Increase and upgrade of the glass waste recycling capacity for the production of glass bottles. Approximately 40,000 tonnes of different glass waste is generated annually in Estonia. Most of the glass waste is landfilled or downcycled to low quality products (concrete products, filling material, etc.). Only a small amount of glass waste is used to produce glass bottles. The Bottle and Glass factory is the only glass-bottle manufacturer in the region (in the Baltic States) that is able to recycle most of the glass waste collected in the region.
Increase of the capacity for recycling waste plastic in terms of producing final products. The aim of the planned project is to increase the capacity for recycling waste plastic in terms of producing final products (various plastic products). The technical goals of the project are to improve all of the fine plastic plant's production lines by adding an automated grinder, blender and measuring system, together with a robotic arm, to the production cycle, ensuring that a significant amount of processing waste will be sent back to the production line.
Improvement of the source separation and treatment of ship-generated biowaste in the Port of Tallinn. The project developer is AS Green Marine, which is responsible for providing waste management services for all ships visiting the Port of Tallinn. The aim of the project is to improve the source separation and treatment of ship-generated biowaste in the Port of Tallinn.
Maping and evaluation of the appropriate composting technologies in order to identify the most suitable option for Narva. The objective of this project is to map and evaluate the appropriate composting technologies in order to identify the most suitable option for Narva. The technical, economic and environmental aspects of potential municipal-scale composting technologies will be evaluated. The most optimal composting approach will form the basis for further development of a system for the separate collection and treatment of biowaste in Narva.
The separate composting of biodegradable waste, generated by families living in individual houses. The planned technology comprises the separate composting of biodegradable waste (BW), generated by a family living in an individual house, and the use of compost on site (in the same land parcel). A particularity of the Taurage region, compared with the majority of other regions in Lithuania, is the large share of the population living in houses rather than flats (more than 54%).
The location of the project is Palanga resort. The particularity of this town is a pronounced seasonality, and also high expectations for the appearance of the town. The aim of the project is to suggest the most environmentally and economically suitable scenario for the treatment of biodegradable waste (BW), including from municipal waste sources and sewage sludge from Palanga municipal waste water treatment plant (WWTP). The current situation is that most municipal waste goes to Dumpiu landfill. The separate collection of recyclables started in 2011.
Improvement of the collection and processing of biowaste in the Šiauliai region. The aim of the project is to improve the collection and processing of biowaste in the Šiauliai region. Every year more than 48.9 tonnes of biowaste is delivered to regional dumpsites, totalling 45% of all waste collected. At the moment there is only one working composting site in the Šiauliai region and during 2012 there has been a plan to establish four additional composting sites in different municipalities.
Improvement of waste management system. Currently, municipal waste from residents and small businesses in the Alytus region is collected and delivered to Alytus region landfill. After building the planned mechanical and biological waste treatment facility, all the collected mixed municipal waste will be co-fed into a mechanical-manual sorting line, and after that into the collection bunker.
Evaluation of the need for battery recycling capacity building in Belarus. The aim of the project is to evaluate the need for the battery recycling capacity building in Belarus, folowed by recommendations for managing the waste stream.
Evaluation of the possibility to use the existing system of landfill gas collection at Trostinets as a model for Soligorsk landfill. This project is apt because there are 186 landfills in the Republic of Belarus and only one of them has a gas collection system – Trostinets landfill in Minsk. Since Belarus is part of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, there are various plans to meet the agreement, including landfill gas collection systems.
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