Biowaste Management – case study Austria

(Expert mission)

Organisedby Ministry of environment and water of Bulgaria in co-operation with

TheFederal Environment Agency - Austria

Venue:

SILISTRA

23, 24 August2010

AIM OF THE MEETING:

The aim of the meeting is: Biowaste management in Austria – demonstration of good practices, Legislative Framework and Cooperation models in decentralised biowaste management and composting, Composting – technologies and environmental requirements, Economic aspects – separate collection, fee systems for the citizens and participation rates.

PARTICIPANTS:

1. Stefan Stefanov – Director Waste management directorate – Ministry of environment and water of Bulgaria

2. Teodora Jeleva – Head of department “Municipal and construction waste management”– Ministry of environment and water of Bulgaria

3. Grigor Stoyanov – Chief expert in department “Municipal and construction waste management”– Ministry of environment and water of Bulgaria

4. Florian Amlinger - Consultant expert of the Ministry of Environment, Austria

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6.Gernot Lorenz – Resident twinning advisor, Federal Environment Agency, Austria

7.Regional inspection on environment and water - Ruse

8. Bulgarian Association of municipal environmental experts

9. Municipality of Silistra

10. Municipality of Alfatar

11.Municipality of Dulovo

12.Municipality of Glawnitsa

13.Municipality of Kajnardja

14.Municipality of Sitovo

15. NGO, farmers

Day I : Monday23August 2010

Chair : -Mr Grigor Stoyanov, Chief Expert Ministry of Environment and Water, Bulgaria

09:00 / Introduction, MOEW
09:15 / Biowaste management in Bulgaria – current situation
  • Grigor Stoyanov, Chief Expert Ministry of Environment and Water, Bulgaria

09:35 / Composting – technologies and environmental requirements
Florian Amlinger - Ministry of Environment, Austria
10:35 / Discussions
11:00 / Coffee break
11:30 / Biowaste management in Austria – demonstration of good practices:Legislative Framework; General Strategy; Optimizing separate collection for organic waste; Cooperation models in decentralized biowaste management andcomposting.
  • Florian Amlinger - Ministry of Environment, Austria

12:30 / Discussions
13:00 / Lunch - time
14:30 / SITE VISIT

Day II : Tuesday 24 August 2010

Chair : Mr Grigor Stoyanov, Chief Expert Ministry of Environment and Water, Bulgaria

9:00 / Biowaste management in the region of the RIEW – RUSE
09:30 / Economic aspects: Investment in open windrow composting, collection costs, waste fee.
  • Florian Amlinger - Ministry of Environment, Austria

10:30 / Discussions
11:00 / Coffee break
11:30 / Treatment of mixed municipal solid waste (MSW)
  • Christian Neubauer–Federal Agency of Environment, Austria

12:30 / Discussions
13:00 / Lunch - time
14:30 / SITE VISIT

This meeting is being organised by the

Ministry of environment and water of Bulgaria with the cooperation of Federal Environment Agency, Austria
Bulgaria 1000, Sofia
22, “Maria Louiza” Blvd.
Telephone: +359 2940 66 27, Fax: +359 2940 66 35
Web site

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