12.4.3 Governance
The interaction between the national authorities, the regional authorities and the
municipal authorities has developed with fragmented actions over the years and is
rather complex (see Fig. 12.1) and bureaucratic. The governance structure is determined at the central level by the Ministry of Environment and Energy, which
adopted the National Plan for Waste Management (NPWM), conceived with the
aim of separating the different streams of waste in order to comply with the EU
guidelines and respect the 2025 and 2030 targets.
Four main actors are involved, namely, Organisations of Solid Waste Management, the National Organisation of Recycling, Central Collection Facilities of
Recyclable Materials (such centres are not geographically bounded, so there are
interregional cooperation schemes for that reason) and Systems of Alternative
Management. In addition, there are few fragmented private or NGO initiatives for
smaller streams, like coffee residuals, etc., which are not thoroughly registered or
documented.
The Organisations of Solid Waste Management (OSWM) which are public or
publicly owned (intermunicipal) limited liability companies. The most active among
them are the ones from Western Macedonia and from Eastern Macedonia-Thrace, as
National Waste
Management Plan
(ESDA)
Regional Waste
Management Plans
(PESDA)
Hellenic Recovery
Recycling Corporation
(35% Publicly-owned)
Private Compost
Companies
Publicly-awned
Management Network
Hazardous Waste
National Hazardous
Waste Management
Plan (ESDEA)
Private for Profit
Companies
Hazardous Waste from End-oflife vehicle decontamination,
Sanitary units, Oils, Portable
batteries and accumulators, etc
Hazardous waste
from utility facilities,
public service, etc.
Waste Management Plan
Stakeholders
Implementation
Waste stream
Recyclable
materials
Batteries, oils, tires, electrical &
electronic equipment, etc
Biodegradable
Municipal Waste,
Bio-waste
Private Alternative
Management Systems
(SED)
Regional Solid Waste Management
Agency (FoDSA)
(The number of FoDSA in each region
varies between 1 and 33)
Ministry of Environment and Energy, Ministry of Interior, Decentralized
administration, Regions, Hellenic Recycling Agency (EOAN),
Municipallities, Producers (operators) or holders of waste,
Producers / product managers subject to alternative management
Fig. 12.1 Waste management organisations in Greece
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The interaction between the national authorities, the regional authorities and the
municipal authorities has developed with fragmented actions over the years and is
rather complex (see Fig. 12.1) and bureaucratic. The governance structure is determined at the central level by the Ministry of Environment and Energy, which
adopted the National Plan for Waste Management (NPWM), conceived with the
aim of separating the different streams of waste in order to comply with the EU
guidelines and respect the 2025 and 2030 targets.
Four main actors are involved, namely, Organisations of Solid Waste Management, the National Organisation of Recycling, Central Collection Facilities of
Recyclable Materials (such centres are not geographically bounded, so there are
interregional cooperation schemes for that reason) and Systems of Alternative
Management. In addition, there are few fragmented private or NGO initiatives for
smaller streams, like coffee residuals, etc., which are not thoroughly registered or
documented.
The Organisations of Solid Waste Management (OSWM) which are public or
publicly owned (intermunicipal) limited liability companies. The most active among
them are the ones from Western Macedonia and from Eastern Macedonia-Thrace, as
National Waste
Management Plan
(ESDA)
Regional Waste
Management Plans
(PESDA)
Hellenic Recovery
Recycling Corporation
(35% Publicly-owned)
Private Compost
Companies
Publicly-awned
Management Network
Hazardous Waste
National Hazardous
Waste Management
Plan (ESDEA)
Private for Profit
Companies
Hazardous Waste from End-oflife vehicle decontamination,
Sanitary units, Oils, Portable
batteries and accumulators, etc
Hazardous waste
from utility facilities,
public service, etc.
Waste Management Plan
Stakeholders
Implementation
Waste stream
Recyclable
materials
Batteries, oils, tires, electrical &
electronic equipment, etc
Biodegradable
Municipal Waste,
Bio-waste
Private Alternative
Management Systems
(SED)
Regional Solid Waste Management
Agency (FoDSA)
(The number of FoDSA in each region
varies between 1 and 33)
Ministry of Environment and Energy, Ministry of Interior, Decentralized
administration, Regions, Hellenic Recycling Agency (EOAN),
Municipallities, Producers (operators) or holders of waste,
Producers / product managers subject to alternative management
Fig. 12.1 Waste management organisations in Greece
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