Developing new opportunities for municipal waste

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management in three Baltic States

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Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe

2002

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INTRODUCTION . 5

1 PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY 7

2 PROJECT PROCEDURE AND RESULTS . 9

3 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WASTE SECTOR IN THE BALTIC STATES BASED ON

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS . 10

WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES 10

INDICATORS BASED ASSESSMENT . 11

4 EUROPEAN UNION POLICIES AND LEGISLATION IN THE WASTE SECTOR 15

5 CONCLUSIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18

6 PROJECT PARTNERS AND INVOLVED INSTITUTIONS . 22

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN LATVIA 25

1 NATIONAL POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK . 25

1.1. OVERVIEW OF WASTE MANAGEMENT SITUATION, STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS 25

1.2. MAIN ACTORS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE WASTE SECTOR . 28

1.3. NATIONAL LEGISLATION IN WASTE SECTOR . 30

1.4. FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT 33

2 ROLE OF LOCAL LEVEL IN WASTE SECTOR . 36

2.1. MUNICIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS . 36

2.2. MUNICIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN RESPECT TO EU WASTE POLICIES 38

3 WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON LOCAL LEVEL . 40

3.1. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION'S ROLE 40

3.2. WASTE SERVICE PROVIDERS 40

3.3. WASTE MANAGEMENT (COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION) ORGANISATION 41

3.4. WASTE DISPOSAL 42

3.5. WASTE TARIFFS 42

4 PROBLEMS AND OBSTACLES FOR EFFECTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT ON LOCAL LEVEL . 43

5 BEST WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON LOCAL LEVEL . 45

5.1. MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN LIEPAJA CITY . 45

5.2. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NORTH VIDZEME REGIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM 51

5.3. MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN BAUSKA TOWN . 58

5.4. MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN JURMALA TOWN 60

5.5. MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE RIGA CITY. 63

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN LITHUANIA 68

1 NATIONAL POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK . 68

1.1. OVERVIEW OF WASTE MANAGEMENT SITUATION . 68

1.2. NATIONAL LEGISLATION IN WASTE SECTOR . 69

1.3. OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY, PLANS AND PROGRAMS 70

2 ROLE OF LOCAL LEVEL IN WASTE SECTOR 71

2.1. MUNICIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS . 71

2.2. MUNICIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN RESPECT TO EU WASTE POLICIES 71

3 PROBLEMS AND OBSTACLES FOR EFFECTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT ON LOCAL LEVEL . 72

4 BEST WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON LOCAL LEVEL . 73

4.1. WASTE MANAGEMENT IN JOSVAINIAI RURAL DISTRICT 73

4.2. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT IN MAÛEIKIAI . 75

4.3. PROGRAMME FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PESTICIDES IN KAUNAS COUNTY 76

4.4. EDUCATION ON WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY . 77

4.5. SOCIAL SURVEY ON PUBLIC OPINION CONCERNING WASTE MANAGEMENT . 79

4.6. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN ÍIAULIAI 81

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ESTONIA . 87

1 NATIONAL POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK . 87

1.1. WASTE GENERATION 87

1.2. ADMINISTRATIVE AND ECONOMIC REGULATION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT . 88

1.3. NATIONAL LEGISLATION IN WASTE SECTOR . 89

1.4. WASTE MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS . 89

1.5. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 90

2 ROLE OF LOCAL LEVEL IN WASTE SECTOR . 91

2.1. MUNICIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS . 91

2.2. MUNICIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN RESPECT TO EU WASTE POLICIES 92

3 WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON LOCAL LEVEL . 93

4 PROBLEMS AND OBSTACLES FOR EFFECTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT ON LOCAL LEVEL . 95

5 BEST WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON LOCAL LEVEL . 96

5.1. MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN PARNU . 96

5.2. MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN RAKVERE . 99

5.3. MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN TALLINN . 102

5.4. MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN TARTU 104

5.5. MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN PAIDE . 108

5.6. MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN VAATSA . 110

ANNEX A SUMMARY OF THE MAIN EXISTING EU LEGISLATION RELATING TO WASTE

MANAGEMENT 113

ANNEX B INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR “WASTE – PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES: DEVELOPING

NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT” 117