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Pre-Treatment Requirements

Pre-Treatment Requirements. Philippa King Regional Waste Co-ordinator Limerick/Clare/Kerry Region. Where do the Pre-treatment rules come from?. 1975- First Waste Frame Work Directive 1991 -Revised Waste Framework Directive 1999 EU Landfill Directive Obligations (1999/31/EC)

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Pre-Treatment Requirements

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  1. Pre-Treatment Requirements Philippa King Regional Waste Co-ordinator Limerick/Clare/Kerry Region

  2. Where do the Pre-treatment rules come from? 1975- First Waste Frame Work Directive 1991-Revised Waste Framework Directive 1999 EU Landfill Directive Obligations (1999/31/EC) 2006 National Strategy on biodegradable waste 2009 Pre-treatment guidelines 2010 Ireland to adopt the 2008 Waste Framework - & Diversion deadlines 16th July 2010

  3. EU Architecture

  4. EU Goal for Waste • Become a recycling society, that seeks to avoid waste and which uses waste as a resource • Impacts of Current Strategy • Less waste to landfill • More compost recovery from waste • More energy recovery from waste • More and better recycling • Better prevention of waste • More clarity

  5. THE LANDFILL DIRECTIVE 8,16 &17 • Quantity of waste intended for landfill should be reduced where appropriate • The handling of waste should be facilitated to enhance its recovery • Reduce the production of methane gas from landfills in order to reduce global warming

  6. THE LANDFILL DIRECTIVE • Reduction to the landfill of Biodegradable Waste • Encourage separatecollection of Biodegradable Waste • Encourage sorting in general, recovery and recycling

  7. EU Communication on Waste May 2010 • MS are legally bound to optimise the treatment of bio-waste • Waste Management Planning according to hierarchy • Legally binding from 12 Dec 2010 • Prevention of biowaste • National benchmarks; monitoring; reporting; … • Promote separate collection & biological treatment of bio-waste • Matter of priority • Protecting EU Soils • Use of compost & digestate standards (> or = EU standard when made) • Compost Markets • MS to support the wide take-up of high quality compost by end-users • Towards Zero Landfilling of untreated bio-waste (ASAP !) • Production of Energy from wastes (renewables) • Better implementation of EU instruments on bio-waste a priority

  8. Biodegradable Waste: Definition Means waste that is capable of undergoing anaerobic or aerobic decomposition such as food and garden waste, paper & cardboard & does not include bio-stabilised waste.

  9. How is Pre-Treatment being enforced EPA reviewed all Waste Landfill licences and introduced new conditions:- Only waste that is subject to treatment shall be accepted for disposal at the landfill facility. 2.Exemption -inert waste for which treatment is not feasible -other wastes for which such treatment does not contribute to the objectives of the landfill directive

  10. Review of landfill licences Condition with targets for Biodegradable waste. • 1st July 2010 – 30th June 2013 Max 47% BMW in MSW • 1st July 2013 -30th June 2016 Max 30% BMW in MSW • 1st July 2016 Max 15% BMW in MSW

  11. What is Pre-Treatment • Source Separation • Separate Collections • Diversion to non-disposal options • Manual Sorting • Composting • Energy Recovery

  12. More Pre-treatment • Mechanical Treatment • Biological Stabilisation • Rendering • Thermal Treatment • Aerobic/Anaerobic Digestion

  13. Options • It is likely that pre-treatment solutions will entail a range of these processes • As we go towards 2016 pre-treatment of residual waste even from three bins will require either thermal treatment or Mechanical Biological Treatment.

  14. Waste Pre-Treatment/Diversion Flow Path

  15. How MSW is going to landfill

  16. The Future of the Landfill • Landfill demand on the decrease • Remaining void space good until 2025 • No Longer will landfills be stand alone • They will include integrated facilities such as - Anaerobic Digestion Plants -Composting Plants -Pyrolysis/gasification Plants

  17. Who will be checking for Pre-Treatment ? • The landfill operator • The EPA will then be checking landfill operations • The local authority will ensure that the conditions of your Waste Collection Permit are met.

  18. The Main EPA Factors

  19. Can I use other Factors? Yes • If you can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the landfill operator and the EPA that you have used the standard methodology for characterising the waste. • These new factors will require authorisation

  20. Will the factors change? • Waste characterisation projects will continue, as the profile of waste generated will evolve. • New factors will feed into the national assessment approach

  21. WHY ALL THIS PRE-TREATMENT? Less Waste to Landfill Conserves Resources It is Policy Less Landfill Gas It is the law Less Global Warming Saving the planet for The Next Generation It is the right thing to do

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