Commingled Waste Collection as Chance for Technical Separation: Alternative Collection Systems

Success Factors for the Implementation of Separate Collection Systems

“…For implementation planning also of high importance is the collection type, which means: collection at the household level, bring points (recycling points) or civic amenity cites (i.e. recycling yards) (see also [11]). Differences for the German situation are shown in Table 1.…”

“…When commingled collection systems are used, different valuables are gathered in one mixed (commingled) material stream instead of the separate collection of highquality mono fractions (See [11]). This can often be seen in countries or municipalities that do not have the economic power to establish more bin collection Fig.…”

“…Before separate collection can be implemented successfully, certain prerequisites are required. The chosen waste streams have to be technically recyclable and available with a high share in the original waste stream (see [11]). The design of products in the chosen waste stream must allow for the accessibility of the relevant valuable materials [15].…”

“…Separation technology is evidently necessary for efficient segregation and to ensure high-quality recycling output, which is needed for an economically feasible recycling industry (see [10,11,17]).…”

“…In this paper, separate collection schemes for countries which have no or rudimentary segregation systems are meant. Before looking at the success factors, some different kinds of source separation schemes are shown briefly again (for further information on the different types, see [9][10][11]), because the collection scheme is one of the most influential factors in the amount of resultant recycling material.…”