Tallinna linnas tekkivate biojäätmete ja tekstiilijäätmete kogumissüsteemide arendamise analüüs

The report examines bio-waste (kitchen and garden waste) and textile waste in Tallinn, noting a general increase in generation. It highlights that while kitchen waste collection is improving, garden waste collection has declined. It recommends expanding mandatory bio-waste bins, improving waste purity through EN 13432 standard bags, and strengthening the reuse system for textiles while calling for national-level solutions for textile recycling.

• The share of separately collected kitchen and canteen waste in Tallinn has increased to approximately 50% of its total generation by 2019, though 18.5% of kitchen waste is still found in mixed municipal waste.
• Separate collection of garden and green waste has declined, falling from a peak of 67% of total generation in 2014 to 49% in 2018.
• To meet the 55% municipal waste recycling target by 2025, Tallinn must separately collect at least 65% of its bio-waste, specifically 60% of kitchen waste and 80% of garden waste.
• The quality of collected bio-waste is compromised by the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags; the report recommends requiring bags that meet the EN 13432 standard.
• Textile waste generation is increasing, reaching approximately 8,000 tonnes in 2019, with 97% of this waste ending up in mixed municipal waste.
• The reuse system for clothing and textiles is functioning well, with volumes collected for reuse nearly quadrupling over five years to 1,726 tonnes in 2020, of which 96% was successfully reused.
• A lack of national-level recycling infrastructure in Estonia means that most separately collected textile waste is currently sent to landfills, as the Iru waste-to-energy plant cannot handle large quantities of it.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2021). Tallinna linnas tekkivate biojäätmete ja tekstiilijäätmete kogumissüsteemide arendamise analüüs. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/raport-biojaatmed-tekstiilijaatmed-tallinn.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Tallinna linnas tekkivate biojäätmete ja tekstiilijäätmete kogumissüsteemide arendamise analüüs. 2021. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/raport-biojaatmed-tekstiilijaatmed-tallinn.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2021tallinna, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Tallinna linnas tekkivate biojäätmete ja tekstiilijäätmete kogumissüsteemide arendamise analüüs}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, month = oct, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/raport-biojaatmed-tekstiilijaatmed-tallinn.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }