Reduction of waste and improved waste management – Pillar 10
Besides determining a higher consumption of natural resources (i.e., water, Energy etc.), it is also
well known that tourism increases waste production. This pillar has been developed on the basis of the
data on the amount of recycled and solid waste produced by the Municipalities of the Province of Pisa.
Such data, which refer to the waste produced and recycled in the previous year, have to be compulsorily
communicated
by
the
Municipalities
to
the
Urban Waste
Management
Authority
(ATO Toscana Costa) and to the Regional Resource Recovery Agency (ARRR) by April every year.
The following data refer to the year 2011. Although provisory (they still have to be certified by the Regional
Resource
Recovery
Agency
http://www.arrr.it/ar3/public/default.shtml;jsessionid=80E9E6294C5AB92DD9DF763BAFCFB4C1,
they
show in detail the most recent relationship between the amount of recycled waste and the total amount of
waste produced by all the Municipalities of the Province of Pisa.
Municipality
Bientina
Buti
Calci
Calcinaia
Capannoli
Casale Marittimo
Casciana Terme
Cascina
Castefranco di Sotto
Castellina Marittima
Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina
Chianni
Crespina
Fauglia
Guardistallo
Lajatico
Lari
Lorenzana
Montecatini Val di Cecina
Montescudaio
Recycled
waste
(tonne)
Total
amount of
waste
produced
(tonne)
Recycled
waste/total
amount of waste
produced
2.267
825
1.706
2.919
1.135
167
373
8.560
3.251
453
525
190
727
497
133
176
1.812
140
359
378
4.137
3.048
2.775
6.964
3.270
859
2.002
23.562
7.257
1.548
1.416
830
2.407
2.034
744
784
4.392
712
1.111
1.742
54.8%
27.1%
61.5%
41.9%
34.7%
19.4%
18.6%
36.3%
44.8%
29.3%
37.1%
22.9%
30.2%
24.4%
17.9%
22.5%
41.3%
19.6%
32.3%
21.7%
Monteverdi Marittimo
Montopoli in Valdarno
Orciano Pisano
Palaia
Peccioli
PISA
Pomarance
Ponsacco
Pontedera
Riparbella
San Giuliano Terme
San Miniato
Santa Croce sull'Arno
Santa Luce
Santa Maria a Monte
Terricciola
Vecchiano
Vicopisano
Volterra
Province of Pisa (Total)
221
1.686
86
524
836
26.681
1.076
3.075
8.523
212
9.286
6.556
3.128
138
2.651
426
4.022
1.992
2.122
99.834
525
5.602
344
2.739
2.746
72.037
3.543
7.795
20.257
953
14.535
15.974
8.182
885
6.136
2.235
6.091
5.465
7.127
254.763
42.1%
30.1%
25%
19.1%
30.4%
37%
30.4%
39.4%
42.1%
22.2%
63.9%
41%
38.2%
15.5%
43.2%
19.1%
66%
36.4%
29.8%
39.2%
Percentage of recycled waste over the total amount of waste produced
Figure 1 shows clearly that the Municipalities recording the highest percentage of recycled waste
are those that have implemented a door-to-door waste collection system, i.e., Vecchiano, San Giuliano
Terme, Calci, Bientina, Castelfranco di Sotto, Santa Maria a Monte, Pontedera, Calcinaia, Lari, San Miniato,
Ponsacco, and Santa Croce sull’Arno.
In this context, the Municipality of Castelnuovo Val di Cecina represents an exception. Despite not
having implemented any door-to-door waste collection system, the percentage of recycled waste here
collected ranks second only to the Municipality of Vecchiano. All that can be explained as follows. First of
all, it is worth remembering that the year 2011 (i.e., the year to which the following data refer) was
characterized by heavy snows, which made it necessary emergency pruning for a huge number of damaged
plants. Secondly, the Municipality of Castelnuovo Val di Cecina provides the following services: electronic
and electric waste collection (Consorzio RAEE)1; a door-to-door system for traders and restaurateurs (paper
and glass recycling); multi-material banks and containers for waste paper close to farmhouses; bulky pickup collection; waste oil recovery “Olindo”; a drop-off centre open all the mornings and two afternoons per
week. Lastly, it is worth highlighting that the Municipality of Castelnuovo Val di Cecina is a luxuriant area
and its green waste (i.e., prunings) are collected separately.
1
Municipality
Recycled waste
over total
amount of waste
produced
(percent values)
Santa Luce
Guardistallo
Casciana Terme
Terricciola
Palaia
Casale Marittimo
Lorenzana
Montescudaio
Riparbella
Lajatico
Chianni
Fauglia
Orciano Pisano
Buti
Castellina Marittima
Volterra
Montopoli in Valdarno
Crespina
Pomarance
Peccioli
Montecatini Val di Cecina
Capannoli
15.5
17.9
18.6
19.1
19.1
19.4
19.6
21.7
22.2
22.5
22.9
24.4
25
27.1
29.3
29.8
30.1
30.2
30.4
30.4
32.3
34.7
The management of electrical and electronic equipment waste (WEEE Directive, i.e., Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment Directive) was officially implemented in Italy by the Legislative Decree 151 of 2005 in November 2007,
thereby assigning the responsibility for financing and managing waste directly to the Producers of the equipment
pursuant to the provisions established by the EU Directive (2002/96/EC). Source: Centro di Coordinamento RAEE
www.cdcraee.it
Cascina
Vicopisano
PISA
Santa Croce sull'Arno
Ponsacco
San Miniato
Lari
Calcinaia
Monteverdi Marittimo
Pontedera
Santa Maria a Monte
Castelfranco di Sotto
Bientina
Calci
San Giuliano Terme
Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina
Vecchiano
36.3
36.4
37
38.2
39.4
41
41.3
41.9
42.1
42.1
43.2
44.8
54.8
61.5
63.9
64
66
Total amount of recycled waste over
waste produced (percent values)
Vecchiano
Castelnuovo di Val di…
San Giuliano Terme
Calci
Bientina
Castefranco di Sotto
Santa Maria a Monte
Pontedera
Monteverdi Marittimo
Calcinaia
Lari
San Miniato
Ponsacco
Santa Croce sull'Arno
PISA
Vicopisano
Cascina
Capannoli
Montecatini Val di Cecina
Peccioli
Pomarance
Crespina
Montopoli in Valdarno
Volterra
Castellina Marittima
Buti
Orciano Pisano
Fauglia
Chianni
Lajatico
Riparbella
Montescudaio
Lorenzana
Casale Marittimo
Palaia
Terricciola
Casciana Terme
Guardistallo
Santa Luce
66
64
63.9
61.5
54.8
44.8
43.2
42.1
42.1
41.9
41.3
41
39.4
38.2
37.0
36.4
36.3
34.7
32.3
30.4
30.4
30.2
30,1
29.8
29.3
27.1
25
24.4
22.9
22.5
22.2
21.7
19.6
19.4
19.1
19.1
18.6
17.9
15.5
Total amount of recycled
waste over waste
produced (percent values)
Figure 1 Recycled waste over the total amount of waste produced (percent values). [Source: Municipal Departments for
Environment through ATO Toscana Costa].
Recycled waste per capita
Municipality
Recycled waste
per capita (tonne)
Santa Luce
0.080
Terricciola
0.094
Casciana Terme
0.102
Guardistallo
0.103
Palaia
0.113
Lorenzana
0.116
Chianni
0.126
Lajatico
0.128
Riparbella
0.129
Orciano Pisano
0.138
Fauglia
0.138
Buti
0.141
Montopoli in Valdarno
0.150
Casale Marittimo
0.156
Peccioli
0.168
Crespina
0.176
Pomarance
0.178
Capannoli
0.185
Montecatini Val di Cecina
0.190
Volterra
0.192
Cascina
0.194
Montescudaio
0.194
Ponsacco
0.198
Lari
0.205
Santa Maria a Monte
0.207
Castellina Marittima
0.220
Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina
0.224
San Miniato
0.232
Santa Croce sull'Arno
0.232
Vicopisano
0.235
Castefranco di Sotto
0.246
Calcinaia
0.250
Calci
0,262
Monteverdi Marittimo
0.282
San Giuliano Terme
0.291
Bientina
0.294
Pontedera
0.301
PISA
Vecchiano
0.302
0.322
It is worth stressing the apparent anomaly represented by the Municipality of Pisa. Despite not
providing a door-to-door waste collection system; recording a high tourism inflow, and, probably, receiving
waste dumped by people living in the neighbouring Municipalities, the percentage of recycled waste is
here 37% (fig. 1). As a matter of fact, as regards the amount of waste produced per capita, the Municipality
of Pisa ranks second among the less virtuous Municipalities of the Province (fig. 3), whereas it ranks second
as regards recycled waste per capita. That is, in the Municipality of Pisa the amount of waste produced (by
students, tourists etc) is considerable. However, a quite significant amount of this waste is collected and
sorted for recovery and/or recycling. The reasons underlying this “anomaly” can be found, on the one hand,
in the wide coastal green area (in Tirrenia there is a pruning waste centre); on the other hand, in the
implementation by local authorities of mobile and computer equipped recycling drop-off centres (i.e.,
Centri Ambientali Mobili); a local drop-off centre open all days; lastly, the introduction of points cards
allowing citizens to benefit from reductions on solid waste taxes and fees when going to drop-off centres
and leaving their waste.
Recycled waste per capita
(tonne)
Vecchiano
PISA
Pontedera
Bientina
San Giuliano Terme
Monteverdi Marittimo
Calci
Calcinaia
Castefranco di Sotto
Vicopisano
Santa Croce sull'Arno
San Miniato
Castelnuovo di Val di…
Castellina Marittima
Santa Maria a Monte
Lari
Ponsacco
Montescudaio
Cascina
Volterra
Montecatini Val di Cecina
Capannoli
Pomarance
Crespina
Peccioli
Casale Marittimo
Montopoli in Valdarno
Buti
Fauglia
Orciano Pisano
Riparbella
Lajatico
Chianni
Lorenzana
Palaia
Guardistallo
Casciana Terme
Terricciola
Santa Luce
0.322
0.302
0.301
0.294
0.291
0.282
0.262
0.250
0.246
0.235
0.232
0.232
0.224
0.220
0.207
0.205
0.198
0.194
0.194
0.192
0.190
0.185
0.178
0.176
0.168
0,.156
0.150
0.141
0.138
0.138
0.129
0.128
0.126
0.116
0.113
0.103
0.102
0.094
0.080
Recycled waste per capita
Figure 2. Recycled waste per capita (tonne). [Source: Municipal Departments for Environment through ATO Toscana Costa].
Total amount of waste per capita
Municipality
Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina
Calci
San Giuliano Terme
Santa Maria a Monte
Vecchiano
Terricciola
Lari
Montopoli in Valdarno
Ponsacco
Santa Luce
Buti
Capannoli
Cascina
Bientina
Casciana Terme
Castefranco di Sotto
Chianni
Orciano Pisano
Peccioli
Fauglia
San Miniato
Lajatico
Guardistallo
Riparbella
Crespina
Pomarance
Montecatini Val di Cecina
Lorenzana
Palaia
Calcinaia
Santa Croce sull'Arno
Volterra
Vicopisano
Monteverdi Marittimo
Pontedera
Castellina Marittima
Casale Marittimo
PISA
Montescudaio
Total amount of
waste per capita
(tonne)
0.350
0.426
0.456
0.479
0.488
0.491
0.497
0.499
0.503
0.516
0.520
0.532
0.533
0.537
0.545
0.549
0.552
0.553
0.553
0.565
0.565
0.569
0.574
0.579
0.583
0.585
0.590
0.592
0.593
0.596
0.608
0.643
0.645
0.670
0.715
0.753
0.805
0.817
0.895
Total amount of waste per capita
(tonne)
Montescudaio
0.895
PISA
0.817
Casale Marittimo
0.805
Castellina Marittima
0.753
Pontedera
0.715
Monteverdi Marittimo
0.670
Vicopisano
0.645
Volterra
0.643
Santa Croce sull'Arno
0.608
Calcinaia
0.596
Palaia
0.593
Lorenzana
0.592
Montecatini Val di Cecina
0.590
Pomarance
0.585
Crespina
0.583
Riparbella
0.579
Guardistallo
0.574
Lajatico
0.569
San Miniato
0.565
Fauglia
0.565
Peccioli
0.553
Orciano Pisano
0.553
Chianni
0.552
Castefranco di Sotto
0.549
Casciana Terme
0.545
Bientina
0.537
Cascina
0.533
Capannoli
0.532
Buti
0.520
Santa Luce
0.516
Ponsacco
0.503
Montopoli in Valdarno
0.499
Lari
0.497
Terricciola
0.491
Vecchiano
0.488
Santa Maria a Monte
0.479
San Giuliano Terme
Calci
Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina
Total amount of waste per
capita
0.456
0.426
0.350
Figure 3. Total amount of waste per capita (tonne). [Source: Municipal Departments for Environment through ATO Toscana
Costa].