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Sorting and recycling of excavation, construction and demolition waste

Sorting and recycling of excavation, construction and demolition waste
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MUNICIPALITY OF VRILISSIA

Vrilissia is an urban area and a municipality in the Regional Unit of the Northern Sector of Athens of the Region of Attica. The area is historically inextricably linked to Mount Pentelikos, while the creation of the traditional settlement dates back to 1930 in the place of Patima for the restoration of landless refugee farmers, joining the administrative boundaries of the then Community of Chalandrio between Pallini, Athens and Kifissia.

The core of the modern neighborhood is the Holy Church of the Ascension of the Lord in the central square, which is accessible via the railway network from the Metro and Suburban stations of Penteli and Dukissis Plakentia, at junctions 12 and 13 of Attica Road.



Objective Action

The purpose of the program is, in principle, to reduce the volume of waste that ends up in landfills and, by extension, to save space in the landfill. and financial resources of the Municipality.

Secondly, reducing the need for new materials and therefore reducing the extraction and long-distance transportation of raw materials, saving energy and natural resources.

Finally, the described project creates employment opportunities and economic activities in the recycling sector.

After all, reducing, reusing and recycling waste helps to close the cycle of material use throughout the economy by providing materials derived from waste as inputs for the production of new materials.

 

Target Audience

It is addressed to the citizens and residents of the Municipality of Vrilissi

 

Duration

FROM December 2017 until now October 2018.


Description

The Program includes the separate collection of mixed - non-hazardous - waste from structural constructions and demolitions with E.K.A. 17 09 04 (e.g. concrete, bricks, ceramics, wood, disused furniture, wooden frames, glass, metals, plastics, excavated soil, etc.)


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Impact on Society

In the results of the program so far, the avoidance of the process of burying 922 tons of bases is counted, in less than one year of implementation.

This fact, in addition to the economic benefit it has for the Municipality, reflects a significant environmental benefit for both the soil and the groundwater of Attica. At the same time, it contributes significantly to the reduction of greenhouse gas production (carbon dioxide, methane) which is implied by the burial of waste.



Initiative Location

MUNICIPALITY OF VRILISSIA


Working with Organization

The Municipality of Vrilissi operates an already developed Excavation, Construction and Demolition Waste Management and Recycling System (AEKK) and is one of the pioneer municipalities of Attica that efficiently implements a Standard Program for the Recycling of AECK, in collaboration with the company SANKE E.P.E.


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Workers Participation

The program includes the collection of AEKK 2-3 times a week, after their registration by the cleaning supervisors of the Municipality or after a telephone notification from the citizens, while every Friday the wooden crates of the public market are collected. The loads are then taken to the Contractor's facilities where further separation and utilization of the various materials contained in the AEKK is carried out.


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Benefits for Οrganization

During the planning of the Program, there was a forecast to collect about 550 tons of AEKK within 2018. It started to be implemented from the end of the previous year and continues at a significantly increasing rate. At the beginning of 2018, around 58 tons were collected monthly, in the summer months it increased to 119 tons, while for September alone the amount reached 215 tons. In total, 922 tons have already been collected to date.




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