Waste management

WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

The existing legal and institutional framework, as well as the existing situation in management of municipal, industrial and medical waste, was reviewed. The reviews were concluded with an analysis of strategic issues and deficiencies. The strategy for future management of waste contains a proposal for the development of the waste collection system to include source separation of MSW by means of a decentral-ized collection point system and a central source sorting and waste transfer station. Selected waste materials will be separated with the purpose of sale to specialised industrial enterprises while residual wastes are transferred to the landfill.

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Currently twelve (2006) points for collection of separated waste are in operation. According to investi-gations carried out in 2005 per capita small-sized mixed solid waste (MSW) generation in modern residential areas of Novgorod amounts to 1.76 m3/year (approx. 265 kg/person/year).

The above average amount of MSW comprises household wastes and yard cleaning wastes.

The average density of the MSW is 151 kg/m3.

Big-sized MSW average per capita from the abovementioned residential areas amounts to 0.420 m3/year, 75 kg/ person/year.

The average density of the big-sized MSW is 177 kg/m3.

The big sized MSW comprises worn-out furniture; refrigerators, TVs, large cardboard boxes, apart-ment renovation wastes, as well as green waste i.e. mowed grass and branches from yard trees.

The waste management strategy and institutional strengthening component of the Novgorod Solid Waste Management Project focussed on strategic planning and institutional aspects of the entire Waste Management System.

A general solid waste management strategy framework for municipal, industrial and medical waste management was prepared, and proposals for institutional strengthening presented. This activity can be regarded as a first step towards the development of a comprehensive waste management strategy for Novgorod City and its neighbouring districts.

Strategy Framework


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The estimated waste flow in Novgorod City in 2012 (based on the investigations of 2005) is presented below.

Strengthening of the institutional structure has highlighted a need to approach the regional and the local level in the Oblast. The regional institutional strengthening requires the preparation of a regional solid waste management strategy. The strategy could lead to extension of the catchment area of an upgraded Novgorod landfill and to unify the municipal procedures related to contracting, tariff calcula-tion and waste collection.

On local level, the Committee for Environment headed by Chairman Mr. V.A. Sitnikov has been estab-lished as one of the structural units of Novgorod City Administration. This will considerably facilitate the development of the MSW management system.

Household waste, Single-family houses

50,000 t/year

Household waste, Multi-storey houses

14,000 t/year

Public/urbanwastes

1,000 t/year

Commercialwastes

10,000 t/year

Industrial wastes

800 t/year

Waste materialsto be recycled

9,000 t/year

MSW landfill disposal

59,000 t/year

Industrial wastesdisposal cell

800 t/year

Waste recovery

7,000 t/year

Institutional Strengthening


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Following the development of the SWM system, it has been pointed out that the increased responsi-bility for Novgorod City Administration warrants the establishment of a separate waste management department e.g. under the Committee for Environment with new/ additional personnel resources.

A Corporate Development Plan - prepared during 2004/05 for JSC Spetsavtokhoziastvo addresses in detail where and at what level the institutional strengthening of the company must be implemented.

The quantities of municipal waste and municipal waste-like products, generated in Novgorod, were assessed. Based on previous waste sorting trials and actual data on collected quantities of recyclable waste fractions performed by JSC Spetsautokosiastuo and private collectors, different options for future collection systems were evaluated. In addition, the most relevant waste fractions for collection and industrial recycling were identified.

According to investigations carried out in 2005, the MSW production in Novgorod per capita (size of households untold) is presented below.

WASTE SORTING STRATEGY

Overall Description

Wastes include:

Ordinary household waste

Quantity per capita

1.76 m3/year or266kg/year.

Average density

151 kg/m3Kitchen waste, small dwelling repair fragments and yard cleansing wastes

Bulky and green waste 0.42 m3/year or75 kg /year 178 kg/m3

Waste furniture, refrigerators, TV sets, cardboard boxes, large dwelling repair fractions and yard waste (branches, grass cutting etc.)

A time and activity schedule was suggested and discussed with the Novgorod City Administration. The schedule mainly includes targets related to the implementation of selected collection schemes. Almost all waste producers are targeted in the waste sorting strategy.

Strategy Targets


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The progress of the implementation plan will be highly influenced by the financial resources available during the strategy period. Investors in the new collection equipment will be both public and private entities. One of the private entities to be included in the scheme will be private housing associations.