Sustainable waste management in Karelia and Kainuu

Programme 2014 - 2020 Karelia ENI CBC

Date of latest update: 2024-01-19

Description

Description (EN):

The specific objective of SUSWAM is the reduced waste-based harmful effects on environment in Kainuu and Karelia. The objective will be achieved by improving waste sorting and processing. More specifically, project goals are: - to benchmark current waste management practices in Karelia and Kainuu. - to create operating models for sorting of municipal solid waste and for collecting and treatment of valuable waste and hazardous waste in Kostomuksha. - to create infrastructure (asphalted sorting ground) that enables sorting and recycling of waste in Kostomuksha. - to develop hazardous waste treatment in Kajaani by analyzing fractions of incinerator ash to determine possibilities for its further use and disposal. - to increase project impact in the Karelia CBC Programme area by dissemination and communication with stakeholders.

Achievements (EN):

The overall objective of SUSWAM project was to promote and further develop efficient and sustainable waste management practices as a vital part of improving wellbeing and enabling circular economy in the programme region. The specific objective of SUSWAM was to reduce waste-based harmful effects on environment in Kainuu and Karelia. The objective was planned to be achieved by improving waste sorting and processing, complimeted by increased environmental awareness among citizens. The project goals were achieved despite the introduced changes to the original plan. Thus, the benchmark study of current waste management practices in Karelia and Kainuu was conducted and disseminated. Russian partners initiated concrete steps and initiated specific activities targeted towards creating the operating model for sorting of municipal solid waste, for collecting and treatment of valuable waste and hazardous waste in Kostomuksha. Despite the fact that the planned infrastructure (asphalted sorting ground) that should have enabled sorting of waste in Kostomuksha was not finalised, the project activities included numerous environmental activities and negotiations with waste management stakeholders. The project organized several initiatives to collect hazardous and valuable waste fractions in Kostomuksha, as well as to increase environmental awareness among citizens, particularly children and youth. Development of hazardous waste treatment in Kajaani by analyzing fractions of incinerator ash was replaced with improving the operational efficiency of the nitrogen recovery and waste water treatment at the local landfill site. During the Suswam project, pre-processing problems have been identified, and solutions have been sought to clean leachates and enhance nitrogen recovery. The amount of coagulant aids was tested on a laboratory scale to improve the efficiency of the flotation stage of the wastewater treatment system, and the best combinations of chemical aids were selected. The reduction of the solids content (processing efficiency) of 93-95% was achieved. In the installed treatment system, nitrogen in the form of ammonium ions is recovered with an adsorptive medium - natural zeolite. The collected nitrogen is then converted into nitrogen gas by conventional biological treatment. Although the biological process allows nitrogen emissions to be released in a harmless, non-reactive form, valuable nutrients are lost that could still have been utilized. After the pilot test, the two adsorptive media were compared in order to evaluate possible positive effects on the environment or potential income that could be obtained through the recovered nutrients. KAMK has developed new inorganic adsorbents (geopolymers) that are produced from waste side streams and have consistent quality and performance comparable to known but rare adsorbents for ammonium removal - natural zeolites. SUSWAM organised collection of textile waste from the region as well as initiated testing of a potentially feasible new approach towards waste recycling - pyrolysis. SUSWAM increased the project impact not only in the Karelia CBC Programme area but also internationally by disseminating and communicating the project activities and results with stakeholders via organised ecological activity Clean Games, textile waste workshops, seminars and international conferences on environmental pollution and nutrient recovery.

Expected Results (EN):

The project provides concrete changes to today’s state-of-the-art in waste treatment operations as follows: -The waste sorting site in Kostomuksha will be renovated (levelled and asphalted), which helps practical sorting and treatment operations considerably. As a result, due to the increased and improved capacity, sorting in households and companies can be increased. -Sorting, collecting and treatment of valuable waste and hazardous waste will be organised in Kostomuksha in a larger scale, which will decrease piling up of unsorted waste on the dump and leakage of pollutants into the environment. It will also bring up new business opportunities on waste reuse. -Hazardous waste can be treated in a more efficient and sustainable way in Kajaani due to the results of the incinerator ash analysis. The development work with hazardous waste incineration and ash analysis provides solutions to more sustainable, cost-effective and safe ash treatment methods, which can be utilized later also in Karelia if suitable incineration units are invested. The incinerator pilot has already attracted attention in Finland, and other waste management companies are interested in its results. -Knowledge of the state-of-the-art of waste management will be gathered and good practices will be spread. Furthermore, the project provides possibilities to new long-term cross-border collaboration in e.g. educational expertise related to circular economy, environmental awareness and related business opportunities. Increased understanding on the state-of-the-art and operational environment in both participating countries helps to offer expertise which is relevant for current needs.

Expected Outputs (EN):

The main outputs the project will produce: 1. Benchmarking report of current waste management practices in Karelia and Kainuu. 2. Operating model for sorting, collecting and treatment of valuable waste and hazardous waste in Kostomuksha. 3. New sorting ground suitable for more advanced waste management in the Kostomuksha waste dump area. 4. Report on incinerator ash analysis and recommendations. 5. Communication material and events on waste sorting, treatment and business opportunities.

Thematic information

Waste and pollution

Thematic Objective: Environmental protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation

Partners (6)

Lead Partner: Kajaani University of Applied Sciences

Address: Ketunpolku 1, 87100 Kajaani, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kamk.fi

Total budget: EUR 476 364.00

ENI budget: EUR 235 072.00

Nakertaja - Hetteenmäen kyläyhdistys ry

Name: Nakertaja - Hetteenmäen kyläyhdistys ry

Address: Särkilähdentie 1, 87830 Kajaani, Finland

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.nakertaja.net

Костомукша ООО "МСА"

Name: Костомукша ООО "МСА"

Department: LLC MSA

Address: Nadezhdy str., 12-25, 186931 Kostomuksha, Russia

Legal status: private

Администрация Костомукшского городского округа

Name: Администрация Костомукшского городского округа

Address: Stroiteley str.5, 186931 Kostomuksha, Russia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kostomuksha-city.ru

ООО "РЕгиональная компания "Вода и экология"

Name: ООО "РЕгиональная компания "Вода и экология"

Department: Research department

Address: Kommunalnaya str. 2-1, 185910 Petrozavodsk, Russia

Legal status: private

Website: http://Elena-grafova.ru

Kainuun jätehuollon kuntayhtymä

Name: Kainuun jätehuollon kuntayhtymä

Address: Viestitie 2, 87700 Kajaani, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ekokymppi.fi

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Nakertaja - Hetteenmäen kyläyhdistys ry

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Kostomuksha OOO MSA

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Kostomuksha town administration

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REGIONAL COMPANY WATER AND ECOLOGY LLC

Sustainable waste management in Karelia and Kainuu

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Kainuun jätehuollon kuntayhtymä

Sustainable waste management in Karelia and Kainuu

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Kajaani University of Applied Sciences

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Project name (EN): Sustainable waste management in Karelia and Kainuu

Project acronym: SUSWAM

Project start date: 2019-12-01

Project end date: 2023-10-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 476 364.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 235 072.00

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 49.35%

Co-financing sources:

ENPI/ENI/NDICI: Amount, EUR 235 072.00.

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2014 - 2020 Karelia ENI CBC

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

2021-07-01

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

61 / 61 (100%)

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

280 / 280 (100%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Partner budgets are not available in this programme, the Lead partners in Karelia CBC programme get all the funding. Fields project name (from 5 projects) translated from Russian into English using the European Commission's eTranslation machine translation service.

The projects which fields include an eTranslation English text are the ones with the following acronyms: BIOKARELIA, CULTA, Kalitka, Kantele-GO! and Urban Parks & Benefits.

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