Interactive tool for municipal waste for structure- and measure-specific evaluation of waste collection rates, residual waste composition and skimming potential in Austria

The latest nationwide analyses have confirmed that over 60% of residual waste contains incorrectly disposed items or recyclable materials. Reducing this proportion is very important for achieving several EU targets and from the perspective of resource conservation and climate protection. As part of the implementation of a new nationwide analysis concept, monitoring the composition of residual waste by the federal and state governments is becoming increasingly important for effective action planning. As a basis for this, current reporting processes need to be improved, as they do not sufficiently support action planning and evaluation with regard to data visualisation and the identification of easily realisable recovery potential (e.g. by region and waste streams). The aim of the project is to compare residual waste fractions, waste collection rates, skimming potential and waste collection volumes for municipal groups (e.g. district groups, municipalities with the same collection systems) in the state of Lower Austria in a nationwide, anonymous comparison with structurally similar municipalities using • interactive dashboards with, for example, diagrams, tables and area cartograms (see Figures 1 and 2) and • automated, adaptable standard reports . The database includes residual waste and recyclable material collection volumes, residual waste analysis results, and the most up-to-date data on waste management and settlement structure in Austria.