06/10/2022

Gestion Integral de Residuos Organicos:

practical experience in small, medium
and large towns in Italy

6th OCTOBER 2022, online

Marco Ricci – Jürgensen

Altereko sas, Italy

About myself
Altereko sas – consulting for circular economy
MD
www.altereko.it

CIC Italian Composting and Biogas Association

Senior Expert
www.compost.it

ISWA International Solid Waste Association

Vice-Chair of the Working Group on Biological Treatment of Waste
www.iswa.org

ECN European Compost Network

Chair of the Task Group on Compostable Bioplastics
www.compostnetwork.info

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2, Distribution of biobins and starter-kit

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Milan: key data

• Population 1.5 M inhab
• Density >7000 inhab/km2
• 80% of families live in high-rise buildings

• Italy’s most vital Economical center

• AMSA is a Public-owned company responsible for

MSW management in Milan

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Starter kit for households

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Collection from large producers

http://www.amsa.it/

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The calendar for collection in Milan

Residual Food Waste Packaging Garden Bulky
waste Waste (P, G, waste
PL, Me)

Frequency at
households
1/w
2/w 1/w At drop-off
point

Frequency at 6/w
commercial

Quantities 196 110 140 1 15

(kg/inhab
2019)

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Comunication activity

http://www.amsa.it/gruppo/cms/amsa/multilingua/uk/separate_waste/milano.html

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Milan: customer satisfaction and participation

Participation in food waste collection?

Customer satisfaction

Source: ISPO investigation 800 inhabitants

Regularly, every day

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Weekly collection rate of foodwaste

(kg/inhab/week)

• 1.77 kg/week of food waste per inhabitant

• about 95 kg per person/year
• 25% comes from commercial activities and schools
• 130,000 t/year of food waste collected separately and sent to AD for
organic recycling  saving 8,760 t of CO2/year

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Lesson learned in Milan

Changes in residual waste collection

Foodwaste from households

Changes in residual waste collection

Food waste only from HO.RE.CA

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Lesson learned
Lección aprendida

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Change your strategical view

Residual

Resto
Biowaste

Paper Plastics

Glass

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Convenient tools to sort food waste

Sorting at home Delivery to the collection

• Vented kitchen caddies • High-density waste (it’s wet food….)
• Compostable bioplastic • In line with weekly production of a
• For each household standard family
• Manual emptying

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Compostable plastics in Italy

(2021)
(2011) BIOREPACK (EPR
Ban of scheme for
(2010) compostable
Obligation of PE-SUP packaging)
compostable shoppers
(2006) bags for (<100µm)
Certification biowaste
«Compostabile- collection
(‘90) CIC»
biobags for food
waste collection

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21-26€/h
7-9€/h

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Optimise gate-fees

Garden waste Food waste

• Lower fees • Higher fees
• Composting (only) • Composting and or
• Decentralised, small scale AD&Composting
• Coop with farmers (?) • Centralised, large scale

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Thank you
Grazie
Marco Ricci – Jürgensen
www.altereko.it
ricci@altereko.it
+39-348-8731065

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