Papatheochari StavroulaEnvironmental Scientist

Ecological Recycling Society

Zero Waste Systems’ Zero Waste Systems’ AnalysisAnalysis

Aim

Report – Analyse zero waste initiatives in partners’ countries towards zero waste

CountriesGreece- Italy- Slovenia- Spain- France

LegislationLegislation Greece Italy Slovenia Spain Catalonia France

Waste oils

Packaging Waste

End of Life Vehicles

Used tyres

Batteries & Accumulators

Waste of electrical and electronic equipment

Legislation Legislation Greece Italy Slovenia Spain Catalonia France

Biodegradable waste

Separate Collection of Organic waste

Dangerous domestic waste

Waste vegetable/cooking oil

Constraction & Demolition waste

Bulky waste

Collection SystemsCollection Systems

Greece Italy Slovenia Spain France

Waste oils Packaging Waste

End of Life Vehicles

Used tyres Batteries & Accumulators

Collection Systems Collection Systems Greece Italy Slovenia Spain France

Waste of electrical and electronic equipment

Biodegredable waste

Dangerous domestic waste

Waste vegetable/cooking oil

Constraction & Demolition waste

Unwanted or Rejected Drugs

Questionnaire

Investigate Strategies by municipalities in Greece, Italy, Slovenia, France and Spain.

- Quantitative data in relation to waste

production for year 2008- Prevention or sustainable management of

municipal waste

Evaluation Criteria

• The percentage of each waste stream in the total amount of municipal waste produced (by weight)

• Degree of difficulty for organizing and running each action for the sustainable management waste

• Cost of burdening the local authorities for the development of any form of infrastructure of sustainable management waste

Highest score 100Doesn‘t mean that no waste are produced!

Scores & Evaluation

ZWI Score

Characterisation of performance Comments

< 30 Negative performance

Non compliance with several or some of the fundamental obligations of the local authority, according to the relevant

European Directives

30 – 50 Marginally positive performance

Mere compliance with the fundamental obligations of the local authority, according

to the relevant European legislation

51 – 75 Positive performance

Performance, actions and initiatives, which exceed the local authority’s current

obligations, according to the relevant European legislation

ZWI Score Characterisation of performance Comments

76 – 90 Highly positive performance

Exemplary performance, actions and initiatives which considerably

exceed the local authority’s current obligations, according to the relevant European legislation

91 – 100Exceptionally

positive performance

Model performance, actions and initiatives in the area of

prevention and sustainable management of waste. Can be used as a model by other local

authorities for the development or improvement of their current

waste management policy.

All countries…ALL COUNTRIES

Number of Questionnaires 236

Number of municipalities (communities) 362

Total population (of regions & countries) 81,128,381

Population covered 11,781,421Percentage of population coverage 14.52%

Average score 48.72

The scores per country

Country ScoreRegion of Catalonia 70.51%

Region Provence- Alpes d Azur in France 58,5%

Slovenia 57,92%Italy 43.63%

Greece 12,98%

Catalonia, Spain

Exceptional performance most materialsNegative performance home composting municipal green waste

reuse initiatives PAYT actions

Positive performance household biowaste

Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France

Exceptional performance most materialsNegative performance biodegradable waste clothes furniture vegetable waste oils ELV reuse initiatives PAYT actions

Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France

Marginally positive performance home composting drugsPositive performance WEEE accumulators

Very positive performance packaging waste.

Slovenia

Positive performance many materialsNegative performance reuse initiativeMarginally positive performance green waste ELV Constraction & Demolition

Waste Recycling Centers

Slovenia

Very positive performance drugs bulky vegetable cooked oils

In all the rest materials, “exceptionally positive performance”.

Italy

negative performance furniture ELV web-site reuse initiatives PAYT activities

Italy

Marginally positive performance home composting, biodegradable materials green waste clothes CDW campaign crew

Italy

Positive performance packaging waste Paper Recycling Centers WEEE bulky drugs vegetable waste hazardous waste

Very positive performance accumulators

Greece

negative performance most materials positive performance paperExceptionally positive accumulators ELV

For more information: http://www.med-zerowaste.eu/

Papatheochari StavroulaEnvironmental Scientist

Ecological Recycling Societywww.ecorec.gr