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Completed Projects
Resource Recovery from Landfills Feasibility Assessment Model and its Testing in Lithuanian Conditions
Pre-commercial Procurement “Resource Recovery from Landfills Feasibility Assessment Model and Its Testing in Lithuanian Conditions”.
On November 14, 2019, the Kaunas Regional Waste Management Center signed a contract for the project co-financed by the EU Structural Funds No. 01.2.1-LVPA-V-835-03-0005 “Resource Recovery from Landfills Feasibility Assessment Model and Its Testing in Lithuanian Conditions.” The project is implemented under the measure “Pre-commercial Procurement LT”.
Justification for the Need of the Project “Resource Recovery from Landfills Feasibility Assessment Model and Its Testing in Lithuanian Conditions”
Not every landfill may have a relatively high potential for accumulated resources, therefore, it is necessary to create an appropriate model for assessing technical, economic, and environmental feasibility for the creation of a database and evaluation of resources accumulated in landfills. Such a model-based software is not yet available in the international market, which is filled only with various life cycle assessment programs for different activities, including waste management. The need for the project can also be justified by a preliminary assessment that, with the implementation of circular economy principles, there is global interest in the possibilities of resource recovery from landfills. In 2017, the European Parliament adopted an amendment to the EU Landfill Directive, which included a statement on the recovery of materials, energy, and space resources needed for economic activities from landfills. This directive, which still needs to be approved by the Council of Heads of State of the EU, obliges EU member states, including Lithuania, to create databases based on the Geographic Information System (GIS) about the locations of all landfills and the resources accumulated in them by the end of 2025.
Project Objective:
The project aims to create a detailed algorithm based on landfill mining trials and, on this basis, develop software for evaluating the potential and recovery of resources suitable for the production of products and energy accumulated in landfills, assessing technical, economic, and environmental feasibility. The product to be developed will be needed by the Lithuanian Regional Waste Management Centers (RATC), which manage operating regional and closed landfills, as well as municipalities and the Ministries of Environment, Economy and Innovation, and Energy.
Planned Use of Project Results After Project Completion:
The developed product will be needed by the Lithuanian Regional Waste Management Centers (RATC), which manage operating regional and closed landfills, as well as municipalities and the Ministries of Environment, Economy and Innovation, and Energy.
The project will be implemented in three stages:
In the first stage, statistical data on operating and closed landfills in Lithuania will be collected. The data will be systematized in a GIS database. A preliminary scheme of the model to be developed will be created. During this stage, funding will be provided to four suppliers who show the best results.
In the second stage, after conducting trial mining and resource assessment works at three landfills and evaluating the results obtained, the algorithm will be refined. During this stage, funding will be provided to three participants whose prototypes best meet the technical specifications and desired outcome.
In the third stage, an algorithm and database will be created that can be used by other interested parties. With the help of the developed software, it will be possible to assess the resource recovery possibilities in selected landfills. Funding will be provided to 2 participants.
The project will be implemented over two years, with a budget of 450,000 EUR, of which 405,000 EUR is funded by the EU European Regional Development Fund.
You can find the pre-commercial procurement documents here:
Proposal submission deadline until 2020-04-10, 10:00 AM
You can find the list of participants for the first stage of the pre-commercial procurement here.
You can find the list of participants for the second stage of the pre-commercial procurement here.
Expansion of the Kaunas Regional Waste Management System
In 2011, the Kaunas Regional Waste Management Center (hereinafter referred to as Kaunas RATC) began implementing the project “Expansion of the Kaunas Regional Municipal Waste Management System,” during which home composting is promoted and the construction of mechanical biological municipal waste treatment facilities is carried out. During the implementation of the project, 30,000 containers for green waste composting were acquired. Mechanical-biological treatment facilities were built in Kaunas, with an annual capacity of up to 220,000 tons. They will manage municipal waste generated in the municipalities of Kaunas City, Jonava, Kaišiadorys, Raseiniai, and Kaunas District. Mixed municipal waste generated in the Kėdainiai District will now be managed in the mechanical separation and sorting facilities at the Zabieliškis landfill, with a capacity of up to 20,000 tons of waste per year. Thanks to these facilities, secondary raw materials separated from collected municipal waste will be directed for recycling or other reuse, and biodegradable waste will be composted.
The goal of the project “Expansion of the Kaunas Regional Municipal Waste Management System” is to ensure that at least 50% of all municipal waste generated in the Kaunas region is recycled or otherwise utilized, and by 2020, the amount of biodegradable municipal waste disposed of in landfills will not exceed 35% of the 2000 level of biodegradable municipal waste. As part of the project, containers for food and green waste composting have been distributed to residents since 2012, and the construction of mechanical biological municipal waste treatment facilities officially began on May 30, 2014.
Modern mechanical sorting and biological treatment facilities are a very important part of the modernization of the waste management system not only for the Kaunas region but for all of Lithuania. The construction of mechanical-biological treatment (MBA) facilities in the country is seen as one of the measures that will help comply with the imposed restrictions on the amount of waste disposed of in landfills. In the regional mechanical-biological treatment (MBA) facilities that will start operating, secondary raw materials and packaging suitable for recycling, the amount of biodegradable waste, and the combustible fraction unsuitable for recycling will be separated from the general waste stream. In MBA facilities, waste is treated mechanically and biologically. By applying this high technological level method, waste is sorted not only by size and density but also considering their magnetic properties, electronic and optical conductivity, density, weight, and other properties. Therefore, thanks to these facilities, it is aimed to reduce the amount of waste disposed of in landfills in the near future, and from 2020, not to open any new landfills.
The project “Expansion of the Kaunas Regional Municipal Waste Management System” is implemented under the Cohesion Promotion Action Program “Environment and Sustainable Development” measure “Creation of Waste Management Systems.” The project budget exceeds 34.527 million euros, of which more than 29.244 million euros are allocated from the European Union Cohesion Fund, and more than 5.282 million euros are contributed by the project implementer, the Kaunas Regional Waste Management Center.
Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Public Health Impact Assessment Report:
Environmental Impact Assessment Report
Public Health Impact Assessment Report
Attachments: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-1, 5-2, 6, 7, 8-1, 8-2.
Installation of Large Waste Collection and Composting Sites in the Kaunas Region
Installation of Collection and Composting Sites
The Kaunas Regional Waste Management Center (Kaunas RATC) implemented the project “Installation of Large Waste Collection and Composting Sites in the Kaunas Region” funded by the European Union Cohesion Fund (Project No. VP3-3.2-AM-01-V-01-018), with the following objectives:
- to provide universal, accessible, and high-quality public municipal waste management services to the residents of the Kaunas County;
- to create capacities for reducing the amount of municipal biodegradable waste in the landfills of the Kaunas County.
To achieve these objectives, on August 20, 2012, a contract was signed for the “Design and Construction Works of 5 Large Waste Collection and 2 Composting Sites in the Kaunas Region” with the contractor UAB “Kamesta.”
During the implementation of the project, 5 large and hazardous waste collection sites (Kuršių g. 9E, Kaunas; Palemono g. 12E, Kaunas; Chemijos g. 4E, Kaunas; Vandžiogalos g. 92B, Kaunas; Darbininkų g. 19, Jonava) and 2 green waste composting sites (Nemajūnų g. 15A, Kaunas; Juozapavos k., Vandžiogalos sen., Kauno r.) were built. At the large waste collection sites, residents can leave old furniture, tires, used oil, contaminated packaging, wood, metal, household appliances, and other waste generated at home that is not suitable for disposal in household waste containers.
The project “Installation of Large Waste Collection and Composting Sites in the Kaunas Region” was implemented under the Cohesion Promotion Action Program “Environment and Sustainable Development” measure “Creation of Waste Management Systems.” The project budget exceeds 11,008,000.00 LTL, of which 9,356,800.00 LTL is allocated from the European Union Cohesion Fund, and 1,651,200.00 LTL is contributed by the project implementer Kaunas RATC.
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The project was implemented under contracts:
- 5 large waste collection and 2 composting sites in the Kaunas region.
- Technical supervision of the construction of 5 large waste collection and 2 composting sites in the Kaunas region.
- Administration of the project for 5 large waste collection and 2 composting sites in the Kaunas region.
Expansion of the Kaunas Regional Waste Management System
In 2011, the Kaunas Regional Waste Management Center (hereinafter referred to as Kaunas RATC) began implementing the project “Expansion of the Kaunas Regional Municipal Waste Management System,” during which home composting is promoted and the construction of mechanical biological municipal waste treatment facilities is carried out. During the implementation of the project, 30,000 containers for green waste composting were acquired. Mechanical-biological treatment facilities were built in Kaunas, with an annual capacity of up to 220,000 tons. They will manage municipal waste generated in the municipalities of Kaunas City, Jonava, Kaišiadorys, Raseiniai, and Kaunas District. Mixed municipal waste generated in the Kėdainiai District will now be managed in the mechanical separation and sorting facilities at the Zabieliškis landfill, with a capacity of up to 20,000 tons of waste per year. Thanks to these facilities, secondary raw materials separated from collected municipal waste will be directed for recycling or other reuse, and biodegradable waste will be composted.
The goal of the project “Expansion of the Kaunas Regional Municipal Waste Management System” is to ensure that at least 50% of all municipal waste generated in the Kaunas region is recycled or otherwise utilized, and by 2020, the amount of biodegradable municipal waste disposed of in landfills will not exceed 35% of the 2000 level of biodegradable municipal waste. As part of the project, containers for food and green waste composting have been distributed to residents since 2012, and the construction of mechanical biological municipal waste treatment facilities officially began on May 30, 2014.
Modern mechanical sorting and biological treatment facilities are a very important part of the modernization of the waste management system not only for the Kaunas region but for all of Lithuania. The construction of mechanical-biological treatment (MBA) facilities in the country is seen as one of the measures that will help comply with the imposed restrictions on the amount of waste disposed of in landfills. In the regional mechanical-biological treatment (MBA) facilities that will start operating, secondary raw materials and packaging suitable for recycling, the amount of biodegradable waste, and the combustible fraction unsuitable for recycling will be separated from the general waste stream. In MBA facilities, waste is treated mechanically and biologically. By applying this high technological level method, waste is sorted not only by size and density but also considering their magnetic properties, electronic and optical conductivity, density, weight, and other properties. Therefore, thanks to these facilities, it is aimed to reduce the amount of waste disposed of in landfills in the near future, and from 2020, not to open any new landfills.
The project “Expansion of the Kaunas Regional Municipal Waste Management System” is implemented under the Cohesion Promotion Action Program “Environment and Sustainable Development” measure “Creation of Waste Management Systems.” The project budget exceeds 34.527 million euros, of which more than 29.244 million euros are allocated from the European Union Cohesion Fund, and more than 5.282 million euros are contributed by the project implementer, the Kaunas Regional Waste Management Center.
Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Public Health Impact Assessment Report:
Environmental Impact Assessment Report
Public Health Impact Assessment Report
Attachments: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-1, 5-2, 6, 7, 8-1, 8-2.
Investment Project for the Creation of the Kaunas Regional Waste Management System:
Landfill Closure
Construction of the Lapiai Regional Landfill
Construction of the Zabieliškis Regional Landfill
