Hamburg
Germany
About the city
Hamburg is a large City (1 Mln households) which has implemented a separate household biowaste collection since 1994.
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Mln
houseolds in the city generating different waste streams
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.000 Tons
tons per year of capacity of biogas and composting plant for waste treatment
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.000 Tons
tons of organic and green waste into high-quality compost and biogas.
Challenges
(quantity)
- Too much biowaste mixed in residual waste
- Disproportion between garden waste and kitchen-waste
Challenges
(quantity)
- Good separation levels not yet achieved
- Contamination of biowaste with (bio)plastics and residual waste, especially in underground collection systems
Potential solutions
(biowaste collection)
- Dispenser of paper-biowaste-bags at underground collection systems
- Demonstrating the “cycle of biowaste” and its benefits in local quarter
- Training of multipliers for correct waste separation (e.g. care takers from housing agencies)
- Improving waste disposal areas and making them more appealing
- Information campaign in local quarter