Waste Management in Berlin Part Two Michael Resch
Europe - Citizens are provided with city-specific and widely differenciated Waste Management Systems P, P, P+P or PPP? Dumper, Pyromaniac, Separator, Waste and Recycling Manager and / or Urban Miner? 2 Michael Resch, Abt. VBS Waste Management in Berlin 24 October 2013
Berlin: Financing the Management of Waste and Recyclables bulky waste collection glass residual mixed waste 15 recycling and reuse centers organic waste lightweight packaging / plastics paper and cardboard 3 Michael Resch, Abt. VBS Waste Management in Berlin 24 October 2013
BSR: type of company and mandate Berlin Stadtreinigung (BSR) is commissioned to perform the responsibilities of the State of Berlin in matters of Refuse collection Waste treatment Street cleaning, snow removal and gritting Under the legal form of a public law institution the BSR is 100% owned by the State of Berlin. BSR is organized like a public limited company since 1994. When fulfilling the responsibilities of public administration, BSR is financing its tasks through service fees. In this case the generation of profits is strictly ruled out. BSR is also allowed to operate commercially e.g. via subsidiaries. These Activities shall be complementary to the public responsibilities. 4 Michael Resch, Abt. VBS Waste Management in Berlin 24 October 2013
Principles on the calculation of charges Equivalence right balance between performance (service that is provided) and reward (waste management charges to be paid) Principle of Equal Treatment to give comparable treatment and to offer comparable opportunities to all customers (a. same access to services of all customers, v. there should be equal and/or comparable pay for equal service) Cost Coverage the service fees charged for a public or other service must both cover the cost of providing that service and may not exceed the costs over the accounting period 5 Michael Resch, Abt. VBS Waste Management in Berlin 24 October 2013
BSR Service Fees for Mixed Waste Fees per Quarter Related to Weekly Emptying Without Extra-Services 2013/14 66,75 81,87 101,88 320,09 2011/12 64,08 76,94 98,59 309,34 2009/10 63,50 75,30 98,60 303,80 bin size 60 l 120 l 240 l 1.100 l 6 Michael Resch, Abt. VBS Waste Management in Berlin 24 October 2013
In the Price Comparison between the largest German Cities, Berlin is ranking at the Top* (in brackets: changes vs. year before) city per m 3 * incl. collection of paper & cardboard = 26,75 per m 3 * Source: BBU Preisspiegel 2014 (September 2014) 7 Michael Resch, Abt. VBS Waste Management in Berlin 24 October 2013
Price Increase in Germany and Development of BSR-Tariffs (Year 2000 = 100)* 130,0 120,0 110,0 100,0 90,0 80,0 70,0 60,0 50,0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Preise Prices (2000=100) = 100) Hausmüll-Tarife Tariffs Mixed Waste Bio-Tarife Tariffs Reinigungs-Entgelte Tariffs for Street Cleaning * Das Basisjahr 2000 wurde gewählt, da in diesem Jahr die Zielvereinbarung zwischen dem Land Berlin und der Berliner Stadtreinigung abgeschlossen wurde. Die Entwicklung der Hausmüll- sowie der Biomülltarife basiert auf der Entwicklung der Tarife für die einzelnen Behältertypen. Die jeweiligen Tarife wurden ohne weitere Gewichtung z.b. nach Anzahl ausgestellter Behältertypen bzw. Umsatzanteil in die Indexierung einbezogen. Die Reinigungsentgelte verlaufen linear, eine Gewichtung ergäbe kein abweichendes Ergebnis. 8 Michael Resch, Abt. VBS Waste Management in Berlin 24 October 2013
Berlin: typical housing situations one family home (~1 household) housing block (~10 flats 1 ) large housing estate (~60 flats) or 1 x 120l MSC 2 (fortnightly) 1 x 60l Bio (fortnightly) or composting 1 x 240l PPK 3 or RC 4 (monthly) 1 x 240l LVP 5 (fortnightly) Glass is delivered to collecting points 3 x 240l MSC (weekly) 1 x 240l Bio (weekly) 3 x 240l PPK (fortnightly) 2 x 240l LVP (fortnightly) 2 x 240l Glass (fortnightly) 2 x 1.100l MSC (twice a week) 2 x 240l Bio (weekly) 3 x 1.100l PPK (weekly) 2 x 1.100l LVP (fortnightly) 2 x 1.100 l Glass (fortnightly) or 1) Used by families, single persons or small businesses 2) Municipal Solid Waste from households and small businesses ( mixed waste) 3) Paper & cardboard 4) delivery to a recycling and reuse center 5) lightweight-packaging collected via bins or sacks 9 Michael Resch, Abt. VBS Waste Management in Berlin 24 October 2013
service fees (2013) Current Structure of BSR Service Fees Service Fees for Mixed Waste also Cover the Costs of Other Services mixed waste bin Sperrmüllabfuhr bulky waste collection Costs of basic services green waste bin recycling and reuse center Costs of services that are reduced are free of charge bin for recyclables an non-packaging of similar material others: christmas tree and leaf collection 10 Michael Resch, Abt. VBS Waste Management in Berlin 24 October 2013
New Service Fee Structure Starting in 2015* Implementation of a New Household-related Basic Fee ( Eco-Fee ) household-related (per appartment, housing or utilisation unit) regardless of the bin size and the number of emptyings per year basic charge related to the costs of services that are calculated not fully cost-covering 24,60 per unit and year variable charge variable charge on mixed waste related to bin size and frequency of emptying reduction by 20% variable charge on Green waste related to bin size and frequency of emptying reduction by 20% Other cost reduced services: bulky waste service fee service for bin transport Prices for Leaf Sacs no change in service fees free of charge recycling and reuse center collection of recyclables and non-packaging of similar material (bin for recyclables) christmas tree collection provision of bring sites for / electronic scrup / WEEEcollection etc. no change 11 Michael Resch, Abt. VBS Waste Management in Berlin 24 October 2013
Role of Municipalities in Producer Responsibility Schemes municipalities are the main actors in the field of general household waste management in Germany there are different roles for municipalities in the field of producer responsibility schemes in Germany WEEE: Producer responsibility schemes divided between producers and municipalities : municipalities collect WEEE (and can opt to recover WEEE); producers have to take over WEEE at the municipal collection points (if required to do so by the municipalities); packaging, batteries, etc.: Full producer responsibility scheme : producers set up and/or finance private systems for the collection, recycling and recovery. 12 Michael Resch, Abt. VBS Waste Management in Berlin 24 October 2013
Packaging Legislation in Germany system finances itself via licensing fees on packaging collection infrastructure for sales packaging was created in accordance with the municipalities companies that carry out the collection and the recycling/recovery of sales packaging locally are selected via competitive procurement procedures by the private system Development of Packaging Waste Management DSD had a quasi-monopoly in Germany for the management of packaging waste for a long time the Federal Cartel Office at some point demanded more competition in the field today there are 10 systems which compete in Germany the collection and the recovery / recycling services in relation to glass and lightweight packaging are procured for shorter periods DSD regularly concludes standard agreements in relation to ~ 420 designated areas. 13 Michael Resch, Abt. VBS Waste Management in Berlin 24 October 2013
Thank you! 14 Michael Resch, Abt. VBS Waste Management in Berlin 24 October 2013