The recycling centre of the future

Purpose and goal

Purpose: within the SRS create an innovative solution for handling bulky waste. To test innovative procurement tool to increase skills in the organizations. to drive development. to deal with complex issues and to invite stakeholders to gather around recycling. Achievements: - An innovative solution for a temporary and permanent recycling center is developed - Procurement tool is tested and has yielded results - Competence is developed - Development has escalated - Concepts which bring stakeholders to gather around the recycling have been developed, and will be tested

Results and expected effects

Objectives: -Measurably move up the waste ladder. -Attractive gathering place, -Based on residents´ needs. -Creating understanding for consumption, recycling and reuse. An attractive place, combining several functions and having knowledgeable staff creates the conditions for increased reuse. The test results, 40% reused locally. A further 35% were sorted given to Myrorna for reuse. Adapting to residents´ needs was appreciated (opening hours, present for some time, easily accessible). How to incorporate learning to create understanding, needs to be further elaborated on.

Approach and implementation

The Innovation Procurement was the first of its kind conducted within the organization. The tender documents took a long time to develop, cutting away from the tendering and implementation. Yet, six interesting proposals, collaborations between architects and waste experts, were submitted. The uniform message was; reuse and waste management needs to get a more central place in our cities. The procurement method is interesting and will be used in the future. The procurement has provided SVAAB and NDS with new ideas that will affect waste management in Stockholm at large.