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Introduction: According to Paragraph 11 of Transitional Provisions of the Packaging Law, the recycling of beverage packaging shall become operational in Latvia on 1 February 2022. The system for deposit of packaged beverages is collecting waste from the final user, sorting, transportation, storage, recycling, or preparation for the reuse thereof in conformity with its initial task, and also planning and organising of the abovementioned activities. At the moment, the regulatory framework does not provide a procedure for collecting packaged waste from prisoners in prison shops. Taking into account the above mentioned, Latvian Prison Administration would be grateful to receive answers from EuroPris members to the following questions:
yes
If yes, what preconditions did you follow when introducing recycling of packaging systems in prisons?The same as in the outside.
Did you encounter any problems during the implementation phase? If yes – what kind of problems?It has been working without many problems.
If your answer to the 1st question is “no”, what are the reasons for not introducing the system of recycling packaged beverages in prisons?This content is only available to registered members of EuroPris.
yes
If yes, what preconditions did you follow when introducing recycling of packaging systems in prisons?Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic waste streams were collected and separated on site by teams of inmates. Recyclables were baled and sent to local recycling companies from whom the NI Prison Service received an income. Due to Covid-19 (since April 2020) the arrangements for waste collection have changed. All general waste is now collected together – into skips – and collected by an approved waste collection company. The company are responsible for ensuring that all of the waste (100%) is diverted from landfill sites. In order to achieve this the contractor has a facility to sift and separate all types of waste at their plant (part of the contract agreement). All recyclables are extracted and the remaining product is made into fuel blocks. These fuel blocks are used by heavy industry to generate heat and energy. NI Prison Service followed good practice guide lines which enabled the separation of all recyclables (from which we receive an income).
Did you encounter any problems during the implementation phase? If yes – what kind of problems?The single biggest issue was obtaining suitable daily numbers of inmates to undertake the recycling operations. There was also time spent establishing a suitable facility within the prison for the effective separation of waste streams.
If your answer to the 1st question is “no”, what are the reasons for not introducing the system of recycling packaged beverages in prisons?no
If yes, what preconditions did you follow when introducing recycling of packaging systems in prisons?We are not aware of separate initiatives in terms of the recycling of beverage packaging, but waste is, however, sorted and collected in accordance with the legal provisions. Yes: Beverage packaging waste is collected separately as PMD (‘plastic, metal and beverage boxes’). For the Dutch definition, see the Flemish Regulation on sustainable management of material cycles and waste (VLAREMA), Chapter 1, Article 1.2.1, § 2, 67°. Sorting starts in the cell with separate garbage cans (which are used all throughout the prison), after which PMD is stored in separate containers and collected by registered garbage collectors. They ensure that the packaging waste is recycled (by registered recyclers). The registration (and supervision) system is the responsibility of OVAM, the Flemish public waste agency. Furthermore, we keep track of the quantities of waste flows inside the prisons by means of follow-up documents.Since 1 July 2013, it is mandatory in Flanders to collect PMD separately, thus the system was then implemented in all prisons (in Wallonia as well), even though a separate collection system already existed in some prisons before it became mandatory. This separate collection follows the legal provisions (in Flanders, those are the VLAREMA and the waste and materials act). Moreover, the various actors within the prisons are (kept) informed of the ways to sort waste by means of posters, supplied by Fost Plus, a company that promotes waste sorting, collection and recycling.
Did you encounter any problems during the implementation phase? If yes – what kind of problems?The problems have probably remained more or less the same over time, namely that not everyone is as willing to actively cooperate, and it is difficult to follow up on that. Not only are prisons comprised of several actors (detainees, staff, visitors, etc.), but the prison population is also diverse, meaning that there may be cultural and linguistic barriers throwing a spanner in the works. As a solution, we often use posters with illustrations. Nevertheless, it remains difficult to bring all the detainees on board with the idea of sorting. Be that as it may, there is of course an enormous amount of waste that is now being collected as PMD and that otherwise would have ended up in residual waste, thus there is indeed a large difference compared to before.
If your answer to the 1st question is “no”, what are the reasons for not introducing the system of recycling packaged beverages in prisons?N/A
yes
If yes, what preconditions did you follow when introducing recycling of packaging systems in prisons?Establishments locally have responsibility for recycling.Establishments each have different recycling systems dependant on what they procure. New contracts that relate to packaging etc are to include using less single use and more recyclable products.
Did you encounter any problems during the implementation phase? If yes – what kind of problems?N/A
If your answer to the 1st question is “no”, what are the reasons for not introducing the system of recycling packaged beverages in prisons?N/A
no
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If your answer to the 1st question is “no”, what are the reasons for not introducing the system of recycling packaged beverages in prisons?In Slovakia, the Ministry of the Environment plans to introduce the recycling system of single use packaged beverages (PET bottles and cans) and their back up as of 1 January 2022. Thus, now the current legislation does not oblige the operators of prison shops (physical and legal persons) to back up the packages. Similarly, for now there is no internal norm of the Corps of Prison and Court Guard regulating the back up of packaged beverages and cans. We are evaluating the possibilities of introducing the recycling system in condition of prisons.
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