Visit Programme

The overall goal of urban waste management is to collect, treat and dispose of wastes generated by all urban population groups in an environmentally and socially satisfactory manner using the most economical means available.
in order to establish a comprehensive waste management model, Danish municipalities have the authority to regulate all types of waste from all sources, including private households, institutions, industries, service trades etc. the waste model used for commercial and industrial waste is designed in accordance witht he 'polluter pays principle', which means that the soring, collection, transportation and treatment of wastes is paid for by the users of the system.
The national waste management goal sets guidelines for an overall recycling level of 60-65%.
The delegates will get the opportunity to visit a city hall in the GreenBelt area. Here, an introduction to municipal waste management will be given by a member of teh Environmental Department. This will be combined with a visit to a recycling station in the area. At the recycling station, the delegates will get an on-site duided tour of the premises, meet the staff and see how the sorting of wastes takes place in practice.

Subsequently, they will visit a landfill gas utilization plant. here, the delegates will get a guided tour of the plant, and, amoun other things, see how the crude methane gas that is naturally generated within the landfill is recovered and utilized.

Duration of visit:

approx. 4 hours

Outcome

Upon visiting the city hall, the recycling station and the landfill gas utilization plant, attending the lectures and participating in the following discussion session, the delegates should gain insight into the philosophy behind the Danish waste management and utilization practices.

For further information or booking questions, please contact Susanne Mikkelsen: sm@greenbeltdenmark.dk