AWAST PROJECT MEETING

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AWAST PROJECT MEETING

• Orléans, 12th February 2001

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AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12th February
2001

• Portuguese representatives at the Steering
  Committee
• Ana Isabel Paulino
• Paula Santana
• Contact
• INR - Instituto dos Resíduos
• Av. Alm. Gago Coutinho, nº 30 - 5º
• 1000-017 LISBOA
• Tel. [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• isabel.paulino_at_inresiduos.pt
• paula.santana_at_inresiduos.pt

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AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12th February
2001
Ministry of the Environment and Territory
Planning (MAOT)
MAOT
Consultation Organisms
Other Organisms
SEOTCN
SEAL
SEA
AJ
IRAR
CEPA
SG
DGOTDU
INAG
DGAL
IGA
GRI
INR
IGAT
DGA
CNIG
IPAMB
ICN
DRAOT (5)
IPCC
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AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12th February
2001
Structure of the Waste Institute (INR)
Presidency
Technical and Scientific Council
Administrative Council
Office for Legal Affairs
Development Centres
DSA
DPI
DGR
DOE
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AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12th February
2001

• Attributions of the INR
• Implementation of the National Policy regarding
  waste
• Ensure compliment with technical regulations
• Development of inter-sectorial activities
• Ministry of Agriculture (agricultural waste)
• Ministry of Economics (industrial waste)
• Health Ministry (hospital waste)

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AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12th February
2001

• Laws concerning the INR
• DL. 142/96, of the 23rd August
• (Installing Commission)
• DL. nº 236/97, of the 3rd September
• (Structure of the INR)

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AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12th February
2001

• INR - main priorities regarding MSW
• Implementation of the national policy regarding
  waste management
• Increasing MSW levels-of-service

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AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12th February
2001

• National Policy regarding MSW
• I - Situation diagnosis (1996)
• 5 composting units
• 13 landfills
• 310 dumps

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AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12th February
2001

• National Policy regarding MSW (cont.)
• II - Strategy definition.
• Goals for short and medium term planning.
  Priorities
• to eradicate all of the open dumps
• to build new infrastructures for MSW treatment
  and disposal
• to improve waste recovery (separate collection /
  recycling systems)

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AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12th February
2001

• National Policy regarding MSW (cont.)
• III - Progress 1995-2000
• 1995 2000
• MSW Systems - 31
• Served pop. () 26 89

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AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12th February
2001

• National Policy regarding MSW (cont.)
• IV - Present situation. Trends for the (near)
  future
• Dec 2000 Dec 2001
• composting units 4 5
• incineration units 2 2
• landfills 35 42
• closed dumps 176 310

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AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12th February
2001

• MSW Systems

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AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12th February
2001

• Importance of the Project for the INR
• Information
• Experience and information exchange
• Data gathering and standardization
• Up-to-date information collection on MSW

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AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12th February
2001

• Importance of the Project for the INR (cont.)
• Management
• Providing an integrated approach for MSW
  management
• Decision-making aid. Possibility to build
  different scenarios
• MSW systems optimization (technical, economic,
  legal, political aspects)