Efficiency of a pilot scheme for the separate collection of the biowaste from municipal solid waste in Spain

Abstract According to EU regulations, member states shall take measures to encourage the recycling of biowaste in a way that fulfils a high level of environmental protection. In Spain, the separate collection of biowaste is only implemented in some regions. For this reason, a pilot scheme based on a...

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Autores principales:	Antonio Gallardo, Francisco J. Colomer-Mendoza, Mar Carlos-Alberola, Cristóbal Badenes, Natalia Edo-Alcón, Joan Esteban-Altabella
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:400117237a3148bea39279cf8fc149132021-12-02T18:24:53ZEfficiency of a pilot scheme for the separate collection of the biowaste from municipal solid waste in Spain10.1038/s41598-021-90957-22045-2322https://doaj.org/article/400117237a3148bea39279cf8fc149132021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90957-2https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract According to EU regulations, member states shall take measures to encourage the recycling of biowaste in a way that fulfils a high level of environmental protection. In Spain, the separate collection of biowaste is only implemented in some regions. For this reason, a pilot scheme based on an information campaign and the location of a specific brown container for biowaste in specific zones of the city was carried out in Castelló de la Plana (Spain) over a period of six months. In this period, the collection and composition of the biowaste was monitored in depth with the goal of determining the evolution of the efficiency of the new collection system over time. In the zones, the quality rate in the biowaste container increased as the pilot study progressed, finally reaching 90%. The rate of biowaste separation also increased in the three zones over time, although in different ways, which means that there is greater collaboration on the part of citizens. On the other hand, an analysis of the rate of net biowaste daily collection from zones 2 and 3 has shown that their value increases as the rate of containerization of biowaste decreases. Therefore, to obtain better results it will be necessary to increase the containerization of biowaste, that is, to reduce the distance from the citizen to the container. It can thus be said that there is a positive evolution of the experience, which boosts confidence when it comes to implementing the system throughout the city.Antonio GallardoFrancisco J. Colomer-MendozaMar Carlos-AlberolaCristóbal BadenesNatalia Edo-AlcónJoan Esteban-AltabellaNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Antonio Gallardo Francisco J. Colomer-Mendoza Mar Carlos-Alberola Cristóbal Badenes Natalia Edo-Alcón Joan Esteban-Altabella Efficiency of a pilot scheme for the separate collection of the biowaste from municipal solid waste in Spain
description	Abstract According to EU regulations, member states shall take measures to encourage the recycling of biowaste in a way that fulfils a high level of environmental protection. In Spain, the separate collection of biowaste is only implemented in some regions. For this reason, a pilot scheme based on an information campaign and the location of a specific brown container for biowaste in specific zones of the city was carried out in Castelló de la Plana (Spain) over a period of six months. In this period, the collection and composition of the biowaste was monitored in depth with the goal of determining the evolution of the efficiency of the new collection system over time. In the zones, the quality rate in the biowaste container increased as the pilot study progressed, finally reaching 90%. The rate of biowaste separation also increased in the three zones over time, although in different ways, which means that there is greater collaboration on the part of citizens. On the other hand, an analysis of the rate of net biowaste daily collection from zones 2 and 3 has shown that their value increases as the rate of containerization of biowaste decreases. Therefore, to obtain better results it will be necessary to increase the containerization of biowaste, that is, to reduce the distance from the citizen to the container. It can thus be said that there is a positive evolution of the experience, which boosts confidence when it comes to implementing the system throughout the city.
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author	Antonio Gallardo Francisco J. Colomer-Mendoza Mar Carlos-Alberola Cristóbal Badenes Natalia Edo-Alcón Joan Esteban-Altabella
author_facet	Antonio Gallardo Francisco J. Colomer-Mendoza Mar Carlos-Alberola Cristóbal Badenes Natalia Edo-Alcón Joan Esteban-Altabella
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title	Efficiency of a pilot scheme for the separate collection of the biowaste from municipal solid waste in Spain
title_short	Efficiency of a pilot scheme for the separate collection of the biowaste from municipal solid waste in Spain
title_full	Efficiency of a pilot scheme for the separate collection of the biowaste from municipal solid waste in Spain
title_fullStr	Efficiency of a pilot scheme for the separate collection of the biowaste from municipal solid waste in Spain
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Efficiency of a pilot scheme for the separate collection of the biowaste from municipal solid waste in Spain

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