1. WM projects at IIIEE
Dr. Andrius Plepys, IIIEE
andrius.plepys@iiiee.lu.se
T: +46-46-222 02-26; M: +46-73 62 60 884

2. • RECO 2007-09 (InterReg IIIb)
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Poland (Mazowsze and Pomerania), 17 partners
• RECO East 2008-2009 (SEPA)
Belarus, Ukraine, Russia
(st.Petersburg & Kaliningrad regions), 14 partners
• RECO Baltic 21 Tech (InterReg)
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, 12+2 partners

3. RECO Training materials
7 handbooks for
municipal WM
4 hanbooks for
industry WM
7 countries
6 languages

4. Study visits

5. Training seminars

6. Some projects in development

7. Pre-studies for development projects
NLP Cases Specs
Estonia 3 Central, South-East, Harju
Latvia 4 Ogre, Riga, Tukums, Liepaja
Lithuania 5 Taurage, Vilnius, Alytus, Siauliai
St. Petersburg 5 ”Autopart”, ”Novy Svet”, ”Quintex”
Kaliningrad 1 K-grad municipality (e-waste pilot)
Poland 9 9 WM plans under one common umbrela
Belarus 3 Minsk, Vitebsk,Mogilev
Total: 30 projects, ca. 60-95 M€

8. RECO Baltic 21 (2010-2013)
GOAL:
Improve the local and regional capacity to implement WM
projects that catalyze the execution of the EU directives
and upgrading the waste hierarchy
12+2 partners; 2.8 M€

9. RECO Baltic 21 Tech
Feasibility of pilot projects:
- Technical
- Environmental
- Investment
• SME involvement
• MEDA co-operation

10. Modernisation of EPR legislation Belarus
SIDA/SEPA 2009-2011
• Understanding EPR in Belarus
– Actors; legal; material flows
• WM case studies (IIIEE students)
• Academic exchange
• Study visits
• Seminars with authorities

11. ETC /SCP (EEA, CRI) 2009-2013
Waste hierarchy, Resource Efficiency and
Green Economy:
• Assessment of waste management
hierarchy
• Efficiency potential for rare metal recycling
Partnership:
EEA; CRI; UBA (Ger); EA (UK);
Wuppertal Institute; CSCP (Ger);
IIIEE; CERIS (Italy)