COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL

MUNICIPALITIES FOR EFFECTIVE WASTE

MANAGEMENTViktoria Slavkova

Regional Development Foundation – Sofia (Bulgaria)

19th of September 2013Porto Palace Hotel, Thessaloniki

Regional Development Foundation Non-profit organization established in 2005

Branches in:• City of Sofia• Haskovo• Ruse• Nessebur• Petrich • Varna

Public benefit activities :• development and strengthening education• environmental protection• local and regional governments• civil protection

Aims :• trans-border structures and partnership • researches in the field of planning and development • improvement of social, economic, administrative and environmental climate in Bulgaria• cooperation with state and support to municipal authorities, local and international organizations• support and cooperate with similar organizations

Responsibilities of the State

• Bulgarian State's obligations under Chapter 22 - "Environment” of EC Association Agreement include:• At the latest the end of 2014 in the country should be a system of

56 facilities (modern regional landfills)Only 2 new regional landfills started (Sofia and Botevgrad)• Within the same period (in stages)191 regional landfills should

be closed- 76 existing municipal solid waste landfills, not meet the legal requirements and modern technical standards.

• Within the same period should be opened WWTPs in each municipality with population above 2000 people

The Factsand Figurs

Responsibilities of the Municipalities 2020by 2020, the preparing for re-use and recycling waste

materials from households should be increased at least 50 % of their total weight.

by 2020, the preparing for reuse, recycling and other recovery of materials, with the exception of materials in natural state, should be increased to at least 70% of weight.

by 2020, limiting the biodegradable municipal waste to 35 % of the total quantity of the same waste formed in 1995- extended from 2016

Launched a mandatory requirement for separate collection of green waste from parks and public spaces, for transmission to composting.

Existing situation

Unregulated landfills

Municipality of Svoge 1/3

• Municipality of Svoge is located in western Bulgaria ,part of Sofia province.

• territory of 868,6 km ² • 2nd largest by area in the country after Sofia• population of around 21,000 people,• 1/3 lives in the town of Svoge• includes 37 villages

Overview

Municipality of Svoge 2/3Projects

Reloading station and a sorting installation in Svoge (Part of regional solid waste landfill Konstinvrod)

Municipality / project preparation Measure "Construction of WWTPs” of Municipality Strategic Plan

• construction of modular treatment plants in smaller settlements in the municipality

2003“Sreden Iskar”- joint project of PVB Power Bulgaria AD and Svoge Municipality

• Construction 9 small hydro power plants (River Iskar) public-private partnership (2006-2015)

• 2008-2012 ready SHPP Lakatnik, SHPP Svrazhen and SHPP Tserovo,

Municipality of Svoge 3/3

Partnership• Agreement for cooperation with:• Municipalities of Stupava, Slovakija• City of Soignies, Belgium• City of Kirishi, Russian• City of Nis, Palilula Municipality, Serbia • NGOs• Private Companies

Municipality of Svoge 3/3

Partnership• Agreement for cooperation with:• Municipalities of Stupava, Slovakija• City of Soignies, Belgium• City of Kirishi, Russian• City of Nis, Palilula Municipality, Serbia • NGOs• Private Companies

Environmental Projects 1/2Management ADOverview

• 2006 founded in BG as as daughter company of

Marius Pedersen /Veolia Miljo Service Holding A/S, Denmark

• 2010Cordeel and Aertssen (Belgium) major

shareholders

Environmental Projects Management AD

Services:

Environmental Projects Management AD 2/2Projects:

• 2 JV for construction of regional landfills:

Thrace Eco AD (2007) - with the municipalities Asenovgrad Purvomai& Sadovo (by March 2011 municipal company)

Kostinbrod Eco AD (2009) - with the municipality of Kostinbrod- landfill construction under implementation

Kostinbrod Eco AD • Municipality of Kostinbrod- landfill construction project• Participating municipalities - City of Kostinbrod, Svoge, Bozhurishte,• Dragoman,Godech, Slivnitza. • Region of Kostinbrod – population 69945, total waste - 27,275

tons / year.• Created a Regional Association of municipalites –meetings 2/year

Planned regional waste management system regional landfill in the municipal area of Kostinbrod / implemented / reloading station and a sorting installation in Svoge Municipality /

project preparation /. plan and organize compliance with legal requirements for local

members:• Closure of old landfills after the construction of new regional landfill• Achieve the regional target of 23% recycling of household waste generated

by the municipalities.

Pan-European opinion poll on occupational safety and health

Representative sample in 36 participating European countries for the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)

Results across 36 European countries

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Region Country

North-east Europe Czech Republic , Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia Ukraine, Latvia

North-west Europe Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Irland, Lichtenstein, Luxemburg, Holland, UK

North Countries Danmark, Finnland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

South-east Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYROM, Romania, Monte Negro, Serbia, Turkey

South Europe Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain

EU27 27 countries of the European Union

EU15 15 countires of the European Union before 1st of May 2004

EEA Norway, Island, Lichtenstein

CCS Candidate Countries and potential candidates

Level of information about safety and health risks at work

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Confidence in action to address workplace safety and health problems

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Confidence in action to address workplace safety and health problems

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