Co -processing of municipal waste as an alternative fuel in the cement industry in BiH Bulletin of the project – November 2017 ABOUT THE PROJECT The project "Co-processing of municipal municipalities, public utility companies alternative fuels, in accordance with the waste as an alternative fuel in the cement and private companies from the Zenica- legislation of BiH and the European Union. industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)" Doboj, Central Bosnia Canton and Sarajevo is a very successful example of cooperation Canton participated in the events since Sanela Veljkovski between the private and public sectors in they are to inform on the objectives and Project Coordinator, GIZ - Programm developpp.de the area of environmental protection and obligations related to the waste research on the possibilities of improving management system on the federal level. the waste management system. Bearing in mind the negative impact of The project is funded by the German uncontrolled waste disposal on the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation environment, this project proposes and Development and implemented by the solutions for reducing the amount of waste German Organization for International deposited in landfills. Namely, through a Content Cooperation GIZ - Program develoPPP.de large number of studies and analyzes, and the Cement Factory Kakanj (TCK), opportunities have been explored in which along with their partner organizations - municipalities could be suppliers of cement Page 1 - About the project, Sanela Veljkovski the Regional Development Agency for plants in the future with alternative fuel Page 2 - Promotional activities Part 1 Central BiH Region (REZ Agency) and the (fuel from waste). Page 3 - Promotional activities Part 2 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the The process of converting waste into University of Zenica. The implementation alternative fuel (collection and co- Page 4 - Documents prepared under the project Part 1 of the project was commenced in June processing) creates opportunities for Page 5 - Documents prepared under the project Part 2 2015, and the completion is expected in development of local economy and new June 2018. jobs. Also, the use of alternative fuels in the Page 6 - Information days cement industry reduces greenhouse gas A large number of events have been Page 7 - Study trips Seminars with FME&T organized during two years of successful emissions and, consequently, leads to a implementation that was aimed at raising cleaner and healthier environment. Page 8 - Other seminars / workshops citizens' awareness of the benefits of using The ultimate goal of the project is to create alternative fuels. Also, a large number of preconditions for reducing the share of representatives of ministries in charge, fossil fuels in the cement industry, using Co-processing of municipal waste as an alternative fuel in the cement industry in BiH PROMOTI O N A L A CTIVITIES Communication strategy The communication strategy defines the Regardless the advantages of using tools and channels of communication with alternative fuels in the cement industry, the media, citizens, utility companies, the public does not have a good opinion on ministries, NGO sector, waste collectors, the use of fuel from waste as a fuel in the etc. cement industry. A common opinion is that the environment will be more polluted, Communication tools consist a number of which is a wrong attitude indicating the creative ideas on how to raise awareness urgent need of informing the public about of the use of alternative fuels in the cement this matter. industry. The visual identity of the project has been designed, as well as the book of In this regard, it was necessary to prepare the project graphic standards - which a communication strategy aimed at raising greatly helped all promotional materials to public awareness of the benefits of using attract attention with their visual municipal waste as a fuel in the cement characteristics. industry. Printed materials One of the first activities during the implementation of the communication strategy was the preparation of promotional materials in the form of brochures, leaflets, maps, blocks, pens, t- shirts, cups, balloons and fact sheets - with the aim of distributing them to interested stakeholders at seminars, trainings, information days, campaigns and meetings. The website For as more detailed presentation of the project, as well as the potential for the production and use of alternative fuels in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a micro website www.alternativnagoriva.ba was created. The site allows visitors access to various project information, project consortium, alternative fuels, news, publications and legislative and strategic documents related to this domain. Bulletin of the project • Page 2 Co-processing of municipal waste as an alternative fuel in the cement industry in BiH PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES Facebook page The Facebook page "Alternativna goriva u BiH" (eng. Alternative fuels in BiH) was also created with the aim of promoting project activities in the most socially-based groups. The page is updated daily with the project and alternative fuels information but, also, with news from the world of ecology, significant in promotion the environmental preservation. https://www.facebook.com/alternativnagorivaubih/ Strengthening environmental awareness of the youngest population In order to preserve the environment and inform young people about the advantages of proper waste disposal, the activity of placing affirmative ecological labels on the interior stairs of six schools in Kakanj and eleven schools of Zenica was realised. Also, the schools were given the posters “Naš Smetko“ (Our Smetko) - the animated character representing a bin whose smile invites children to dispose waste at places designated exclusively for the purpose. The students and school employees revealed their pleasure, all agreeing that environmental conservation is a lifelong project that belongs to all generations. Educational videos Two videos were realised within the project, both to inform the general public about the potential of municipal waste as an alternative fuel in the cement industry. In fact, the video is an adaptation of the educational report of the "Heidelberg Cement Group" titled "Waste as a resource". The intro video "From waste to energy", was broadcasted once a week in the period 26.06.2017 to 17.07.2017 in TV Zenica program schedule, starting at 18:20 and 20:00. Intro video "From waste to energy" is regularly featured on events organised within the project. Bulletin of the project • Page 3 Co-processing of municipal waste as an alternative fuel in the cement industry in BiH DOCUMENTS PREPARED UNDER THE PROJECT Although recycled municipal waste has long been used as the industry alternative fuel (mostly in cement plants, heating and energy plants) in the developed countries of the EU and around the world, knowledge in Bosnia and Herzegovina of such energy is poor and so far it is being used only at the Cement factory Lukavac. Since this is a very complex domain, in order to comprehensively address the problems caused by inadequate disposal of waste and the opportunities for processing of part of municipal waste in alternative fuels: RDF (Refused Derived Fuel) and SRF (Solid Recovered Fuel), several important documents were prepared within the project (analyses and studies) in order to look at all aspects of the possible commencement of the fuel production from waste. The communication strategy defines the tools and channels for communication with the media, citizens, utility companies, ministries, the non -governmental sector, waste collectors, etc. Communication tools consist of a series of creative ideas to raise awareness of the use of alternative fuels in the cement industry. Within the project, the visual identity of the project has been designed, as well as the book of the project graphic standards - which greatly helped all promotional materials to attract attention with their visual characteristics. In order to look at the situation in the region, as well as in some developed European countries, the first document prepared was Analysis of experiences in the production and use of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) in South East Europe. The purpose of this document was to collect relevant information for the commencement of production RDF - Refuse Derived Fuel and use it as an alternative (substitute) fuel in the Cement Factory Kakanj for the continuous supply of the cement plant with this energy source. Since the fuel from waste is being still not used in Bosnia and Herzegovina (except in the Cement Factory Lukavac, which imports this kind of energy), it was necessary to look at the experiences of the countries in the region for possibilities to apply such experiences and good practices in BiH. The analysis covers countries in the region: Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Kosovo, as well as countries using such energy in huge percentages: Austria, Hungary and Germany. The document Assessment of Environmental Impact in the area of Zenica-Doboj, Central Bosnia and Sarajevo cantons analyses the problems caused by the disposal and accumulation of municipal waste and the negative consequences of such, as well as the possibility of utilizing part of municipal waste as a recyclable raw material in production of an alternative fuel. Among other issues, it contains an analysis of the current affairs regarding landfills and current practices in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the concerned cantons, also an