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As part of a pilot project aimed at optimizing companies' waste sorting of recyclable materials, a large number of companies will receive a letter during May. The letter is a joint invitation from municipalities, ARGO as a waste processor, ARI Waste and Resource Industry, and other industry associations, which provides advice and direct help to optimize waste sorting.
It will soon be mandatory for everyone, private individuals and companies alike, to sort their waste into ten types of waste - and why not warm up to the task now. The companies that are being or have already been contacted live in the municipalities of Greve, Holbæk, Kalundborg, Køge, Lejre, Roskilde and Solrød.
It has been a legal requirement for several years that all companies must sort recyclable materials for recycling. This will be further tightened from January 1, 2023, as businesses, like private individuals, will have to sort a number of specific types of waste for recycling.
Data and previous samples have shown that up to 50% of the waste from businesses that is currently incinerated can be recycled.
Pilot project based on companies with food waste
To delimit the pilot project and at the same time focus on a new source separation for many, the starting point is food waste. The companies included in the pilot project have been selected based on industry and the municipalities' knowledge of the local business community. If a company has a food or canteen scheme or sells or produces food, it is important to sort the food waste. The sorted food waste will be transported to a pre-treatment plant where packaging is sorted out and the rest is degassed and converted into biogas and fertilizer for agriculture.
"Food waste is: Fruits and vegetables, meat, bones and bones, bread, eggshells, seafood, used coffee filters and coffee grounds, used tea bags, etc."
Businesses can optimize waste sorting with advice from their waste collector
We all need to sort and recycle as much of our waste as possible to limit our impact on the climate and to preserve and take the best possible care of our common resources. In Denmark, companies choose which collector they want to use to have their waste sent for treatment and recycling. Based on this campaign, the collectors offer to go through the sorting with the company, and in this way achieve possible improvements. As a company, you are therefore very welcome to contact your collector for advice and guidance.
Assessment of the effort
No definitive performance measure has been set for the pilot, as all stakeholders are still in the learning phase. In spring 2023, the effort will be assessed based on feedback from collectors, samples from ARGO (the treatment stage) and municipalities' inspection reports.
Campaign backed by a wide range of stakeholders
The campaign has been developed in collaboration with the aforementioned Zealand municipalities, the joint municipal waste company ARGO and the trade association for the Waste and Resource Industry, which represents collectors and other waste management companies. In addition, the project is backed by a wide range of industry associations, including Dansk Erhverv, DTL, DI Service and Biogas Danmark.
In continuation of this campaign, the municipality will select a number of companies that will receive an inspection visit in the fall to follow up on the campaign.
Questions
If you have any questions, please contact Rie Døllner, Communications Consultant at ARGO, on mobile: 6155 8605 or rid@argo.dk