
Integrated Municipal Waste Management Training in Georgia
This document covers the technical training sessions held in Kutaisi focused on municipal solid waste management planning in Georgia's Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi-Kmevo Svaneti region. It includes key elements of waste management plans, Georgian WMP requirements, and EC guidance notes. The training emphasized areas like waste collection systems, types and amounts of waste, treatment facilities, awareness programs, and cooperation among municipalities.
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- Accompanying Measures / Technical Trainings Integrated Solid Waste Management Kutaisi Accompanying Technical Training 2nd Training Municipal Waste Management Planning conducted in the period Dec. 14-15, 2016 for Municipalities & Services responsible for managing municipal waste (MSW) in the Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi-Kmevo Svaneti region of Georgia Accompanying Measures Consultants of
- Accompanying Measures / Technical Trainings Integrated Solid Waste Management Kutaisi Accompanying Technical Training 2nd Training Municipal Waste Management Planning Flashback: Elements of WM plan - Status part - provided by Jan Reichenbach, International Expert for Solid Waste Management
- Accompanying Measures / Technical Trainings MSW planning process Our focus in: December training February training WMP training 2nd Training, December 14./15., 2016 WMP plan 3
- Accompanying Measures / Technical Trainings WM plan elaboration Principal sections of WM plan Scope, Objectives, Background, Duration, Conditions, Limitations, Priorities/Visions Starting Conditions (Status Part) e.g. quantities, quality, collection, equipment, recycling/disposal, actual(!) costs, cost recovery/access to funds, administrative/human capacities/technical qualifications (WC art. 13(4) a-d, g, h if relevant ) Planning part planned measures, activities, investments + ways and time frame, responsibilities, estimated costs and financing sources (WC art. 13(4) e-i) Procedure (when, how, with whom, what basis) WMP training 2nd Training, December 14./15., 2016 WMP plan 4
- Accompanying Measures / Technical Trainings Georgian WMP requirements and EC WMP guidance note (1) The Municipal Waste Management Plan shall contain the following: a) information on the existing system for collection of waste from population; b) data on the types and the amounts of non-hazardous waste collected, recovered and disposed of; c) data on the types and the amounts of hazardous waste from population collected, recovered and disposed of; d) location of the waste treatment facilities; e) planned measures to be taken for the establishment of separate collection and recovery of municipal waste, including of biodegradable waste and packaging waste; f) planned construction of new waste treatment facilities; g) programmes to raise awareness of the public on waste management issues; h) implemented and planned measures for co-operation with other municipalities in the field of waste management; a) the way and timeframe in which the proposed measures shall be implemented, responsible persons, estimated costs and sources of financing for their implementation. WMP training 2nd Training, December 14./15., 2016 WMP plan 5
- Accompanying Measures / Technical Trainings Further regulatory provisions here: TECHNICAL REGULATION On MUNICIPAL WASTE COLLECTION AND TREATMENT RULE (Municipal Waste Collection By-Law) Article 9. Planning and Implementation of the collection system 1. When planning and implementing an efficient municipal waste collection system, a municipality and other providers of waste collection service need to consider: a) Characteristics of waste to be collected and waste collection system coverage zone; b) Selection of a municipal waste collection technique that is efficient and compatible with local geographical and socio-economic conditions of the municipality where service is provided; c) Peculiarities of a landscape of a city, village or borough within the service that may to a certain extent affect municipal waste collection methods within various areas of a municipality. WMP training 2nd Training, December 14./15., 2016 WMP plan 6
- Accompanying Measures / Technical Trainings Further regulatory provisions here: TECHNICAL REGULATION On MUNICIPAL WASTE COLLECTION AND TREATMENT RULE (Municipal Waste Collection By-Law) Article 9. Planning and Implementation of the collection system 2. A municipality shall ensure: a) Efficient municipal waste collection service provision within the municipality s borders taking into account its financial resources; b) Improvement and expansion of a municipality s existing collection system based on consideration of the experience. c) Introduction of an efficient waste collection based on modern cost-benefit practice of service implementation; d) Using equipment ensuring economical, quality and stable service; e) Cooperation with population and organizations to participate in separation system; f) Obtaining sufficient information on operation and maintenance of existing system; g) Collection of appropriate information related to municipal waste collection; h) Periodic investments in replacement equipment; i) Ensuring sustainable technical and management capacities. WMP training 2nd Training, December 14./15., 2016 WMP plan 7
- Accompanying Measures / Technical Trainings WM plan - Making of: Specifying general framework Objectives: [1sttraining]: What do you want to achieve with a WM plan? Ensure proper waste collection and disposal; Ensure payment, ensure payment taking social aspects into consideration; Ensure clean city, for people and for tourist; Support employment; Contribute to climate measures; Provide legal basis for association options See slides on Objectives in WM plan(ning) [2nd training] WMP training 2nd Training, December 14./15., 2016 WMP plan 8
- Accompanying Measures / Technical Trainings Relevant legislation Conditions Area covered and conditions - Location, size, elevation, climate Population - Number, age classes, social status/employment - also population dynamics/migration, seasonal changes (tourism) Structures - dwelling/building structures, number/size of villages - relevant infrastructures (road/railroad connections) - local industries Division of SWM responsibilities Limitations applying WMP training 2nd Training, December 14./15., 2016 WMP plan 9
- Accompanying Measures / Technical Trainings WM plan - Making of: Specifying starting conditions (Status part) Quantities and quality Where generated (Sources of waste generation) How much generated How much collected (Not all what is generated is collected!) - Generation largely depends on source, individuals, season, social status - Collection largely depends on behavior, equipment, service What is collected (waste types, material content) How is collected quality - applies in the case of targeted (source separated) material streams How does quality vary (seasonal change) WMP training 2nd Training, December 14./15., 2016 WMP plan 10
- Accompanying Measures / Technical Trainings Collection What services are offered - how can citizens dispose of waste - for which materials What coverage is achieved (places/population connected/not connected to these services) Collection settings (Number/capacities/arrangement of containers) Collection frequency (How often is collected) Separate collection (How, when, public awareness) WMP training 2nd Training, December 14./15., 2016 WMP plan 11
- Accompanying Measures / Technical Trainings Equipment What devices are available / are used - for collection (e.g. containers) - for pickup (e.g. lifter trucks) - for transportation (e.g. trucks) - for handling (e.g. bulldozer, crane, press) How many of them Where located/by whom used How is state of equipment (what is planned usage period/when does it go out of operation) What is the usable capacity WMP training 2nd Training, December 14./15., 2016 WMP plan 12
- Accompanying Measures / Technical Trainings Public awareness and public cooperation How do you intent to inform and work with neighboring municipalities? How do you intent to inform and work with the MoENRP, SWMCG and other state institutions? How to involve the public? Via discussions about this plan Via information campaigns/leaflets/radio and TV WMP training 2nd Training, December 14./15., 2016 WMP plan 13
- Accompanying Measures / Technical Trainings Costs/financing What are the waste management-related cost positions - collection - transportation - disposal - personnel / administration Relations with any other duties (e.g. water/sewage services, cemeteries) Employed cost recovery mechanisms - fees charged - fee enforcement, defaults in payment Other sources/funds for financing WMP training 2nd Training, December 14./15., 2016 WMP plan 14