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Comparision of waste production of Brussels Capital Region & Bavaria…
Comparision of waste production of Brussels Capital Region & Bavaria
Household waste rates in Bavaria
from 98 kg/inhabitant/year to 318 kg/inhabitant/year
Waste production rates Brussels Capital City
475 kg/inhabitant/year
Multiply this by the 1.2 million people living in Brussels in 2017
A lot of waste is not always representative for big cities
connection between waste production and the financial background
link between the waste production per inhabitant and the work quota of each municipality.
Recycle systems Brussels
Blue bag - PMD packaging
Yellow bag - paper & cardboard
Green bag - garden waste
Orange bag - food waste
White bag - residual waste
Sorting is mandatory since 2010
Three - bin recycle system Bavaria
Blue for paper
Grey/ Black for residual waste
Green for organic waste
(Yellow sac) - plastic
Brussels quantitative waste reduction target for 2020
food waste by 5 kg per inhabitant each year
awareness-raising and information campaigns; organising of training courses, such as cooking courses; exchanges of culinary know-how
Rest-o-pack
household packaging waste by 10 kg per inhabitant each year
Conducting research to evaluate the over-packaging phenomenon in business and taking action to highlight examples of bad practice in this regard
paper waste by 7 kg per inhabitant each year.
to promote the ‘anti-junk mail’ sticker
Interview with my Italian flatmate about the waste issue in Brussels
not used to see all those waste bags on the streets as well
That is something she suggests to improve, to make it less visible
in her opinion it is a good way to try to be environmental friendly
the sorting system is more complex but she got used to it quickly
waste processing has become a huge business
Munich: “Your Waste – Our Responsibility”
Waste reduction methods Bavaria
marketing and promoting the use of recycled materials
encourage preparing for reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery
Since 2016 you have to pay for plastic bags
Die Tafel
Generation gap
Those over 60 throw away less food than the under-30s