Compostable waste the Bio-Bin for Bio-Waste
The association
The association
The association The association of local authorities for environment and levying of taxes in the district of Sankt Pölten is constituted of 37 municipalities. Its aim is to manage all matters that belong to the household waste in common. The association is part of the public authority, just like a community as administration department.
The association Inhabitants: ~ 96.700 Area: ~ 1.043 km², rural structure Municipalities: 37 Households: ~ 36.200 Municipal household waste 2011: 33.000 tons Biowaste: 4.900 tons = 135 kg/hh = 50 kg/inh Bulky green waste: 4.000 tons = 110 kg/hh = 41 kg/inh Fine green waste: 2.000 tons = 55 kg/hh = 20 kg/inh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total: 10.900 tons = 300 kg/hh = 111 kg/inh Households with Bio-bin: ~ 38%
Collecting system with prices With the curb side system every household gets: For residual waste a 120 litre ( 114,98) or 240 litre ( 162,46) litre dark grey bin, multi-storey building receive bins with 1.100 litres (10 flats, 1.035,-) For paper and paperboard a 240 litre red bin (the charge is included in the residual waste charge) For plastic packing material yellow bags (110 litres) (collection is included in the selling price), multi-storey building get bins with 1.100 litres
Collecting system Bring system: Packaging from glass - separated into white and colored is collected at different points in the villages (240 litre bins and 1.100 litre bins, the cap is white or green) Packaging from metal at the same collection points (240 litre bins and 1.100 litre bins, the cap is blue) About 850 collection points in the district for 36.200 households = 42 households per collection point
Collecting system Bring sysytem in Recycling Centres in the municipalities wood metal bulky residual waste electronic waste batteries
Facts BIOWASTE Costs 2011 Costs of Bio-Bin collection contracted company: 430.000,- = 11,90 / HH = 4,50 / Inh = 87,80 / ton Costs of the composting: 250.000,- = 6,90,- / HH = 2,60 / Inh = 51,- / ton ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Costs of Bio-Bin collection & composting 680.000,- = 18,80,- / HH = 7,- / Inh = 138,80 / ton Costs for bulky green waste collection & treatment 65.000,- = 1,80 / HH = 0,70 / Inh = 16,25 / ton ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Costs of Bio-Bin & bulky green waste 745.000,- = 20,60,- / HH = 7,70 / Inh = 83,70 / ton
Facts BIOWASTE Costs 2011 Additional costs and total balance of Biowaste Management: Collection & composting: 680.000,- Purchase of bins: ~ 20.000,- Purchase of corn starch bags: 33.000,- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total costs for the association: 733.000,- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Waste charge from households: 675.000,-
Facts compostable waste Quantity of compostable waste: 4.900 tons Theoretical costs for waste disposal (waste incineration) 700.000,- costs of composting - 250.000,- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total savings by separate collection & composting 450.000,- savings per household 12,40 savings per person 4,65 per ton biowaste 91,80
Public relation Information booklets Newspaper to every household two times a year Newsletter of the municipalities Homepage of the association Lessons for pupils Excursions visits at the composting plants
Facts above the costumers 350 kg bio-waste/connected household*year = 152 kilo /person Bio-waste volume: 2.375 litres/household = 1.032 litres/person 205 kg residual waste/connected household/year = 89 kilo / person 910 kg arising (all collected waste)/household = 350 kilo / person
The collection of organic waste nearby the domicile The households collect their biological waste in 10 litre buckets with certified compostable bags made from corn starch as liners. They are provided by the association. Payment with a charge. 52 bags / year (part of the fee)
The collection of organic waste close to the domicile You put the filled bags into the 120 l ( 68, 20/year) or 240 l ( 136,40/year) bio bins. Collection and washing is done by a contracted company every 2 weeks.
The waste collection The door-to door collection is done at the curbside of every house by a compacting truck. They deliver the bio-waste in an alternating rotation to 5 different agricultural on-farm composting plants in the district.
5 composting plants within the district
5 composting plants within the district
5 composting plants within the district
5 composting plants within the district Why did we decide for and maintaine the decentralised composting in cooperation with farmers? This recycling is local (regional). No long transports Contracts with the association money from costumers is given to the operating farmers manufacturing costs Closed loop recycling management organic fertilizer or instead of humus long lasting benefits for soil & environment
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