Utilising Pay As You Throw Systems and Autonomous Composting Units for Biowastes Management in Touristic Areas

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Balkan-Mediterranean

Date of latest update: 2022-10-04

Description

Description (EN):

BIOMASS is a municipal solid wastes (MSW) source separation scheme, specifically designed for the hospitality sector and small / decentralized communities, aiming mostly in BIOWASTES (food and green wastes). The main tools that utilizes in order to achieve a high quality separation,is the correlation of municipal taxes with the amount of wastes produced and managed, as well as,on site treatment of the BIOWASTESs. The pay as you through (PAYT) system uses specially designed weighing equipment in the wastes collection trucks and bins with recognition chips. It allows the direct correlation of each producer of the wastes, with the amounts that produces, irrelevant if these are recyclable (glass, paper, plastic, metals) or mixed wastes, and through that the respective charging is allowed. As far as the organic wastes these are collected separately and introduced in an automated composting unit (ACU) and composted on site, reducing the collection and transportation cost, the central unit treatment cost (if such a unit exists) and allowing the production of a high quality usable product. Both PAYT and ACUs are considered as state of the art process, in the wastes’ management sector, incorporating innovative technologies. The need from all the above originates from the legal requirements of the European environmental legislation and specifically the Wastes Framework Directive (98/2008). Especially regarding organic wastes (BIOWASTESs), the target that the directive sets for 2020 is that of separate collection of 10 % of the organic wastes produced in each municipality. For Greece this target was further increased at 40 % of organic wastes, through the new National Plan for Solid Wastes Management (NPSWM).For the touristic municipalities more than 50 % of the MSWare produced in such hospitality units. A source separation scheme focusing in exactly these facilities, could help achieve part or all of the required targets, with far less resources and effort,than if implementing a relevant scheme for the general public. As all source separation schemes, BIOWASTES is more or less a social interventions, relying in the acceptability and participation of the people involved, irrelevant if they are citizens or professional. As such, any pilot activity and implementation, have some transferability importance only in areas where there are significant social, economic and administrative similarities, with that of the test pilot. Irrelevant how successful the test would be, if the next area is different, then everything must start from the beginning. As a result, an effort that is realized in the same time in various different areas, with significant differences in social, economic and administrative characteristics, then is obvious that this effort will have far better efficiency results, than any effort conducted independently in the same areas, and at the same time will provide far more important data and experiences for achieving further transferability.

Website (not verified): http://www.biowaste-balkanmed.eu/

Expected Results (EN):

The main result of the BIOWASTES project is a solid wastes source separation scheme, aiming mostly in the hospitality industry, as well as, small and decentralized communities, which organic wastes are in its core, with their onsite treatment to play an important and key role. According to the call the Result Indicator for the Specific Objective 2.2 in the Environment Axis is “level of adaptation to resources efficiency and climate change resilience measures in alignment with EU policy”. BIOWASTES is project that contributes directly to this indicator, since: a) aims in helping municipalities to align with the EU policy on waste management and specifically in the need for source separation schemes and separate collection and management of the organic wastes, b) will help the municipalities become more resources efficient though the limitation of fusil fuels that consume for the collection and transfer of wastes, c) reduce the overall carbon foot print of the wastes management though the improvement of the purity of the collected wastes and the reduction of wastes lead to landfills, and d) utilize state of the art technologies (PAYT and ACUs) as main tools in order to achieve all deliverables and aims. As far as the quantity values that are set in the Project’s Manual, the areas that the BIOWASTES system will be implemented, are well above the 0.5 % of the surface area of all participating countries, allowing significant contribution to the completion of the relevant target set by the call of 1 % by 2023. As far as the specific outputs indicators for the Specific Objective 2.2., the BIOWASTES will contribute: a) at least two tools developed for the management of wastes, one is the PAYT system and the second is the complete source separation scheme (the overall programme’s target is 8 tools / policies etc), and b) one innovative environmental friendly technology will be implemented (out of the 3 which is the overall programme’s target), which is the ACUs.

Expected Outputs (EN):

(1)A detailed PAYT system for each of the three involved municipalities will be developed and implemented, based on the information and local data analysis that proceeds. This output is related with the respective objective of setting up a PAYT system in the involved municipalities aiming in the hospitality industry and the decentralized communities.(2)Equipment required for the realization of the PAYT system and specifically weighing units for the wastes collection trucks (one for each municipality), bins with recognition systems, compostable bags etc. Through them it will be able to manage at least 500 tn of MSW per year for each municipality with a total aim of 3.000 tn for all three, during the project. Again these outputs are related with the PAYT development objective mentioned in B.1.2., as part of the source separation scheme for the hospitality industry and small and decentralized communities (3)Aminimum number of sixACUs will be developed during the project, two in each municipality.The final number will be determined by the volume that each ACU should have, which might allowed the acquisition of up to nine such systems. Is estimated that the couple of ACUs of each municipality will be able to treat up to 120tn of organic wastes per year and in total, during the project, all the ACUs will be able to manage up to 500 tn of food and green wastes. This output contributes in the overall objective of the source separation schemethat includes the separation and on site treatment of organic wastes. (4)A complete and detailed environmental evaluation (including an LCA) will be conducted, together with a techno-economical evaluation (including a Cost Benefit Analysis), aiming to determine the real environmental benefit of the proposed scheme, together with the real financial cost / benefit of realizing such a scheme in full scale. (5)Finally a scaling up process will be developed, aiming to expand the BIOWASTES process in the whole municipality.

Thematic information

Renewable energy Waste and pollution

Specific Objective: Sustainable territories: fostering transnational cooperation for resource efficiency and climate change resilience

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06f) promoting innovative technologies to improve environmental protection and resource efficiency in the waste sector, water sector and with regard to soil, or to reduce air pollution

Partners (5)

Lead Partner: ΔΗΜΟΣ ΚΑΤΕΡΙΝΗΣ

Address: Pl. Dimarchiou , 60133 Katerini, 60133 Katerini, Greece

Legal status: public

Website: https://katerini.gr/

Total budget: EUR 407 044.00

ERDF budget: EUR 345 987.40

IPA2 budget: EUR 61 056.60

Opstina Probistip

Name: Opstina Probistip

Address: Jakim Stojkovski 1 ProbistipProbistip, North Macedonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://probistip.gov.mk/

Total budget: EUR 277 758.00

ERDF budget: EUR 236 094.30

IPA2 budget: EUR 41 663.70

Универзитет„Гоце Делчев“, Електротехнички факултет

Name: Универзитет„Гоце Делчев“, Електротехнички факултет

Address: Ul. Krste Misirkov 10-AStip, North Macedonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ugd.edu.mk/

Total budget: EUR 83 040.00

ERDF budget: EUR 70 584.00

IPA2 budget: EUR 12 456.00

Δήμος Γερμασόγειας

Name: Δήμος Γερμασόγειας

Address: 39, Ayias Paraskevis, 4044 Yermasoyia, 4044 Yermasoyia, Cyprus

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.yermasoyia.org/

Total budget: EUR 422 419.00

ERDF budget: EUR 359 056.15

IPA2 budget: EUR 63 362.85

Ελληνικό Μεσογειακό Πανεπιστήμιο - Ειδικός Λογαριασμός Κονδυλίων Έρευνας

Name: Ελληνικό Μεσογειακό Πανεπιστήμιο - Ειδικός Λογαριασμός Κονδυλίων Έρευνας

Address: Stauromenos PC 71410, Heraklion Crete, 71410 Heraklion, Greece

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.hmu.gr/

Total budget: EUR 147 994.00

ERDF budget: EUR 125 794.90

IPA2 budget: EUR 22 199.10

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Municipality of Probistip

Utilising Pay As You Throw Systems and Autonomous Composting Units for Biowastes Management in Touristic Areas

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University "Goce Delcev"

Utilising Pay As You Throw Systems and Autonomous Composting Units for Biowastes Management in Touristic Areas

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Municipality of Yermasoyia

Utilising Pay As You Throw Systems and Autonomous Composting Units for Biowastes Management in Touristic Areas

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Municipality of Katerini

Utilising Pay As You Throw Systems and Autonomous Composting Units for Biowastes Management in Touristic Areas

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Hellenic Mediterranean University - Educational and Research Committee

Utilising Pay As You Throw Systems and Autonomous Composting Units for Biowastes Management in Touristic Areas

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Summary

Project name (EN): Utilising Pay As You Throw Systems and Autonomous Composting Units for Biowastes Management in Touristic Areas

Project acronym: BIOWASTE

Project start date: 2017-08-09

Project end date: 2020-11-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 338 255.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 137 516.75

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 830 838.45.
IPA/IPA II/IPA III: Amount, EUR 306 678.30.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Videos / films

ΕΛΜΕΠΑ BIOWASTE The Results of BIOWASTE project low

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://biowaste-balkanmed.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-01

Document date: 2020-12-08

Languages: el

ΕΛΜΕΠΑ BIOWASTE Video

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://biowaste-balkanmed.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-01

Document date: 2020-12-08

Languages: el

BIOWASTE

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://biowaste-balkanmed.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-01

Document date: 2020-11-23

Languages: en

Reports

BIOWASTE booklet/report for Probishtip Municipality

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://biowaste-balkanmed.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-01

Document date: 2020-07-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Brochures / magazines / manuals

1st project brochure

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://biowaste-balkanmed.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-01

Document date: 2020-07-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

2nd project brochure

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://biowaste-balkanmed.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-01

Document date: 2020-12-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Media releases / articles

the first Newsletter

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: https://biowaste-balkanmed.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-01

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

the second Newsletter

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: https://biowaste-balkanmed.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-01

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

the third Newsletter

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: https://biowaste-balkanmed.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-01

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

the fourth Newsletter

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: https://biowaste-balkanmed.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-01

Document date: 2021-02-11

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Balkan-Mediterranean

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2022-12-09

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

44 / 44 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

282 / 282 (100%)

Notes on the data

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Utilising Pay As You Throw Systems and Autonomous Composting Units for Biowastes Management in Touristic Areas

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