WELCOME

TO NACKA MUNICIPALITY!

Waste management in Nacka

Jenny Andersson, Waste Manager

Waste, Water & Sewage Management Departmentjenny.k.andersson@nacka.se

FACTS AND FIGURES NACKA MUNICIPALITY

• Nacka municipality – where the city, the archipelago and green areas meet

FACTS AND FIGURES NACKA MUNICIPALITY

• Third largest municipality in Stockholm County

• Population of 85 500 inhabitants

• Expansive municipality, prognosis year 2015 is 98 500 inhabitants (+15%)

• A total of 35 000 households

• Housing: one-family houses 41%, apartment houses 59%

• Moderate Party majority in the Municipal Council

In Sweden, the responsibility for waste management is divided between:

• Municipalities; responsible for household waste

• Producers; responsible for their respective product groups (i.e. newspaper, packaging material, electronic equipment, batteries, light bulbs and tyre)

• Other waste holders/producers (mainly industry and business); responsible for their own waste

SWEDISH WASTE MANAGEMENT

Packaging material

SWEDISH WASTE MANAGEMENT

• In Sweden in 2008 we produced 4 731 660 tons of household waste or 511 kg/persons

Material recycling

SOURCE-SORTING OF WASTE

• Separation at source is legislated in the Swedish environmental legislation and local regulation/by-laws

• Separation is done already in the household i.e.:

- Packaging material: glass, cardboard, paper, metal, plastics; to Recycling stations

- Newspaper to Recycling stations

- Batteries; collected in Red boxes

- Electronic waste; mobile, computer etc. to Recycling centres

- Light bulbs to Recycling centres

- Medical waste to Pharmacy

- Tyres to Retailer shops

- Bulky waste to Recycling centres

- Household hazardous waste to Recycling centres, stations or campaign

SWEDISH WASTE MANAGEMENT

Red box for batteries

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN NACKA

Organisation

Construction, Road & Water maintenance

Parks & Sports

Sewage, Waste & Water

management

Green issues, Forrestry, Traffic

safety etc.

Store, Vehicles & Mechanical shops

Managing director

Political board/committee of public works

ControllerStaff for HR,

Information, Finance

Municipal Executive

Municipal/City Council

Departments

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN NACKA

• Employees: 3 municipal waste managers + head of the department + Customer services

• All operational services - waste collection, operation and treatment - carried out by private contractors

• Nacka the owner of: 2 recycling centres and 4 collection stations for household hazardous waste

• All costs for the waste management planning and services are financed to 100% with waste fees

NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN NACKA

• Nacka waste sectors responsibilities: Planning the waste management services for household waste Contract and supervise private companies Economic: budget, investment, prognosis,

calculation/construction of waste fees etc. Information and raising awareness Procurement, tender documents, permit, waste management

plan, by-laws etc. Daily contact (telephone/email) with the public; advice,

problems etc. Projects

NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Household waste:• Collected from residential- business- and shopping areas, wheel

bins (majority) or large plastic bags

• Collected by vehicles or/and boat (islands), 1-3 times/week on each address

• 20 000 tonnes household waste year 2008

NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Household waste:

• Household waste transported to Stockholm’s largest incinerationplant, produce electricity and heat

• Alternative! Inhabitants may separate food waste for composting in a compost bin on their property. Encouraged by reduction on the waste fee.

NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

Compost bin

COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Household hazardous waste (HHZ):

• Source sorted in the households• Transported by the inhabitants optional to:

- Recycling centres

- Collection stations at petrol stations

- Mobile collection campaign twice/year by truck in residential areas

• Transported to different treatment facilities

depending on type of waste• 207 tonnes of HHW collected year 2008

(paint, car batteries, oil etc.)

NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

COLLECTION SYSTEMS

NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

Collection stations for household hazardous waste

• Manned collection stations at Recycling centres• Unmanned collection stations at petrol stations

COLLECTION SYSTEMSNACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

Mobile collection campaign household hazardous waste

Collection twice/ year (spring/autumn)

Recycling centres• Skuru ÅVC and Östervik ÅVC

(4000 tonnes/year) (5300 tonnes/year)

• Containers for bulky waste; furniture, garden waste etc.

NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Recycling centres, continue

• Collection station for hazardous waste

• Smaller containers/boxes for:

- Batteries - Electronic waste

- Light bulbs - Clothes

• Due to limited space, only households are welcomed

• Private companies directed to a recycling centre in Värmdö municipality

NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

COLLECTION SYSTEMS

NACKA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

STUDY VISIT

TO SKURU RECYCLING CENTRE

It might be a lot of traffic on the centre - watch out for cars/trucks!!!!