PAKOMAK DOO Company for packaging and packaging waste management

INFORMAL COLLECTION- Macedonia Case

EXPRA/ISWA, Bucharest, October 2014

Filip Ivanovski

Basic Data

Founded: 03.12.2010Address: blv. Partizanski Odredi, Porta Vlae Blok 4

1000 Skopje, R. Macedonia

Founders:1. Pivara Skopje AD - Skopje2. Prilepska Pivarnica AD - Prilep3. Vitaminka AD - Prilep4. Pelisterka DOO - Skopje5. Magroni DOO - Skopje6. Koding Dooel - Kavadarci7. Kozuvcanka DOO - Kavadarci8. Vivaks Dooel - Skopje9. Blagoj Gjorev AD - Veles10. VV Tikves AD - Kavadarci11. VV Stobi AD - Rosoman

Population: 2,1 million

Total Packaging Waste 2013:106.000 tons annual

License granted by the Ministry: 10.01.2011

Basic Data

Estimated fractions of packaging waste in Macedonia:

Paper 37-41% of the total volumePlastic 32-35%Glass 17-20%Metal 3-5%Composites 3-5%Wood 7-10%

.

In Macedonia the average is 50 kg packaging waste/capita or 105-110.000 tons/annually.

The total waste (all types) per capita in Macedonia is estimated at cc.300-330 kg/capita/year and 15-17% of that as packaging waste.

2011 2012 2013

Licensed PW

42.090 40.557 40.100

Collected PW

6.198 7.595 9.225

(%) of collection

14,7 18,7 24,2

Operational activities- Pakomak

PAKOMAK together with city of Skopje placed over 500 different containers of for PET bottles during past 2 years. They were demolished in a time of couple of weeks

Informal collection activities

. Informal collection activities

Informal collection activities

Informal collection activities

Informal collection activities

The estimation is that in Macedonia there are active more than 5.000 informal collectors of packaging waste. The number is estimated by the various NGO and humanitarian organizations.

The influence of informal collection over PAKOMAK collective scheme is devastating. All containers and bins are broken and are being constantly emptied

Perception of citizens about the effectiveness of separate selection system is becoming negative and demotivate them.

Possibility of health-hazard issues and increased littering around containers

No traceability and systematic and planned collection

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

Private op. Public op.

Plastic

Cardboard

Comparison of collected packaging waste. Private operators vs. Public operators 2014 (tons)

Informal collectors provide more than 80% of plastic and cardboard in the system of private waste operators, the rest in their systems are from the industry.

Informal collection activities

Increasing involvement of all Government and Municipalities institutions is required, in order to start even small but very important changes regarding scavenging.

Real public debate and actions in order to overcome this very painful social issue once for all, including EPR schemes, Waste operators, NGO, Ministries, Local authorities...Pilot projects in few Municipalities to integrate them

Informal collectors

Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs

Ministry of Environment

Ministry of Interior Affairs

EPR schemes

NGO’s

Waste operators

Integration of informal collection

Ministry of Health

Local Authorities

Contracts with municipalities for collection and services

Collection and transport of the waste to the sorting plants

Sorting of the waste to be prepared for recycling

Transport to the recycling plant

Sale of the waste

Fee from the industry

Movement of the waste Income Financing activities

Organization of managing packaging waste

Thank you!