Development of a recyclables strategy for the town of Wasserburg am Inn
Waste management in Wasserburg
The town intended having its existing waste management checked with regard to ecological and economic aspects, to define objectives and from this to deduce action options, especially with regard to the current requirements of the recycling and waste management law ("Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz"). To this end, Wasserburg am Inn commissioned Projektgemeinschaft AU Consult GmbH and bifa to check the efficiency of the collection systems and the development of a recyclable materials strategy.
Further steps
To evaluate the actual situation, the existing contracts were first checked with regard to the conditions they contained and possible savings options were determined. The existing collection and recovery system was then analysed. The theoretical recovery potential and relevant options for further exhausting the potential of this reservoir were determined and recommendations for actions by the town were derived on the basis of criteria, for example, practicability, citizen-friendliness and positive accompanying effects, such as the reduction of emissions by reducing individual traffic. This was prepared for the relevant flows of biowaste, paper, paperboard, cardboard (PPK), lightweight packaging, bulky household waste, waste timber and scrap metal, small electrical appliances and equivalent material non-packaging as well as other recyclables such as used textiles, used shoes and other used goods on a material flow basis.
After comparing the efficiency of the existing recyclable material depot with the contemporary requirements of a citizen-friendly bring system, possible optimisations for operation of the recyclable material depot were also pointed out.