Practical Improvement Scenarios for an Innovative Waste-Collection Recycling Program Operating with Mobile Green Points (MGPs)

Since 2021, the prefectural authorities of Attica Region in Greece have been operating a rewarding recycling program for collection clean recyclable waste collaboration with “Specialist Integrated Association Prefecture Attica” (EDSNA, Greek) and private contractors, called “THE GREEN CITY”. This mobilizes almost 30 mobile green points (MGPs) daily, which are self-propelled trucks that collect materials from citizens businesses across Region. After one year operation, this has shown promising results, having more than 100,000 registered already collected over 500 tons municipal solid wastes 60 municipalities Attica. However, these results accompanied by some significant financial environmental costs. study presents two different practical improvement scenarios THE CITY program’s current situation ensure (a) shortening annual kilometers time on remote routes all programs, (b) fuel-cost decrease MGPs (c) reduction their CO2 emissions into atmosphere. Afterwards, we compare conclude “first scenario main depot decentralization” is realistic, feasible bigger total sum positive impacts second one. Therefore, strongly suggests implementation opens road to future various waste-management systems or programs.