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LandfillLandfill costscostsMain Main stakeholdersstakeholders

IllegalIllegal wastewaste disposaldisposal

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June 30th, 2008

David McCall

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NonNon--recyclable materialsrecyclable materials

• Incineration

–Golden Rule: Min. 500,000 people, limited land

• Landfilling

–Golden Rule: Min. 80-120,000 people

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LandfillLandfill MManagementanagementYesterdayYesterday

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LandfillLandfill MManagementanagementTodayToday & Tomorrow& Tomorrow

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WhenWhen is a is a landfilllandfill breakbreak eveneven??

InvestmentInvestment: 50 : 50 €€/m/m22

((excludingexcluding otherother infrastructureinfrastructure))EgEg: 20.000 m: 20.000 m22 x 50 x 50 €€/m/m22 = 1 = 1 millionmillion €€

OperatingOperating CostsCosts: : 80% fix80% fix

onlyonly 20% 20% variablevariable

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Cost Structure: Collection and LandfillCost Structure: Collection and Landfill

Landfill cost elements

Fixed costs • Depreciation

• financing, etc.

Operational costs• Personnel

• fuel, etc.

Topping-off costs

Post-operational costs (30-year requirement)

Collection cost elements

Fixed costs • Depreciation

• financing, etc.

Operational costs• Personnel

• Repairs

• fuel, etc.

Golden Rule: 60-40% split

International average: 1% of disposable income

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Garbage CollectionGarbage CollectionYesterdayYesterday

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Garbage CollectionGarbage CollectionToday & TomorrowToday & Tomorrow

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IT: IT: Management and ControlManagement and Control

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Transfer stationsTransfer stationsCombined with residential waste

collection yards, reuseyards

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TransferTransfer stationsstations –– II. II.

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Waste transportation, haulingWaste transportation, hauling

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Sorting PlantsSorting Plants

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ConstructionConstruction & & DemolitionDemolition WasteWaste1414--25% of 25% of thethe entireentire wastewaste streamstream

Profit or Loss?

Virgin material – 30%

Gross Margin

Dumping Costs – 30%

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Main stakeholdersMain stakeholders

Financial stakeholders

Investors

Operators

Municipalities

Subsidies

Non-financial stakeholders

Municipalities

NGOs

Authorities

Residents

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Illegal dumpingIllegal dumping

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Costs of illegal dumpingCosts of illegal dumping

„Operating” expenses

Post-operation clean-up expenses:

•Monitoring

•Topping-off

•Localization, containment, decontamination

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Costs of illegal dumpingCosts of illegal dumping

Short-term low costs often lead to long-term high costs

Who pays the bill?

Municipalities, government:

Taxpayers

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Illegal Illegal landfillinglandfilling in Hungary in Hungary

• Campaigns against illegal landfilling by the Ministry as well as HUMUSZ, NGO

• Ministry supports it by 245,8 million HUF

• It is possible to give 1 % from tax for illegal landfilling (HUF 250 million arrived to HUMUSZ from this in 2008)

– www.tisztamagyarorszagert.hu

– http://www.tajsebeszet.hu

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Illegal Illegal landfillinglandfilling -- NGO campaign NGO campaign

• Tajsebeszet campaign by HUMUSZ from 2003,

–School children detect the landfills and call the authorities

–The authorities call the companies to remove the waste

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Waste `commando` Waste `commando`

• Started in Nyiregyhaza in June 2004 by E-Mission NGO

• Participants: authority, police, NGO• The people who landfilled the waste illegally were caught and 98% removed the waste as it is an offence

• They monitor the area every2nd week

• Waste commando planned inSzekesfehervar, ZalaszentgrótSzekszard, Szolnok as well

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ThankThank youyou forfor youryourattentionattention and and participationparticipation!!

David McCall

WAMPUM Kft.

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