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WASTE MANAGEMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT KALMAR, SWEDEN, November 5-7, 1 997

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CONSTRUC TION WASTE

AND ITS RECYC LING

Aadu Vosu Ragn Sells Eesti Ltd.

Estonia Estonian economy has developed rapidly during last years. It is applies also in building and construction industry. Table 1 gives a survey of investments made by Estonian building companies during the last five years.

Table 1 : Investments in construction (1 992-1 996, million crowns) (1)

year 1 994 1 992 1 995 1993 1 996

investment 1 1 09 393 1 1 906 5664 3097

As a result of economical growth the volume of different types of waste in Tal­ linn and in whole Estonia has changed dramatically as well. A recent extensive developments in building and reconstruction indicated the massive quantities of refuse generated by building and construction industry.

By estimations about 45% of all waste going to landfill arises from construction and that approximately 75% of this construction waste has the potential to be re­ used as fill or aggregate.

Waste collecting and transporting company "Ragn Sells Eesti Ldt" Tallinn de­ partment collecting an average 4000 m' or 6400 t (volume weight 1,6 kg/m3 )

of construction waste monthly.

From January to March 1996 has been experimentally separated approximately 2 300 m3 (wich corresponds 3 680 t) of construction waste. All waste has been collected from different regions of Tallinn. The first selection was made by col­ lecting vehicle driver. For manual and partly mechanical separation was trans­ ported only conteiners which consisted of different recyclable materials like wood, metal, concrete, cardboard, glass ect.

The results of separation are presented in table 2.

Aado V0su, Estonia 285

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WASTE MANAGEMENT AND TH E ENVIRONMENT KALMAR, SWEDEN, November 5-7, 1 997

Table 2: The results of separation

Recycled Waste

material Wood Metal paper Filler Glass Landfilled

Tonnes 1 07 24 3 1 886 2 1 794

% 2 < ] < I 5 1 < I 4 7

The key to successful recycling is meeting the needs of the market. But Estonian market for recyclable materials is at the moment very poor. No apparent prob­ lems with steel, black and colored metal and whitepaper, but more difficult to find users for wastewood as well for filler.

Taxation seems to be as one means of encouraging a better use of recycling building materials most of which (generated in 1995 198 024 t) (2) goes to land­ fill at present.

REFERENCES

1. Estonian Building Market 1997 . Handbook, Tallinn ,edited by -0.Siinmaa

2. Estonian Environment 1995. Yearbook, Ministry of the Environment of Esto­ nia, 1996 Tallinn

Aado V6su, Estonia

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Table  1 :  Investments  in  construction  (1 992-1 996,  million crowns)  (1)
Table  2:  The results of separation

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