MUNICIPALITY OF VRILISSIA - ATHENS. Waste Management Where we are Steps towards achieving our goals

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1 MUNICIPALITY OF VRILISSIA - ATHENS Waste Management Where we are Steps towards achieving our goals

2 MUNICIPALITY OF VRILISSIA SECTOR OF ENVIRONMENT & CIVIL PROTECTION Alexis Mavraganis Ò Vice Mayor for Sanitation & Recycling - Civil Protection and Special Environmental Issues Ò Political Scientist MSc Environmental Governance & Sustainable Development, Panteion University (Athens).

3 ABOUT VRILISSIA-ATHENS Ò Vrilissia (Greek: Βριλήσσια) is a suburban municipality of the North Athens regional unit, in the Attica region, located in the southwestern foot of the Penteli Mountain. Ò At the 2011 census, the municipality had 30,741 residents. Ò The area of the municipality is sq. km (1.489 sq. miles). Ò The maximum building height in the center is equivalent to four floors, while particularly high is also the number of private gardens. Ò The area is connected with the Athenian public transport system with two commuter railway stations, a metro station & several (relatively frequent) buses to neighboring suburbs as well as the centre of Athens. Ò The website is:

4 ABOUT VRILISSIA-ATHENS

5 THE WASTE MANAGEMENT SITUATION BEFORE THE PASSING OF THE LOCAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN /JUNE 2015 Ò 5 different garbage trucks routes - Collection of mixed waste (1200 bins) Ò 2 different recycle trucks routes - Collection of mixed recycle materials (500 bins) Ò 5 bins for glass recycling placed near restaurants. Ò A few itineraries during Sat/Sun & holidays Ò Users are charged a rate based on surface size (m2), and based on the type of use of space. Houses/1,30 - Stores under 200m2/2,80 - Stores - Super Markets e.t.c. over 200m2/4,35 & over 1000m2/6,52

6 PRODUCED QUANTITIES OF MUNICIPAL WASTE Year Mixed Waste Recycle Pure Recycle (tn) % (tn) % Garbage in recycle cubes Landfill (Overall) Mixed waste fall 18% (Because of the recession) - Recycle fall 17% for the period Recycle increase 7.4% in Garbage in the recycle 46% (Bad performance)

7 PRODUCES QUANTITIES OF MUNICIPAL WASTE % Mixed Waste Recycle tn tn Year Year - Constant rate of mixed waste fall in last years - Increase of the recycle during the last 2 years

8 PRODUCED QUANTITIES OF MUNICIPAL WASTE Year Mixed Waste Recycle Organics Green Waste Glass 2015(*) (*) Ò (*) Results of the first 8-months period

9 QUALITATIVE COMPOSITION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE Composition % tn Organic Paper/ cardboard Plastic Metal Glass Wood Other TOTAL

10 CURRENT SITUATION & GOALS IN WASTE MANAGEMENT AFTER THE APPROVAL OF THE L.W.M. PLAN/JUNE 2015 Ò Short, Middle & Long Term Goals - Separate collection of different kinds of waste in short term (already implementing) - Use Pay As You Throw approach in middle term - Construct a central green point and 4 small gp to elaborate different sort of waste / recyclables in the long term (3-5 years) Ò Strategic cooperation with Attica Regional Government, with (public) Regional Association in Waste Management (EDSNA) & with NTUA for implement LIFE PAYT - Action Plan in several steps (10)

11 ACTION PLAN IN COOPERATION WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS (SHORT TERM) Ò Action 1. - separate collection of organics & recyclables at the street farmers market compost Ò Action 2. - separate collection from super markets & grocery stores compost 2016 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Total kg Actions 1 & ??

12 OPEN AIR MARKET - SOURCE SEGREGATION

13 ACTION PLAN IN COOPERATION WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS (SHORT TERM) II Ò Action 3. - separate collection of green waste (branchespruning) dumpster compost 2016 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Total kg Action Ò Action 4. - Increase to 650 of the recycle bins (+150) and withdrawal of about 100 mixed waste bins Ò Action 5. - Increase from 5 to 40 bins (bells) only for glass waste near every store & home.

14 SEPARATE COLLECTION OF GREEN WASTE

15 INCREASE TO 650 OF THE RECYCLE BINS (+150)

16 INCREASE TO 40 BINS ONLY FOR GLASS

17 GLASS RECYCLE Year Glass quantities (tn) 2015 (20 buckets) (40 buckets) (estimated) 20.5

18 ACTION PLAN IN COOPERATION WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS (SHORT TERM) III Ò Action 6. Ò Introduction of separate collection of organic waste with ( ) new (brown) bins for organic waste (gradually) for every waste producer (homes and stores). An ongoing process, in which an amount of 150 bins for organics, has already been placed at the half of the area of the municipality. Ò The action is being supported by promotion programs JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Total kg Action

19 NEW (BROWN) BINS FOT ORGANICS

20 NEW (BROWN) BINS FOT ORGANICS

21 ACTION PLAN IN COOPERATION WITH EDSNA (SHORT TERM) IV Ò Action 7. - Paper & cardboard recycle in schools & other key areas places of interest in the main area of the Municipality, with an easy access for everyone who wants to deposit recyclables (work in progress) Ò Action 8. - Contract approval by the local council setting specific points-places for electric and electronic (materials) recycle Ò Action 9. - Contract approval by the local council for free disposal of tires (vehicle tires) to the central recycle system.

22 ACTION PLAN LIFE PAYT IN COOPERATION WITH NTUA & MUNICIPALITIES-UNIVERSITIES OF 3 EU COUNTRIES Ò Action 10 Life PAYT - Reduce residual waste from household and commerce - Increase recycling rates for packaging materials - Transit to models of fairer tariffs not based on surface charges (m2) but on PAYT policies - Demonstrate that PAYT is feasible - Change the local & state view in this approach - Give inspiration to wider regions with the same problems (mainly in south European countries)

23 ACTION PLAN LIFE PAYT IN COOPERATION WITH NTUA & MUNICIPALITIES-UNIVERSITIES OF 3 EU COUNTRIES - Waste tariffs to lead to a reduction in unsorted waste and to an increase in material recovery from source segregated recyclables - Contributing to a resource efficient Europe and to the implementation of the European environmental strategies and policies.

24 MEETING THE GOALS Action Green waste (tn) 1, 2 & 6 Organics (tn) 5. Glass (tn) * ** *** * Based on Results of the first 10-months period of 2016 ** Based on Results of the first 10-months period of 2016 *** Based on Results of the first 8-months period of 2016 and on implied quantities (number of dumsters)

25 THANK YOU VERY MUCH Thank you all for your time and thank you for your actions towards a sustainable and greener future.