PROJECT DESCRIPTION
BACKGROUND
Waste management in Poland is carried out according to plans prepared by the Ministry of Climate and Environment as well as regional and local governments. At the regional (voivodeship) level, the Voivodeship Waste Management Plan contains an assessment of the state of waste management in the particular region, projected changes in this area and an indication of the objectives and actions needed.
The plans are a guiding document for regional and local authorities, providing a tool for coordination, monitoring and control. They define non-investment tasks in the field of waste management to be carried out by the voivodeship marshal, the voivodeship management board, city and municipal authorities, entrepreneurs, universities and business environment institutions.
The Voivodeship Waste Management Plans also include an Investment Plan, outlining the existing waste management infrastructure for the collection and treatment of municipal waste alongside construction, expansion or modernisation requirements. The investments specified in the Investment Plan are implemented using domestic and foreign funds.
The Pomeranian (Pomorskie) Voivodeship Waste Management Plan (PVWMP) was adopted by the Pomorskie Voivodeship Assembly on 29 December 2016. The Pomorskie Assembly is required to update the 2022 PVWMP by January 2025 and began the process in December 2023. This started with the development of an Investment Plan to 2030. This update aims to align the provisions of the PVWMP with the current national plan and to establish investment plans until 2030. The updated PVWMP will be in force in the period of 2025-2030.
Previous experience of the Pomorskie Voivodeship in implementing actions for proper waste management in the region has highlighted numerous problems including organisational, financial, technical and technological barriers. This has resulted in the insufficient implementation of the Pomeranian Voivodeship Waste Management Plan in the past. The main problems identified are:
- an increase in the amount of municipal waste generated in the region
- large amounts of unsorted mixed municipal waste
- insufficient scale of selective collection of municipal waste
- landfilling of large amounts of waste treatment residues
- a low level of preparation for re-use and recycling
- seasonal increase in municipal waste generation
- used fishing nets in ports, which have been polluting the Baltic Sea
OBJECTIVES
The LIFE Pomorskie GOZilla.PL project aims to create conditions conducive to the integrated and effective implementation of the Pomeranian Voivodeship Waste Management Plan, taking into account the hierarchy of municipal waste management and the principles of circular economy ( reduce, reuse, recycle). It will contribute to objectives onrecycling municipal waste and support recovery and reuse of raw materials contained in waste by:
- eliminating existing barriers though the involvement of numerous local governments from Pomorskie
- enabling efficient implementation of activities aimed at increasing the share of waste that is recycled and reused
- increasing efficiency in separate collection and recycling
- improving infrastructure and competence in waste processing,
- providing clear guidelines and improving coordination at all levels of waste management
- supporting the coordination, management and communication process in the area of municipal waste management
- ensuring an effective use of complementary funds directed to waste management
- identifying barriers and needs and developing solutions and good practices to overcome them
- increasing knowledge, qualifications and competence among regional citizens and stakeholders
- creating an environmentally sustainable and responsible society by raising environmental awareness among the general public and tourists
- putting effective systems for the selective collection and recycling of municipal waste in place
- building a knowledge base in support of waste management
- supporting the process of implementing the National Waste Management Plan
- implementing a proper model for the management of used fishing nets
- introducing innovation and research ideas for solving specific issues, such as the management of used fishing nets
RESULTS
The expected results of the LIFE Pomorskie GOZilla.PL project are:
- effective implementation of the Waste Management Plan and circular economy objectivesincrease in the level of preparation of municipal waste for reuse and recycling from 32% in 2022 to 55% of municipal waste by 2025, increasing to 60% by 2030 and at least 65% by 2035
- increase in the mass of municipal waste prepared for reuse and recycled from 275 500 tonnes in 2022 to at least 616 800 tonnes in 2035 and 622 500 tonnes in 2038
- reduction in the level of landfilling of municipal waste from 22% in 2022 to 10% of the total generated waste
- establishment, expansion or modernisation of 25 points for selective collection of municipal waste by 2030
- establishment or modernisation of 20 facilities for recovery, including waste recycling
- reduction of non-segregated municipal waste from around 480 600 tonnes in 2022 to at least 284 700 tonnes in 2035 and 254 700 tonnes in 2038
- reduction of municipal waste and residue sent to landfills from around 170 000 tonnes in 2022 to at least 95 000 tonnes in 2035 and 94 000 tonnes in 2038
- increase in the mass of selectively collected municipal bio-waste from 152 500 tonnes in 2022 to at least 237 200 tonnes in 2035 and 264 100 tonnes in 2038
- increase in the amount of this separately collected municipal bio-waste that is subjected to organic recycling from 112 000 tonnes in 2022 to at least 170 000 tonnes in 2035 and 184 000 tonnes in 2038
- increase in the mass of electric and electronic waste (E-waste) prepared for re-use, recycling and recovery from 4 400 tonnes in 2022 to 4 600 tonnes in 2035 and 4 700 tonnes in 2038
- increase in the mass of non-waste products or parts of non-waste products accepted at a repair and reuse facility for reuse or repair from 25 tonnes in 2022 to at least 100 tonnes in 2035 and 125 tonnes in 2038
- increase in the mass of municipal waste separately collected from 432 500 tonnes in 2022 to at least 664 300 tonnes in 2035 and 688 600 tonnes in 2038