Taking Waste Management into the future

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1 Taking Waste Management into the future Danilo Vismara Marketing Manager AMSA S.p.A. Brussels, December 3rd 2014

2 The city of Milan: figures and key indicators 1.3 million inhabitants 800,000 commuters 182 km 2 city area 4,000 km of road network over 7,000 inhab./km 2 650,000 tons of MSW collected 500,000 km of roads swept per year 1,300 waste collection and street-sweeping vehicles (30% CNG) 42.9% waste separate collection rate in 2013 Critical issues Lack of space Traffic jamming in rush hours and parked cars High population density and presence of commuters Next targets Increase recycling to comply with European rules EXPO 2015: challenges on sustainable development issues This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 2

3 Waste collection system in Milan Amsa is the company part of the A2A Group that has been managing for over a hundred years the Integrated Waste Cycle (from collection to transport and treatment) and cleanliness of the city of Milan. Current waste collection is based on: door to door collection throughout the city with: - bins (paper and cardboard, glass and food waste) - bags (light metals, plastic, residual waste) waste collection points 230 bring banks for paper and glass bulky waste collection service at home by appointment, free of charge at road level and directly at home with charge 5 civic amenity sites for hazardous and bulky waste and 1 mobile civic amenity site bins for streets and parks Operative Depts Civic amenity sites MCAS Mobile Civic Amenity Site Benefits of door to door collection Better quality of collected waste Limited street exposure of waste Positive effects on hygiene and appearance of the city This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 3

4 Milan integrated waste management system At the beginning of 2000, in Milan was implemented an integrated system mainly based on: 1. Maximizing separate waste collection for recycling plants 2. Recovery of energy and heat through thermal treatment from NOT recyclable waste 3. Zero landfill (since 1997) This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 4

5 Italian household packaging management system The household packaging waste management is set up by the Italian law and is based on the establishment of CONAI, the national no-profit packaging consortium, adhesion to which is compulsory for all packaging producers and users with the aim of achieving the recovery and recycling targets set by the EU. For the recovery and recycling operations of individual materials, CONAI co-ordinates the activities of all the consortia for other materials (steel, aluminum, paper, wood, plastic and glass) Milan collects all of the 6 main packaging materials, mostly separated at the source, to ensure the best quality and best recycling performances Milan has its own plant only for glass sorting (Amsa SpA) while all the other materials are treated in other plants that participate in the CONAI recycling system Packaging waste and food waste collection Plastic and light metals Paper and cardboard Glass Food waste This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 5

6 Packaging and food waste recycling in Milan Waste production Households-Small businesses Office buildings-retail trade- Institutions Streets and parks Product - packaging FROM RECYCLING TO PRODUCTION New material Biogas/Compost FROM PRODUCTION TO COLLECTION Sorting and recycling plant in Asti (COREVE) Anaerobic digestion plant in Montello Integrated waste collection system Door to door collection Civic amenity sites Mobile civic amenity site Sorting and recycling plants (COMIECO) Sorting and recycling plants (COREPLA, CIAL and RICREA PAPER CARDBOARD GLASS PLASTICS METALS BIOWASTE FROM COLLECTION TO RECYCLING This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 6

7 WEEE system in Italy The Legislative Decree 151 of 2005 states that EEE Producers are responsible for financing transportation, treatment, recovery and disposal of WEEE from their own products. Producers have a collective responsibility, proportionally to their respective share of the market. This responsibility is exercised through the establishment of Collective Schemes. The Coordination Centre, managed and regulated by the Collective Schemes under the supervision of the WEEE Compliance and Control Committee, ensures that the all collective systems work with harmonised modalities and operative conditions. WEEE groupings: R1 Refrigerating equipment R2 Great whites R3 TV and Monitors R4 Small appliances, consumer electronics, appliances and more enlightening R5 Light Sources The new WEEE Directive approved by the European parliament establishes that in 2019 must be recovered 65% of the average weight of electrical and electronic equipment put on the market in the preceding 3 years. For Italy it means that the system must reach an average of about 10 kg/inhabitant. In 2012 AMSA collected in Milan 3,130 tons of WEEE, approximately 2.32 kg/inhabitant. -10 tons of light sources R5 This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 7

8 European and Italian reference standards European Directive on Waste EU Commission proposals to review recycling and other waste-related targets represent an important step towards improving resource efficiency and moving closer to a circular European economy. They set out ambitious goals proposed to increase the share of recycling and preparing for reuse of municipal waste to a minimum of 50% by weight by 2020 and to a minimum of 70% by weight by Objectives of waste collection in Italy The current Italian legislation does not set targets for recycling, but identifies specific targets for separate collection to be achieved by 2012* (under revision) * National Environmental draft law sets the goal of 65% of separate collection to be reached in 2016 Leg. Decree 152/2006 Year Target % % 2012* 65% This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 8

9 MSW production and separate collection rate in Milan MSW PRODUCTION (t) SEPARATE COLLECTION GROWTH (%) -13% from 2008 to % % % % % % % * * 2014 Forecast based on Jan-Oct data Forecast This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 9

10 Separate collection rate in Milan 60% 50% 40% Energy recovery Household organic collection 50,2%* 43,4% 36,7% 30% 20% 10% 0% Projection to 2016 * Progressive September 2014 This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 10

11 Action plan implemented in Milan GENERAL GOALS Increase separate collection rate and recover household organic fraction (anaerobic digestion and composting) ACTION PLAN Benefit by a trailing phenomen with positive feedbacks on quantity, but especially on quality of all recyclable fractions Keep the qualitative results of the current waste collection service Customer Satisfaction survey shows in April 2013 a mean value greater than 8 over 10 as a maximum value for the waste collection services To increase results achieved in the past years, Amsa started in 2012 a two phase plan: 1. Introduction, in mid february, of the trasparent bag to replace the traditional black bag for the collection of the residual waste to divert and easily control plastic, glass and paper still present in the residual waste 2. Organic waste collection (food waste) extended to households, starting November 2012 SIDE ACTIONS Awareness and communication campaign to all the citizens Targeted controls and sanctions (42,379 for WASTE NON CONFORMITY in 2013) This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 11

12 1. Introduction of the transparent bag In February 2012 the use of transparent bag was introduced in place of the black bag for the collection of the residual fraction. Specific Objectives Diversion of plastic, glass and paper still present in the residual waste Checking more easily for recyclable waste fractions erroneously put together with residual waste. Results (after 6 months) Significant increase of plastic (+1%), paper (+0.7%), glass (+0.2%) * The compulsory use of transparent bags was launched in view of the introduction of the household organic waste collection This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 12

13 2. Organic waste collection plan Collection plan 4 step program Door to door collection system with brown bins Census of the area for designing the service, and to detect any possible management problems Coordinated activities with the Municipality of Milan (registering households and mayor ordinance for each step) Implementation program in 4 steps (start november 2012 and finish June 2014) Modelling new collection routes (weights, number of households, streets, productivity, etc.) Final testing on field and optimization 4 Phase June phase November 2012 Start June 2014 Areas served 3 phase December phase June 2013 This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 13

14 Organic waste households kit HDPE brown 35 lt. bin with handle and lock For SMALL BUILDINGS (on request) 10 lt. ventilated kitchen bin The small kitchen bin has a special airy structure to ensures optimal oxygenation of the bag and its content to minimize the inconvenience related to the formation of odors and liquids. Bioplastics bags have properties and characteristics of use very similar to traditional plastics, but at the same time, they are biodegradable and compostable according to the European standard EN lt. curbside bin For LARGE BUILDINGS 25 free compostable bags Note: bins are given free loan to citizens This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 14

15 Awareness and communication campaign 1/2 DIRECT MARKETING ACTIONS Letter to families signed by mayor and Amsa president Letter to building administrators, including posters and street list reached by collection service Letter to the presidents of Area City Councils App PULIamo App developed for the Environmental Companies of the A2A Group and available for all mobile OS with dedicated information on where and when of the new service and general rules. The app helps citizen to keep the city clean and sustainable talking directly to the Company. DEDICATED PAGE on the WEB SITE Updated information for each step Communication material available in 8 languages (English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese, Ukrainian, Romanian and Sinhalese) Street search 15 Audio guide for the blind This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent.

16 Awareness and communication campaign 2/2 ADVERTISING AND MEDIA RELATIONS Ad on local newspapers Communication campaign on municipal Totems Bus and underground ads Press release for bins delivery EVENTS AND MEETINGS Communication activity to primary and secondary schools with dedicated information and meetings in the Area City Councils Mobile CAS - MOBILE CIVIC AMENITY SITE Communication and information to users of the Mobile Civic Amenity Site (CAS) This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent.

17 Household organic waste quality results Biowaste collected in Milan is treated in anaerobic digestion plant with energy recovery (biogas) and production of good quality compost. Organic fraction collected has to comply with AD plant requirements. So after every step of implementation, food waste composition analysis were performed in collaboration with the Parco di Monza Agronomy School revealing: Good quality of samples taken from January 2013 to June 2014, with Non Compostable Material (NCM%) equal to 4.34% In all samples, the compostable fraction is almost exclusively composed of kitchen waste, with a negligible (on average <3%) fraction of paper, cardboard and green waste Plastic is the main contaminant, in particularly the plastic bags used inappropriately for containing the organic fraction This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 17

18 Recall actions for specific targets Information campaign on quality Ethnic campaign for separate collection 180,000 guides in 10 languages: Italian, English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese, Ukrainian, Romanian and Sinhalese and Tagalog One to one distribution, foreigners among people of the same Nation This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 18

19 Separated collection trend in Milan ( ) Total MSW (t) MSW per capita (kg/inh. *year) * * * Residual waste Paper and cardboard 65.5% 63.2% 56.6% 49% Glass Biowaste Plastic and metals WEEE, Bulky waste and other 18.1% 12.7% 12.0% 12.3% 9.2% 9.5% 11.2% 12.7% 5.3% 6.2% 9.6% 9.7% 4.5% 5.2% 6.0% 6.3% 3.5% 3,6% 3.9% 4.2% 51%* Source: AMSA * 2014 Forecast This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 19

20 Separate collection in Milan/Lombardy/Italy (2013) Fraction MILAN (Kg/inh.) LOMBARDY(Kg/inh.) ITALY(Kg/inh.) (>90 ** ) Anno 2013 Biowaste 53,0 101,5 85,9 Paper and cardboard 61,0 54,1 50,2 > Plastics 18,5 15,5 29,0 > Metals 5,2 4,0 > Glass 46,1 39,9 26,4 Wood 4,0 15,6 10,5 WEEE 2,2 3,9 3,4 > Textiles 2,4 1,9 1,8 Bulky waste 8,4* 6,5 Total ,4 205,8 * only recycled Source: MSW Report ISPRA ** forecast value with all the new service implemented This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 20

21 Next challenge for the city of Milan: EXPO 2015 Over 20 millions of visitors during the Universal Exposition hosted in Milan (May - October 2015) Target 80% for separate collection and material recycling inside the Exihibition Centre This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 21

22 Conclusions and future steps The case of Milan shows how it is possible to separate recyclable waste in densely populated metropolitan cities, with excellent quantitative results and high standards of the collection service The waste collection system adopted by Milan door to door - proves to be more efficient compared to other methods adopted by Italian and European cities in order to achieve the recycling targets set by the European Directives The door to door organic waste collection has exceeded our expectations, leading Milan to over 50% recycling (September 2014) with all the residents served by this new collection For achieving the new recycling targets expected by EU Commision, Milan will have to improve new separate collection services focused on specific targets with low capture-rate (for example paper and WEEE from office buildings and institutions or cardboard and other packaging wastes from small business and retail trade or biowaste from open markets) Further Milan will have to extend its sorting and recycling plant network: in this direction EU and regional funds will play an important role in order to support investments based on innovative technology Milan will have also to carry on with a widespread awareness campaign and to develop new projects in order to improve waste prevention and reuse (for example food distribution from restaurants and canteens to charities or repairing center close to civic amenity sites) This information was prepared by Amsa and it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without Amsa s prior written consent. 22