{"id":14922,"date":"2022-02-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/samraeming-sorphirdukerfis-vaeri-stort-framfaraskref\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:18:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:18:49","slug":"harmonisation-of-the-waste-collection-system-would-be-a-major-step-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/samraeming-sorphirdukerfis-vaeri-stort-framfaraskref\/","title":{"rendered":"Harmonisation of the waste collection system would be a major step forward."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Proposals for a harmonised waste collection system and separate collection of organic waste presented<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Residents in the capital region have long called for a harmonised household waste collection system and separate collection of organic kitchen waste. In recent months, the Association of Capital Area Municipalities (SSH) has been working on preparations for this, and a report from a working group on harmonisation and separate collection was recently presented. Harmonising the waste collection system would be a major step forward that will play a significant role in the fight against the climate crisis and for the implementation of the circular economy in Iceland. The report provides for the implementation to begin in selected areas this spring and be completed by spring 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ssh.is\/images\/stories\/Soknaraaetlun\/2020-2024\/Urgangsmal\/2022_01_17_Samraeming_urgangsflokkunar_lok_m.pdf\">Further information can be found in the report of the working group.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/samraemtsorphirdukerfi.jpg\" alt=\"Harmonised Waste Management System\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 538px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 538\/323;\"><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Four categories of rubbish and the option of dual-compartment bins<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In the new waste collection system, it is proposed that four waste streams will be collected from all households in the capital region. The waste streams are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Organic kitchen waste<\/li>\n<li>Mixed household waste<\/li>\n<li>Paper and cardboard<\/li>\n<li>Plastic packaging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The system is in line with the changes to the law on household waste collection coming into force over the New Year and is based on the Nordic model. When proposing the system's design, the guiding principle was to make the changes as convenient and simple as possible for residents, and two-chambered bins will be available for households where space is limited. With the dual-compartment bins, organic kitchen waste and mixed waste will be collected in separate compartments of the same bin, while plastic packaging will be collected in one compartment and paper and cardboard in the other.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201eThe report is now under discussion within the municipal forum, and that discussion is very important. The harmonisation of waste collection in the capital region and the separate collection of organic kitchen waste would be a major step forward for residents of the capital region. The municipalities have worked closely together with representatives from SORPA over the past few months on the report, and it is my hope that all the municipalities will be receptive to the proposals for implementing a new system. A coordinated system would be better than a non-coordinated one and would make it easier for residents to sort their waste. It also makes it easier for the companies that handle the waste to direct it correctly,\u201c <\/em>says Gunnar Einarsson, chairman of the SSH board. <em>\u201eThe separate collection of organic kitchen waste is also an important measure, enabling GAJA to produce compost from organic kitchen waste from the capital region.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The report proposes that organic kitchen waste be collected in paper bags provided by local authorities to residents. The bags have proved very successful in the Nordic countries and are key to being able to produce usable compost from organic waste in GAJU. Examples of implementation in single-family and multi-family homes can be found below and in the report itself.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/samraemdsorphirda2jan2022.jpg\" alt=\"Coordinated Waste Collection 2 January 2022\" align=\"left\" href=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 412px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 412\/477;\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><sup>Example of an implementation in a detached house&nbsp;<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><sup><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/samraemdsorphirdajan2022.jpg\" alt=\"Coordinated Waste Collection January 2022\" align=\"left\" href=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 434px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 434\/366;\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><sup>Example of an implementation in a block of flats<\/sup><\/p>\n<h4><strong>More and better local bins<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In addition to the four-stream kerbside system, it is proposed that the network of neighbourhood collection points will be dense, and that glass, metals, textiles and deposit-liable packaging will be collected at neighbourhood collection points located approximately 500 metres from each household. Larger neighbourhood stations will be located approximately 1,000 metres from each household, and these will include containers for paper and cardboard, and plastic. The role of SORPU's recycling centres will remain unchanged, where residents of the capital region can return all major waste streams for processing.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Preparation and processing of the project <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The project on harmonised waste sorting in the capital region is one of the many priority projects of the Capital Region's Development Plan 2020-2024. According to P\u00e1ll Bj\u00f6rgvin Gu\u00f0mundsson, Executive Director of SSH, the proposal and the report on standardised waste sorting are currently under discussion by the member municipalities of SSH, and it is hoped that the discussion will conclude in the coming weeks. Finally, it should be mentioned that numerous other priority projects of the strategic plan are currently underway, including a draft for the formulation of a climate policy for the capital region. These two projects are the largest projects under the environmental and transport heading within the Capital Region's development plan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ssh.is\/images\/stories\/Soknaraaetlun\/2020-2024\/Urgangsmal\/2022_01_17_Samraeming_urgangsflokkunar_lok_m.pdf\">Further information can be found in the report of the working group.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Till\u00f6gur a\u00f0 samr\u00e6mdu sorphir\u00f0ukerfi og s\u00e9rs\u00f6fnun \u00e1 l\u00edfr\u00e6num \u00fargangi kynntar \u00cdb\u00faar \u00e1 h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgarsv\u00e6\u00f0inu hafa lengi kalla\u00f0 eftir samr\u00e6mdu sorphir\u00f0ukerfi vi\u00f0 heimili og s\u00e9rs\u00f6fnun \u00e1 l\u00edfr\u00e6num eldh\u00fas\u00fargangi. Undanfarna m\u00e1nu\u00f0i hafa Samt\u00f6k sveitarf\u00e9laga \u00e1 h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgarsv\u00e6\u00f0inu (SSH) unni\u00f0 a\u00f0 undirb\u00faningi \u00e1 sl\u00edku og var sk\u00fdrsla starfsh\u00f3ps um samr\u00e6ningu og s\u00e9rs\u00f6fnun n\u00fdlega kynnt. Samr\u00e6ming sorphir\u00f0ukerfis v\u00e6ri st\u00f3rt framfaraskref sem [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14922"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}