Modern Waste Management in Győr10 September 2010
The major project “Establishment of a solid waste management system in the operation area of the Association of Municipalities for Solid Waste Management of Győr Region” has reached completion. The total cost of the investment exceeds 9.4 billion HUF, with EU funding of nearly 6.5 billion HUF.
The assistance contract concerning the major project on waste management was signed in Győr, on 28 October 2008. The European Commission approved the support on 12 November 2009. Prior to Brussels’ positive decision, the construction of the Győr-Sashegy regional waste management centre had already started, and it was completed on 20 November 2009. As a result, a modern waste management system was created in line with national and EU regulations. The project closure event took place on Thursday.
The investment aimed at the prevention of waste at source, the introduction of selective waste collection systems for recyclable and biodegradable waste, as well as the selection of combustible materials from mixed waste. The project results in the reduction of air pollution, size of landfills and health hazards.
Two waste transfer stations were constructed and equipped in Veszprémvarsány and Vaszar, and a waste management centre was established in Győr-Sashegy.
A landfill site, mechanical-biological treatment, sorting facility and a composting facility to treat green waste collected selectively were set up.
In the most densely populated areas of Győr, 160 waste disposal points and 6 waste yards will encourage residents to collect recyclable waste. For other waste types, mixed waste collection remains. In the residential area a two-bin system was introduced to collect biodegradable and mixed waste separately. In the rural areas a further 179 waste disposal points, 36 waste yards and two-bin systems were set up. Composting is based on green and biodegradable waste collected in the two-bin system, as well as on household composting.
In addition to the current fleet, 30 vehicles were purchased for waste collection and transport.
The development covering approximately 2,500 square kilometres in the West Pannon region facilitates the recovery of packaging waste through community selective waste collection. The project affects 260,000 inhabitants in 112 settlements in Győr-Moson-Sopron, Komárom-Esztergom and Veszprém counties. During the project’s life cycle the average quantity of solid waste treated amounts to 130,000 tons annually.