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1180–1190 M. Mimra, M. Kavka and R. Renfus
Analysis and Evaluation of the Waste Management in the Municipality
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Analysis and Evaluation of the Waste Management in the Municipality

M. Mimra*, M. Kavka and R. Renfus

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Machinery Utilisation, Kamýcká 129, CZ 165 21 Prague 6–Suchdol, Czech Republic
*Correspondence: mimra@tf.czu.cz

Abstract:

Objective of this paper was to analyse the waste management on an example of the municipality Nový Bor in the Czech Republic. The analysis is performed on comparison of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) production in Nový Bor which systematically separates between mixed and sorted waste as commodities with a second life span. It was noted that the average amount of mixed MSW came to approximately 200 kg person-1 year-1 in Nový Bor in 2014 which was 24% below the Czech average value of 263 kg person-1 year-1 from the identical year. Comparison of the sorted waste production in 2014 showed that Nový Bor achieved better results than the Czech average of 39.7 kg person-1 year-1; a common resident of Nový Bor separated 24.4% more waste via recycling containers (= 49.5 kg person-1 year-1) and 11.6% more via Bag Collecting System (BCS) which means 54 kg person-1 year-1 in total. Unfortunately, approximately 80% of MSW from Nový Bor is landfilled so its energy producing utilisation is totally neglected. Generally, the decision how to dispose of waste depends more or less on price: disposal of MSW by landfill costs about 700 CZK t-1, whereas in an incinerator about 2,000 CZK t-1. The personalised, registered BCS clearly ensures a better, diligent waste separation (impurity only max. 10%) compared to the mixture found in ‘anonymous’ recycling containers placed all over the city where the impurity of sorted waste varies between 20–40%. 

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