Municipal solid waste-management (MSW) is a key issue within the EU. As EU society becomes wealthier it creates more waste. Urban areas face more and more similar waste-management problems. Among them, municipal solid waste is a category in its own. OECD estimates that today solid waste per capita is 550kg in the EU and that it will increase to 640kg by 2020. MSW is one of the 5 major waste generating streams, representing some 14% of the total. MSW has a local and an EU dimension, since (a) it influences the quality of daily living context of the people and (b) it may accumulate across and beyond regions, having a negative impact on the sustainable development of the EU as a whole. The Integrated Urban Waste Management Model (IUWMM) project is partially financed by the EU within the INTERREG IIIc programme and involves 14 partners from 9 countries. The main objective of the operation is to provide effective, flexible and practical tools for integrated MSW management in an environmentally demanding context, taking into account different contexts, innovative technology solutions and economic rationality in EU regions. Through the interregional exchange partners will realise common challenges and identify common ways for addressing them. The in depth analysis of existing waste-management practices and the determination of best-practice guidelines will produce an invaluable framework for the development and the adaptation of methodological tools, able to support regional decision making. The development of an integrated model will provide the necessary insight in managing a system that involves very heterogeneous resources (e.g. public and private agencies, different types of collection and recycling technologies, different funding and financing options etc.) and may highlight the real opportunities that are not visible in the present This handbook summarizes the results obtained within the activities of Component 2 of the IUWMM project. The main aim of the CP2 activities was the collection and analysis of good practices drawn from the international experience. These may demonstrate the opportunities for sustainable and cost effective development that can be achieved with integrated approaches to waste management in which state-of-the-art technologies, optimized planning and management tools, as well as appropriate administrative and management frameworks are adopted.
Vigo D., Bonoli A., Gricinella A.C., Zarri G. (2007). Key Elements for Optimal Integrated Urban Solid Waste Management - International Experiences. BOLOGNA : Esculapio.
Key Elements for Optimal Integrated Urban Solid Waste Management - International Experiences
VIGO, DANIELE;BONOLI, ALESSANDRA;
2007
Abstract
Municipal solid waste-management (MSW) is a key issue within the EU. As EU society becomes wealthier it creates more waste. Urban areas face more and more similar waste-management problems. Among them, municipal solid waste is a category in its own. OECD estimates that today solid waste per capita is 550kg in the EU and that it will increase to 640kg by 2020. MSW is one of the 5 major waste generating streams, representing some 14% of the total. MSW has a local and an EU dimension, since (a) it influences the quality of daily living context of the people and (b) it may accumulate across and beyond regions, having a negative impact on the sustainable development of the EU as a whole. The Integrated Urban Waste Management Model (IUWMM) project is partially financed by the EU within the INTERREG IIIc programme and involves 14 partners from 9 countries. The main objective of the operation is to provide effective, flexible and practical tools for integrated MSW management in an environmentally demanding context, taking into account different contexts, innovative technology solutions and economic rationality in EU regions. Through the interregional exchange partners will realise common challenges and identify common ways for addressing them. The in depth analysis of existing waste-management practices and the determination of best-practice guidelines will produce an invaluable framework for the development and the adaptation of methodological tools, able to support regional decision making. The development of an integrated model will provide the necessary insight in managing a system that involves very heterogeneous resources (e.g. public and private agencies, different types of collection and recycling technologies, different funding and financing options etc.) and may highlight the real opportunities that are not visible in the present This handbook summarizes the results obtained within the activities of Component 2 of the IUWMM project. The main aim of the CP2 activities was the collection and analysis of good practices drawn from the international experience. These may demonstrate the opportunities for sustainable and cost effective development that can be achieved with integrated approaches to waste management in which state-of-the-art technologies, optimized planning and management tools, as well as appropriate administrative and management frameworks are adopted.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
