Coordination of the working group on municipal waste in the canton of Bern
Bern, Switzerland
The working group for municipal waste (Arbeitsgruppe Siedlungsabfälle) was established in 1991 by the heads of the largest waste recycling plants and landfills in Bern and Solothurn under the direction of the canton of Bern’s office for water and waste (AWA). Today, the working group meets biannually and is still managed by AWA with essentially the same structure as in 1991. The meeting serves as a platform for discussion and provides a common focus for current projects.
The operating data for all waste recycling plants and landfills that recycle waste in Bern have been collected annually for AWA and summarised in a report for approximately 30 years. Among other things, the report charts waste volumes in waste recycling plants as well as the volume deposited in landfills.