Challenges in PET waste
separate collection in Serbia
Mihail Mateski, MScME
October 9th, 2014 - Bucharest
www.greentech.rs
East - European leader
in PET bottle recycling
• 100.000 tones
PET bottles per year.
• 20.000 tones
others types of plastic waste.
www.greentech.ro
www.green-group.ro
www.greentech.rs
GLASS
110.000
WOOD
ongoing
project
tons/year
We provide a complete set of services,
in the following business areas:
Solid recyclable household waste
collection biggest collector in Romania
and Serbia of PET bottles waste, PE & PP
packaging, WEEE (waste electrical and
electronic equipment glass, wood, paper, etc.
Mechanical treatment of waste
East European leader for PET bottles and
other polyolefin shredding and washing
(100.000 tons/year), for WEEE recycling
(including cables, batteries and lamps)
(35.000 tons/year) glass waste recycling
(110.000 tons/year).
WEEE
35.000
tons/year
PET
100.000
tons/year
R-PET
16.000
tons/year
POLYERSTER
FIBERS
50.000
tons/year
PET Strap
5.000
tons/year
www.green-group.ro
www.green-group.ro
• 2002. GREENTECH
plastic recycling
• 2004. GREENFIBER
producing PET fibers
• 2009. GREENWEEE
WEEE recycling
• 2010. GREENLAMP
luminaries recycling
• 2013. GREENGLASS
glass recycling
Polyester (PET) fiber
having wide application in
furniture, textile, chemical and
automotive industries.
Polyester (PET) strap
band
Has a wide range of usage in
construction industry, wood
industry, paper and cardboard
industry, metallurgy and
pipes/cables manufacturing.
The advantages of PET strap
against the other strapping (Steel,
PP) are in excellent shock
resistance, repeatedly curving
capacity and long period stability.
PET strap band is designed to
protect the workers from injuries
while providing maximum load
strength.
R-PET granules,
substituting strictly imported virgin
PET granules, and are utilized for
food and beverage industry PET
pre-forms production.
REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
• Area 88.361 km2
• 7.500.000 citizens
• GDP per cap.: 5,200 $
• GDP projections for
2014: -0,5%
• Unemployment rate:
20%
Greentech D.O.O.
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is established in 2005.
Headquarters: Novi Sad, Serbia
Factory: Mladenovo/B.Palanka
Capacity: 8.000 tones/year
Product: Hot-washed PET flakes
Investment: 4 million Euro
Number of Employees: 100
Market share: 60%
The first 5 years (2005-2009) of Greentech’s
operations in Serbia were caracterised by unfavorable
business and legal environment:
• Non-existing collection infrustructure.
• Non-existing legal framework, set of Environmental laws
voted only in 2009 and implemented from 2010.
• Public Utility companies not interested in separate waste
collection.
• Small number of private collectors, many operating
without licenses.
Developement of Greentech’s collection network
and succesfull business model were resulting from:
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Significant investments in collecting infrastructure.
Competitive and stable purchasing prices.
Secured payments and sales of recycled products.
Implementation of Know How in the collection and
recycling.
• Cooperation with all sector stakeholders.
• Educational campaigns for school children.
Major Utility Companies
in Serbia
PUBLIC:
PRIVATE:
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• PORR, Leskovac, Jagodina
• ASA, Kikinda, Lapovo
• Brantner, Novi Bečej, Kanjiža
JKP Gradska čistoća, Beograd
JKP Čistoća, Novi Sad
JKP Mediana, Niš
JKP Čistoća, Kragujevac
Collective scheme operators
in Serbia
Operators
Market share *
1
EKOSTAR PAK
49,3%
2
SEKOPAK
41,3%
3
TEHNO EKO PAK
6%
4
DELTA PAK
3%
5
CENEX
0,2%
6
EKOPAK SISTEM
0% **
* Acording to Environmental Agency report for 2013.
** Established in December 2013.
2013
9%
91%
Collected PET waste by source
2009 - 2013
YEAR
TOTAL
COLLECTED
ton/year
UTILITY
COMPANIES
ton/year
COLLECTED PET
WASTE SHARE
COLLECTORS
ton/year
COLLECTED PET
WASTE SHARE
2013
7.000
600
9%
6.300
91%
2012
5.800
1.300
22%
4.200
73%
2011
3.500
1.600
46%
1.900
54%
2010
2.700
1.200
45%
1.500
55%
2009
2.800
1.000
35%
1.800
65%
Collected PET waste by source
2009 - 2013
7000
6000
5000
4000
Total collected
3000
2000
Utility companies
1000
Collectors
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Growth of collected PET waste
8000
Utility companies
6000
4000
Collectors
2000
0
2009
Total collected
2010
2011
2012
2013
Source of PET waste in
Greentech’s collecting network in 2012
Primary selection 37%
Commercial Source 20%
Landfiels 15%
Redemption 28%
Challenges in PET waste
separate collection in Serbia (1)
• Insufficient collection infrustructure.
• Scavinging on large scale (informal scrap collectors).
• Non-existing insentives for the population to
participate in waste separate collection, only few
municipalities with such policy implemented.
• Insufficient public awareness campaigns.
• Missing inspection and control by authorities.
Challenges in PET waste
separate collection in Serbia (2)
• Low national targets for collection and recycling of
packaging waste.
• Non-existing State Environmental Fund (since 2013).
• Low investments in major collection infrustructure
(sorting stations).
• Low landfilling charges (15-25 Euro/Ton).
• Utility companies usualy own/operate the landfield.
• High political involvement in Public Utility companies,
from top management to strategies and operations .
Mihail Mateski, MScME
General Manager
GREENTECH D.O.O.
Novi Sad, Serbia.
mihail@greentech.rs
www.greentech.rs
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!