ZERO WASTE Low Cost Zero Waste Municipality MED

ZERO WASTE - Low Cost Zero Waste Municipality MED 2007 -2013 AN EXAMPLE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN IN A GREEK MUNICIPALITY Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering Presented by:

Contents Objectives of the master plan Development of the master plan Master plan for the Municipality of Preveza Scenarios development Conclusions

Objectives of the master plan The main objective of the master plan for the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management is the minimization of the MSW amount to final disposal concerning the municipality (the example of Preveza, Greece). Drivers: n Economic, environmental and social sustainability n Public participation

Development of the master plan Evaluation of the current situation regarding waste management in the selected municipality. Development of waste generation and management scenarios regarding the next decades taking into account the regional planning. Evaluation of the available rational waste management schemes: - Home and municipal composting Recycling Reuse of waste Production and waste derived fuel (biomass) Operation of reuse and recycling centres Landfill restoration

Master plan for the municipality of Preveza Current situation Population: 30. 000 Quantities: 25 -35 tones/day Total amount of generated MSW: 13. 000 tones/year

Distance from the closest sanitary landfill 85 km

Future estimation for MSW generation

Future estimations for waste management (until 2030) San. landfill ΧΥΤΑ Recycling ADU Reuse centre MBT ΜΒT Reuse centre ADU ΧΥΤΑ landfill Sanitary Recycling

Information campaigns addressed to public Different ways of information campaigns: n n n n ‘door-to-door’ campaign Dissemination of informational material in public places Hotline open to the citizens Events (seminars, conferences, informational visits to schools) TV and radio programmes and advertisements Visits to municipalities that have already implement rational waste management schemes Educational seminars for the waste management municipal personel Participation of the municipality in national and international networks promoting rational waste management

Recycling scenarios Scenario 1: Increase of the MSW recycling stream by 1%. Scenario 2: Increase of the MSW recycling stream by 5%. This scenario includes informational campaigns. Scenario 3: Dissemination of 250 (660 litres) blue bins in 2010 and 250 in 2014. In this way it has been estimated that the recycling rate will be increased by 30% in 2010 and by 30% in 2014. Informational campaigns will take place in this scenario as well.

Quantities (kt) Performance of the recycling scenario Scenario 2 Scenario 1 Scenario 3

Home composting scenarios Scenario Α: Dissemination of 2. 500 home composting bins (140 lit) successively (500 bins every 4 years). Scenario Β: Dissemination of 5. 000 home composting bins (140 lit) successively (1. 000 bins every 4 years).

Quantities (kt) Performance of the home composting scenario Scenario A Scenario B

Municipal composting The implementation of municipal composting scheme will achieve significant waste diversion from the total amound ending up in landfills. In this way it has been estimated that the municipality of Preveza will reduce the WM cost by 250. 000 €/year.

Consolidated scenario The consolidated scenario includes the implementation of all the above scenarios (recycling, home and municipal composting). Scenario Ι: municipal composting scheme ΙΙ: recycling scheme ΙΙΙ: home composting scheme IV: scenarios combination

COST Consolidated scenario Scenario IV Scenario II Current WM cost Scenario III

Reuse/recycling centres Significant diversion of MSW ending up in landfills Reduction of WM cost Increase of sanitary landfill life span Materials/goods for low-budget citizens Good examples from Marseille and Munich

Anaerobic Digestion Unit An Anaerobic Digestion Unit (ADU) is proposed to operate in the municipality of Preveza in order to decrease the waste amount ending up in landfills. Biogas, as a result of the ADU operation, can be exploited for thermal and electric energy production.

Proposals for the municipality of Preveza Recycling Home composting Municipal composting Anaerobic Digestion Unit Energy recovery Sanitary landfill MBT Need to be adopted Mun. of Preveza will have revenues by selling energy WM cost reduction by implementing rational WM schemes Small scale Medium scale Large scale

Roadmap

Estimated future WM cost decrease by implementing the consolidated scenario

Conclusions The implementation of rational WM schemes have advantages in terms of environmental, economic and social level. Reduction of WM cost. Claim for lower gate fees by the municipalities. Increase of the sanitary landfill life span. Contribution in the achievement of the EU targets regarding WM.

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