Conference Proceedings 3rd Baltic Biowaste Conference BBC
"Challenges for the Implementation of Municipal Biodegradable Waste Management in the Baltic States".

23./24. Nov. 2011 in Hotel "Crowne Plaza Vilnius"
10.00 - 10.10  

Opening of the Conference (Mr. Aleksandras Spruogis, Vice Minister of Ministry of Environment, Lithuania,
Mr. Josef Barth, European Compost Network ECN, Mr. Enzo Favoino, ISWA)

10.10 - 10.30  Status of organic waste recycling in the EU (Mr. Josef Barth, European Compost Network ECN, Germany)
10.30 - 10.50    Landfill Directive, ABPR, End-of-waste, Recycling targets, resources strategy -  Follow ups of EU Legislation for national organic waste management strategies and policies (Mr. Florian Amlinger, KEB Austria))
11.00 - 12.00  Implementation of biodegradable waste management policy in the Baltic Countries:
- The Lithuanian Approach ( Mrs.Raminta Radavičienė, Lithuanian Ministry of Environment)


- The Latvian Approach (Mrs. Ilze Doniņa  Latvian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Reg. Development,)


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The Estonian Approach (Mr. Mait Kriipsalu, Estonian University of Life Sciences on behalf of Mr. Peeter Eek, Estonian Ministry of Environment (t.b.c.)

13.00 - 13.25 Implementation of separate collection across the EU - drivers, situations, economics (Favoino, ISWA, Italy / Florian Amlinger, KEB Austria)
13.25 - 13.50     Composting of organic wastes - Technologies, decentralized solutions, costs (Mr. Florian Amlinger, KEB Austria)

13.50 - 14.15 Anaerobic digestion of organic wastes - Technologies with a focus on dry fermentation, costs and digestate markets (Dr. Wolfgang Müller, University of Innsbruck, Austria)
14.10 - 14.35 European End-of-waste regulation and its significance for treatment options, quality, quality assurance and markets for compost and digestates in the Baltic States (Mr. Josef Barth, ECN, Germany)
14.35 -  15.00  Strategies and treatment options (e.g. MBT, incineration …) to meet the EU Landfill Directive diversion targets
(Dr. Wolfgang Müller, University of Innsbruck, Austria)
15.00 - 15.20 Soil and climate change - why do we need to recycle the organic resource? (Mr. Enzo Favoino, ISWA, Italy)
16.00 - 16.30

Networking - an important implementation tool to meet the challenges for the Baltic States
- Lithuanian biodegradable waste management association (Mr. Virginijus Nariūnas)
- Estonian Waste Recycling Cluster on Composting, RDF, C&D Waste (Margit Rüütelman, EJKL, Estonia)

- Biotechnology Centre in Latvia (Dr. Ruta Bendere, LASA, Latvia)
16.30 - 16.50 Treatment solutions, biowaste quantities and experiences with separate collection in Latvia, the RECO Tech 21 project experience (Dr. Ruta Bendere, LASA. Latvia)
16.50 - 17.10 Challenges for the implementation of municipal biodegradable waste management (Mr. Algirdas Reipas, Alytus Regional Waste Management Centre, Lithuania)

Issukiai tvarkant kpmunalines biokaidzias atkieskas akytaus regione irlietuvoje

17.10 - 17.30 Inventory of biowaste quantities, used technologies, process monitoring - Results of the Estonian Waste Recycling Cluster Projects  (Mr. Mait Kriipsalu, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia)
24th Nov 2011  
9.00 - 9.20 The Quality Analysis of Composts Used in Agriculture in Lithuania (Prof. Gediminas Staugaitis, Dr. Romas Mažeika, Lithuanian Agriculture and Forestry Science Center)

Komposto Analizé Ir Kokybés Įvertinimas

9.20 - 9.40

Development of new requirements for composting and compost (quality and use) in Lithuania (Mr. Alfonsas Brazas, UAB Atliekų tvarkymo konsultantai, Lithuania)

Bioskaidžių atliekų biologinis apdorojimas

10.00 - 11.30 Panel discussion "How to realize the economical and ecological benefits of proper biodegradable waste management in the Baltic States?"
1. at the level of municipalities and industry
2. at the level of policy/regulators
Discussion with different stakeholders with comments by experts of ECN/ISWA (guided by moderator)

Sponsors:
Ministry of the Environment of Lithuania Ministry of the Environment of Lithuania
International Solid Waste Association ISWA International Solid Waste Association ISWA
European Compost Network ECN European Compost Network ECN
Lithuanian Biodegradable Waste Management Association  
UAB Biastra plus, Vilnius, Lithuania Biastra
UAB Ekokonsultacijos, Vilnius, Lithuania UAB Ekokonsultacijos, Vilnius, Lithuania
UAB Oksata, Trakai, Lithuania Logo Oksata
UAB Veolia Environmental Services Lietuva, Vilnius, Lithuania UAB Veolia Environmental Services Lietuva, Vilnius, Lithuania
Latvian Waste Management Association LASA, Riga, Latvia lasa
Regional Environmental Centre REC ESTONIA, Tallinn, Estonia REC ESTONIA
Tallinna Jäätmete Taaskasutuskeskus AS Veolia Estland
Novamont S.p.a., Novara, Italy Novamont

Logo Materbi
Komptech GmbH, Frohnleiten, Austria Logo Komptech
Entsorga Italia S.p.a., Tortona, Italy Entsorga