1. Waste Management in Estonia Future Challenges
Margit Rüütelmann
Estonian Waste Management Association
Waste Recycling Cluster

2. Estonian Waste Management Association
Established in 1996 by 26 waste management companies.
In 2006 over 50 members
Today 40 members, 13 individual members
The mission of EWMA is to stand for the common interests of the members and to develop waste management in Estonia directed by the general principles of sustainable development.

3. Waste generation The dominating waste sources are:
oil shale mining
oil shale chemistry
power production
Municipal waste forms about 3-4 % of the total amount of waste.

4. Waste generation Generated waste in million tons: Year Total Hazardous
Recycled %
2006
20,0
6,7
7,5
37,3%
2007
21,3
8,6
31,7%
2008
19,3
7,7
5,8
30,2 %
2009
15,6
6,8
4,4
28,3%

5. Generation of MSW Year Total Recycled Landfilled Recycling % 2006
30,3%
2007
18,7%
2008
22,6%
2009
97 861
22,2%
2010
246 851
-13,5%

6. Waste generation, 2010 incl. MSW 268 938 tons Landfilled 286 475 tons
Waste taken to the landfill sites 353 518 tons
incl. MSW 268 938 tons
Landfilled  475 tons
incl. MSW 246 851 tons
Recycled by landfill operators 67 043 tons

7. Composition of MSW

8. MSW in EU 25

9. Waste generation Generation of municipal waste – 441 326 tons
Number of inhabitants: 1,34 million ( )
Total amount of waste generated – 15,6 million tons
11,6 tons/person
Generation of municipal waste – tons
329 kg/person

10. Landfills
National Waste Management Plan landfill sites in Estonia
The closure process of non-compliant landfill sites started in 2001
In 1999 Estonia had 351 municipal landfills
July 16th, 2009
6 compliant landfill sites (5 for municipal waste +1 for hazardous waste)

11. Landfills in 1999

12. Landfills in 2011

13. Pollution Charge Gate fee in landfill sites for MSW is about 50 EUR/t.
Pollution charge for release of waste into the environment
8,5 EUR per ton of waste
14,38 EUR
17,25 EUR
20,77 EUR
24,86 EUR
29,84 EUR
Gate fee in landfill sites for MSW is about 50 EUR/t.

14. Pollution Charge
3/4 of the pollution charge goes to the local authority for the development of waste management in the area.
Restriction
If local authority has not fulfilled the obligation to administer organized municipal waste collection – no pollution charge.

15. Organized Municipal Waste Collection
Obligation since January 1st, 2005.
Organized municipal waste collection covers municipal waste from households and enterprises.
The aim of organised municipal waste collection is to get almost all municipal waste holders covered with contracts.

16. Organized Municipal Waste Collection
About 220 local authorities.
Low-density areas.
Co-operation between small local authorities.
Report of National Audit Office - 43% of local authorities do not have organised municipal waste collection.

17. Organized Municipal Waste Collection
Until Dec.31st, 2010 – competition to grant special or exclusive right to collect waste within certain transport area.
Since Jan.1st 2011 – competitions according to the rules provided by Public Procurement Act – services concession.
In-house agreements are prohibited.

18. Future Perspectives Separate collection of waste MBT Recovered fuels
National Waste Management Plan
General trends defined:
Separate collection of waste
MBT
Recovered fuels
Mass incineration

19. Treatment capacities, MSW
Company
2010
Tallinn Landfill Ltd
RDF
tons MSW
tons MSW
March 2011
Ragn-Sells -
tons MSW
Autumn 2011
Estonian Energy,
Iru Heat and Power Plant
Mass incineration
tons MSW
June 2013
TOTAL:
tons

20. Treatment capacities, MSW
Re-use and recycling + RDF, mass incineration tons/year Capacity of 5-6 landfills (in tons of waste was landfilled ) Generation of MSW 450 – tons/year Overcapacity – competition between treatment facilities.

21. RDF incineration 2010 2011 Kunda Nordic Cement
tons of recovered fuels incinerated
incl tons of RDF
incl tons of RDF produced in Estonia
2011
tons of recovered fuels
RDF produced in Estonia was also exported to Latvia – Cemex.

22. Waste Recycling Cluster

23. What is a cluster? The objectives of the cluster Driving force
To increase the added value of the companies
To increase the sales of the products-services and export.
Driving force
Co-operation between the companies of the same and different sectors and research & educational institutions.

24. Project partners 17 companies 15 waste management companies
road building company
cement company
3 research and educational institutions
Estonian University of Life Sciences
Tallinna Technical University
Tartu University Türi Colledge
Cluster is open to new partners.

25. Cluster development Dec, 2009 – Nov, 2010
Preliminary projects – Compost production and production of recycled aggregates from C&D waste.
Jan.01, 2011 – Dec.31, 2013
Waste Recycling Cluster
Co-financed by Enterprise Estonia from the European Regional Development Fund.

26. Main objectives of Waste Recycling Cluster
To increase the amounts of waste recycled in Estonia.
Products compliant to quality standards and sertified:
Compost
Recycled aggregates
Recovered fuels
To increase production capacity and volumes, joint marketing.
To increase sales of the products-services and export.

27. Waste Recycling Cluster
Waste -> Products
Waste Recycling Cluster
Production of recovered fuels
Production of recycled aggregates
Production of compost

28. Activities
Study-trips -> acquire the knowledge and experiences other countries, partners search.
Research - > market research, quality of the
products, capacity sharing.
Seminars, conferences.
Development of training programs for the employees.
Participation in other projects.

29. Production of compost

30. Production of compost

31. Production of compost

32. Production of recycled aggregates

33. Production of recycled aggregates

34. Production of RDF

35. RDF in Kunda Nordic Cement

36. Contacts
Margit Rüütelmann

37. Thank you for your attention!