Case Studies and lessons learntCase Studies and lessons learnt

Case Studies fromCase Studies fromRomania and SerbiaRomania and Serbia

Brantner GroupBrantner Group TODAY TODAY

• 54 companies in 8 European states

• 3000 employees in the fields transports and waste management

• turnover of approx. 158 Mil. €

• owner: Danubia Privatstiftung (100% property of the family Brantner)

• 700 trucks and working machines

• 17 landfills

• 7 sorting plants

• 9 composting plants

• since 1992 PPP models in CEE

STAKEHOLDERSSTAKEHOLDERSin Waste Managementin Waste Management

local authoritieslocal authorities

environmental protection authorities environmental protection authorities

private owners of waste mangement operatorsprivate owners of waste mangement operators

service customerservice customer

IN EMERGING MARKETS:

informal sectorinformal sector

Problems of transformingProblems of transforming ServicesServices from Private to Publicfrom Private to Public

Private:Private:

• profitrofit

• market developementmarket developement

• fees are made by financial aspects fees are made by financial aspects

Public:Public:

• services as cheap as possible

• decisions are influenced by election campaigns decisions are influenced by election campaigns

• director is changing with the mayor director is changing with the mayor

• fees are influenced by politician social aspects are more importantfees are influenced by politician social aspects are more important

Waste managementWaste managementhas always to work betweenhas always to work between

Private StakeholdersPrivate Stakeholders andandPublic StakeholdersPublic Stakeholders

Operational Problems in transformingOperational Problems in transformingPublic to PrivatePublic to Private

employees prefer to be public employees prefer to be public problems with signing the working problems with signing the working contractscontracts

mentality is different – mentality is different – the customer is the kingthe customer is the king

acceptance of the inhabitants (Waste pins!)acceptance of the inhabitants (Waste pins!)

other management system – more responsibilty for the employeeother management system – more responsibilty for the employee

relation between the city hall an private company has to be relation between the city hall an private company has to be developeddeveloped

Transfering of assets:Transfering of assets: Romania in a concession Romania in a concession in Serbia with renting or buying in Serbia with renting or buying

Advantages of Private OperatorsAdvantages of Private Operatorsfor Public Servicesfor Public Services

investments are made by private operators investments are made by private operators

responsibilties for the private operator – legal risk sharing responsibilties for the private operator – legal risk sharing

more flexibel adjustment needs of customers or legal changementsmore flexibel adjustment needs of customers or legal changements

more customized servicesmore customized services

improvement of the services improvement of the services

risk sharingrisk sharing

technical knowledge is existing technical knowledge is existing

„„No headache because of waste“No headache because of waste“

Tariffs and ServicesTariffs and Servicesinin RomaniaRomania

Payments:Payments:

directly from the customerdirectly from the customer

Services:Services:

weekly waste collection, in blocks every second day - 1 collection point with separate collection for ~2000 inhabitantsweekly waste collection, in blocks every second day - 1 collection point with separate collection for ~2000 inhabitants waste bin for freewaste bin for free

Problems: Problems:

SME are bringing waste to public collection pointsSME are bringing waste to public collection points 15% of the registered Romanian inhabitants are in foreign countries (problems with calculation of the fees)15% of the registered Romanian inhabitants are in foreign countries (problems with calculation of the fees) difficult to get information about the inhabitants per housholddifficult to get information about the inhabitants per houshold international companies do not want to respect pricesinternational companies do not want to respect prices increasing of pricesincreasing of prices

unit for the tariff:unit for the tariff:

companies:companies: m³ m³households:households: per inhabitant per inhabitant

medium tariff:medium tariff:

companies:companies: ~ 15 €/m³ ~ 15 €/m³ households:households: ~ 1,1 €/person/month~ 1,1 €/person/month

Tariffs and ServicesTariffs and Servicesin Serbiain Serbia

Payments:Payments: directly from the customerdirectly from the customer

Services:Services: weekly collection for private houses and two times for blocksweekly collection for private houses and two times for blocks 1 collection point for 1000 inhabitants1 collection point for 1000 inhabitants collection of recycling material with bagscollection of recycling material with bags waste bin for everybodywaste bin for everybody

ProblemsProblems:: registration of the inhabitantsregistration of the inhabitants big companies do not want to pay per m²big companies do not want to pay per m² payment rate payment rate invoicing (many invoices with a small amount)invoicing (many invoices with a small amount) increasing of tariffs – national level (free market)increasing of tariffs – national level (free market)

medium tariff (Brantner):medium tariff (Brantner):company:company: 18 Din/m²18 Din/m²houshold: houshold: 0,80 €/person/month0,80 €/person/month

unit for the tariff:unit for the tariff:company:company: m²m²housholds:housholds: per person/monthper person/month

Waste FeesWaste Feesin Krems/Austriain Krems/Austria

120 l garbage bin120 l garbage bin

weeklyweekly 109,78 € / three 109,78 € / three months months

every two weeks or 26 times per yearevery two weeks or 26 times per year 71,17 € / three 71,17 € / three monthsmonths

every four weekevery four week 46,20 € / three 46,20 € / three monthsmonths

240-l garbage bin240-l garbage bin

weeklyweekly 219,23 € / three 219,23 € / three months months

every two weeks or 26 times per yearevery two weeks or 26 times per year 142,12 € / three 142,12 € / three months months

every four weekevery four week 92,40 € / three 92,40 € / three monthsmonths

1.100-l garbage bin1.100-l garbage bin weeklyweekly 1.003,42 € 1.003,42 € / / three three

months months every two weeks or 26 times per yearevery two weeks or 26 times per year 652,08 € / three 652,08 € / three

months months every four weekevery four week 424,06 € / three 424,06 € / three

monthsmonths

We are ready to be We are ready to be your your partnerpartner!!

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Christian LamplChristian LamplBrantner Walter GmbHBrantner Walter GmbH

Brennaustraße 10Brennaustraße 10A-3500 Krems an der DonauA-3500 Krems an der Donau

Tel.: +43 (0) 2732/889-0Tel.: +43 (0) 2732/889-0Fax: +43 (0) 2732/889-22Fax: +43 (0) 2732/889-22E-mail:E-mail: cla@brantner.comcla@brantner.com

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