System Analysis, modeling and choises

for Waste and Recycling

Ir Paddy Noë

Noë Waste Measurement Systems

Wageningen, The Netherlands

The Netherlands

Highly mechanized

People are willing to pay for the service;

Policy aims at maximum reduction of (not re-usable) waste < 100 kg per person per year in 2017.

Costs: between 250-400 euro per household per year.

Costs for incineration 80 euro per ton.

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MARColombia project 4

Service Chain

System elements

Separate Organics collection

Transfer

Land Fill

Sorting

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Door to door

collection

Export

Recyclables

collection

Local Composting

Recycling

Re-use

Value Chain

Waste Composition

52.6%

3.9%

4.0%

16.7%

9.5%

0.8% 3.3%

3.1%

2.8%

1.7% 1.2% 0.6%

PROMEDIO

M.O.

Papel

Cartón

Plástico

Textiles

Caucho

R. Jardín

Madera

Vidrio

Cenizas, Polvo

Metales

Huesos

Otros

Mondoñedo 2010-2013

MARColombia project 6

What to do with a model

Data entry/

collection

Mass Balance at locale and national levelCalculate

Alternatives

Strategic plans

Lacal and National Policy

making

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Check the data

Costs and Efficiency

What are the gate fees;

What are the transportation costs;

What is the waste composition;

What are households willing/ able to pay;

How big is the illegal sector

How big / involved is the informal sector

Use local contractor/ means of collection

Systems need to be adjusted to the local possibilities

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Transfer station

<Locale ophaal middelen>

<Luxe compactor truck>

summary

In order to decide what equipment you need, you need to understand the solid waste system;

Always choose a system that can support it self; (financially and technically)

Try-out different solutions;

Set up a benchmark system to be able to compare your self with other municipalities