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History – the Health Aspect

Public Responsibility and Resource-Efficiency 27 September 2012 Economic and Social Committee Vanya Veras Secretary General. History – the Health Aspect. The creation of settlements and increasing urbanisation led to concentrations of waste which nature could not process Unclean

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History – the Health Aspect

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  1. Public Responsibility and Resource-Efficiency27 September 2012Economic and Social CommitteeVanya VerasSecretary General

  2. History – the Health Aspect • The creation of settlements and increasing urbanisation led to concentrations of waste which nature could not process • Unclean • Spread of disease • The public body was made responsible for coordinating waste removal

  3. Responsibility • Implementation of legislation – national – EU • Targets to achieve as a locality and nation • Reporting

  4. Service to All • Charges to citizens – from the municipality on equal and fair calculation basis • Prices – maintained affordable • Remote or difficult areas – obligation to provide all waste services

  5. Access to Citizens • First point of call for information is the municipality • In every Member State, citizens receive information on waste collections via their municipality: website, post, local newspaper, flyers, flyers in utility bills

  6. Continuity • People like to have a system they can understand and become familiar with • Change in waste collection methods are difficult and costly to implement - retraining

  7. Evolution

  8. Material Resources • Organisation of bins and collection system/frequency, bring sites, facility • Communication • Incentives – PAYT (Pay As You Throw), reduced collection charges • Sanctions

  9. Energy Resources • Waste-to-Energy (incineration or biogas) • District heating • Choice of power source • Choice of most economically and environmentally advantageous option can be made at local and regional level

  10. Freedom of Choice • Many different models across Europe – public always remains finally responsible: • UK: Outsources collection and treatment via public procurement • France: Treatment via PPP/Concession-type contracts and public • Sweden: mainly public

  11. Sustainable Economy and Environment • Closing the materials and energy loop through Resource-Efficiency • Not a public or private issue = a survival issue: • New extraction, transport costs • Recovery of materials is local, affordable, environmentally and economically sound • Recovery of energy is local, affordable, environmentally and economically sound

  12. Bridge • Municipal Waste Europe members’ members are in effect the bridge between the actors in resource-efficiency and the public

  13. Experience Shows • Elefsina: door to door communication: in 3 years from 20% to 90% separate collection • Pireaus: organisation of bins, collection vehicles, basic information in media: in 3 months, from 10% recycling to 30% - in following 3 months, 50% increase in quality • Lakonia: Direct citizen involvement with incentives – bring site – 0 to 3000 households recycling in 7 months (communication though local parliament, media)

  14. Thank you for your attention Contact Details: Vanya Veras, Secretary General Municipal Waste Europe, Rue des Deux Eglises 26/5, B-1000 Brussels. Tel: +32 2 299 2145, Email: vanya.veras@municipalwasteeurope.eu www.municipalwasteeurope.eu Please take a flyer!

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