1. 1 Sustainable Waste Management Planning through Life Cycle Approach LCA-IWM Project within EU 5th Action Programme Key-action “The City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage” Emilia den Boer Institut WAR, Technische Universität Darmstadt

2. 2 Project objestives 2. Assessment model Credits:Energy Compost Secondary materials Final disposal Collection systems, transport Temporary storage Wastepre-treatment& treatment Composting Digestion Mech.-Biol. Pre-treatment Incineration Recycling: (paper, glass, metals, plastics, WEEE) Environ- mental Economi c Social 1. Prognostic model hazardous waste residual & bulky waste WEEE bio-waste plastics and comp. metals glass paper & cardboard Waste quantity & composition

3. 3 CO2 SO2 NOx Pb PCDD/F Global Warming Potential Acidification Human toxicity, ect. Impact categories InventoryImpact assessment Aggregation Environmental criteria selection – LCIA Methods: CML UBA Results Environmental Impact Area Criterion / IndicatorType Abiotic depletion LCA-based (CML) Climate change LCA-based (CML) Human toxicity LCA-based (CML) Photo-oxidant formation LCA-based (CML) Acidification LCA-based (CML) Eutrophication LCA-based (CML) Reduction of biodegradable waste landfilling EU Waste policy Recycling and recovery rates of packaging EU Waste policy Screening/Streamlining LCA Relevance Comparability

4. 4 Results of selection of social sustainability criteria Social acceptability: 1.- ODOUR 2.-VISUAL IMPACT 3.- COMFORT4.- URBAN SPACE 5.- PRIVATE SPACE CONS.6.- NOISE 7.- COMPLEXITY8.- TRAFFIC 9.- RISK PERCEPTION Costume and traditions, cleanliness Social equity: 10.- DISTRIBUTION AND LOCATION OF CONTAINERS 11.- EMPLOYMENT QUALITY Distribution of benefits and burdens Social function: 12.- FINAL DESTINATION 13.- DIRECT EMPLOYMENT CREATION Minimisation, fuel quality, management capability, public awareness

5. 5 Next step: Case studies (e.g. Wrocław) Organics; 42% Glass; 10% Paper and cardboard; 21% Metals; 4% Plastics; 10% Other fractions; 13% Waste quantity & composition Input data Landfill Scenario 1 Cement kiln Landfill Energy Incineration Energy Landfill Mech.-Biol. Pre-treatment Mech.-Biol. Pretreatment Composting Compost Mech.-Biol. Pretreatment Composting Incineration Landfill Compost Energy Recycling Materials Scenario 2 Scenario 3 Scenario 4