1 BIOWASTE – SOFIA 2013 Implementation of Organic Waste Management in Southern and Eastern European Countries. Statuts, challenges and solutions. The development of biowaste management in Catalonia. 20 years of experience. Sofia (Bulgaria), 17-19 April 2013 Francesc Giró Waste Agency of Catalonia The Waste Agency of Catalonia • The Waste Agency of Catalonia (ARC) is a public company within the Department of Planning and Sustainability of the Government of Catalonia. • Catalonia has many delegated environmental competences, like waste planning, management, inspection, etc.. • The ARC is responsible for the waste generated in Catalonia and for those who manage waste within Catalonia. It deals with waste of the following types: industrial waste, municipal waste (MSW), construction waste and debris, waste from agriculture and livestock, sanitary waste and soil recovery. • In some processes involving other member states of the EU, Catalonia is a recognized competent authority: – Cross-border waste shipment procedures – Certification of Ecolabels for products or services
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BIOWASTE – SOFIA 2013
Implementation of Organic Waste Management
in Southern and Eastern European Countries.
Statuts, challenges and solutions.
The development of biowaste management in Catalonia.
20 years of experience.
Sofia (Bulgaria), 17-19 April 2013
Francesc Giró
Waste Agency of Catalonia
The Waste Agency of Catalonia
• The Waste Agency of Catalonia (ARC) is a public company within
the Department of Planning and Sustainability of the Government
of Catalonia.
• Catalonia has many delegated environmental competences, like
waste planning, management, inspection, etc..
• The ARC is responsible for the waste generated in Catalonia and
for those who manage waste within Catalonia. It deals with waste
of the following types: industrial waste, municipal waste (MSW),
construction waste and debris, waste from agriculture and livestock,
sanitary waste and soil recovery.
• In some processes involving other member states of the EU,
Catalonia is a recognized competent authority:
– Cross-border waste shipment procedures
– Certification of Ecolabels for products or services
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- Surface: 32,000 km2
- Population: 7,500,000 inhab.
- Municipalities: 946
- Regions: 41 small regions
- GDP per inhab.:27,236 €
- Unemployment: 22,5%
General data on Catalonia
Catalonia
• 50 % of agricultural soils & grassland
in Spain has less than 1.7 % SOM
(equivalent to 1 % SOC).
• According to Communication Towards
a Thematic Strategy for Soil
Protection, there exists a real risk of
desertification for the 50 % of
agricultural soils & grassland in Spain.
• There is an urgent need for inputs of
organic matter into soils in order to
fight this problem. High quality
compost (or organic matter) applied to
soils could contribute to solve it.
Source: Study on organic matter and
heavy metals in agricultural soils
and grassland in Spain.
Source: INIA (MEC), MAPA, MIMAM
2004
General data on environmental
issues in Mediterranean Area
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• However, in Spain, most of organic wastes (from MSW) –and also MSW- are sent to landfill or incinerated.
• The Waste Framework Directive (2008) establishes that Member States should take measures to promote the separate collection and recicling of biowastes, ensuring a high level of environmental protection (article 22).
• The Spanish Law on waste (Law 22/2011) –transposing the Waste Framework Directive– establishes that:
– autonomous communities can include, in their own Waste Management Plans, measures to encourage the separate collection of biowaste (art.24)
– Before 2020, the amount of household and commercial waste for the preparation for reuse and recycling of paper, metals, glass, plastic, biowaste and other waste will be achieved, together, at least 50% in weight (art. 22)
– … but in our opinion this only can be possible if separate collection of biowaste is broadly implemented !!!
General data on environmental
issues in Catalonia & Spain
• In Catalonia, since 1993, the separate collection of biowaste is compulsory for municipalities with more than 5,000 inhabitants (Law on waste 6/93). This obligation was extended in 2008 to all catalan municipalities thorough a new Law on waste 9/2008.
• In year 2003, thorough the Law 16/2003 on financing treatment infrastructure of waste and waste management tax on waste landfilling, it was set a landfill tax of 10 € per tonne.
• Also in Catalonia, the Law 8/2008 (modified in 2011) on financing infrastructure and waste management taxes on the disposal of waste, sets a landfill tax of 12,4 € per tonne and an incineration tax of 5.6 € per tonne (both incremented with 10 € per tonne if a municipality has not implemented the separate collection of biowaste) with the aim of reducing the amount of waste lanfilled or incinerated, while provides with a tax refund for those municipalities with best quantitative & qualitative outcomes (especially for biowaste and paper-cardboard), redistributing about 30 million € per year).
General data on environmental
issues in Catalonia & Spain
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• 1st Stage (1991-2000)
– Creation of Environment Department (Catalan Government)
– Law 6/93 on waste
– PGRMC 1995-2000. 1st Programme for MSW Management
• 2nd Stage (2001-2006)
– PROGREMIC 2001-2006. 2nd Programme for MSW Management
– Law 15/2003, which modifies Law 6/93 on waste
– Law 16/2003 for financing of waste treatment infrastructure and of waste deposition tax (landfilling)
• 3rd Stage (2007-2012)
– Law 9/2008, which modifies Law 6/1993 on waste
– Law 8/2008, for financing of waste treatment infrastructure and of waste disposal tax on refuse of wastes (landfilling & incineration)
– PROGREMIC 2007-2012. 3rd Programme for MSW Management
– Regional Plan of infrastructure for municipal waste management
MANDATES + TARGETS +
ECONOMIC PRESSURE +
INFRAESTRUCTURES PLANNING
The legal framework
36 % FORM+FV
18 % Papel-Cartón
7 % Vidrio
12 % Envases Ligeros
27 % Otros
2. Separate Collection of: – Glass
– Paper-Cardboard
– Packaging (plastic, metals,...)
– Biowaste (Food+Yardwaste)
• Biological Treatment [BT] Composting [C] and/or Anaerobic Digestion [AD] for quality compost & biogas production
3. Collection of mixed MSW: – Mechanical-Biological Treatment [MBT]
• Production of biostabilised waste
• Stabilization prior to landfilling
• Bio-drying prior to incineration
1. Prevention
4. Recovery of rejection (RDF): – RDF for burning (Cement Companies)