The challenge of separate waste collection in large cities, using Vienna as an example (‘Separate waste collection in large cities’)

The EU Circular Economy Package stipulates significantly higher recycling rates than are currently achieved in Austria – this poses a major challenge, particularly in urban areas. Various studies have already identified key parameters that explain significant differences in terms of both quantity and composition as well as collection rates. These include state legal frameworks, the local waste management situation, socioeconomic factors, and the structure of the waste disposal area. The aim of the study is to * analyze the relationships between urban settlement structures and the achievable collection rates for waste materials, * identify explanatory factors for differences between (large) urban and other settlement structures and, if possible, quantify them, and * compile scientifically sound, comprehensible statements on this subject.