Transcript Folie 1 - אדם טבע ודין

The Austrian System for
Recycling of Packaging Materials
Altstoff Recycling Austria - ARA
Facts & Figures
Israel
Size in km2
Austria
22.000
83.000
7,2
8,3
2,88
1,41
GDP in Bill. USD
156
295
GDP/Capita USD
23.844
35.694
4,48
2,45
594
560
Population in mio.
Fertility Rate
R & D Exp. (% of GDP)
Municipal Waste (kg/Capita)
Source: OECD
The ARA System
• ARA System is a non-profit organization
• Founded in 1993 in response to the Austrian
Packaging Ordinance
• ARA System consists of an umbrella organisation,
ARA AG, and eight affiliated recycling organisations
that focus on specific waste materials
The Austrian Packaging Ordinance
The Austrian Packaging Ordinance (VerpackVO, Federal
Law Gazette No. 645/1992) was put in effect on the basis
of the Austrian Waste Management Act. It has been in
force since October 1,1993, and requires producers,
distributors, and importers that put packaging or packed
goods on the Austrian market to take back their
packaging free of charge and recycle it. In 1996, the
ordinance was revised for the second time (Federal Law
Gazette No. 648/1996). The new Packaging Ordinance
has been effective since December 1, 1996.
Companies affected by the Packaging Ordinance
• Manufacturers: companies that produce packaging or packaging aids,
especially service packaging
• Importers and dealers: companies that import or deal in packaging,
packaging aids, or packed commodities.
• Fillers and packers: companies that
– fill and pack goods or
– commodities in packaging or wrap them with packaging for the
purpose of storage and dispatch.
• Companies that have their place of business outside the country, yet
within the EU, and deliver packed commodities or packaging to Austria
also may become license partners of ARA.
Number of license partners
Revenues from license fees
Average cost for licensee
Cost/kg
Company Structure
ARA - Altstoff Recycling Austria AG
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Marketing, Customer Care
License Agreements
Revenue Management
Commissioning of Tasks to Recycling
Organisations
and through subdivisions and subsidiaries
• System Operator for the collection of packaging
waste of
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paper
plastics
metals
wood
textile fibres
ceramics
composite materials
biodegredables
Collection System
• Containers (total 1.262.263 in Austria):
small…
Photos courtesy of ARA
Collection System
…and big
Photos courtesy of ARA
Collection System
Yellow Bag System
Kerbside collection for light-weight packaging
(serving 1,37 mio households)
Photos courtesy of ARA
Collection System
• Commercial & industrial waste service
– Bring in service (140 recycling centers)
– pick-up for small businesses together with
household collection
– pick-up for large waste volumes
– special event service
Collected Volume
Volumes collected from households
Recovery performance
Recovery sites
Cycle
• Paper –> Paper
• Glass –> Glass
• Plastics
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LDPE-Foils -> bags, pipes, building components
HDPE Containers –> full recycling
LDPE/HDPE mix -> profiles, pipes etc.
PET bottles -> plastic packaging & full recycling
mixed plastics -> thermal recovery
Cycle
• Composite materials ->
– (blister packaging, beverage containers etc.) ->
thermal utilisation
• Ferrous metals -> full recycling
• Aluminium -> full ecycling
• Wood ->
– chipboard, thermal utilisation, biowaste
composting
Consumer Acceptance
Household collection in kg/capita
Collection quota
How to be successful?
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Legal Framework
Organizational Structure
Collection System
Recycling Facilities
Public Awareness – Public Acceptance
Thank you!
Further Information: www.ara.at
Christian Lassnig
[email protected]