Description of the Larnaka Solid Waste Management System under the scope of the LIFE PAYT European Project

1. Launching Event, 24 Nov 2016, Lisboa, Portugal
LIFE2015/ENV/PT/000609
LARNAKA SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Andreas Louka / Larnaka Municipality
Acting Municipal Secretary

2. Launching Event
24 Nov 2016,
Lisboa, Portugal
Solid Waste Management (1)
The facility is designed to handle mixed municipal solid waste
(MSW) and is located 10km from them city of Larnaka in the
southeast of Cyprus. The permanent population served is 200.000
citizens. The innovation of plant is that it can handle both mixed and
source separated material and can produce compost and SRF
simultaneously, so it has a high flexibility and can be adopted very
well in the change of waste composition, and the requirements of
market for end products in the future.
Andreas Louka
Larnaka
Municipality

3. Launching Event
24 Nov 2016,
Lisboa, Portugal
Solid Waste Management (1)
This integrated facility includes the following plants:
q A Mechanical – Biological Treatment Plant (MBT) for the
treatment of solid waste, with a
q capacity of 160.000t/y of mixed municipal solid waste from
households at a two shifts operation
q A material recycling facility (MRF) 20.000t/y, for the recovery
of recyclables sorted in the source
q A composting plant for the composting of the organic material
sorted in the source
q A Sanitary landfill site with an annual capacity of 88.000t/y
and a minimum time-life of 20 years
(total volume 2.8 million m3)Andreas Louka
Larnaka
Municipality

4. Launching Event
24 Nov 2016,
Lisboa, Portugal
Larnaca Collection, depositing and processing of
waste
One of the chief competencies of the Municipality, stemming from the Municipalities Law, is the collection, depositing and
processing of waste, as well as the protection and improvement of the environment and keeping Larnaka presentable.
Since cleanliness and environmental hygiene contribute to improving the quality of life but also safeguard public health, this
constitutes a priority for the Municipality and one of its chief challenges.
In the city of Larnaka, the rubbish collection applies 3 times per week and this applies every day from tourist, commercial
and city center and for recycle materials once a week (Green dot Cyprus).
Competencies of the Sanitation Service
i. Garbage collection from residences and commercial homesteads
ii. Collecting trimmings and other bulky objects via clean-up campaigns held from time to time.
iii. Street cleaning and cleaning of communal spaces.
iv. Washing of streets, squares, covered public car parks, open marketplaces and municipal dumpsters.
v. Collaborating with collective schemes, companies and competent organisations on managing waste flows
vi. Recyclable materials (glass, aluminium, paper, plastics): Green dot Cyprus
vii. Clothing and footwear: Anakyklos Perivallontiki
viii. End-of-life vehicles: licensed units
ix. Batteries: AFIS Cyprus Ltd
x. Electrical and electronic devices: WEEE Electrocyclosis Cyprus Ltd
xi. Collection, transport, processing and final disposal of animal cadavers (dogs, cats) and pets/birds: Sigan
Management Ltd.
Andreas Louka
Larnaka
Municipality

5. Launching Event
24 Nov 2016,
Lisboa, Portugal
Solid Waste Management System
Photograph: Cyprus Mail
Andreas Louka
Larnaka
Municipality

6. Launching Event
24 Nov 2016,
Lisboa, Portugal
Municipal Solid Waste (tones)
Month MSW (tones) 2015
Jan 2.435
Feb 2.179
Mar 2.372
Apr 2.371
May 2.473
Jun 2.700
Jul 2.823
Aug 2.697
Sep 2.457
Oct 2.448
Nov 2.217
Dec 2.346

7. Launching Event
24 Nov 2016,
Lisboa, Portugal
Municipal Solid Waste (tones)
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
MSW (tones) 2015
MSW
(tones)
2015
Andreas Louka
Larnaka
Municipality

8. Launching Event
24 Nov 2016,
Lisboa, Portugal
Packaging Recycling
I. PMD, Paper, and Glass by Green Dot
II. Collection methods & Expansion of types of
waste could be increased to around 50% or
more for Municipal Solid Waste.
III. Benefits of source collection
ü Price per tonne
ü Quality of material
ü Landfill Directive, Waste stream Directive
ü Cost
ü Energy
Andreas Louka
Larnaka
Municipality

9. Launching Event
24 Nov 2016,
Lisboa, Portugal
Packaging Recycling – Year 2015
Type of Waste Proposed Quantity
Kg
Collecting Quantity
Kg
PMD 512.993 587.770
PAPER 921.591 764.100
GLASS 263.247 320.127
Andreas Louka
Larnaka
Municipality

10. Launching Event
24 Nov 2016,
Lisboa, Portugal
Packaging Recycling – Year 2015
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
900,000
1,000,000
PMD PAPER GLASS
Collecting Quantity
SeriesCollecting Quantity
Andreas Louka
Larnaka
Municipality

11. Launching Event
24 Nov 2016,
Lisboa, Portugal
New equipment – Collecting paper (1)
Andreas Louka
Larnaka
Municipality

12. Launching Event
24 Nov 2016,
Lisboa, Portugal
New equipment – Collecting paper (2)
Andreas Louka
Larnaka
Municipality

13. Launching Event
24 Nov 2016,
Lisboa, Portugal
New equipment – Collecting organic(1)
Andreas Louka
Larnaka
Municipality

14. Launching Event
24 Nov 2016,
Lisboa, Portugal
New equipment – Organic(2)
Andreas Louka
Larnaka
Municipality

15. Launching Event
24 Nov 2016,
Lisboa, Portugal
New equipment – Plastic /Pins / Class battle
Andreas Louka
Larnaka
Municipality

16. Launching Event, 24 Nov 2016, Lisboa, Portugal
LIFE2015/ENV/PT/000609
Andreas Louka
Acting Municipal Secretary
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