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Integrated management of bio-waste in Greece: The case studies of Athens & Kifissia

Integrated management of bio-waste in Greece: The case studies of Athens & Kifissia. LIFE10 ENV/GR/605 . Sofia Giannaki Environmental Engineer MSc. Municipality of Athens. Sustainable Solid Waste Management “Athens 2012” June 29 th , 2012. What is biowaste?. Food waste from households ,

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Integrated management of bio-waste in Greece: The case studies of Athens & Kifissia

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  1. Integrated management of bio-waste in Greece: The case studies of Athens & Kifissia LIFE10 ENV/GR/605 Sofia Giannaki Environmental Engineer MSc. Municipality of Athens Sustainable Solid Waste Management “Athens 2012” June 29th, 2012

  2. What is biowaste? Food waste from households, caterers & food processing industry Green waste from parks and gardens

  3. Biowaste on average 32% of municipal waste by weight in the EU, 40% in Greece Biowaste management in Greece • Burning of green waste common practice in agricultural areas • Some municipal home composting initiatives • Municipal biowaste mixed with residual waste directed to landfills

  4. Biowaste, landfilling & climate change • Biowaste under anaerobic conditions in landfills produces significant quantities of methane. • Methane = potent greenhouse gas 21 times more powerful than carbon dioxide  Diversion of biowaste from landfills a significant contribution against climate change 

  5. Biowaste management legislation Joint Ministerial Decision 29407/3508/2002 (EU Directive on landfills, 1999/31/EC) &Joint Ministerial Decision 50910/2727/2003With 1995 reference year (100% by weight), biodegradable municipal waste in landfills must be reduced to:- 75% in 2010 - 50% in 2013 - 35% in 2020 Law 4042/2012(EU Directive 2008/98/ΕC) Until 2015 biowaste separate collection at least 5% of biowaste total amount by weight Until 2020 biowaste separate collection at least 10% of biowaste total amount by weight Also, starting 2014: biowaste to landfills without pre-treatment  additional gate fee of 35 €/tn (annual increase by 5 € with a maximum fee of 60 €/tn)

  6. National strategy on biowaste management Diversion of as much biowaste from landfill as possible Promotion of biowaste separate collection

  7. Integrated management of bio-waste in Greece: The case studies of Athens & Kifissia Acronym “Athens Biowaste”LIFE+ project The Athens Biowaste project LIFE10 ENV/GR/605 Duration: 36 months (start: 1.9.2011, end: 31.8.2014)

  8. 1. National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), School of Chemical Engineering, Unit of Environmental Science and Technology (Project coordinator)2.Association of Municipalities of Attica (EDSNA)3.Municipality of Athens4. Municipality of Kifissia5. EPTA SA – Environmental Engineers – Consultants Partners

  9. Action 2: Planning of a separate collection pilot system • Selection of the Pilot Areas • A population of 3.000 – 4.500 inhabitants for each municipality • The areas must differ significantly  evaluation on how these characteristics influence the implementation of the biowaste source separation scheme

  10. Action 2: Planning of a separate collection pilot system KYPRIADOU MUNICIPALITY OF ATHENS 1st area Kypriadou, high density residential area 2nd area Gazi, low density area, many restaurants, cafeterias, bars, high production of biowaste G A Z I

  11. Municipality of Athens: Two additional points Outcome of the high impact of the ATHENS-BIOWASTE dissemination activities Ministry of Defense - Club of Officers at Vasilissis Sofia's Avenue in the center of Athens (food waste from restaurant) Agricultural University of Athens, Votanikos area, near the center of Athens (food waste from the students’ restaurant and part of green waste) Action 2: Planning of a separate collection pilot system

  12. Action 2: Planning of a separate collection pilot system EKALI NEA KIFISSIA KASTRI KATO KIFISSIA MUNICIPALITY OF KIFISSIA 1st area Kato Kifissia, medium density area with flats and detached houses 2ndarea: Nea Kifissia (similar to Kato Kifissia) 3rd area: Ekali, low density residential area with big houses with yard 4th area: Kastri(low density residential area)

  13. Separate collection method for the City of Athens Action 2: Planning of a separate collection pilot system

  14. Separate collection methods for the Municipality of Kifissia Action 2: Planning of a separate collection pilot system

  15. Action 2: Planning of a separate collection pilot system Collection and transport of biowaste • existing collection vehicle and staff of the Municipalities • vehicle equipped with special livery (project logo) • online fleet management system operation in the vehicle for monitoring of the biowaste collection

  16. Planning of the awareness campaignBefore the start-date of the pilot scheme- letterby Mayor/Vice Mayorwith - Informational Leafleton Biowaste Collection at SourceAt the start-date of the pilot scheme- Door-to-door approach of citizens and provision with kitchen caddies, biodegradable bags and instructions on how to start collection at source During the implementation of the pilot scheme- Reminding the citizens about biowaste collection- Dedicated telephone help line and email address by each municipality- Events organized by each municipality or common events Action 2: Planning of a separate collection pilot system

  17. 1. Implementation of the awareness campaign (September 2012)2. Implementation of separation at source (October 2012 – September 2013)3. Laboratory analysis of collected samples (e.g. waste composition)  evaluation of the separation success Action 3: Implementation of the separate collection program in the selected areas

  18. Action 4: Composting of the collected material and analysis of the final product Processing of the collected biowaste from the two municipalities in the composting unit of the Mechanical and Biological Treatment Plant (EMAK) of EDSNA • Design and implementation of composting • Laboratory analysis to evaluate quality of produced compost • Development of software to link the quality of compost to the quality of collection and processing of biowaste

  19. Development of appropriate software to calculate the carbon footprint of the collection at source and treatment of biowaste Action 5: Bio-waste management software tool

  20. Action 6: National bio-waste plan and recommendations A. Creation of a Guide for local authorities on sustainable management of biowaste through separation at source B. Technical specifications and regulations’ proposals Compilation of proposals to revise / modify the existing technical standards and regulations of the current Greek bio-waste management legislation dating from 1997

  21. Main achievements:(1) the project webpage www.biowaste.gr, (2) the 1st Newsletter (GR), (3) press conference on 9th November 2011, (4) large number of press releases in numerous national newspapers, local newspapers, news websites, TV coverage at national level and radio coverage, (5) presentations of the ATHENS-BIOWASTE project in two LIFE 20-year anniversary events (one in Athens and one in Kifissia) addressing thousands of citizens Action 7: Dissemination

  22. Project websitewww.biowaste.gr Action 7: Dissemination

  23. Thank you for your attention!www.biowaste.gr The End

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