a model of household waste management in the private development of the Boryslav community
About this good practice
Specialists of the Center for Ecology, Tourism and Sustainable Development have developed several models of household waste management depending on the type of building. The microdistrict of private development has become a pilot for the model of sorting waste according to the two-container scheme. Residents of the buildings were given 2 containers each for free use - for secondary raw materials and for mixed waste. This is the simplest technological sorting scheme. Collected waste will be removed from each yard on specified days. When concluding contracts with residents, Ecocenter experts explain in detail to people how to properly sort garbage in private estates, why it is needed and what benefits it will bring in the future
Expert opinion
Waste management has been high on the European agenda in recent years. To reduce waste production and resource consumption, the European Union has launched the Circular Economy Action Plan, part of the European Green Deal. This policy should help harmonise waste collection systems within Europe, introduce new waste management rules and tighten the existing ones. The Waste Framework Directive sets a target to increase re-use and recycling of municipal waste to a minimum of 55 % by 2025. Special targets are in place for different types of waste, such as packaging, organic, electronic, etc. Since over 60% of household waste is still sent to landfill in certain states in Europe, a proper sorting of household waste is crucial to increase recycling, and thus lower the impact on the environment and natural resources.
Resources needed
management decisions of the local self-government body, the concept of the waste management model at the local level, community development program documents
Evidence of success
An important advantage of such a system was the extraction of various types of secondary raw materials, which takes place directly at the place (by each owner) of their formation and is subsequently directed to processing
Potential for learning or transfer
This model of waste management will be extended to other micro-districts of the Boryslav community with private buildings. Such a system has been working in European countries for a long time and has proven its effectiveness
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