An investment of more than 900 million euros is expected to be needed for the urban solid waste management system in the Lisbon region by 2030, the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) association said in a statement on Thursday.
“More than €900 million of investment is expected to be needed in the urban solid waste management system by 2030, for its 18 municipalities and the region to achieve the European and national targets stipulated in PERSU 2030 – Urban Waste Strategic Plan 2030,” AML said in the statement.
The Lisbon Metropolitan Area is a territorial public association, formed by the municipalities of Alcochete, Almada, Amadora, Barreiro, Cascais, Lisboa, Loures, Mafra, Moita, Montijo, Odivelas, Oeiras, Palmela, Seixal, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Sintra and Vila Franca de Xira.
According to the public association, the amounts raised are based on “action plans drawn up by municipalities and urban waste management systems (SGRU), Amarsul, Tratolixo and Valorsul, and include investments in infrastructure and activities developed for the renovation, requalification and expansion of waste collection and treatment systems (infrastructure and training)”.
The public association stated that, taking into account the objectives set and the current situation of the waste management sector, marked by high treatment costs and lack of funding, there is “a central operational, technical, strategic and economic concern for the municipalities and the region”.
According to the statement, AML also requested a meeting with the Minister of Environment. [Maria da Graça Carvalho]to express their concerns, which will continue to be discussed at the upcoming meetings of the Metropolitan Council, where all the mayors of the 18 ALD municipalities are present.
According to the AML, data collected in the Lisbon metropolitan area indicate that, during 2024, undifferentiated solid waste collection could represent around 68% of the total, with the remaining 32% being selective collection.
To meet the national targets set for 2030, the values will have to be substantially reversed (39% of undifferentiated collection and 61% of selective collection).
As regards selective collection, annual growth will have to be around 5.2% for glass, 8.7% for paper and cardboard, 14.2% for metal and 20.2% for bio-waste. Selective collection of waste should decrease by around 5.6% annually.
According to the association, it is necessary that “selective tax collection, in global terms, grows by around 10% annually until 2030, in contrast to the timid growth observed in recent years.”
“AML aims to join forces to develop a consensual, ambitious and realistic metropolitan solution to achieve national and European objectives,” the statement said.
Source: Observadora
