Overview of Household PDF

Overview of Household Collection Systems in Different
Cities and Regions
Content
1 AUSTRIA, Vienna ......................................................................................................................8
1.1 History ....................................................................................................................8
1.2 Status Quo in Vienna .............................................................................................8
1.3 Recommendation .................................................................................................12
2 FINLAND, Region of Tampere................................................................................................14
2.1 History ..................................................................................................................14
2.2 Status Quo ...........................................................................................................15
2.3 Recommendations ...............................................................................................19
3 SWEDEN, Gothenburg............................................................................................................21
3.1 History ..................................................................................................................21
3.2 Status Quo ...........................................................................................................22
4 GERMANY, Hamburg ..............................................................................................................25
4.1 Status Quo in Hamburg........................................................................................25
4.2 Recommendation .................................................................................................27
5 AUSTRALIA, Brisbane ............................................................................................................28
5.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................28
5.2 History in Respect to Waste Management...........................................................28
5.3 Current Services ..................................................................................................29
6 ITALY, Forlì .............................................................................................................................34
6.1 History ..................................................................................................................34
6.2 Status Quo ...........................................................................................................34
7 ITALY, Bologna .......................................................................................................................37
7.1 Past Situation .......................................................................................................37
7.2 Present Situation..................................................................................................37
7.3 Destination of Collected Waste ............................................................................38
8 NETHERLANDS, Region of Drechtsteden ............................................................................41
8.1 History ..................................................................................................................41
8.2 Status quo ............................................................................................................41
9 DENMARK, Copenhagen ........................................................................................................44
9.1 History ..................................................................................................................44
9.2 Status Quo ...........................................................................................................44
9.3 Recommendation .................................................................................................47
10 SPAIN, Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Valencia ........................................................................49
10.1 Madrid ..................................................................................................................49
10.2 Barcelona .............................................................................................................50
10.3 Sevilla...................................................................................................................53
10.4 Valencia ...............................................................................................................54
10.5 Examples of Containers .......................................................................................56
11 Analytical Roundup of the Household Waste Collection Systems ....................................61
11.1 Field of Study .......................................................................................................61
11.2 General Data of the Cities and Regions...............................................................62
11.3 Conjoint Elements of the described household waste collection systems ...........63
11.4 Diverse System Elements ....................................................................................72
ANNEX 1 Finland, Turku ………………………………………………………………………… 75
ANNEX 2 United Kingdom ………………………………………………………………………. 82
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Figures
Fig. 1: Recycling Station .................................................................................................. 9
Fig. 2: Collection Point for Household Hazardous Waste ................................................ 9
Fig. 3: Drop Off Site ....................................................................................................... 11
Fig. 4: Mobil Vacuum Collection Truck in Operation ...................................................... 22
Fig. 5: Waste Collection in Hamburg’s inner city............................................................ 25
Fig. 6: Electric Lifts for Waste Containers ...................................................................... 45
Fig. 7: Ramps for Waste Containers .............................................................................. 45
Fig. 8: Wide Opening of the Vacuum Collection System ............................................... 51
Fig. 9: Waste Container of the Vacuum Collection System ........................................... 51
Fig. 10: Underground Container for Selective Collection of Solid Waste – Rural Model . 56
Fig. 11: Underground Container for Selective Collection of Solid Waste – Multifraction
Model ................................................................................................................... 57
Fig. 12: Underground Container for Selective Collection of Solid Waste – Multifraction
Model ................................................................................................................... 58
Fig. 13: Platform for Underground Side Loaded Vehicles................................................ 58
Fig. 14: Container for Waste Paper Collection................................................................. 59
Fig. 15: Container for the selective collection of Glass .................................................... 59
Fig. 16: Container for Solid Waste Collection .................................................................. 60
Fig. 17: The cities and regions ......................................................................................... 61
Fig. 18: Comfort of Waste Collection for the Citizens ...................................................... 63
Fig. 19: The Use of Containers for Waste Collection ....................................................... 65
Fig. 20: Use of Bags for Waste Collection ....................................................................... 65
Fig. 21: Use of different collection vehicles for full service waste collection .................... 66
Fig. 22: Use of different collection vehicles for kerbside waste collection........................ 67
Fig. 23: Use of different collection vehicles for bring system waste collection ................. 68
Fig. 24: Different Types of Bring Systems........................................................................ 69
Fig. 25: Wastes collected in recycling centres ................................................................. 71

Tables
Tab. 1: General Information about Vienna ...................................................................... 10
Tab. 2: Type of Collection Equipment used in Vienna .................................................... 10
Tab. 3: Type of Collection Vehicles used in Vienna ........................................................ 11
Tab. 4: General Information about the Region of Tampere............................................. 17
Tab. 5: Type of Collection Equipment used in the Region of Tampere ........................... 17
Tab. 6: Type of Collection Vehicle used in the Region of Tampere ................................ 18
Tab. 7: Recommendation for waste bin colours in Finland ............................................. 19
Tab. 8: General Information about Gothenburg .............................................................. 22
Tab. 9: Type of Collection Equipment used in Gothenburg............................................. 23
Tab. 10: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Gothenburg ................................................... 23
Tab. 11: General Information about Hamburg.................................................................... 26
Tab. 12: Type of Collection Equipment used in Hamburg.................................................. 26
Tab. 13: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Hamburg ....................................................... 27
Tab. 14: General Information about Brisbane .................................................................... 29
Tab. 15: Waste Statistics of Brisbane ................................................................................ 30
Tab. 16: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Brisbane........................................................ 31
Tab. 17: General Information about Forlì ........................................................................... 35
Tab. 18: Type of Collection Equipment used in Forlì ......................................................... 35
Tab. 19: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Forlì............................................................... 36
Tab. 20: Destination of collected waste in Bolgona............................................................ 40
Tab. 21: General Information about Region of Drechtsteden............................................. 42
Tab. 22: Type of Collection Equipment used in Region of Drechtsteden .......................... 42
Tab. 23: Type of Collection Vehicle used in the Region of Drechtsteden ......................... 43
Tab. 24: General Information about Copenhagen.............................................................. 46
Tab. 25: Type of Collection Equipment used in Copenhagen ........................................... 47
Tab. 26: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Copenhagen ................................................ 47

Tab. 27: General Information about Madrid ....................................................................... 49
Tab. 28: Type of Collection Equipment used in Madrid..................................................... 50
Tab. 29: General Information about Barcelona ................................................................. 52
Tab. 30: Type of Collection Equipment used in Barcelona ............................................... 52
Tab. 31: General Information about Sevilla....................................................................... 53
Tab. 32: Type of Collection Equipment used in Sevilla ...................................................... 54
Tab. 33: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Sevilla ........................................................... 54
Tab. 34: General Information about Valencia.................................................................... 55
Tab. 35: Type of Collection Equipment used in Valencia................................................... 55
Tab. 36: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Valencia ....................................................... 56
Tab. 37: General Data of the Cities and Regions, listed from North to South ................... 62
Tab. 38: Popul. Density of the described cities and regions, listed from North to South... 62
Tab. 39: Colours of Waste Containers in different cities .................................................... 73
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Preamble
The present document „Overview of Household Systems in different Cities and Regions” is the
output of the “ISWA Working Group of Collection and Transport Technologies (WGCTT)” members
contributions. It describes the development of collection systems in different countries and the
experiences, which have been learnt.
The “Working Group on Collection and Transport Technologies” is the oldest of the twelve working
groups of ISWA. The aim of the working group is to exchange information and experience world-
wide on aspects of waste storage, collection, transfer and transport.
Waste collection and transportation are large cost elements in municipal solid waste management.
In countries with sophisticated waste incineration and sanitary landfilling, waste collection and
transportation counts for about half of the total waste disposal costs. In developing and transition
countries with less sophisticated waste dumping, the collection and transportation costs may rise to
up to 90 percent of the total disposal costs.
Amongst other reasons waste collection and transportation have received much attention in recent
years. Waste collection and transportation are considered as an integral part of integrated and
sustainable solid waste management.
ISWA´s ten year perspective declares that amongst other things concerning the developing
countries the following major steps have to be taken in the next ten years:
• To collect the waste and to clean the streets

• To remove waste away from drinking water resources
• To exchange and disseminate information on sound and low-cost technology amongst the
developing countries
• The practical experience of practitioners and planners, regulators and operators, scientists
and researchers in waste management must be made more available to developing
countries and economies in transition. Immediate support and transfer of know-how are
most valuable, as they facilitate the implementation of sound waste management strategies
and practices. In many cases, a small amount invested in education and “training the
trainers” can provide efficient help, as local staff and regional regulators gain more
capabilities.
• From a global point of view, the most urgent need is to close the gap between developed
and developing countries. The first priority in this context is to make sure that there are
collection services available to as large a part of the world’s population as possible and to
raise the quality of landfill sites.
In accordance to the above mentioned points the Working Group decided to provide brief
information about the development of the collection systems in different cities and to explain the
reason why it developed that way.
How waste is separated, especially in cities and which kind of containers and vehicles are used?
Which kinds of provisions have to be made, if you decide on the separate collection of a certain
kind of waste and how is the collection system influenced?
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Furthermore the authors give their recommendations for the future. This should help decision
makers especially in developing countries to understand the assets and drawbacks of the different
kinds of systems.
Sincere thanks are given to all members of the ISWA Working Group of Collection and Transport
Technologies and the ISWA Secretary, who worked on this brochure. Without their voluntary
assistance this document would not exist.
Georg Dostal, georg.dostal@argev.at

Chair of the Working Group Collection and Transport Technologies
ARGEV Verpackungsverwertungs-Ges.m.b.H.
Lindengasse 43/13
A-1071 Wien
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1 AUSTRIA, Vienna
Prok. DI Georg Dostal, georg.dostal@argev.at

ARGEV Verpackungsverwertungs-Ges.m.b.H.
Lindengasse 43/13
A-1071 Wien
DI Hans-Jörg Zerz; zer@m48.magwien.gv.at
Magistrat der Stadt Wien, MA 48
Einsiedlergasse 2
A-1050 Wien
1.1 History
Before 1900 refuse disposal was not high on the agenda. Waste was stored in the houses,
emptied out on the street and collected by Waste Collectors with their vehicles.
In 1904, the Viennese government already had 104 horse-drawn collection vehicles. These
vehicles were announced by ringing bells. The inhabitants brought their waste bins to the vehicle,
where they were emptied by the workers.
One of the great hygienic problems was dust pollution. To combat this bags and other systems of
collection containers, were tried with little success. In those days the waste consisted of ashes and
other dusty and very heavy materials. So it was decided to use steel containers because they
proved to be more robust and fire resistant.
In 1918, some tests were carried out with the so called “Colonia system”, refuse bins for private
households etc. that were deposited in the households. Residents were not willing to make sure
they presented their waste bins out into the street at the right time to be collected and then take
them back immediately after the bins had been emptied. Therefore most people continued to
empty their waste out into the street.
The solution was accessible containers with a capacity of 90 l (10 years later they were replaced
by 110 l containers) in the yards of the houses, where people could empty their waste bins any
time they wanted. The workers of the municipality carried the containers to the street, emptied
them and brought them back into the houses afterwards. During 1923, this system was spread all
over Vienna.
In 1964, 1100 l steel containers were introduced in Vienna for the first time in all Europe. In 1974
the 1100 l steel containers were replaced by plastic containers with capacity of 120 and 240 l.
Since 1934, the Viennese have had to pay for the waste disposal service and since 1965, the
emptying frequency has been once a week (before it was twice a week).
1.2 Status Quo in Vienna
Nowadays the waste is collected in different ways in Vienna. In the spreadsheet below, you can
see that nearly every kind of waste is collected in containers. The reason for this system is that
Vienna started to collect waste very early in closed steel containers because of the dust pollution
and the danger of fires caused by ashes. Another reason why steel containers were used was that
they had to be very robust due to the constant taking in and out of the houses.
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Once a collection system has been introduced, it has an impact on the following systems of
separate collection. The application of the same kind of collection vehicles of residual waste and
used materials necessitates the same kind of containers (lifting device). Therefore, the introduction
of separate collection of recyclables also required containers.
It is only the collection of hazardous waste and bulky waste which is done in recycling stations,
established for the Viennese people to deliver their waste free of charge.
Figure. 1: Recycling Station
Figure. 2: Collection Point for Household Hazardous Waste
The common collection vehicle in Vienna is a rear loader with five crew (especially for the inner
districts). Two workers carry the containers out of the houses, one empties them and two other
men bring them back into the houses.
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Describtion
Country
Austria
Name of the Area
Vienna
Size in km²
414,95 km²
Inhabitants
1,759,801
Number of Households
about 780.000
Type
Big City with multi-storage buildings
Table. 1: General Information about Vienna
Full Service Kerbside Bring Other

Collection System
Recycling Station
Deep Collection
Underground
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Collection Equipment
Container
Container
Container
……..
……..
……..
Other
Other
Other
Residual Waste X X
Type of Household Waste
Organic Waste X X X X
Paper X X X
Glass X X
Metal X X
Leightweight/Plastic X X
Hazardous Waste X
Other Waste X
Table. 2: Type of Collection Equipment used in Vienna

Collection System
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Air System
Air System
Air System
Air System
Other 1)
Collection Vehicle
Other
Other
Other
Residual Waste X X
Organic Waste X X X
Paper X X
Glass X
Metal X
Leightweight/Plastic X
Hazardous Waste X
Other Waste X X
1) Recycling Stations
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Table. 3: Type of Collection Vehicles used in Vienna
1.2.1 Sizes and Colours of Waste Bins
The sizes of the waste bins in Vienna varies from 120 to 4400 litres (residual waste) respectively
120 to 770 litres (recyclable wastes). The corpus colours are black (respectively. silver) for the
residual waste bins and green for the recyclable waste bins. The top cover colours for the bins vary
as following:
Residual waste: Black (respectively. silver),

Biowaste: Brown,
Paper/board: Red,
Glass package (white): White,
Glass package (coloured): Green,
Plastic package: Yellow,
Metals: Blue
Figure. 3: Drop Off Site
1.2.2 Funding
Residual waste
The residual waste fees are taxed according to § 36 of the Vienna Waste Management Act. The
annual fee is calculated by multiplication of the:
• Number of residual waste containers,
• Number of annual pick-ups and
• Basic amount (dependent on the container size).
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The basic amount for a single pick-up of a 110/120 litre residual waste bin is presently determined
to 3,16 EUR (incl. 10 % VAT), larger containers are calculated in relation to the 110/120 litre bin
(eg 1100 litres equal 10 times 110/120 litres).
Beside the residual waste collection and treatment, the residual waste fees finance the collection
and treatment of all recyclable wastes (except package wastes) and hazardous wastes, the
operation of recycling stations and some additional services.
Packaging wastes:
The City of Vienna works as a contract partner of the Austrian “Green Dot”-system (ARA-System),
so the collection and treatment of licensed packaging waste materials are financed by the ARA-
System. Other package wastes and non-package recyclable wastes have to be financed by the
residual waste fees.
Extra services
For bulky waste collection, non-household waste collection and commercial delivery of waste to the
waste treatment plants, there exist extra tariffs for individual charging.
1.2.3 3. Operational safety:
Based on the legal act for operational safety, a lot of measures have been realized during the last
few years to improve operational safety and working conditions within the waste collection and
treatment facilities. For example:
• Extensive analysis and evaluation of possible risks and unhealthy working conditions,
• Provision and permanent improvement of effective protective clothing for all workers,
• Continuous instructions to all employees on operational safety,
• Continuous logging and analysis of all accidents and “near accidents”,
• Occupational medicine care, inclusive preventive medical checkups, immunisations etc.,
• Technical improvement of equipment, collection trucks and machines due to operational

safety experiences.
1.3 Recommendation
According to surveys, the majority of the Viennise people are satisfied with the delivery of the
Viennese waste management service. The people generally have a full service system for residual
waste, waste paper and a bring system for other kinds of waste.
Some considerations about sideloaders have taken place. But they have not been a major success
because there is not enough space in the street for that kind of collection. Furthermore, Vienna has
two and soon will have three incineration plants in the city area and so the advantage of the
removable bodies of the truck (you can remove them and take two or more filled bodies for long
distance transportation) doesn’t come into operation.
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One of the still unsolved problems is the ever increasing amount of waste we are facing every
year. Although the municipality has started a lot of public relations activities on that topic, this
problem remains yet unsolved.
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2 FINLAND, Region of Tampere
Markku Salo, M.Sc.Tech., markku.salo@jatelaitosyhdistys.fi

Finnish Solid Waste Association
Jätelaitosyhdistys ry, Opastinsilta
FIN-00520 Helsinki, Finland
2.1 History
Due to hygienic problems in fast growing towns, waste collection and disposal was arranged by
municipalities in some major towns in Finland in the later part of the 1800s. The town healthcare
boards arranged for horse driven carts to collect night soils and street cleaning. As early as 1904
Helsinki started collecting waste in bins and as early as 1910 the first source separation scheme
using two bins was introduced.
In Helsinki biodegradable waste; manure, food waste and ashes were collected separately in
closed 110 l bins from other garbage. As Helsinki’s first source separation scheme it ended in 1928
due to high costs. After that the mixed wastes were collected at dumping sites round the town
area. The new town houses were equipped with on site incinerators (smelly and smokey) which
were used until the 1960s when they were completely banned.
The first national waste law was implemented in the late 1970s and requested more effort to be
implemented onto municipal waste management practices. New waste law, harmonised with EU
directive was put into force during 1994. Regional waste management and co-operation between
municipalities were developed in most parts of the country in the 1990s. Regional municipal waste
management companies were introduced around cities and major provincial towns. All the
municipal household waste collection was outsourced by the beginning of 1990s and the remaining
fleet was sold to private operators.
The national waste plan up to 2005 was approved in 1998. The plan distributes tasks and targets
to various operators in waste production and treatment. In 2003 the proposal for biodegradable
waste management in Finland was introduced. In addition to waste prevention, the biodegradable
municipal solid waste to be disposed of to landfill should be limited to 20 % by the year 2010.
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In Finland the municipalities are responsible for providing waste collection and treatment services
for domestic waste and for the treatment facilities dealing with the waste . An exception to this
basic rule is that municipalities can tender the private operators to provide their services direct to
individual houses. In this case the responsibility of the service remains with the municipality. Some
regions and towns still operate on this system even though the municipal control and management
on household waste is less effective. Industry and commerce arrange their waste collection and
treatment on an individual basis.
2.2 Status Quo
The example area presented is Tampere Regional Solid Waste Management Ltd. The company
was established to provide the solid waste management services for the region on behalf of its
owner municipalities.
Tampere town has 200 000 inhabitants and the whole Tampere Regional Waste Management
area has 380 000 inhabitants. The company was established in 1994 and is today owned by 23
municipalities including the city of Tampere. In 2001 the number of employees was 59 and the
turnover was 16.5 million euro.
The company achieved ISO 14001 environmental management system certification.
EU and national legislation and targets for municipal waste management implements an obligation
for materials recycling and energy recovery. The producer responsibility of packaging and paper
waste has withdrawn the responsibility of these wastes from the municipal companies as well as a
partial withdraw for the service operations. Paper collection based on producer responsibility
covers almost all the apartment houses within town areas and drop off points within the rural areas.
Some collectors offer packaging waste collection from the properties at cost, which is not covered
by the producer responsibility.
Source separation schemes include biowaste (kitchen waste) for biological treatment, dry waste for
recovered fuel production and other separately collected recyclables.
Source separation requires more collection and transportation work, even though full source
separation systems are applied only in buildings with more than 5 flats. In lower density areas the
source separation systems are usually carried out by the use of drop off sites.
The waste bins are typically collected from the wastebin shed in the house yard. Kerbside
collection is not possible mainly due to winter conditions and snow. The drop off sites for producer
responsibility recyclables are typically located near markets and retail shops or in rural areas at
road junctions.
Waste management in Tampere is financed by the waste producers (except for part of the
producer responsibility waste) using the polluter pays principle. The households are billed
according to the waste volume they produce and they can decide the volume and the collection
interval to suit their needs. The regional household waste regulation orders the type of waste bins,
maximum collection interval and the level of the source separation. The waste fees also cover
domestic hazardous waste management and part of the collection costs of recyclables. Consumer
advice on waste management issues are also covered in these fees.
Issues of workers safety within waste collection were discussed and have been developed in
recent years. Municipal waste regulations order frequent waste bin washing and maintenance. Due
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to this increased maintenance some of the old heavy metal waste bins were taken out of use. The
regulations include locations for waste bins and site maintenance on yards (snow and ice removal)
to avoid some potential health hazards for collection workers. Concerns over hygiene hazards,
especially for kitchen biowaste collection and treatment has arisen but have not been solved yet.
2.2.1 Waste management in practice
The company organises the collection of municipal solid waste and hazardous waste from
households. The door-to-door collection of waste is contracted out to private transport companies
on a competitive tendering basis.
The industrial sector is responsible for managing its own waste, but the municipal waste disposal
and processing facilities receive large quantities of industrial waste as well.
In urban areas inhabitants have their own separate refuse bins for dry residual waste. The bins are
emptied on a regular basis anywhere from a 2 day to 2 week interval. Buildings that have at least
five apartments must also have bins for paper and biowaste (kitchen waste).
In rural areas inhabitants can either have their own separate refuse bins or they can use local
drop-off collection points for the residual waste, after paying an annual waste charge. The routing
of waste collection vehicles is performed with computerised registers and GPS systems.
Households separate at source hazardous waste, dry residual waste and the following recyclable
materials: paper, biowaste, cardboard, glass and metal. There are more than 200 drop-off
collection points for recyclables around the Tampere region. The domestic hazardous wastes are
brought to municipal waste centres or other controlled drop off sites, for example at eco-centres,
contracted petrol stations or other service facilities. Old and unused medicines are usually dropped
off at pharmacies.
The company organises a scheduled collection for household hazardous waste and recyclable
metals. Bulky wastes are collected directly from households, on request.
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Describtion Annotation
Country
Finland population 5,2 million
Name of the Area
Tampere Regional Waste management 23 municipalities
Size in km²
10 018 km2
Inhabitants
370.000 17.000 companies
150.000
Type
e.g.: Town with multi storage building or one family
50 % town, 35 other urban areas, 10 % rural houses, rural etc.
Table. 4: General Information about the Region of Tampere

Collection System
Scheduled coll 2/yr.

Scheduled coll 2/yr
Recycling Station
Deep Collection
Underground
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Container
Container
Container
By order
Other
Other
Other
Residual Waste X X X X
Organic Waste X X
Paper X (X) X X
Glass X X X
Metal X X X X
Leightweight/Plastic X X X
Hazardous Waste X
Other Waste, Bulky, WEE X X
Table. 5: Type of Collection Equipment used in the Region of Tampere
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Collection System
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Air System
Air System
Air System
Air System
Collection Vehicle
Other
Other
Other
Other
Residual Waste X X x
Organic Waste X
Paper X X x
Glass X X
Metal X X X
Hazardous Waste X x
Other Waste X
Table. 6: Type of Collection Vehicle used in the Region of Tampere
Finnish Solid Waste Association
Recommendation for wastebin colours in Finland
MIXED WASTE BIOWASTE

PMS 431, C:11,5 % M:0 % Y:0 % K:65 % PMS 168, C:0 % M:56 % Y:100 % K:60 %
ENERGY WASTE (dry, combustable) PAPER

PMS 361, C:76 % M:0 % Y:91 % K:0 %
TAI MUSTA VÄRI
CARDBOARD METAL
PMS 300, C:100 % M:43 % Y:0 % K:0 % Black
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GLASS HAZARDOUS WASTE
White PMS 032, C:0 % M:91 % Y:87 % K:0 %
OTHER RECYCLABLES
(Plastic, Milk and juice carton, Textiles)
PMS 109, C:0 % M:8,5 % Y:94 % K:0 %
SYMBOLS
Energy waste Biowaste Hazardous waste
© Finnish Solid Waste Association 2002
Table. 7: Recommendation for Waste Bin Colours in Finland
2.3 Recommendations
The population density in Finland is very low, which requires municipal co-operation to provide the
population with a sufficiently and operationally sound waste management service. Public-private
partnership with outsourcing of certain basic operations through competitive tendering gives a
sound basis for cost effective waste management.
In certain areas household waste collection is still operated by private companies directly
contracting with the properties. Experiences of this type of direct contracting are not all positive.
Due to weak competition in these direct waste collection contracts for private properties between
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private collectors the prices have in some cases been up to 40 % more expensive than the same
area collection costs after competitive tendering by the municipal waste company. With this
experience the municipalities and the regional municipal companies are switching to tendered
waste collection in many regions.
The source separation system of various waste components, widely applied in Finland, requires a
lot of transportation. Flexible multichamber vehicles could be used especially in rural areas where
the waste volumes are small and the transportation distances are long. Optical and mechanical
sorting of the residual waste can be applied in some regions to replace complete source
separation.
The producer responsibility in packaging materials does not function satisfactorily from the
consumer and the municipal waste management point of view. The national recycling targets are
too low and as a result producer responsibility is applied only to the easiest or the most profitable
sectors of the packaging waste. The national packaging waste collection targets are expected to
be changed.
The major collection equipment is the 600 l (660 l) plastic bins emptied with 2 - 4 axle rear loaders.
The emptying of the bins, especially during the winter, is an occupational risk for the employees
due to the heavy loads. Mechanisation of collection could be a solution if sufficient space could be
made available. Developing the operational functionality is necessary for the waste collection sites,
both in houses and rural drop off sites.
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3 SWEDEN, Gothenburg
Bo Antoni, bo.antoni@kretslopp.goteborg.se
City of Gothenburg, Kretsloppsnämnden
S-40424 Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden
3.1 History
A city-owned cleansing department started in 1885 in Göteborg, due to a bad sanitary situation in
the city, with diseases like cholera as a consequence. The cleansing department became
responsible for collection of household and latrine waste. A factory was constructed for farming
purposes, where manures where produced.
In 1907 water closets were introduced in Göteborg and gradually more and more latrine waste was
handled via this system.
At the end of World War I households were requested to separate their waste into bio waste from
the kitchen and residual waste. The bio waste was used as food for pigs in a city-owned pig farm. It
turned out to be a costly solution so at the end of the 1920s the pig farm was closed.
Currently recycling has been substituted by a “getting rid of the waste” philosophy. Waste was
disposed of at refuse tips. When more and more chemicals were developed in society, increasing
volumes of hazardous waste were also deposited at refuse tips.
Until the early 1970s this was the general method of handling such waste types then an
incineration plant was inaugurated. It was managed by GRAAB, a company owned by the City of
Göteborg and some neighbouring cities.
In the beginning there was air pollution from the plant, but this has gradually been reduced to a
minimum by investments in emission cleaning technology. At the end of the 1980s there was again
a shift in the view of waste. There was a renaissance in the view of waste as a resource. The
responsibility for waste handling was partially given back to producers and consumers. The
Producers Responsibility was introduced in the mid 1990s for packaging and paper. Producers
responsibility waste is collected at 440 recycling stations. A large number of householders have
local door-to-door collection of materials in-hous
At the end of the 1990s a system for the separation of bio waste was introduced. Householders
have the opportunity to either compost their bio waste themselves or leave bio waste separately in
paper bags for collection for central composting. Sixty percent of households particiapte by leaving
bio waste for separate collection. There are economic incentives, which promote separate handling
of bio waste. The residual waste is incinerated.
In 1998 a buy-sell concept was introduced in waste handling. The former cleansing department
was sold to the regional company GRAAB, and changed its name to Renova, and is now a player
in a competitive market situation. Transportation of waste is put out for tender by the Recycling
Board. This has lead to the situation where several companies transport household waste.
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Renova also developed the mobile vacuum collection system during the 1990s. There was a need
to introduce vacuum systems for residential areas with lower density of the population (see photo),
and the combination of a refuse truck equipped with a vacuum system and a compactor tank
solved the problem. The product was sold later to the Swedish company Centralsug (now Envac),
which today is the world leader for automated collection systems.
Figure. 4: Mobile Vacuum Collection Truck in Operation
3.2 Status Quo
Country
Sweden
Name of the Area
Gothenburg
Size in km²
45 023 ha
Inhabitants
475 000
230 000
Type
Second largest city in Sweden with 80% muli-storage buildnings
Table. 8: General Information about Gothenburg
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Collection System
Recycling Station
Deep Collection
Underground
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Container
Container
Container
……..
……..
……..
Other
Other
Other
Residual Waste x
Organic Waste x
Paper x
Glass x
Metal x
Leightweight/Plastic x
Hazardous Waste x
Other Waste x
Table. 9: Type of Collection Equipment used in Gothenburg

Collection System
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Air System
Air System
Air System
Air System
Other (1)
Other (2)
Collection Vehicle
Other
Other
Residual Waste x x
Organic Waste x x
Paper x
Glass x
Metal x
Hazardous Waste x
Other Waste
(1) Vacuum collection systems; (2) Recycling stations and gaz stations for hazardous waste.
Table. 10: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Gothenburg
3.2.1 Sizes and Colours of Waste Bins
For household waste 150 litre bins – 1000 litre bins are used. There are also compacting bins with
capacities of 400 litres.
Bio waste is collected in sacks or bins, with capacities of 120 litres – 190 litres. The householder
uses paper bags for collecting bio waste prior to placing into the sack or bin.
25 - 30 000 households are connected to vacuum systems. Both stationary and mobile systems
are used.
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The colour of bins is generally green.
3.2.2 Funding
The fees are decided by the City Council after proposal from The Recycling Board. The
householder pays different fees depending on
a. type of bin
b. frequency of collection
c. type of service
There are incentives for the separate handling of bio waste. A villa household with its own compost
and collection of residual waste every 14-day pays around 150 euros per year. A villa household
which leaves mixed waste every week pays 170 euros per year.
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4 GERMANY, Hamburg
Bernd Leowald, b.leowald@srhh.de

Stadtreinigung Hamburg
Bullerdeich 19
D-20537 Hamburg
4.1 Status Quo in Hamburg
Today in Hamburg waste is collected in different ways. In the spreadsheets below, you can see
that nearly every kind of waste (except paper) is collected in containers. The reason for this system
possibly is that Hamburg started to collect residual waste very early in closed steel containers
because of dust pollution and the danger of fire caused by hot ashes. Today we use plastic
containers (80l, 120l, 240l, 1100l) because of the light weight and low price. Only in households
with ovens do we still use steel containers (this accounts for less than 10%).
Once a collection system is introduced it has an impact on any following systems for separate
collection. The application of the same kind of collection vehicle’s lifting device for the collection of
residual waste and recycled materials necessitated the same kind of containers to be used.
The collection of hazardous waste and bulky waste takes place in recycling stations, established
for the population of Hamburg to deliver its waste free of charge.
The common collection vehicle in Hamburg is a rear loader with 2 to 4 workers (especially in the
inner districts with full service).
Figure. 5: Waste Collection in Hamburg’s Inner City
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Describtion
Country
Germany
Name of the Area
Hamburg
Size in km²
755,32 km²
Inhabitants
1,715,392
about 750.000
Type
Big City with multi-storage buildings
Table. 11: General Information about Hamburg

Collection System
Recycling Station
Deep Collection
Underground
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Container
Container
Container
……..
……..
……..
Other
Other
Other
Organic Waste X X X X
Paper X X X X X
Glass X X
Metal X
Leightweight/Plastic X X X X
Hazardous Waste X
Other Waste X
Table. 12: Type of Collection Equipment used in Hamburg
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Collection System
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Air System
Air System
Air System
Air System
Other 1)
Collection Vehicle
Other
Other
Other
Organic Waste X X X
Paper X X X X
Glass X X
Metal X
Leightweight/Plastic X X X X
Hazardous Waste X
Other Waste X X
1) Recycling Stations
Table. 13: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Hamburg
4.2 Recommendation
Surveys of the population of Hamburg have shown that most householders are satisfied with their
waste management service. A full service is provided for residual and paper waste and there is a
bring system for other kinds of waste.
Some consideration was given to using side loaders and a test commenced in November 2002, in
the outer regions of Hamburg.
Hamburg has four waste incineration plants within the town unfortunately 40 foot container
transportation is required to fulfil the existing contracts with these plants. Regarding the traffic
situation Hamburg has some hot spots (especially the Elbe Tunnel) so collection vehicles are not
driven to our incineration plant in the South. Waste is transported through the tunnel at night in
closed containers.
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5 AUSTRALIA, Brisbane
Max Spedding, mspeddin@bigpond.net.au
5.1 Introduction
Brisbane is the state capital of Queensland and is located on the Brisbane River in the south-east
of the state.
Brisbane is unusual in comparison to other state capitals in Australia as it is not broken into several
local government areas but is a single ‘city council’.
Brisbane is a commercial/administrative city without significant heavy industry.
Brisbane is located in a sub-tropical climate.
5.2 History in Respect to Waste Management
Household waste management infrastructure and services are the responsibility of local
government in Australia. Since the mid-eighties contracting out of collection services has
increased. In the case of Brisbane all current ‘operations’ are undertaken by contractors.
In respect to the developments leading to the current systems the relevant history is:
1970s Collection with rear-loaders operated by council staff
Unlimited 80L steel bins supplied by the household
Bins placed at kerbside by householder
1980s Collection with rear-loaders operated by contractor’s staff
Introduction of 240L cart (MGB) supplied by council
MGB placed at kerbside by householder (only one service per

week)
1990s Collection by single operator side-loaders operated by

contractor’s staff
Replacement of 2401 MGB with a:
120L MBG for refuse
240L split MGB for recyclables
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Continued weekly collection of refuse
Introduction of fortnightly collection of recyclables
MGB’s placed at kerbside by householder plus
Re-organisation of waste management infrastructure with the

closure and rehabilitation of the city’s numerous local landfills
and the construction of:
a central landfill
two major transfer stations
two community drop-off centres
two material recovery centres
2000s 1990s program but with the elimination of the “split” in the bin
for recycling
Introduction of a twin chamber ‘single-pass’ side-loader trucks

for collection of refuse and recyclables
Construction of third material recovery centre
Conversion of one community drop-off to a full transfer station
5.3 Current Services
Country Australia
City Brisbane
Area (km2) 1220 km2
Inhabitants 898,000
Type Major city with majority living in single family detached houses:
Dwellings 338,349 / Units 46,192 / Flats 5,729 / Commercial 26,731
Table. 14: General Information about Brisbane
5.3.1 Services
Brisbane City Council renewed its refuse and recycling collection contracts commencing 1 July
2002. The contracts accommodate the provision to householders and commercial premises of a
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weekly refuse collection service utilising existing 120 and some 240 litre bins to householders and
a fortnightly recyclable materials collection service utilising 240 litre bins.
A recycling bin is available to each residential property. Multiple attached housing (unit blocks) and
town house developments generally receive one recycling bin per four units, but may receive on
request, additional bins up to the total number of units.
Additionally some community based organisations including schools, child care centres, nursing
homes etc. who wish to participate in the recycling program can, on request, receive a 240 litre
recycling bin.
Four combined refuse and recycling collection contracts were offered to tender. One contractor
(Sita) won all four contracts.
Refuse collected is delivered to one of the Council’s refuse transfer stations ie Nudgee, Willawong
and Chandler.
The collected recyclable materials are delivered to any one of three Materials Recovery Facilities
(MRF) ie Rocklea, Nudgee and Gibson Island. The operation of those MRFs for processing of
recyclable materials is covered by a separate contract (Visy).
The bulk bin refuse collection service also is provided under a separate contract. Commercial and
industrial businesses and multiple attached housing (unit blocks) and town house developments
can elect to utilise the services available under the Council’s programs.
5.3.2 Statistics
Of approximately 365,000 rateable properties in Brisbane, about 300,000 are residential and
30,000 are commercial/industrial. Approximately 360,000 refuse bins and 298,000 recycling bins
are currently in use in the City.
The following table contains information based on the best available statistics or data available at
the time of production of this document and no guarantee is given as to the accuracy.
North South- South- Central Total Presentation Weight

West East Rate Collected
Number of Refuse- 115,800 88,000 97,800 60,400 362,000 90-95% 250,000T

Entitled collection
Services
Number of bins at 95,300 72,400 80,600 49,700 298,000 70-80% 44,000Tps

Recycling-Entitled
Properties
Number of In-Home 870 530 970 490 2,860

Services*
* “In Home” Services are offered to residents who because of disability cannot take their MGB to the kerbside.
Table. 15: Waste Statistics of Brisbane
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The Annual Property Growth Rate is 2–3 %.
5.3.3 Equipment
Refuse (only) Side-loader (with rear-loader in central business area)

and 120L MGB
Refuse/Recyclables Twin chamber ‘single-pass’ side-loader for household

collection and 120L (refuse) & 240L (recyclables)
MGB’s
Garden Waste Delivered to the transfer station by householders in

open trucks/trailers
Hard Waste Rear-loader collected form the kerbside or delivered

to the transfer stations by householders in open
trucks/trailers
Apartment Blocks* Front-lift collection and 3m3 steel containers
Table. 16: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Brisbane
5.3.4 Colour of Bins
There is no uniform colour standard for bins in Australia.
Generally, however, the following combinations are used:
Co-mingled recyclables - green with yellow lid
Paper - blue
Infectious medical waste - yellow
Organics and garden 'green' waste - green with red lid
Residual waste - green, grey or black
5.3.5 Safety
Occupation Health and Safety (OH&S) is regulated by State governments in Australia and varies
from State to State.
Generally, however, core standards are fairly uniform.
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Major issues at this time are:
Operators crossing the road (the trend is for collection from one side of the road at a time
only).
Operators riding on the rear of the vehicle (the plan is to eliminate this altogether).
Operators manually lifting bins (the move is towards eliminating all manual lifting and to
utilise mechanical lifting for all MSW collections).
Drivers operating lifting equipment within 1 metre of overhead powerlines.
Except in inner-city areas most MSW collection is now undertaken by driver-only side load
vehicles.
5.3.6 Funding
In most cities in Australia (including Brisbane) collection is managed by the local municipality.
Generally charges for MSW collection and disposal are based on a user-pay approach, eg in the
City of Kingston in Melbourne residents have a choice of the following services/costs:
120lt waste/240lt green org/240lt split recyclables
120lt waste/240lt split recyclables
80lt waste/240lt split recyclables
At this time no services are charged by weight.
Charges are recovered together with property taxes.
As most MSW collection is performed by private contractors funding for capital items such as
trucks and containers is via financial leasing.
5.3.7 Compliance with Strategy
Over the past fifteen years most Australian States have encouraged their municipalities to divert
waste from landfill.
This encouragement has generally been voluntary but strong public opinion in favour of resource
recovery has driven significant change.
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In Victoria the State government has recently released a broad-based waste strategy that sets
targets for MSW of 45% diversion by 2008 and 65% by 2013.
Future issues to be considered by the Brisbane City Council are:
Reduction of greenhouse emission by the collection fleet 1
Overall reduction in waste generated as this is continuing to rise
Better use of green waste
Separate collection of organics (when these can be viably processed)
Introduction of energy-from-waste infrastructure
1
Council seriously considered moving to CNG powered trucks at the last tender but elected to go with the
‘single-pass’ truck as a step towards reduced traffic and greenhouse emission.
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6 ITALY, Forlì
Massimo Vienna,
UNICA S.p.A.
Via Balzella 24
I-47100 Forli
6.1 History
The history of household waste collection in Forlì from the first years of the 1900s is still in
progress, by the research of data and the collection of testimonies.
Only the situation from the 1960s is available. The waste was stored in bags (about 1 000 l) in the
house. The collectors took them from the house and emptied them in their vehicle.
In 1977 containers along the road were introduced in Forlì, along the periphery. They were 1 100 –
1 300 l containers, made of steel or fiberglass/resin compound, and collected with rear loader
vehicles. For each vehicle there was 2 – 3 operators.
In 1985 waste collection was still with bags carried from the houses by the waste collectors, in
some inner areas.
In 1990 the container system along the road was established all over Forlì. From 1990 the
container size increased gradually, up to 2 800 – 3 200 l, made of plastic or steel.
6.2 Status Quo
Today in Forlì the waste is collected in different ways. The situation in summarised in the tables
below.
Most of the waste is collected via kerbside collection, but there is some separate collection. For
residual waste collection 1 300 – 1 800 l containers (in some inner areas) and 2 800 – 3 200 l
containers are used.
The common collection vehicle in Forlì is the side loader with a single operator. In inner areas rear
loader vehicles with one or two operators are used.
For separate collection there are some little stations along the road (about one for each 900
inhabitants) with some 2 400 l containers to collect paper, plastic, glass and one multimaterial box
to collect aluminium, batteries and medicines.
Moreover there are bring systems with two stations where the people can bring separated waste
and weigh it free of charge. Citizens will be awarded for their delivery.
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Country
ITALY population 5,2 million
Name of the Area
FORLI' 23 municipalities
Size in km²
228,2
Inhabitants
108.000 17.000 companies
43.772
Type e.g.: Town with multi storage building or one family
Town with multistorage buildings and rural houses, rural etc.
Table. 17: General Information about Forlì

Collection System

Scheduled coll 2/yr
Recycling Station
Deep Collection
Underground
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Container
Container
Container
By order
Other
Other
Other
X X
Residual Waste
X X
Organic Waste
X X X
Paper
X X X
Glass
X X
Metal
X X X
Leightweight/Plastic
X
Hazardous Waste
Other Waste, Bulky, WEE
Table. 18: Type of Collection Equipment used in Forlì
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Collection System
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Air System
Air System
Air System
Air System
Collection Vehicle
Other
Other
Other
Other
Residual Waste X X
Organic Waste X X
Paper X X X X
Glass X X X X
Metal X
Hazardous Waste X
Other Waste
Table. 19: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Forlì
6.3 Recommendations
The waste collected in Forlì is increasing every year.
The percentage of separately collected waste is around 24%, but an improvement of the system is
expected by increasing the number of containers and stations. In two years the percentage of
separately collected waste will be around 35%.
In Forlì one solid waste incinerator plant is operating with a capacity of around 60 000 t/year. In the
next few years a new solid waste incinerator plant with a capacity of 120 000 t/year will be
completed.
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7 ITALY, Bologna
Ing. Valentina Cipriano, cipriano@federambiente.it

Federambiente – Servizio Tecnico
Via Cavour 179/a
I – 00184 Roma
7.1 Past Situation
Waste production has always gone hand in hand with human evolution and, as a consequence, it
has always been necessary to arrange for its disposal.
MSW collection and disposal service had to adapt to society’s development which, in the last fifty
years, has been growing at an extremely fast pace.
For a good many years everyday objects were produced with some difficulty and at high costs, so
families used their own for a long time before discarding them. More recent times have seen the
arising of the so called “consumer culture”, characterised by the production of a great many articles
at very low costs, so that one can afford to buy a lot of objects which have, however, a very short
life cycle and very quickly become waste to be disposed of.
In Bologna, this kind of evolution involved – and it still involves – a continuous adaptation of the
waste collecting service. The problem was tackled by adopting an industrial-like system which, at
the beginning of the ‘fifties’, was characterised by the use of dustbins for families and rubbish skips
with a capacity of 90 -100 l. for blocks of flats, emptied by vehicles especially equipped for non-
separate collection and landfilling.
At the beginning of the ‘seventies’, in order to meet the growing waste production - both in weight
and in volume - it was necessary to adopt a new system. This meant using 1 500 l. fibreglass
street containers, while the disposal of non-separate waste was carried out both at the new
incineration plant and at the landfill.
MSW quality is characterised by the presence of valuable, or in any case recyclable, materials. So,
starting from 1980, new containers for separate collection of some MSW fractions (glass, paper
and plastic, etc.) were placed next to non-separate collection containers – made of metal and with
an ever increasing capacity, to be emptied by means of automated vehicles.
Waste separation before collection calls for a more complex system. In fact it requires an ever
growing awareness and commitment on the part of the citizens who do not limit themselves to
discard all their waste in one container, but have to make a selective delivery according to the kind
of waste they are disposing of.
7.2 Present Situation
The increase in waste production and the development of separate collection – both as collected
amounts and number of separately collected fractions – gave rise to a proliferation of containers.
Coming in different shapes and colours, they have, by now, become part of the urban landscape,
but they also produce some drawbacks, such as taking up space in the ever more jammed streets,
or creating more difficulties for citizens who have to separate waste before disposing of it.
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In 1998 it was decided to further increase the number of fractions to be separately collected,
including the collection of the organic fraction contained in MSW. For this kind of collection, citizens
interested in the service are given a kit consisting of a bin and respective biodegradable bags, as
well as a key to open the street container dedicated to this kind of waste.
On the occasion of the introduction of this service to the various districts of Bologna, it was also
arranged to rationalise some separate collections by launching the separate collection of
“multimaterial”, made up of paper, plastic and tins. This collection provides for the disposal of all
the above mentioned materials in one single container and it replaces previous single collections,
thus reducing the types of containers on the streets and simplifying citizens’ separation.
The adoption of this system – that will be completed by the beginning of 2003 – will limit the
presence on the streets of containers for glass, organic waste, multimaterial dry fraction and
clothes, in addition to those dedicated to non-separate collection.
Waste collection service in Bologna is not limited to street container collection, but it is
supplemented by some specific collections at waste production points, such as drug collection at
chemists, printer ink cartridges at offices, or paper in schools.
There are also two ecological stations where citizens can deliver waste that is difficult for collection
and disposal, such as used tyres, vegetable and mineral oils, and all hazardous waste in general.
7.3 Destination of Collected Waste
Disposal of non-separate waste is carried out partly at the first class landfill (certified ISO 14001:
1996 and EMAS II) and partly at the Bologna incineration plant. This plant has been working non-
stop since 1973 and, with its waste disposal potential of about 140,000 ton/year, it produces
41,000,000 kWh electric power, as well as 45,000,000 MCal thermal energy, yielded as steam for
district heating.
Destination of the various kinds of separately collected waste is related in the following table:
DESTINATION OF COLLECTED WASTE
Typology of Disposal or Referents Description of recovery or disposal procedure

recovery
waste
Paper and Paper mills COMIECO – Seabo, delegated by the Municipalities served, drew
cardboard National up a convention with COMIECO.
consortium for
recovery and COMIECO identified four platforms (Olga Fini,
recycling of CBRC, Passerini, Marchesini) and a paper mill
cellulose-based (Reno de Medici).
packaging
Paper and cardboard collected by Seabo are
therefore delivered to the COMIECO platforms to be
treated and then sent to the pertinent paper mill
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Glass and tins Glassworks, Emiliana Rottami – The consignee divides glass and tins from scrap.
metallurgical San Cesario sul Glass is processed and sent to glassworks, while
industry Panaro (MO) tins are delivered to CIAL and CNA consortia to
recover raw material. Scrap, for a maximum of 13%
of recovered amounts, are disposed of in Seabo’s
landfills.
Plastic bottles Selection plants COREPLA – Seabo, delegated by the Municipalities served, drew
and chemical National up a convention with COREPLA.
industry Consortium for
Collection, COREPLA identified a platform - Plastinova di
Recycling and Portomaggiore (FE), - where plastic packaging is
Recovery of delivered to be selected and recycled at specialised
Plastic Packaging- plants appointed by COREPLA
derived Waste
Aluminium and Aluminium CIAL – Aluminium Seabo, delegated by the Municipalities served, drew
steel tins foundries and Packaging up a convention with CIAL and CNA consortia. CIAL
steel foundries Consortium e CNA pick up the tins at the Emiliana Rottami and
multimaterial selection plants, taking upon
CNA – National themselves the subsequent delivery to foundries for
Steel Consortium raw material recovery.
Wood Grinding and Sandei – Vignola Wood, delivered to Sandei, is selected, ground, and
recycling plants (MO), SIA (MN), made into chipboard panels used to produce
Silla (MN) furniture components
Organic waste Composting Nuova Geovis – S. The contract provides for waste composting and
plants Agata Bolognese transfer to Nuova Geovis landfill of after-
and Ozzano Emilia sieve residues, and of waste itself during technical
shutdowns of the composting plant
Composting Nuova Geovis – Natural compost production, after-sieve residues are

Vegetable waste
plant Ozzano Emilia disposed of at the Seabo landfill at Baricella
from public
areas
Selection plants Selecta – Coriano Contracts provide for treatment of dry fractions:
Dry
(RN), plastic, cellulosic and metallic. Waste now belongs
multimaterial
to the consignees, who deliver recovered packaging
waste CIR Secco – Lugo to their respective consortia, bring out single
(RA), Dirama – recovered separated materials, and dispose of non-
Imola, Bandini – recyclable fractions.
Casamenti (FC)
Disposal plants AREA – Ravenna Contract provides for batteries disposal in a landfill
Exhausted
specifically authorised for this type of waste.
batteries
Disposal plants Energy-from-waste Waste is disposed of in waste-to-energy plants with
T and/or F
plant - Frullo both electrical and thermal energy recovery. Waste
labelled
is landfilled in an authorised landfill for special
containers, out-
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of-date drugs Energia Ambiente waste.
and used
syringes
Recovery TRED – Carpi Material recovery. Contract does not provide for
Electronic
plants (MO) return of processing waste.
materials
Recovery TRED – Carpi Waste is treated at the mentioned companies for a
Disused
plants (MO), Ecoltecnica correct disposal of CFC and for recovery of valuable
refrigerators
– Livorno, SEVAL materials.
– Sondrio
Cast-off clothes Collection ‘Handicap project’ Recovery of reusable clothes. Non-reusable clothes
centres - Caritas are sent to specialised companies for the recovery
diocesana, of textile fibres to be used in new fabrics.
Lead Recovery COBAT- Seabo drew up an agreement with COBAT, which

Accumulators plants identified Rimondi as the delivery platform. The
National agreement provides for the collection of exhausted
Consortium for batteries for the recovery of lead, functional acid and
Exhausted casing materials, besides a correct disposal of
Batteries whatever cannot be recovered.
Ferrous Waste Collection RIB, Italmetalli, Contracts provide for collection and transfer to
centres and Tondini, foundries for the recovery of all ferrous materials
foundries Specialtrasporti other than packaging.
Waste abandoned Recovery/ Alfarec, Teseco Seabo carries out the analyses of liquid waste
in public areas disposal plants abandoned on public areas and, according to
results, sends them to suitable treatment/disposal/
recovery plants.
Tyres Recovery Rimondi, Montieco Contract provides for collection and transfer of tyres
plants to recovery or disposal plants.
Printer ink Recovery Eco Recuperi, Consignees take care either of regeneration and
cartridges plants Gamma Service refilling of reusable cartridges, or of recovery of
recyclable components and disposal of what cannot
be recovered.
Table. 20: Destination of Collected Waste in Bolgona
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8 NETHERLANDS, Region of Drechtsteden
Ing. Jan P.V.M. Laurijssens

Managing Director of NETWERK
Baanhoekweg 38
NL-3313 LA Dordrecht
8.1 History
After WW II a standard steel waste bin (33 litres) was introduced for household waste collection,
with an emptying frequency of twice a week. The crew per vehicle amounted to three collectors
and a driver. There was hardly any bulky waste at that time.
In the seventies the plastic waste sack (40 litres) replaced the waste bin, which was collected once
a week with a maximum of three sacks per household. There was a growing demand for bulky
waste collection, which was collected by the newly introduced compaction vehicle, often
simultaneously with the waste sacks.
In the eighties the mini container was introduced and waste separation became an environmental
issue.
In the beginning households got one plastic container (240 litres) that was emptied once a
fortnight, now people have two containers (one for organic waste) that are emptied alternatively
within a fortnight.
With containers for glass (colour separation) with a density of 1:500 households the bring system
was introduced, as well as a waste paper collection system via a concession system for (sports)
clubs.
The realisation of recycling stations initiated the change from kerbside collection to highly
successful bring systems .
8.2 Status quo
The Drechtsteden area operates the disposal of a mechanised waste collect system with
underground storage in the city centre and apartment buildings and mini containers for family
houses.
The collecting vehicles are OMB side loaders for the underground system and Haller side loaders
and Geesink rear loaders for mini containers.
Bulky waste is collected via separate routes. Paper, glass, hazardous waste, reuse articles, white
and brown goods are collected separately.
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The recycling stations have a density of 1:100 000 inhabitants and satisfy an enormous need.
Country
Netherlands
Name of the Area
Drechtsteden
Size in km²
unknown
Inhabitants
300.000
136.000
Type e.g.: Town with multi storage building or one family
55% one family houses and 45% multi storage buhouses, rural etc.
Table. 21: General Information about the Region of Drechtsteden

Collection System

Scheduled coll 2/yr
Recycling Station
Deep Collection
Underground
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Container
Container
Container
By order
Other
Other
Other
Residual Waste X X
Organic Waste X
Paper X X X
Glass X X
Metal X
Hazardous Waste X X
Other Waste, Bulky, WEE x X
Table. 22: Type of Collection Equipment used in the Region of Drechtsteden
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Collection System
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Air System
Air System
Air System
Air System
Collection Vehicle
Other
Other
Other
Other
Residual Waste X X
Organic Waste X X
Paper X X
Glass X
Metal
Hazardous Waste x
Other Waste X
Tab. 23: Type of Collection Vehicle used in the Region of Drechtsteden
8.3 Recommendations
• Promote the trend from collect system to bring system (increase service).
• Promote home composting and stop collection of organic waste; use the available containers
for separation of dry wastes.
• Promote further mechanisation in connection with workload and efficiency.
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9 DENMARK, Copenhagen
Per Nilsson, M.Sc.Mech.Eng.

R98, Renholdningsselskabet af 1898
Kraftvaerksvej 25
DK-2300 Copenhagen S
Søren Eriksen, se@R98.dk
R98, Renholdningsselskabet af 1898
Kraftvaerksvej 25
DK-2300 Copenhagen S
9.1 History
Since about 1870 the collection of household waste in Copenhagen has been full-service. For
almost a century the standard receptacle was an 80-100 litre metal bin manually emptied into
horse-drawn carts, later ordinary tipping trucks and – since the 1950 – rear-loading collection
vehicles.
During 1970-1974 the metal bins were replaced by modern plastic bins and containers from 110
litres to 660 litres. Approximately 20% of household waste is collected in larger steel containers (4-
22 m3), often with built-in compactors.
Until 1952 only waste from a very limited part of the city was collected by the municipality. The rest
was left to free enterprise, and as many as 200 individual collectors were active – most of them
with only one vehicle. 1952-1964 collection was gradually taken over by the Copenhagen
Landlords Refuse Collection Company – later named R98 – a not-for-profit private utility company
founded in 1898 for the purpose of collecting night soil (latrine). Since 1964 all household waste in
the City of Copenhagen has been collected by R98 on a long-term concessionary agreement with
the city.
9.2 Status Quo
Collection of all residual waste in Copenhagen is done on a full-service basis. Apart from a few
thousand single-family houses with paper sacks, all manual collection is in containers with two or
four wheels (140 l – 660 l), with paper sacks being phased out. Collection from multistorey
buildings is usually done twice weekly, but because of limited space in the backyards, many old
houses are still being serviced three times weekly, and in a few cases even more.
Since the mid 1990 new working environment regulations forbid carrying of waste bins and sacks.
To overcome staircases, steps etc., a large number of electric lifts (over 600), ramps etc. have
been fitted to old buildings, and also more than 50 vacuum systems have been installed. In
addition to residual waste, bulky waste is also collected on a full-service basis. The only kerbside
service is the collection of bulky waste and garden waste from single family houses. Waste electric
and electronic equipment is collected separately for special treatment.
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Figure. 6: Electric Lifts for Waste Containers
Figure. 7: Ramps for Waste Containers
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Paper for recycling is also collected under a full service scheme from multistorey buildings, mostly
in 660 l containers.
Hazardous waste from households is collected by specialised haz-waste vans calling at dedicated
stops on a monthly or quarterly basis. A new and more efficient concept is now being introduced: A
specialised, locked container - under supervision of the caretaker - is used for storing hazardous
waste from households. When it is full, the waste is collected by R98.
Collection of residual waste is done in two shifts, the first shift starting at 05.00 a.m. Normally the
rear-loading vehicles are manned by a crew of two – both of whom are driving as well as handling
the containers. R98 also operates a number of small rear-loaders with only one driver/loader.
These vehicles can enter into some backyards, narrow alleys and underground parking lots, thus
saving a lot of manual transporting of containers.
A collection fee is calculated for each individual property, based on the nominal volume of the
containers for residual waste and the frequency of collection. There is an additional fee for distance
exceeding 15 metres from the vehicle stop (kerbstone) to the container stand (x DKK per 10
metres). All other services: bulky waste, garden waste, hazardous waste collection as well as
recycling schemes, and the use of recycling centres, are “free” – i.e. included in the fee for
collection of residual waste.
Description Annotation
Country Denmark Population: 5.3 Million.
Name of the Area City of Copenhagen The City of Copenhagen only

represents the central part of
the metropolitan area
Size in km2 89.6 km2
Inhabitants 501 000 Greater Copenhagen: approx.

1.7 Million.
Number of Households 279 000
Type 93 per cent flats
7 per cent single-family houses
Table. 24: General Information about Copenhagen
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Collection System
Recycling Station
Deep Collection
Underground
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Container
Container
Container
……..
……..
……..
Other
Other
Other
Residual Waste X X
Organic Waste X
Paper X X X
Glass X X X X
Metal
Hazardous Waste X X X
Other Waste X
Tab. 25: Type of Collection Equipment used in Copenhagen

Collection System
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Air System
Air System
Air System
Air System
Collection Vehicle
Other
Other
Other
Other
Organic Waste X
Paper X X
Glass X X
Metal
Hazardous Waste X X
Other Waste X X X
Table. 26: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Copenhagen
9.3 Recommendation
In order to meet the EU and the Danish Government requirements concerning recycling quotas, a
strong effort is allocated to increase paper recycling, and a new scheme for collection of source
separated cardboard from households is being introduced.
A test scheme for collection of biodegradable waste (food waste) from 11 000 households has
been active for some years. A comprehensive report on the results of this collection scheme is
currently being evaluated by the city as well as the national Environmental Protection Agency. As
part of the study, the Technical University of Denmark (TUD) has compared three different
treatment methods for organic waste:
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Incineration with generation of electric power and hot water for district heating (the current
situation in Copenhagen).
Anaerobic digestion with energy recovery (biogas)
Aerobic digestion (Composting)
The T.U.D. report concludes that the overall environmental result is marginally better for the biogas
process than for incineration. Aerobic digestion however, is clearly an environmentally inferior
process with no energy recovery and a high degree of CO2-emission.
It is expected that the Danish government will make a decision on the future of separate collection
and biological treatment of household waste in 2003.
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10 SPAIN, Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Valencia
Dr. Julián Uriarte Jaureguizar, juriarte@ategrus.org

ATEGRUS
Barroeta Aldamar, 6-1.°
E-48001 Bilbao
10.1 Madrid
Selective collection of wastes was implemented in 1998 for packaging and residual wastes,
following the Management Plan of the Regional Government. Previously, paper and glass were
collected separately using igloo containers.
The vehicles used are split-body two compartment split 70-30% with a capacity of 25 and 18 m3
and the normal refuse collection trucks have capacities of 24, 18, 11 and 7 m3.. The special
containers used are made of plastic with a capacity of 120, 240, 330 and 800 litres. The
containers for side loading are made of metal with a capacity of 2 400 and 3 200 litres and are
used only in a very small area of the city.
Vacuum collection is not used in the city.
Country
Spain
Name of the Area
Madrid
Size in km_
607,08 km2
Inhabitants
3,062,462
Type
Table. 27: General Information about Madrid
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Collection System
Recycling Station
Deep Collection
Underground
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Container
Container
Container
……..
……..
……..
Other
Other
Other
Residual Waste x x
Organic Waste
Paper x x
Glass x x
Metal
Leightweight/Plastic x x x
Hazardous Waste x
Other Waste
Table. 28: Type of Collection Equipment used in Madrid
10.1.1 Recommendations for the Future
• Technical improvements should be applied to waste collection trucks.

• Public consciousness.
10.2 Barcelona
Barcelona is located in the north east of Spain and is the second largest Spanish city , if we take
into account the number of inhabitants.
Wastes services are tendered to companies through a contract. The last one was awarded in
October 2000 for a term of seven years, with an approximate cost of 90 million Euro.
For ordinary waste collection, the following containers are used:
• 3 200 litres side loaded containers; 7 235 units
• 1 700 litres rear loaded containers: 4 766 units
• 1 100 litres rear loaded containers: 4 156 units
For the special collection of commercial wastes, 5 000 containers from 120 to 240 litres are used.
For the selective collection of wastes, the following equipment is used:
• 2 200 units of 2.5 m3 igloos for glass
• 1 100 units of 2.5 m3 igloos for packaging wastes
• 1 100 units of 2.5 m3 igloos for paper
• 1 100 side loaded containers for paper
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• 1 100 side loaded containers for packaging
For residual collection, 132 vehicles work during the night. For separate collection, 18 vehicles
work during the day. For bulky wastes, 30 vehicles work during the night.
Commercial wastes are collected as follows: organic wastes during the night and paper during the
day. Vacuum collection is used in Barcelona with two stations working and three under
construction.
Figure. 8: Wide Opening of the Vacuum Collection System
Figure. 9: Waste Container of the Vacuum Collection System
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Country
Spain
Name of the Area
Barcelona
Size in km_
99 km2
Inhabitants
1,550,000
711 thousands
Type mainly flats (85%) and some areas with e.g.: Town with multi storage building or
a high commercial density one family houses, rural etc.
Table. 29: General Information about Barcelona

Collection System
Recycling Station
Deep Collection
Underground
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Container
Container
Container
……..
……..
……..
Other
Other
Other
Residual Waste x x
Organic Waste x x
Paper x x
Glass x x
Metal x x
Leightweight/Plastic x x
Hazardous Waste x
Other Waste x
Table. 30: Type of Collection Equipment used in Barcelona
For the future, the following suggestions are made:
• To separate household waste collection from the commercial waste collection.

• To improve separate commercial collection service both, through commercial centres and
through specific collection services to big producers.
• Refrain from putting a lot of containers for separate collection within the city, but to pre-treat
wastes at the treatment centre.
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10.3 Sevilla
Sevilla is located in the south of Spain, and is the third largest Spanish city by number of
inhabitants.
Until 1986 waste collection was performed manually. From 1986 rear loaded containers were
used. Other important data are:
• In 1986 glass collection began.

• In 1992 waste paper collection began.
• In 1994 side collection containers were implemented.
• In 1998 the yellow containers for packaging were implemented and the first recycling point was
also built.
• In 1999 two more recycling points were open.
• In 2000 rear and side loaded containers for packaging waste collection were implemented.
• In 2001 vacuum collection for 3 500 inhabitants was installed. Implementation if separate
collection for glass and paper was finished.
• In 2002 mobile vacuum collection in the historic centre of the city was implemented.
• Vacuum collection for 7 000 inhabitants.
The number of waste collection vehicles increased from 42 in 1986 to 68 in 2002. Nowadays 60%
of wastes produced are collected with rear loaded vehicles and 33.4% with side loaded vehicles.
Country
Spain
Name of the Area
Sevilla
Size in km_
142.44 km2
Inhabitants
702.52 thousands
Approximately 25,000 of them are
290,000 households empty
Type e.g.: Town with multi storage building
4 to 6 floor buildings or one family houses, rural etc.
Table. 31: General Information about Sevilla
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Collection System
neumatic collection
Recycling Station
Deep Collection
Underground
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Container
Container
Container
……..
……..
Other
Other
Other
Residual Waste X
X X
Organic Waste
Paper X X X
Glass X X
Metal X
Leightweight/Plastic X X X
Hazardous Waste X
Other Waste X X
Tab;e. 32: Type of Collection Equipment used in Sevilla

Collection System
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Air System
Air System
Air System
Air System
Collection Vehicle
Other
Other
Other
Other
Residual Waste x x x x
Organic Waste
Paper
Glass
Metal
Leightweight/Plastic x x x x
Hazardous Waste
Other Waste
Table. 33: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Sevilla
Looking into the future, the following recommendations are made:
• To improve waste separation at source

• To extend vacuum collection
• To expand the use of electric collection vehicles.
10.4 Valencia
Valencia is a city located in the East of Spain, the fourth by number of inhabitants.
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10.4.1 History
The first document about waste collection in the municipal files is dated in 1908. In 1957 the first
call for tenders for a waste collection contract was made. In 1981 there was another call for
tenders, and metal containers were implemented all over the city. The current contract was issued
in 1992, with wastes collected with 1 100 to 3 200 litre side loaded containers.
Currently, the city uses rear loaded (with 1 driver and two workers) and side loader collection
vehicles, (1 driver and 1 worker).
Country
Spain
Name of the Area
Valencia
Size in km_
134,65 km2
Inhabitants
750,476
366,151 shops and industries not included
Type
one family houses, flats, etc.
Table. 34: General Information about Valencia

Collection System
Recycling Station
Deep Collection
Underground
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Paper Bag
Container
Container
Container
……..
……..
……..
Other
Other
Other
Residual Waste x
Organic Waste x
Paper x x
Glass x
Metal x
Hazardous Waste
Other Waste
Table. 35: Type of Collection Equipment used in Valencia
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Collection System
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Front Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Rear Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Side Loader
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Open Truck
Air System
Air System
Air System
Air System
Collection Vehicle
Other
Other
Other
Other
Residual Waste x x x
Organic Waste
Paper x x
Glass x x
Metal
Hazardous Waste
Other Waste
Table. 36: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Valencia
Looking to the future, the recommendations for the city are the following:
To diversify the collection.

To improve the equipment.
To combine users necessities and equipment abilities.
10.5 Examples of Containers
10.5.1 Underground Container for Selective Collection of Solid Waste - Rural Model
Figure. 10: Underground Container for Selective Collection of Solid Waste – Rural Model
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Size and Capacity
1 m x 1.6 m= with a capacity of 5 square meters.

1 m x 1.2 m= with a capacity of 3 square meters.
1 m x 0.9 m= with a capacity of 1.5 square meters.
10.5.2 Underground Container for Selective Collection of Solid Waste - Multimaterial

Model
Figure. 11: Underground Container for Selective Collection of Solid Waste – Multimaterial
Model
Size and Capacity
Total volume: 11 000 litres

Total capacity: 9 000 litres
Total capacity per fraction: 3 000 litres
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10.5.3 Underground Container for Selective Collection of Solid Waste - Urban Model
Figure. 12: Underground Container for Selective Collection of Solid Waste – Multimaterial Model
Size and capacity
Total volume: 4 000, 3 000, and 2 000 litres.

Diameter: 1 600/1 400/1 200 litres.
Height: 1 300-2 000 mm.
10.5.4 Platform for Underground Side Loaded Vehicles
Figure. 13: Platform for Underground Side Loaded Vehicles
Size and capacity:
Size: 2 500 x 1 660 mm

Capacity: 1 standard 3 200 litres container
10.5.5 Waste Paper Collection 2,3 m3
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Figure. 14: Container for Waste Paper Collection
Size and Capacity
Capacity: 2.3 m3
Height: 1 8 m
10.5.6 Glass Collection Container
Figure. 15: Container for the Separate Collection of Glass
Size and Capacity
Capacity: 2.5 m3
Height: 1.8 meters
10.5.7 Container for Solid Waste Collection with 1100, 1700, 2000, 660, 880 and 1000
Litres
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Figure. 16: Container for Solid Waste Collection
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11 Analytical Roundup of the Household Waste Collection Systems
Ing. Mag. Michael K. Pieber; michael.pieber@wu-wien.ac.at
Department of Technology and Commodity Science

Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
Augasse 2-6
A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Europe
11.1 Field of Study
It was the purpose of the Working Group on Collection and Transportation Technology to describe
existing household waste collection schemes in different cities and regions in order to picture
examples for interested waste management professionals. This section sums up the data
presented in the case studies and draws conclusions to highlight, what the collection systems have
in common, as well as how they differ.
Figure. 17 provides an overview of the cities and regions covered in this report.
EUROPA
Tampere
Gothenburg
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Drechtsteden
Brisbane
Vienna
Bologna
Forli
Madrid
Barcelona
Valencia
Sevilla
Figure. 17: The Cities and Regions
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Although there is a focus on European cities, the Australian city of Brisbane has also been
described in this report.
11.2 General Data of the Cities and Regions
A total of thirteen cities and regions in nine different countries was evaluated.
Size in km2 Inhabitants Households Description of Area

1
Region of Tampere >690 370.000 150.000 50% City, 35% suburban area, 15% rural
Gothenburg 450 475.000 230.000 80% Multistory Buildings
Copenhagen 90 501.000 279.000 93% Multistory Buildings, 7% Single Family Houses
Hamburg 755 1.715.392 750.000 Multistory Buildings

2
Region of Drechtsteden n.a. 300.000 n.a. 45% Multistory Buildings, 55% Single Family Houses
Vienna 415 1.759.801 780.000 Mostly Multistory Buildings, some Single Family Houses
Bologna 140 427.272 n.a. n.a.
Forli 228 108.000 43.772 Mostly Multistory Buildings, some Single Family Houses
Barcelona 99 1.550.000 711.000 Mostly Multistory Buildings, some Single Family Houses
Madrid 607 3.062.462 n.a. n.a.
Valencia 135 750.475 366.151 Mostly Multistory Buildings, some Single Family Houses
Sevilla 142 702.520 290.000 Multistory Buildings

Brisbane 1.220 898.000 n.a. Mostly Single Family Houses
1
City of Tampere incl. region
2
Drechtsteden consists of the municipalities of Alblasserdam, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, 's-Gravendeel, Dordrecht, Papendrecht, Sliedrecht and Zwijndrecht.
Table. 37: General Data of the Cities and Regions, listed from North to South
Table. 38: Population Density of the Described Cities and Regions, Listed from North to South
Population Density
Inhabitants per km2
Tampere1 536
Gothenburg 1.056
Copenhagen 5.592
Hamburg 2.271
Drechtsteden2 n.a.
Vienna 4.241
Bologna 3.052
Forli 473
Barcelona 15.657
Madrid 5.045
Valencia 5.574
Sevilla 4.932
Brisbane 736
1
Tampere City incl. region
2
Drechtsteden consists of the municipalities of Alblasserdam, Hendrik-Ido-
Ambacht, 's-Gravendeel, Dordrecht, Papendrecht, Sliedrecht and
Zwijndrecht.
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As can be seen from Table. 37 and Table. 38, the described cities and regions differ in size and
type of settlement as well as in population density. The cities are situated in different climate
zones, from the cooler northern climate via the Mid-European moderate climate zone to the
warmer southern European climate zone. The Australian town of Brisbane has a sub-tropical
climate. The range in size stretches from big capitals like Madrid and Vienna to medium-size towns
like Forli. Different sizes, settlements and population density require corresponding household
waste collection systems.
The case studies of the cities and regions describe the basic essentials of the respective
household waste collection system. The following analysis of these collection systems first
addresses the conjoint system elements and second the diverse system elements.
11.3 Conjoint Elements of the Described Household Waste Collection Systems
The following analysis compares the conjoint elements of the collection systems. It is important to
notice however that every city and every region in this report established its respective collection
system based on certain legal, technical, economical and historical circumstances. This analysis
reflects the single decisions that have been made therefore. The figures are not statistically weight
per capita or per number of containers or trucks, but should nevertheless provide a sound overview
how different cities and regions successfully tackle their daily household waste collection tasks.
11.3.1 The Comfort of Collection
Waste collection systems require the participation of the citizens. They have to accept the different
waste collection methods.. Practical experiences as well as corresponding surveys show that
through ‘comfortable’ collection systems, citizens are better motivated to participate, which leads to
better collection results.
Figure. 18: Comfort of Waste Collection for the Citizens
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Figure. 18 provides an overview on the waste collection systems employed by the cities and
regions.
The size of the bubble reflects the absolute number of cities and regions employing a certain
collection system for the respective type of waste. A large bubble therefore indicates that many
cities and regions use a particular collection system for a particular waste type.
It can be seen that residual and organic waste are usually collected in a comfortable way for the
citizens, the majority being full service or at least kerbside collection systems. The recyclables like
paper, glass, plastics or metal and special wastes like hazardous waste are usually not as
comfortably collected as residual or organic waste, i.e. the citizens have more effort (mostly longer
distances) to deliver these types of waste separately. The type of collection system also depends
on the expected amounts of waste generated. Every household has residual, organic and paper
waste in larger quantities, this also corresponds with the results of household waste analysis. The
comfortable system can be found more often in the northern cities, presumably due to harsh winter
conditions.
When it comes to comfort, some cities and regions developed very comfortable collection systems
for special wastes as well, see 11.4.4 .
11.3.2 The Use of Containers for Waste Collection
The most common way of collecting waste in the cities and regions is to use a waste container.
The advantages of a container for collection are
High collection performance

Standardised system
Enhanced Hygiene (no loose waste on the street, reduction of dust)
Easily recognisable for citizens
Improved worker’s safety
Many types and sizes of containers available
Accepted basis for a collection-fee-system (clearly understandable for citizens)
The disadvantages of a container for collection are
Investment in containers
Investment in special-purpose vehicles
Container and special trucks need maintenance
Special training of workers
Figure. 19 shows the types of waste and the types of collection systems, where containers are
used for waste collection. It is evident that containers are commonly used for the collection of
Residual waste and organic waste with full service and kerbside collection respectively
Recyclables (paper, glass, metal, plastic) with kerbside and bring system collection.
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Figure. 19: The Use of Containers for Waste Collection
Several cities and regions also use plastic or paper bags in addition to their container-based
collection system. A few cities and regions only use a bag system for some types of waste.
Figure. 20: Use of Bags for Waste Collection
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The advantages of a bag system are:
High collection performance

No special-purpose vehicle necessary
The disadvantages of using bags for waste collection are:
Low comfort for the user

Increases the amounts of waste
High effort opening the bags in sorting plant
High physical strain for the workers
As can be seen in Figure. 20, bags are used for residual waste and organic waste in a full service
system, seldom for paper or plastics. Some cities and regions offer bags, which citizens can buy to
collect additional residual waste.
11.3.3 The Types of Collection Vehicles Used
Next to containers, collection vehicles are the backbone of a modern waste collection system,
since they provide the logistical connection between the place, where the waste is “produced” (i.e.
the household) and the recycling or treatment plant respectively. Depending on the size of the city
or region and the type of settlement, different kinds of collection vehicles are used, whereby mainly
the rear loaders and to some extent also the front/side loaders are the most commonly used types
of collection vehicles. Front/side loaders require a container park for an efficient collection and
cannot be operated in narrow inner city areas.
Figure. 21: Use of Different Collection Vehicles for Full Service Waste Collection
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Figure. 21 shows the rear loader to be the preferred collection vehicle for the full service collection
system, mainly used for residual and organic waste and paper.
The advantages of a rear loader are:
Suitable for narrow inner-city areas

Not much operational space required
Loose materials can also be collected
The disadvantages of a rear loader are:
Requires a crew of at least 2-3 workers

Workers are endangered on the open street
Workers have to handle the heavy waste containers
Figure. 22: Use of Different Collection Vehicles for Kerbside Waste Collection
When it comes to kerbside waste collection the use of front/side loaders increases, as can be seen
from Figure. 22.
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The advantages of front/side loaders are:
Only one driver necessary

No strenuous container handling
Full workers safety (worker does not leave driver’s cab)
Flexible through exchangeable containers (body-swap)
The disadvantages of front/side loaders are:
Not applicable in narrow inner-city areas

Collaboration of citizens necessary
Container emptying can be time-consuming (if more attempts to catch the container are
needed)
Loose materials cannot be collected
Requires adequate operational space
Figure. 23: Use of Different Collection Vehicles for Bring System Waste Collection
The open truck is the vehicle of choice for transportation of waste collected via bring systems. As
Figure. 23 indicates, glass, metal and other wastes are hauled with open trucks, because this type
of waste should not be compacted.
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11.3.4 Types of Bring Systems
Bring systems are widely used in modern waste collection schemes. Every city and region
portrayed in this report operates part of its waste collection system through a bring system. These
systems can differ in the use of containers employed or on the type of collection point. They can be
a drop-off site or a full scale recycling centre.
Different Types of Bring Systems
Residual Waste Drop-Off-Sites

Recycling Center
Organic Waste Other (Underground-, Deep-, Air Collection)
Lightweight/Plastic
Paper
Glass
Metal
Hazardous Waste
Other*
*Other wastes are bulky waste, WEEE, tyres,
scrap, construction waste, etc.
Figure. 24: Different Types of Bring Systems
Figure 22 shows the characteristics of the bring systems of the cities and regions of this report.
The most common implementation of a bring system is the use of drop-off sites and recycling
centres.
11.3.5 Source Separation of the waste stream
Be it in Tampere, Vienna, Sevilla or Brisbane: the idea of separation of the waste stream directly at
the source, i.e. the household, has been realised in every city or region, which is described in this
report. One of the main reasons of the wide introduction of source separation to the cities’ waste
management is the shortage of landfill volume. Additional to that the dedication of land for the
building of a new landfill can sometimes be difficult, especially in very densely populated areas.
The NIMBY (not in my backyard) syndrome can draw some neighbours to oppose such a project. It
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has also to be taken into account, that due to legislation on the European Union level, landfilling
will be more and more restricted in the EU member countries.
Although all the cities and regions have introduced programmes for source separation, they differ
in the extent of the separation and in the comfort for the households in using the corresponding
collection systems. It can be said however, that most of the cities and regions separately collect
from the residual waste
Organic waste
Paper
Glass
Metal
Lightweight Plastic
Hazardous Waste and
Other Waste (mostly bulky waste, WEEE)
11.3.6 Recycling Centres (Civic Amenity Sites)
All the cities and regions operate recycling centres to support their citizens’ waste separation and
waste collection.
As can be seen in Figure. 25, other wastes like bulky wastes, WEEE, tyres, scrap or small
amounts of construction wastes are delivered to recycling centres. They provide a comfortable way
for households to deliver larger than average amounts of waste.
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Figure. 25: Wastes Collected in Recycling Centres
11.3.7 Funding on the Basis of Volume
Some cities also provided information on the funding of their respective waste collection systems.
A common factor for the funding systems is that they are all volume-based (i.e. container volume).
This seems to be the widely accepted system, which can be easily communicated to the
households / citizens.
Copenhagen operates a dynamic volume system, i.e. the waste collection system is fully flexible.
The householders can change their container size everyday.
It should be mentioned here, that the Working Group on Collection and Transportation Technology
published a report in 1999, which dealt with on-board weighing systems in the waste collection of
different countries. This was based on the idea of pay as you throw, which increases the costs for
those who produce more waste. This system requires a technically advanced collection fleet and
cannot be used everywhere, but will remain an option for the future. It should not be forgotten that
a weight-based charging system for households could also lead to waste tourism and an increase
in littering.
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11.3.8 The Amounts of Waste are Increasing
In the city and region reports the development of the waste streams are also mentioned. The
statements are common in saying that the amounts of waste from households are increasing. This
can also be observed at European level, where the target of stabilising the waste generation from
households at the level of 300 kg per year and capita was clearly missed (see the European
Environmental Assessments published by the European Environmental Agency). In many
countries the necessary decoupling of economic growth and waste generation has not taken place
yet. The collection systems have therefore to be flexible enough to allow for rising waste streams in
the future.
Waste avoidance is a sustainable way to tackle the increasing amounts of waste. The widespread
deposit system on bottles in Denmark supports waste avoidance. The idea is to collect the bottles
unbroken, wash and reuse them. Another system in Finland targets cans, which are collected
clean through the use of a deposit scheme,as economic incentive to return the cans. The city of
Vienna has initiated a waste avoidance program in 2002; through several waste avoidance projects
selected during an international competition, Vienna looks for realistic ways to decrease the
amounts of waste.
11.4 Diverse System Elements
11.4.1 The Operational Company
A distinguishing aspect of the waste collection systems of the cities and regions is the legal /
administrative aspect, how waste collection takes place. Some cities are carrying out all the
operational measures themselves, where the employees are part of the city administration. Some
cities have established operational companies on a private basis, often together with other
municipalities. These service companies are publicly owned, sometimes also private companies
come into play, to form Public-Private-Partnerships. Finally some cities work solely on a contractor
basis, i.e. tenders are let for private waste management companies to carry out the collection
duties on their behalf. The reasons for the establishment of different operational systems are
usually of a political and economical nature.
11.4.2 The Colours to Separate the Different Types of Waste
Since there are no CEN / ISO norms regarding the colours of containers, which should guide the
households to the different separately collected waste streams, the colours differ from city to city
and country to country, as Tab. 39 clearly shows.
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Colour of Residual Organic White Coloured Lightweight Hazardous Other
bins Waste Waste Paper Glass Glass Metal / Plastic Waste Waste
Black
Vienna
Silver-Grey Brown Red White Green Blue Yellow
Green (Paper)
Tampere
Grey Brown Blue (Cardboard) White Black Yellow Red Orange1
Gothenburg Green Green Green Green Green Green Green
Green
Hamburg
Grey Green Blue White Brown Yellow
Green
Brisbane Grey Green with Green with
Black red lid Blue Yellow yellow lid
Forli Blue Green Green Yellow
Brown (Kitchen
Waste) Grey with
Copenhagen Green (Garden
Grey Waste) red lid Blue
1
Energy Waste (dry, combustable)
Tab. 39: Colours of Waste Containers in Different Cities

Since there is no type of waste where a single colour guides the citizens, an international
standardisation is recommended by the members of the Working Group on Collection and
Transportation Technology.
11.4.3 The Size of the Containers Used
Due to different types of settlements and sometimes due to historic reasons or workers safety, the
sizes of the containers used in the cities and regions described in each report differ immensely.
Cities with narrow inner-city areas have to use small waste containers, whereas big containers are
more often found in areas that are not so densely populated and / or are served with side or front
loaders.
11.4.4 Specialities from Some Cities and Regions
Some cities have added some specialities to their waste collection systems.
Copenhagen
In Copenhagen, there are a number of multi-storey-houses employing a caretaker. These

caretakers are the householders local contact for a very ‘comfortable’ household hazardous waste
collection. The householders can hand over their household hazardous wastes to their caretaker
directly on their premises. The skilled caretaker stores the wastes in a suitable interim storage until
collection.
Copenhagen has comprehensive worker’s safety standards. To protect worker’s health when lifting
heavy waste containers from Copenhagen houses, several lifting devices were installed in the
houses (see also 9.2).
Forli
In Forli, citizens bringing certain wastes to a recycling centre, receive a small remuneration for their
effort, i.e. a ticket for the local public transport or some kind of office stationery. This should help to
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motivate the people to come to the recycling centre as well as to guide them to sensible waste
separation.
Bologna
In Bologna, multi-material containers have been introduced for paper and plastic waste in the city
to reduce the number of containers on the city streets and to make it easier for the citizens to take
part in waste management. This seems like a step back from the idea of source separation, but
helps the Bologna city administration to get some inner-city space back.
Vienna
In Vienna, a rather dense system of household hazardous waste collection points and recycling
centres facilitates the separate collection of household hazardous waste (HHW) and bulky waste
for the Viennese citizens.
Tampere
In the city and region of Tampere, several types of waste are collected via deep collection, i.e. an
underground collection system.
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The contributions in annex 1 and 2 were received after the report was finalised. They are therefore
not reflected in the conclusion, but as they contain valuable information it was decided to include
them as annexes.
Annex 1
FINLAND, Turku
Mikko Talola mikko.talola@lassila-tikanoja.fi
Lassila & Tikanoja Oyj
Hopeatie 2
FIN-00440 Helsinki
Finland
1. Introduction
According to Finnish Waste Act municipalities are responsible to organise collection and transport
of residential waste. According to the Act municipalities have two alternatives to carry out this task:
12 They may arrange collection and transport themselves
12.1 by using their own personnel and trucks or
12.2 by hiring a contractor to do practical work or
13 They may choose a system where actual customers make contracts directly with
waste management companies
In number a clear majority of municipalities have chosen the alternative II. Some cities like Helsinki
and Tampere have chosen the alternative I. B. In whole country no municipality have chosen
alternative I. A.
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2. Status quo
In Turku the City Council has chosen model II where all inhabitants – including business and
residential estates - are allowed to choose waste management company on the free market. The
inhabitants normally own and maintain their refuse bins but they may be rented from waste
management company as well.
Based on the Waste Act city of Turku has established Rules for Waste Management and Recovery
where practical requirements for properties and citizens are set. The rules tell e.g. in which way the
waste has to be sorted at source. Principally hazardous wastes and wastes to be incinerated have
to be kept apart from recyclable waste. Separate collection for paper, glass and metal has to be
arranged in apartment houses with four or more flats. Business and institutions must also source-
separate paper, glass and metal but in addition they must recover corrugated board in case
monthly amount exceeds 50 kilograms.
The incineration plant of Turku – originally started in 1975 – was renovated in 1995 to meet
emission requirements that time. About half of the municipal waste stream in Turku – that is
approximately 50000 tons – is incinerated. Approximately 110 GWh of energy is utilized annually
as district heating which makes seven percent of total district heating energy consumption.
The amount of grate furnace slag from incinerator is about 10 000 tons per year. The amount of fly
ash and flue gas cleaning residue is approximately 2000 tons per year. About one fifth of the
volume of waste brought to incineration plant will be landfilled. Among the waste stream there is
still – despite of prohibition in Rules for Waste Management – a lot of metal waste which increases
the amount of slag.
The landfill of Topinoja started operation in 1971. Landfill accepts non-combustible municipal
waste, construction and demolition waste, industrial waste, special wastes and sludge. Slag and
flue gas cleaning residue of the incineration plant is deposited on the landfill as well. The total
amount of wastes deposited on the landfill is approximately 70 000 tons per year from which 40
000 tons are municipal waste. Waste amount coming from production activities is 30 000 tons.
In single-family house areas there are approximately 360 recycling centres where residents can
bring paper, glass and metal to be recycled. Centres are operated in co-operation by city and
Lassila & Tikanoja who is responsible for collecting material. Additionally there are of paper
collection containers in single-family house area serviced by a paper recycling company. There are
about 20 shops and shopping centres where - in addition of paper, glass and metal – board,
cardboard and textile waste is collected. Detailed waste management situation described fraction
by fraction is presented in table 1.
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The amount of municipal waste of Turku is approximately 600 kilos per inhabitant per year. The
total amount comprises wastes treated in incineration plant and landfill as well as those delivered
for recovery. The amount of waste is thought to increase with same rate as gross domestic
production.
3. Recommendation
In 2002 the waste management strategy of the municipalities of the Turku area was established.
Strategic targets were to increase both material and energy recovery of waste and to create a
regional waste management organization. Environmental impact assessment of different waste
management options has been started. Also a regional waste management company has been
established. The population of the area is approximately 305 000 (Turku alone 170 000) and
volume of waste is anticipated to be 170 000 tons in 2020 (Presently it is 90 000 tons in Turku
alone).
In same time there are also major investments and development within private sector as well in
waste treatment and logistics e.g. in remote control of container filling rate, container weighing and
collection vehicles with multiple compartments for different waste fractions. Turku is good example
of co-operation between public and private sectors of waste management where the role of public
sector has been to set framework and targets and the role of private sector has been to execute
operations effectively with special attention to customer needs and service.
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Table 1. Waste management in Turku (Finland) fraction by fraction
Waste fraction Volume Actors Remarks
Kg/inhabitant
/year
Paper, board, Paperinkeräys The collection of paper and board fibers has long tradition in Finland with a collection
cardboard Oy ( paper rate of approx. 70% - which is in world top class - but in Turku it is even a little bit more,
(including liquid- collection 80%.
food cartons) 70 company), L&T,
Sita, local waste
management
companies
Glass Suomen Turku is Finland’s leading glass collection municipality due to tight collection container
Uusioaines Oy network. There is separate collection bin in all premises with four apartments or more.
(glass collector In addition there are almost 400 hundred centrally located containers in one family
and purifier), house areas and shopping centres. The state-owned alcohol seller Alko Oy is major
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L&T, Sita, local recipient of returnable bottles. All groceries selling soft drink and beer also accept
waste empty bottles against deposit. The reuse system of returnable/refillable bottles works
management well with a returning rate of 90-95 %. Returnable bottles – those of plastic as well – are
companies refilled over 30 times in average.
Metal Kuusakoski Oy Metal packaging and other “small-metal” has to be source-separated by the households
(scrap dealer), with four apartments or more. In addition there are almost 400 hundred centrally located
L&T, Sita, local containers in one family house areas and shopping centres for metal recycling. From
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waste industrial and construction sources scrap dealers of Turku treat approx. 18 000 tons of
management metal waste annually.
companies
Plastic L&T The result of an extensive recycling study in Turku 1996-98 showed that it was not
economically viable to recycle plastic waste from domestic sources. Nowadays plastic
waste is mixed with other municipal waste and consequently mainly delivered to
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incineration plant where its energy content will be utilized. Plastic films from industrial
and commercial sources are normally collected for recycling. Amount is approximately
200 tons annually.
Tyres Suomen Since 1996 there has been a producer organized collection and recycling system in
Rengaskierrätys Finland. Consumers can leave (or bring) used tyres to the tyre shops without charge.
Oy (producer Tyre recycling costs are covered with a recycling fee which is collected in connection of
organisation) purchase of new tyres. The tyre shops bring scrap tyres to regional terminals (totally
seven in Finland) where they are shredded and afterwards delivered to recycling mainly
L&T in civil engineering applications. The tyre terminal of Turku treats approximately 3400
tons of tyres per year whereas the amount of whole Finland is 32 000 tons. Collection
and recycling rate is practically 100%.
Garden waste Landfill City of Turku accepts garden waste at Topinoja landfill in spring and autumn. After size
reduction the waste is composted.
Composting of House owners Domestic composting at premise is allowed and encouraged. The city environmental
biowaste at authority has to be informed before starting domestic composting. The compost bins
premise must be isolated due to the cold winter.
Separate collection L&T Separate collection of biowaste is voluntary. At source biowaste is put into separate
of biowaste bins and transported to composting plant.
Sita
1
Composting
plant (Forssa)
Electric and Kuusakoski Producer responsibility principle is not yet applied (but it will be in August 2005). Many
electronic scrap different pre-treatment and treatment practices e.g. composting bins are made from
L&T freezers, smoking chambers are made of stoves. Freon and oil is removed from
refrigerators before final treatment.
Sita
Stena Metall
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Ekopaja
Construction & L&T There are two companies processing C&D waste. The main product is fuel to be used in
demolition waste the co-incineration plant.
Suomen
Rakennusjäte
Combustible waste L&T Source-separated combustible waste is collected from industrial and commercial
companies. Hazardous waste, biowaste and non-combustible waste are not accepted
Suomen into this fraction.
Rakennusjäte
Sita
Hazardous waste Ekokem Hazardous waste from households can be handed over without charge to “Eco-Truck”
or at hazardous waste collection centre of the city. Small batteries can be dropped into
L&T about 100 boxes at various locations, bus stops etc. Medical waste and thermometers
can be left at the pharmacies.
Sita
1
Companies and institutions must deliver their hazardous wastes to appropriate

treatment plants. Transport is done by authorized companies. The volume of hazardous
waste in Turku is approximately 2 500 tons annually.
Combustible mixed City of Turku Combustible mixed waste from households, shops, industry and institutions is treated in
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waste incineration plant of Turku.
Non-combustible City of Turku Non-combustible wastes and wastes from other sources than above, sludges and
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mixed waste special wastes are landfilled.
Reusable goods Ekotori There are plenty of effective marketing channels for reusable goods and items like flea
(Ecomarket) markets, second-hand shops and “ecocenters”. There are around 50 textile collection
containers in Turku.
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UFF
Salvation Army
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Annex 2 UNITED KINGDOM
Tina Benfield tina.benfield@ciwm.co.uk
Technical Officer
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
9 Saxon Court,
St Peter's Gardens,
Northampton
NN1 1SX
United Kingdom
1. HISTORY
Due to high death rates and poor sanitation, 1898 saw the Public Health Act issued which later in
1875 made local authorities responsible for regular removal and disposal of waste. Horse-drawn
vehicles were the transport of the day until the early 1900s when motorised vehicles started to be
used. Even as early as the 1940s material recovery facilities were used for sorting waste, as
utilised in Preston’s sorting and incineration plant.
Metal bins were introduced before 1914 to hold hot ashes and this brought about the back-door
collection of waste so that householders did not have to haul heavy containers out for collection.
2. CURRENT PRACTICES
Waste within the UK is collected using a number of different waste and recycling containers and a
number of different collection methods.
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Local authorities are set up in three distinct groups, which is very different to many other countries.
In England; there is a two-tier system consisting of county and district. Two-tier authorities have
split responsibility for waste management. County level is for disposal, this includes the sending of
waste to landfill, incineration or composting, in partnership with the District and operating civic
amenity sites. District level is responsible for the collection of recyclables, residual waste,
management of ‘bring’ sites and street cleansing activities.
Unitary authorities are responsible for both collection and disposal and this is how all of the
authorities in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland operate, which is similar to municipalities in the
rest of Europe.
The third group is metropolitan authorities. In waste they operate as two-tier authorities.
Whether unitary or two-tier waste collection is carried out by either the local authority’s own
internally employed collection teams or contracted out to private contractors.
3. VEHICLES
The common collection vehicle for the UK is rear-end loaders with at least three crew, one of them
being the driver who generally does not leave the vehicle. The method of collection varies; some
local authorities have crews that go out before the collection vehicles and set out the bags in one
area for collection.
Recycling collection vehicles vary depending upon whether wheeled bins, boxes or bags are
employed. Wheeled bins will use a similar rear-end loading (REL) vehicle. Boxes may use
stillages or compartmental type vehicles and sort at the kerbside. For green waste collection
(garden compostable) rotating bodied vehicles are generally used instead of rear-end loaders,
although RELs are used by some authorities.
4. CONTAINERS AND COLOURS
Different colours of wheeled bins are used by different authorities; some have the corporate
authority colour, others go for colours to match the material being collected. Paper is commonly
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collected in blue containers and green waste in green or brown wheeled bins. Residual waste is
either in black or grey wheeled bins or black plastic bags.
Recyclables can be collected in a variety of different types of bags and boxes. For example
orange or clear survivor bags, green or black recycling boxes.
At bring sites glass is collected in its respective coloured container, so green glass in green, brown
glass in brown and clear glass in white containers. Paper and magazines are collected in blue
containers and cans banks can be yellow.
5. EXTRA SERVICES
Bulky household waste collections are either offered as a free collection service on demand or
charged on demand. Bulky household waste can be taken to a civic amenity site by the
householder for free.
6. FUNDING
Funding for waste management is through council tax, which each householder pays. This tax
covers all the services the local authority offers, including libraries, schools, police and waste.
There have also been additional central Government grants issued for scheme implementation
(increased recycling scheme, new green waste collections) which each local authority can bid for.
Description
Country England
Name of Area Wakefield
Size in km2 350
Inhabitants 315,400
Number of households 138,994
Type Large town with terraced housing
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Description
Country England
Name of Area Birmingham
Size in km2 268
Inhabitants 1,000,000
Type Large city with multi-storey buildings
Description
Country England
Name of Area Bradford
Size in km2
Inhabitants 473,000
Type Large city with terraced housing
Description
Country England
Name of Area Exeter
Size in km2
Inhabitants 112,700
Type Small town, rural and coastal
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Description
Country England
Name of Area Corporation of London
Size in km2 2.59
Inhabitants 7,807
Type Small city with major business centre &

multi-storey
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ANNEX 2 United Kingdom ………………………………………………………………………. 82

Fig. 1: Recycling Station .................................................................................................. 9

Fig. 2: Collection Point for Household Hazardous Waste ................................................ 9

Fig. 3: Drop Off Site ....................................................................................................... 11

Fig. 4: Mobil Vacuum Collection Truck in Operation ...................................................... 22

Fig. 5: Waste Collection in Hamburg’s inner city............................................................ 25

Fig. 6: Electric Lifts for Waste Containers ...................................................................... 45

Fig. 7: Ramps for Waste Containers .............................................................................. 45

Fig. 8: Wide Opening of the Vacuum Collection System ............................................... 51

Fig. 9: Waste Container of the Vacuum Collection System ........................................... 51

Fig. 13: Platform for Underground Side Loaded Vehicles................................................ 58

Fig. 14: Container for Waste Paper Collection................................................................. 59

Fig. 15: Container for the selective collection of Glass .................................................... 59

Fig. 16: Container for Solid Waste Collection .................................................................. 60

Fig. 17: The cities and regions ......................................................................................... 61

Fig. 18: Comfort of Waste Collection for the Citizens ...................................................... 63

Fig. 19: The Use of Containers for Waste Collection ....................................................... 65

Fig. 20: Use of Bags for Waste Collection ....................................................................... 65

Fig. 24: Different Types of Bring Systems........................................................................ 69

Fig. 25: Wastes collected in recycling centres ................................................................. 71

Tab. 1: General Information about Vienna ...................................................................... 10

Tab. 2: Type of Collection Equipment used in Vienna .................................................... 10

Tab. 3: Type of Collection Vehicles used in Vienna ........................................................ 11

Tab. 4: General Information about the Region of Tampere............................................. 17

Tab. 5: Type of Collection Equipment used in the Region of Tampere ........................... 17

Tab. 6: Type of Collection Vehicle used in the Region of Tampere ................................ 18

Tab. 7: Recommendation for waste bin colours in Finland ............................................. 19

Tab. 8: General Information about Gothenburg .............................................................. 22

Tab. 9: Type of Collection Equipment used in Gothenburg............................................. 23

Tab. 10: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Gothenburg ................................................... 23

Tab. 11: General Information about Hamburg.................................................................... 26

Tab. 12: Type of Collection Equipment used in Hamburg.................................................. 26

Tab. 13: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Hamburg ....................................................... 27

Tab. 14: General Information about Brisbane .................................................................... 29

Tab. 15: Waste Statistics of Brisbane ................................................................................ 30

Tab. 16: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Brisbane........................................................ 31

Tab. 17: General Information about Forlì ........................................................................... 35

Tab. 18: Type of Collection Equipment used in Forlì ......................................................... 35

Tab. 19: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Forlì............................................................... 36

Tab. 20: Destination of collected waste in Bolgona............................................................ 40

Tab. 21: General Information about Region of Drechtsteden............................................. 42

Tab. 22: Type of Collection Equipment used in Region of Drechtsteden .......................... 42

Tab. 24: General Information about Copenhagen.............................................................. 46

Tab. 25: Type of Collection Equipment used in Copenhagen ........................................... 47

Tab. 26: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Copenhagen ................................................ 47

Tab. 28: Type of Collection Equipment used in Madrid..................................................... 50

Tab. 29: General Information about Barcelona ................................................................. 52

Tab. 30: Type of Collection Equipment used in Barcelona ............................................... 52

Tab. 31: General Information about Sevilla....................................................................... 53

Tab. 32: Type of Collection Equipment used in Sevilla ...................................................... 54

Tab. 33: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Sevilla ........................................................... 54

Tab. 34: General Information about Valencia.................................................................... 55

Tab. 35: Type of Collection Equipment used in Valencia................................................... 55

Tab. 36: Type of Collection Vehicle used in Valencia ....................................................... 56

Tab. 39: Colours of Waste Containers in different cities .................................................... 73

• To collect the waste and to clean the streets

Georg Dostal, georg.dostal@argev.at

Prok. DI Georg Dostal, georg.dostal@argev.at

1.2 Status Quo in Vienna

Figure. 1: Recycling Station

Figure. 2: Collection Point for Household Hazardous Waste