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Solid Waste Management

The World Bank’s Solid Waste Management Knowledge Silo Breaker is a community of practice created to share knowledge between practitioners of all affiliations. Through document sharing, discussions, and events, it aims to increase the awareness of solid waste issues and innovations across the globe.
The community’s objectives are: share experiences and resources to learn from solid waste management projects across the World Bank Group; further technical knowledge; strengthen projects by including environmental, social, urban, gender, sustainable financing, and climate perspectives and expertise when relevant; and learn about the latest innovations globally.

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Financing Landfill Gas Projects in Developing Countries

  • Country/ City
    World
  • Topic
    Financing, Greenhouse Gases (GHG), Management, Recycling, Disposal
  • Published On
    September 30, 2016
  • Author(s)
    Claire Markgraf, Silpa Kaza
  • Abstract

    • Financing Landfill Gas Projects in Developing Countries

    Landfill gas (LFG) management can help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the overall safe operation of a landfill, sometimes simultaneously generating revenue. However, financing these systems can be a challenge, particularly in low-resource settings.

Sustainable Financing and Policy Models for Municipal Composting

  • Country/ City
    World
  • Topic
    Financing, Management, Recycling, Disposal, Smart Cities, Technology
  • Published On
    September 08, 2016
  • Author(s)
    Silpa Kaza, Lisa Yao, Andrea Stowell
  • Abstract

    • Sustainable Financing and Policy Models for Municipal Composting

    Many large-scale composting projects in developing countries face technical and financial challenges yet the financial aspects are less well understood. This knowledge product focuses on understanding sustainable business models for composting projects, identifying enabling conditions, and providing case studies as a means to learn directly from cities.

Modularization of Economic Development Experience: Korea's Waste Resource Management and Utilization Policy (English and Korean)

  • Country/ City
    Republic of Korea
  • Topic
    Policy and Governance, Economic and Social Development
  • Published On
    June 01, 2016
  • Author(s)
    Korea Ministry of Economy and Finance - Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP)
  • Abstract

    • Modularization of Economic Development Experience: Korea's Waste Resource Management and Utilization Policy (English and Korean)

    The study of Korea’s economic and social transformation offers a unique window of opportunity to better understand the factors that drive development. Within approximately a single generation, Korea transformed itself from an aid-recipient basket-case to a donor country undergoing fast-paced and sustained economic growth. What makes Korea’s experience even more remarkable is that the fruits of Korea’s rapid growth were relatively widely shared. 
     

Unlocking Value: Alternative Fuels For Egypt’s Cement Industry

  • Country/ City
    Egypt
  • Topic
    Private Sector, Management, Recycling, Disposal, Infrastructure and Services
  • Published On
    May 14, 2016
  • Author(s)
    IFC
  • Abstract

    • Unlocking Value: Alternative Fuels For Egypt’s Cement Industry

    The Egyptian cement industry is the world’s 12th largest and a vital economic force supporting the construction and building sector that accounts for nearly five percent of Egypt’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).1 Today the energy-hungry industry is at a cross-roads: due to fuel shortages, the cement sector is being forced to diversify its energy mix. The study concludes that Egypt produces enough solid waste to satisfy the cement sector’s entire thermal needs.

Waste Resources Management and Utilization Policies of Korea (English and Korean)

  • Country/ City
    Republic of Korea
  • Topic
    Circular Economy, Policy and Governance
  • Published On
    May 14, 2016
  • Author(s)
    Korea Ministry of Economy and Finance - Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP)
  • Abstract

    • Waste Resources Management and Utilization Policies of Korea (English and Korean)

    The study of Korea’s economic and social transformation offers a unique window of opportunity to better understand the factors that drive development. Within approximately a single generation, Korea transformed itself from an aid-recipient basket-case to a donor country undergoing fast-paced and sustained economic growth. What makes Korea’s experience even more remarkable is that the fruits of Korea’s rapid growth were relatively widely shared.
     
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