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Total recycling in Denmark

Total recycling in Denmark. By/ Suzanne Arup Veltzé Danish Waste Management Association Meeting 30.09.2010 with members of WMAM, Kuala Lumpur. Denmark – a brief overview. = 25 mill. Population: 5.27 million Area: 4.30 million hectares of which 2.7million hectares or 65% are used for

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Total recycling in Denmark

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  1. Total recycling in Denmark By/ Suzanne Arup Veltzé Danish Waste Management Association Meeting 30.09.2010 with members of WMAM, Kuala Lumpur

  2. Denmark – a brief overview = 25 mill • Population: 5.27 million • Area: 4.30 million hectares • of which 2.7million hectares • or 65% are used for • agriculture • No. of Municipalities: 98 • No. of inter-regional waste units: 32

  3. Amount of waste incl. Treatment- Municipal solid waste 2008 – 3.6 mill

  4. Treatment of household waste

  5. Waste from primary sources

  6. Policy Mechanisms • Landfill & Incineration taxes (1987) • Landfill ban (1997) • Minimum tonnage guaranteed

  7. Waste Taxes in Denmark ~ 34.5 £/t

  8. Taxes – improving recycling Tax 1987

  9. Waste Taxes & C/D-Waste Tax 1987 92%

  10. Recycling-% based on few, large waste streams Bygge- & anlæg og kulaske m.v. udgør 64% af DK genanvendelse!!!

  11. MSW linked with other streams • The treatment of household, commercial and hazardous waste is the responsibility of the local authorities (municipalities). • This is the main reason why Denmark so far has been successful in waste management compared to other countries. • In 2008 the Government agreed to liberalise the recyclable industrial waste.

  12. Other Cultural Aspects • History of Waste Incineration • 100 years with technological development (environmentally as well as with energy recovery levels) • Close link with energy policy • District heating – a crucial prerequisite

  13. 100 years of incineration From Rambøll (2003): 100 years of Waste Incineration

  14. Why not in my backyard? From Rambøll (2003): 100 years of Waste Incineration

  15. Planning System • The municipalities adopts every 4 year – after public hearings - a waste management plan covering the next 4 years (with an outlook for the next 12 years) • The plans have to be in agreement with the national strategy on waste (also revised every 4 year with a 12 year outlook) Clear planning for future capacity needs

  16. Finance/ownership • Long tradition for public ownership of the basic disposal operations (Landfills and EfW-plants) • Since 1992 landfills could not be owned by private operators • Ownership is often Inter-regional waste units

  17. Conclusions • Integrated planning – the way forward • Waste Management Planning should be integrated in spatial planning – as well as energy supply planning • Establishment of a Board of Appeal (‘instead’ of Court) avoids long term court cases • Taxation – the direct link to decision makers

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