fi

Mandatory source separation and collection Buildings (>10 apartments): - Bio waste - Energy waste - Mixed waste - Fiber packaging - Paper + Glass and metal to recycling points + WEEE, hazardous waste and others to recycling centers Buildings (<10 apartments): - Energy waste - Mixed waste - Bio waste recomended - Paper (over 3 flats) + Glass and metal to recycling points + WEEE, hazardous waste and others to recycling centers 84 recycling points (paper, fiber packaging, glass and metals) 9 recycling centers (all waste fractions)

Municipal waste in the Lahti region Around 100 000 t/a: 40 % recycling, 50 % energy recovery and 10 % final disposal Total recovery rate 90 % 9% 4% Composting 13% 3% 4% Metal and glass to recycling Paper and fiber packaging to recycling Energy waste to recovery 7% 22% Mixed waste to recovery Wood to recovery To mechanical sorting * 27% 11% Final disposal Ash from energy recovery * Mainly to energy recovery and partly to final disposal

Municipal waste in the Lahti region kg/inh. /a to recycling and recovery kg/inh. /a to landfill

Municipal waste managed by the municipal company (Päijät-Hämeen Jätehuolto Ltd): 75 000 t/a 2% 4% Mixed waste 9% Bio and green waste Energy waste 15% 52% 18% Metals and glass Wood waste WEEE and hazardous waste Paper and packaging (fiber, glass and metal) volumes are not included because the municipal company does not organize the logistics of these waste.

Treatment of mixed waste 40 000 t/a (Päijät-Hämeen Jätehuolto Ltd) 45 000 40 000 35 000 30 000 25 000 20 000 15 000 10 000 5 000 * Mainly to energy recovery and partly to final disposal Recycling To mechanical sorting * Energy recovery Final disposal