AWAST PROJECT MEETING Orléans, 12 th February 2001
AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12 th February 2001 Portuguese representatives at the Steering Committee: Ana Isabel Paulino Paula Santana Contact: INR - Instituto dos Resíduos Av. Alm. Gago Coutinho, nº º LISBOA Tel Fax
AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12 th February 2001 MAOT Consultation Organisms SEOTCN SEAL SEA AJ DGOTDU GRI CNIG ICN IPCC IRAR INAG INR CEPA DGAL IGAT SG IGA DGA IPAMB DRAOT (5) Other Organisms Ministry of the Environment and Territory Planning (MAOT)
AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12 th February 2001 Structure of the Waste Institute (INR) Presidency Technical and Scientific Council Development Centres Administrative Council Administrative Council Office for Legal Affairs DSA DPI DGR DOE
AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12 th 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)
AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12 th February 2001 Laws concerning the INR DL. 142/96, of the 23 rd August (Installing Commission) DL. nº 236/97, of the 3 rd September (Structure of the INR)
AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12 th February 2001 INR - main priorities regarding MSW Implementation of the national policy regarding waste management Increasing MSW levels-of-service
AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12 th February 2001 National Policy regarding MSW I - Situation diagnosis (1996): –5 composting units –13 landfills –310 dumps
AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12 th 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)
AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12 th February 2001 National Policy regarding MSW (cont.) III - Progress MSW Systems - 31 Served pop. (%) 26 89
AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12 th February 2001 National Policy regarding MSW (cont.) IV - Present situation. Trends for the (near) future Dec 2000Dec 2001 composting units45 incineration units22 landfills3542 closed dumps176310
AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12 th February 2001 MSW Systems
AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12 th 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
AWAST PROJECT MEETING - Orléans, 12 th 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)