Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4472067 Waste Management 2013 10 Pages PDF
Abstract

In Bosnia and Herzegovina only 50% of the municipalities have a well-organized service for (mixed) waste collection and disposal. Illegal dumping is very common, in particular in rural areas, which are not regularly served by any service of collection. This situation leads to serious risks for public health and has dangerous environmental impacts. In Zavidovići the municipality is trying to meet high standards in the delivery of services of waste collection, but is constrained by scarce financial and technical resources. Different scenarios for the implementation of a system of separate collection in Zavidovići were elaborated in order to provide a useful tool for decision making by comparing costs and environmental & economic benefits of each scenario. Six scenarios were considered, based on different recovery rates for plastic, paper & cardboard, and metals. Benefits resulting from the implementation of each of the proposed scenarios are compared in terms of savings of landfill volume and costs. The study concludes that the adoption of a system of separate collection could generate positive impacts on all the stakeholders involved in the solid waste management sector in Zavidovići and could contribute to the compliance of European standards in many Central and Eastern European countries as established by a number of national environmental protection strategies.

► −13% Landfill use and 6 k €/month saved with sorted collection and composting. ► Higher selling prices and percentages of recyclables thanks to formalized system. ► Sorted collection sustainable according to selling prices of recovered materials. ► Per-capita costs decreased from 0.84 to 0.42–0.58 €/month/user. ► Opportunity of inclusion of informal sector through employment creation.

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