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Project title

Capacity Building for Decentralized Organic Waste Management and Composting in Ireland

Primary Funding Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Co-Funding Organisation(s)

n/a

Lead Organisation

Cr�- Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Association of Ireland CLG

Lead Applicant

Munoo Prasad

Project Abstract

The objective of the study is to define decentralised solutions for the recovery of organic waste. It is build on the premise of source separation of the diverse organic waste streams as an essential pre-requisite of the quality achievement demanded by compost market and the sustainable use of compost and digestate in the diverse areas of use. Therefore options for capacity building of composting or biogas plants, plant size and regional distribution are developed based on the criteria (i) settlement structure (ii) regional industry with recyclable organic residues (iii) community infrastructure responsible for public garden and park sites (iv) agricultural structure and land use patterns as well as landscaping/horticultural enterprises in order to investigate on co-operation possibilities. In order to obtain the intended objective of the study the following tasks are defined: 1. Investigation on organic waste potentials from the different sectors 2. Establishment of options for local, decentralised treatment of the different organic waste streams in small to mid scale composting and/or biogas plants 3. Estimating number, size and distribution of composting plants/biogas plants 4. Description of minimum technical options for small scale composting/biogas plants 5. Outline of organisational and infrastructure needs for communities and districts in order to achieve an optimised capacity building In order to achieve best possible adaptation of the proposed options on local level draft conclusions shall be consulted with key stakeholders This tender on work package 2.2.3 of the technical description is strongly linked to the tender on work package 2.2.2 ?Introducing cost-effective schemes for separate collection of biowaste in Ireland?( applied by Team, CR?/SAPM-Favoino/Amlinger). The report should be distributed by mail and as print version to all relevant Ministries (Department for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Department of Agriculture and Food, Department of Finance, Department of Social and Family Affairs), EPA, Regions and councils Report should be made public on the website of EPA Two seminars reporting on the studies results and showing concrete examples for decentralised composting / anaerobic digestion, one in the eastern, one in the western part of the country

Grant Approved

�39,452.40

Research Hub

Green and Circular Economy

Research Theme

Waste and Resources Management

Start Date

01/05/2007

Initial Projected Completion Date

31/12/2008