In B2B meetings and practice-orientated lectures we will cover the entire chain of a well-structured national and local biowaste recycling regime. This will cover:
- The necessary legal and technical framework regulations , including quality standards certification schemes,
- Best practice collection logistics and economics with the aim to achieve a high quantitative as well as qualitative capture rate for all bio-waste origins
- Austrian success story of on-farm composting in cooperation with the communities, guaranteeing highest compost qualities and a high performance regional humus cycle
- Techniques and quality management of open windrow composting of food and garden waste at scales between 1 000 and 100 000 tpa including aeration systems
- Key learnings on the biology of composting, humus production, compost quality criteria as well as hygiene & odour management, documentation, monitoring & reporting
- Results of long-term field trials on soil improvement with compost
- A visit of one of the most innovative biogas plants for food and agricultural residues including bio-methane fuel production and CO2 recovery, digestate use and an in depth insight into the framework conditions for a successful biogas regime on national level
As a special highlight, we will visit the 8th International Practitioner Day on Composting, Europe’s biggest show of bio-mass and compost processing machines organised by the Compost and Biogas Association Austria.
LECTURES AND SEMIARS
SITE VISITS AND B2B MEETINGS
- Strategic, economic & regulatory framework
- Technical standards for composting & AD
- Product quality standards
- Public relations and stakeholder involvement
- Agricultural cooperation in decentralised collection and on-farm composting
- Biology of composting: key learnings in HUMUS production
- Hygiene & odour management, documentation, monitoring & reporting
- Compost / digestate markets und use
- compost substrate production in practice
- Open windrow Compost plant of the City of Vienna (150.000 tpa)
- The practice of separate collection of all types of bio-waste: Organisation, responsibilities, partners, economics, information & education work
- Key principles and techniques of open windrow composting of food waste, garden& park waste
- Innovative separation techniques for impurities (plastics, metals, glass, stones)
- Biogas plant – bio-methane fuel production and CO2 recovery, digestate use
- Composting: Quality & process management and monitoring
- Inter-municipal cooperation for recycling on district and pronvincial scale
- Europe’s biggest show of bio-mass and compost processing machines
THE PROGRAMME
Monday September 4th:
| 08:15-09:00: Drive to Bioforschung Austria, Vienna | |
| 09:00-09:30 | Welcome Tour de Table – Introduction – Forecast |
| 09:30-10:45 |
Key elements and structural and legal framework of successful bio-waste management –experience from Europe and Austria – strategic & legal background, key features, quantities, current development (Florian Amlinger, CEO Compost – Consulting & Development; N.N. Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technoology) Bio-waste and compost strategy and practice of the City of Vienna (1.98 mio inhabitants). Veronika Wechselberger, Compost Unit at MA 48, City of Vienna |
| 10:45-12:30 | LECTURE & DEMONSTRATION: Compost, an important element in ecological soil and humusmanagement (Eva Erhart, Bioforschung Austria) |
| 12:30-13:15 Lunch Buffet: Iss mich! | |
| 13:15-14:15 Drive to BIOGAS plant Margarethen am Moos | |
| 14:15-15:15 | EVM Biogas Energy Supply Margarethen am Moos LTD – (60,000 tpa): liquid fermentation of agricultural by-products, energy crops, manure; upgrading bio-methane & gas station, use of CO2 for greenhouse production (Fritz Schwarz) |
| 15:15-16:15 | General conditions for successful AD in bio-waste recycling: capacities, green electricity law, feed in tariffs general economics etc. (Franz Krichmeyr , KBVÖ/Compost & Biogas Association Austria) |
| 16:15-17:30: Drive to Hotel Steinberger – Altlengbach | |
| 18:30 Dinner & round table | |
Tuesday September 5th:
| 08:30-09:00 Drive to 3er Hof – St. Poelten | |
| 09:00-11:00 | Bio-waste and green waste collection and composting scheme in cooperation with farmers. |
| 11:00-11:30 | LECTURE: Towards a deeper understanding of the biology and the technique of composting – PART 1 |
| 11:30-12:30 Lunch | |
| 12:30-14:30 Drive to Wels | |
| 14:30 – 16:30 | O.Ö. Landes-Abfallverwertungsunternehmen AG (Uper Austria Waste Recycling EnterpriseInc.) – Logistics, performance and economics of an provincial integrated municipal re-use and recycling cooperation |
| 16:30-17:30 | LECTURE: Towards a deeper understanding of the biology and the technique of composting – PART 2 |
| 17:30-18:30 Drive Transfer to Hotel Wolfsegger in Upper | |
| 18:45 Dinner | |
| 20:00 OPEN FORUM, SessionQ & A | |
Wednesday, September 6th:
| 8:30-09:00 Drive to Composting Plant “Huemer Compost” | |
| 09:00-11:30 |
The Upper Austria agricultural composting strategy
From a farmer to a professional compost facility Huemer Compost (12.000 t/a)
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| 11:30-12:30 Drive to Waste Management Association Rohrbach | |
| 12:45-13:45 |
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| 13:45-14:15 Lunch Buffet sponsored by BAV Rohrbach | |
| 14:15- 14:45 | Visit of the Recycling Centre Rohrbach collecting > 60 waste fractions for reuse and recycling |
| 14:45-16:45 | Visit of the On-Farm agricultural compost plant – a full service partner for separate collection and composting; The farmer has been awarded with the COMPOSKAR 2017 for best quality compost and offers different compost substrates |
| 16:45-19:45 Drive to Vienna – Hotel Regina | |
| 20:30 Dinner in Restaurant | |
Thursday, September 7th:
| 09:00 -09:30 Drive to Practitioner Day – Composting Plant Lobau, City of Vienna |
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| 09:30-14:00/15:00 |
6th International Practitioner Day – Composting – Austrian Compost & Bioigas Association
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| 15:00 – 17:00 |
Lectures and Talks:
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| 17:00 -19:00 Drive to Hotel Rose, Maria Taferl |
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| 19:30 Dinner at Hotel Rose | |
Friday, September 8th
| 08:30-09:00 Drive to Composting Plant Seiringer – Wieselburg | |
| 9:00-11:30 |
Innovative Composting techniques – ~ 20.000 t composting plant:
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| 11:30 – 12:30 | Lecture: Collection schemes for Bio-Waste: combined collection of kitchen and garden waste – Marrtin Ritt, Waste Management Association Mel |
| 12:30-14:30 |
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| 14:30-16:30 Drive back to Vienna | |
IMPRESSION FROM PREVIOUS STUDY TOURS
LOGISTICS
Venue:
Multiple locations in Austria.
Part of the registration fee is a 5 night hotel room stay.
3-4 September Hotel Regina, Vienna
4-5 September Hotel Steinberger
5-6 September Hotel Wolfsegger
6-7 September Hotel Regina, Vienna
7-8 September Hotel Rose
Please consult with the hotel directly in case you would like to book additional nights before and/or after the tour.
Participants will be accommodated in comfortable, single room hotels with breakfast and WiFi.
Recommended date of arrival: Sunday, 3rd of September 2023
Recommended date of departure: Saturday, 9th of September 2023
STUDY TOUR LEADER
Florian Amlinger
Tour Leader Agronomist, CEO of Compost, Consulting & Development and co-founder of ‘100NGO’ and European Compost Network (ECN e.V)
PRICING & REGISTRATION
Register for the ISWA study tour by selecting one of the ticket options below. Early bird has a discount of 10% and will be available until July 4th. Overall registration will close on 25th of August 2023.
Registration fees include accommodation with breakfast from September 3 –8 2023, course participation, course materials, refreshments, lunch and dinner, as well as transportation and visits to the waste treatment plants. 21% VAT is applicable to the fees and is mentioned clearly when it is included. Student and Online ISWA memberships are not eligible for the discounted fee. Upon registration, participants accept all arrangements by ISWA, ISWA Austria and Florian Amlinger – ‘Compost – Consuling & Development’. The organisers do not assume liability during field demonstrations and
technical visits. Travel health insurance is advisable. The programme may be subject to change. Participants will receive a Certificate of Participation.
Please email events@iswa.org for group discounts (from 3 people) or for low-/low-middle income economies discounted tickets (50% off, 3 available on a first come first serve basis).
Cancellation Policy
ISWA reserves the right to cancel the course if the minimum number of participants is not reached.
Minimum number of participants: 12
Registration may be transferred to a nominated representative. Any cancellation of registration must be submitted in
writing to ISWA by e-mail: events@iswa.org
Cancellation and refund will be subject to the following conditions:
• Cancellation until 28th July 2023: 50% refund
• Cancellation until 18th August 2023: 10% refund
• Cancellation after 18th August 2023 or “no show”: No refund
In case of cancellation of the study tour due to unforeseeable events including pandemic regulations. ISWA will refund
the registration fee but no other costs incurred prior to cancellation. In case of cancellation of a registrant the above
rules apply.
Bank transfer costs will be deducted from any refund.
Early Bird - Regular Registration
- available until July 4th 2023. This price includes 21% VAT.
Early Bird - ISWA & ECN Member Registration
- Available until July 4th. This price includes 21% VAT.
Regular Registration
- available until August 25th. This price includes 21% VAT.
ISWA & ECN Member Registration
- Available until August 25th. This price includes 21% VAT.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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CONTACT US
Get in touch if you have any questions or comments.
Zhiren Ye
Event Manager ISWA
Email: events@iswa.org
Phone number: +31 (0)10 808 3990
Florian Amlinger
Tour Leader Agronomist, CEO of Compost, Consulting & Development and co-founder of ‘100NGO’ and European Compost Network (ECN e.V)
Email: f.amlinger@kabsi.at