Genoa, 17 June 2024 – Rich from the Gulf once again record-breaking with almost 90% separate waste collection in 2023. Spicewith 81.37% the best among the Municipalities with more than 15 thousand inhabitants. In short, the Spezzino data speak of the virtue and tax relief that this will entail. “A great result – declares the mayor Pierluigi Peracchini –. For the environment and for citizens: the more we recycle, the less we pay.”
In general it arrived at reach 60% separate waste collection Liguria in 2023, an increase compared to the 57.64% of the previous year and by almost 21 percentage points compared to the 38.63% of 2015. This is what emerges from the consolidated data ascertained by the Liguria Region and approved through a resolution of the Council, upon proposal of the waste cycle councillor Giacomo Giampedrone.
“An undoubtedly important result, the result of a I commit constant on the part of the regional administration on a delicate and relevant topic for the future of all of us and of our territory such as that of waste management – comments the interim president of the Liguria Region Alessandro Piana -. The work carried out by the Region has been fundamentalbut obviously what is achieved by the Municipalities and citizens is equally important, thanks to whose collaboration we are continuing this path virtuous”.
“We are very satisfied with the Work which we are carrying out together with the municipal administrations with the fundamental support of the citizens who are increasingly proving themselves be careful than correct disposal of waste – declares Giampedrone –. To date, 139 municipalities have reached and exceeded the mark percentage of 65% of separate waste collection: there were 32 in 2015. These data confirm the validity of the approach started 9 years ago, with the Region alongside the Municipalities most in difficulty compared to a radical change of setting and culture in cycle management. The results are evident. We will continue on this virtuous path convinced that we can improve further also thanks to realization of the Regional Plan which, for the first time in the history of Liguria, targets the closure of the cycle to ensure self-sufficiency of our region in management some waste”.
The 139 Municipalities with separate waste collection equal to or greater than 65% they will have the rightstarting from July, at tax relief for the disposal of the residual fraction to landfill, divided into result bands, with savings from 30% to 70% on the basic amount.
The overall percentage of 2023 separate waste collection in the Ligurian territory is equal to 59.35% constantly increasing compared to 57.64% the previous year, 55.71% in 2021, 53.46% in 2020, an increase of 21 percentage points more than the 38.63% in 2015.
At the provincial level, La Spezia maintains its lead with separate waste collection further increasing to 76.21% followed by Savonese with 63.05%, a figure substantially stable compared to the previous year. They follow, with a increase by two percentage points compared to 2022, the province of Imperia which reaches 57.12% and the Metropolitan City of Genoa, which reaches 53.84%: affecting this last figure, the result of the Municipality of Genoa which however grew significantly up to 47.02%, compared to 43.46% the previous year. Net of the Municipality of Genoa, Liguria would exceed the target of 65% (65.94%), while the rest of the Metropolitan City it would already be at 68.14%.
The municipalities with a percentage of waste sorting above 80%: Rich from the Gulf (also leader for 2023 with 89.85%), Pieve Ligure (86%), Vendone (84.58%), Rialto (83.68%), Mignanego (82.810%), Sant’Olcese (82, 36%), Ortovero (82.32%), Luni (82.31%), Cairo Montenotte (82.06%), Castelnuovo Magra (81.55%), Spice (81.37%), Leivi (81.35%), Framura (81.29%), Vessalico (81.08%), Villanova d’Albenga (80.75%), Carrodano (80.70%), Ceranesi (80.62%) and Serra Riccò (80.36%).
Among the municipalities with over 15 thousand inhabitants the Municipality of La Spezia (81.37%) exceeded 65% of separate waste collection, followed by Albenga (75.04%), Sestri Levante (73.20%), Imperia (68.78%), Chiavari (68.52 %) and Sarzana (65.54%).
Mild retreat for Rapallo and Sanremo, which fell respectively to 62.63% and 58.81%, while, although improving, Genoa (47.02%), Savona (43.76%) and Ventimiglia (28.40%) remain at the bottom .
It starts to rise again, albeit very slightly production total municipal waste, which stands overall at 804,972 tonnes compared to 803,108 tonnes the previous year.
As for the sole residual undifferentiated fraction, the municipalities that have a per capita of less than 100 kg/inhabitant per year drop to 53, compared to 60 in the previous year. Of these there are 8 that do not even reach 60 kilos per inhabitant per year: the most virtuous is Ricco del Golfo, with only 40 kg/inhabitant per year of undifferentiated waste to be disposed of, which has displaced Vendone which still follows at 44 kg / inhabitant year.
There decides also establishes the economic contribution to be paid by September to be paid by the 63 Municipalities in which an excess of waste has been found undifferentiated compared to the set targets: overall contributions dropped from around 425 thousand euros to just over 367 thousand euros (-13.5%).
Most of the contribution to be paid is due by the Municipality of Genoa (251,948.98 euros compared to 303,710.81 euros in 2022). Followed by the Municipalities of Savona (33,139.98 euros compared to 35,121.89 euros on a 2021 basis) and Ventimiglia (26,780.34 compared to 29,764.68). Then there are only 11 other municipalities required to pay more than 1,000 euros, while 49 other municipalities will have to pay amounts lower than 1,000 euros.
Marco Magi
