WELCOME TO NACKA MUNICIPALITY! Waste management in Nacka

1. WELCOMETO NACKA MUNICIPALITY!Waste management in Nacka Jenny Andersson, Waste ManagerWaste, Water & Sewage Management Departmentjenny.k.andersson@nacka.se

2. Facts and figures Nacka municipality • Nacka municipality – where the city, the archipelago and green areas meet

3. Facts and figures Nacka municipality • Third largest municipality in Stockholm County • Population of 85 500 inhabitants • Expansive municipality, prognosis year 2015 is 98 500 inhabitants (+15%) • A total of 35 000 households • Housing: one-family houses 41%, apartment houses 59% • Moderate Party majority in the Municipal Council

4. SWEDISH WASTE MANAGEMENT In Sweden, the responsibility for waste management is divided between: • Municipalities; responsible for household waste • Producers; responsible for their respective product groups (i.e. newspaper, packaging material, electronic equipment, batteries, light bulbs and tyre) • Other waste holders/producers (mainly industry and business); responsible for their own waste Packaging material

5. SWEDISH WASTE MANAGEMENT • In Sweden in 2008 we produced 4 731 660 tons of household waste or 511 kg/persons Material recycling

6. SWEDISH WASTE MANAGEMENT Source-sorting of waste • Separation at source is legislated in the Swedish environmental legislation and local regulation/by-laws • Separation is done already in the household i.e.: - Packaging material: glass, cardboard, paper, metal, plastics; to Recycling stations - Newspaper to Recycling stations - Batteries; collected in Red boxes - Electronic waste; mobile, computer etc. to Recycling centres - Light bulbs to Recycling centres - Medical waste to Pharmacy - Tyres to Retailer shops - Bulky waste to Recycling centres - Household hazardous wasteto Recycling centres, stations or campaign Red box for batteries

7. Waste management in NackaOrganisation Municipal/City Council Municipal Executive Political board/committee of public works Managingdirector Staff for HR, Information, Finance Controller Departments Construction, Road & Water maintenance Parks & Sports Sewage, Waste & Water management Green issues, Forrestry, Trafficsafety etc. Store, Vehicles & Mechanical shops

8. NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT Waste management in Nacka • Employees: 3 municipal waste managers + head of the department + Customer services • All operational services - waste collection, operation and treatment - carried out by private contractors • Nacka the owner of: 2 recycling centres and 4 collection stations for household hazardous waste • All costs for the waste management planning and services are financed to 100% with waste fees

9. NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT Waste management in Nacka • Nacka waste sectors responsibilities: • Planning the waste management services for household waste • Contract and supervise private companies • Economic: budget, investment, prognosis, calculation/construction of waste fees etc. • Information and raising awareness • Procurement, tender documents, permit, waste management plan, by-laws etc. • Daily contact (telephone/email) with the public; advice, problems etc. • Projects

10. NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT Collection systems Household waste: • Collected from residential- business- and shopping areas, wheel bins (majority) or large plastic bags • Collected by vehicles or/and boat (islands), 1-3 times/week on each address • 20 000 tonnes household waste year 2008

11. NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT Collection systems Household waste: • Household waste transported to Stockholm’s largest incinerationplant, produce electricity and heat • Alternative! Inhabitants may separate food waste for composting in a compost bin on their property. Encouraged by reduction on the waste fee. Compost bin

12. NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT Collection systems Household hazardous waste (HHZ): • Source sorted in the households • Transported by the inhabitants optional to: - Recycling centres - Collection stations at petrol stations - Mobile collection campaign twice/year by truck in residential areas • Transported to different treatment facilities depending on type of waste • 207 tonnes of HHW collected year 2008(paint, car batteries, oil etc.)

13. NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT Collection systems • Collection stations for household hazardous waste • Manned collection stations at Recycling centres • Unmanned collection stations at petrol stations

14. NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT Collection systems Mobile collection campaign household hazardous waste Collection twice/ year (spring/autumn)

15. NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT Collection systems Recycling centres • Skuru ÅVC and Östervik ÅVC (4000 tonnes/year) (5300 tonnes/year) • Containers for bulky waste; furniture, garden waste etc.

16. NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT Collection systems Recycling centres, continue • Collection station for hazardous waste • Smaller containers/boxes for: - Batteries - Electronic waste - Light bulbs - Clothes • Due to limited space, only households are welcomed • Private companies directed to a recycling centre in Värmdö municipality

17. NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT STUDY VISITtO SKURU RECYCLING CENTRE It might be a lot of traffic on the centre - watch out for cars/trucks!!!!