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Eco Points – Waste Rooms in Cordoba
Published on 14 January 2019
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About this good practice
Origin
In order to minimize the visual impact of waste in the world heritage site area, different solutions have been developed, such as aesthetical cover (51% waste capacity), underground containers (4%), door to door collection (23%) and ecopoints (23%). Among them, ecopoints are the most advanced solution.
Timescale and Development
Ecopoints have been implemented in the last 10 years. They consist on a public waste room where containers are kept. The simple original design has been modified including control access, security, and usability equipment.
Actors involved
Businesses, hotels, restaurants, locals, companies in historical centre
Legal framework
Cordoba City Council Ordinance of Urban Hygiene.
Financial framework
Average cost of ecopoint is about 70.000€ (real state cost excluded) for six one cubic meter capacity containers.
Technical framework
Ecopoints integrate access control, video surveillance interior, mailboxes for the deposit of waste (the four fraction collected in city: organic, packaging and inerts, paper, glass), thermal insulation and air conditioning, fire extinguishing system and automatic cleaning
Use degree
City hall plan involves ecopoints will be extended in the whole historical town center (32.000 habitant), that implies removing all waste containers in the street. Every ecopoint is used for 770 inhabitants in average, so currently about 8.500 citizens and local shops are benefited
In order to minimize the visual impact of waste in the world heritage site area, different solutions have been developed, such as aesthetical cover (51% waste capacity), underground containers (4%), door to door collection (23%) and ecopoints (23%). Among them, ecopoints are the most advanced solution.
Timescale and Development
Ecopoints have been implemented in the last 10 years. They consist on a public waste room where containers are kept. The simple original design has been modified including control access, security, and usability equipment.
Actors involved
Businesses, hotels, restaurants, locals, companies in historical centre
Legal framework
Cordoba City Council Ordinance of Urban Hygiene.
Financial framework
Average cost of ecopoint is about 70.000€ (real state cost excluded) for six one cubic meter capacity containers.
Technical framework
Ecopoints integrate access control, video surveillance interior, mailboxes for the deposit of waste (the four fraction collected in city: organic, packaging and inerts, paper, glass), thermal insulation and air conditioning, fire extinguishing system and automatic cleaning
Use degree
City hall plan involves ecopoints will be extended in the whole historical town center (32.000 habitant), that implies removing all waste containers in the street. Every ecopoint is used for 770 inhabitants in average, so currently about 8.500 citizens and local shops are benefited
Resources needed
Average cost of ecopoint is about 10.000€ (for cubic meter capacity containers, excludind real state cost of a local of 40m2)
Evidence of success
Proven results (through indicators):
Elimination of containers on public streets in the World Heritage Area. Currently it has allowed to remove 153 waste containers (26% of all waste capacity)
Reduction of the impact of containers on public streets.
Possible success factors:
Financial collaboration with different bodies and public administrations; the integration and support of neighbours and businesses in the World Heritage area (interest groups of the SMOT project from ENPI CBCMED 2007-
Elimination of containers on public streets in the World Heritage Area. Currently it has allowed to remove 153 waste containers (26% of all waste capacity)
Reduction of the impact of containers on public streets.
Possible success factors:
Financial collaboration with different bodies and public administrations; the integration and support of neighbours and businesses in the World Heritage area (interest groups of the SMOT project from ENPI CBCMED 2007-
Potential for learning or transfer
The system is perfectly replicable in different cities and situations, in fact ecopoint have been developed in the city of Sfax (Jordan) and it is under development in the city of Ibiza (Spain) as well as in Quito and Cuenca (Ecuador) as a result of cooperation projects.
Further information
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Good practice owner
Organisation
Sanitation of Cordoba
Spain
Andalucía
Contact
Responsible for Environmental center of Cordoba