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joint committee or local government federation. There are also local authorities
who collaborate on specific matters, such as joint procurements. To many local
authorities collaboration is a natural solution to attain the <strong>best</strong> possible
environmental <strong>and</strong> social benefits, to achieve cost-efficient treatment <strong>and</strong> to
guarantee the competence required. In 75% of the municipalities the collection
of household waste is managed by external actors, private companies, while the
rest is managed by the municipalities themselves. In the same way, waste
treatment is effected either by the municipalities themselves or by an external
actor, often a municipal enterprise or sometimes a private company. (AÖS.,
2009)
8.2. Collection <strong>and</strong> transport
Bulky <strong>and</strong> Hazardous waste are transferred by the householders to one of the
recycling centers operation in each of the Municipalities. Bulky waste is
household waste that is too heavy, too bulky or for other reasons inappropriate
for collection in bags or bins. It may be for example broken furniture, toys,
bicycles, or baby prams, but can also include garden waste or certain
demolition waste. There are about 650 recycling centers in the country. These
can h<strong>and</strong>le the main part of household bulky, hazardous <strong>and</strong> waste from
electronic or electric equipment. During 2008 approximately 1,400,000 tons of
waste was h<strong>and</strong>ed to the municipal recycling centers, which corresponds to 154
kg per person. Each recycling center received on average 8,240 visitors that
year, or 5,3 million visitors in total. (AÖS., 2009)
The only serious problem encountered in the recycling centers is burglaries
from thieves <strong>and</strong> sometimes problems with people coming to the centers such
as (arguments, lack of communication,etc). The measures taken in order for the
thieves to be stopped is electric fences all around the facilities so that no one
can have access to them without permission. Another meter introduced by
several of the municipalities is a barrier gate system at recycling centers to
improve the safety, to get a functional system for access control <strong>and</strong> to obtain
more accurate visiting statistics. This system is often combined with an entry
card which gives households the right to a certain number of free visits. For a
fee, small entrepreneurs also have the possibility to use the services offered at
the recycling centers in several of the municipalities. (AÖS., 2009)
The producers’ system, with approximately 5,800 unmanned recycling stations
for packaging <strong>and</strong> paper, are located around the country. The collection
systems should be formed in consultation with both producers <strong>and</strong> local
authorities. The recycling stations have separate containers for newspaper <strong>and</strong>
different types of packaging materials. Several municipalities have