WASTE SIDE STORY: Transfer of second-hand equipment ...


Transfer of ´retired´ collection gear (glass containers as an example) from Austria to Bosnia-Herzegovina

Basic project rule: The funds (source: a private foundation) must benefit both entities of BiH (refer to map sketch) to the same extent.

1.5 m³ glass containers, being prepared for transport in Lavant / Eastern Tyrol

14 January 2020: Unloading of the first batch of glass containers in BiH.

... and first-class know-how in the area of waste management
from Austria to Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Objective:
Comprehensive rollout of a glass waste collection program for a community of 300,000 people  

Timeframe: July 2019 - June 2023 *)

Three project partners: BASWA = national (BiH) member of ISWA International Solid Waste Association | TBU GmbH | Umwelt Verein Tirol, Association of Environmental Consultants Tyrol

Basic project rule: The funds (source: a private foundation) must benefit both entities of BiH (refer to map sketch) to the same extent.

Transferred to date
(origin: Solid Waste Board of Eastern Tyrol and Rum, a city near Innsbruck):

12 x 1.5 m³ containers for glass packaging (jars, bottles etc)
30 x 1.1 m³ containers (to be used in BiH as a substitute for non-existant waste receptacles, previously used in Austria for collecting plastic packaging and waste paper)
1 refuse collection vehicle suited for emptying 1.1 m³ containers.

*) currently funded

 

WASTE SIDE STORY is also reflected in training, at MCI Innsbruck (an Institute for Applied Sciences) students become familiar with practical aspects of up-to-date solid waste management. Some results of ´theory transferred to practice´ can be taken from below.

MCI Projektarbeit Gruppe A WASTE MANAGEMENT CONCEPT BIJELJINA 2021+.pdf

MCI Projektarbeit Gruppe B INTRODUCTION OF AN AREA-WIDE GLASS COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR BIJELJINA.pdf

MCI Projektarbeit Gruppe C UPGRADE OF A MULTIPURPOSE WASTE COLLECTION VEHICLE.pdf


MCI Projektarbeit Gruppe C ANNEX 1 UNLOADING A 1.100 l-CONTAINER.mp4

MCI Projektarbeit Gruppe C ANNEX 2 UNLOADING A 240 l-BIN.mp4