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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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Solid Waste Management Advisory and Analytical Work
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City-level Assessment and Draft Service Improvement Plan for Solid Waste Management For Pokhara Metropolitan City

  • Country/ City
    Nepal
  • Topic
    Policy and Governance, Technology, Financing, Urban Planning
  • Published On
    June 01, 2020
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank
  • Abstract
  • City-level Assessment and Draft Service Improvement Plan for Solid Waste Management For Pokhara Metropolitan City

    Nepal is experiencing a shift from a unitary to a three-tier government structure. The transition has led to increased financial independence and decision-making responsibilities for urban local level (ULL) governments. Solid waste management is primarily the responsibility of the ULLGs. Legally, the ULLGs can also formulate their own regulations in order to manage the waste efficiently.

Strengthening Municipal Finance and Solid Waste Management Services with Results-based Financing Approaches: Experiences from South Asia

  • Country/ City
    SAR
  • Topic
    Solid Waste Management (SWM), Municipal Finance, Infrastructure and Services
  • Published On
    May 01, 2020
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank
  • Abstract
  • Strengthening Municipal Finance and Solid Waste Management Services with Results-based Financing Approaches: Experiences from South Asia

    From the near twenty million metropolitan city of Karachi, in Pakistan to the 400,000 person city of Pokhara, in Nepal, mayors and decisions makers are struggling to raise financing for capital investments in their cities that could deliver improved services to their communities, with the key priority being the solid waste management (SWM) services.

Guide for the Management of Urban Solid Waste in Institutions (Spanish)

  • Country/ City
    World
  • Topic
    Solid Waste Management (SWM), Policy and Governance
  • Published On
    December 23, 2019
  • Author(s)
    MADES, UNDP, GEF
  • Abstract
  • Guide for the Management of Urban Solid Waste in Institutions (Spanish)

    This report guides the actions within these, with the aim of incorporating the concept of management and the best practices related to waste management from the purchase of inputs to their final disposal. In addition, the guide establishes criteria and guidelines to implement actions that promote the recovery of waste, reducing the amount of waste that finally reaches final disposal sites.
     

Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers: An Initial Assessment (French and English)

  • Country/ City
    World
  • Topic
    Water Management, Solid Waste Management (SWM), Management, Recycling, Disposal
  • Published On
    November 01, 2019
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank, WHO, ILO, WaterAid
  • Abstract
  • Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers: An Initial Assessment (French and English)

    The global sanitation workforce bridges the gap between sanitation infrastructure and the provision of sanitation services. Sanitation workers provide an essential public service but often at the cost of their dignity, safety, health, and living conditions. They are some of the most vulnerable workers. They are far too often invisible, unquantified, and ostracized, and many of the challenges they face stem from this fundamental lack of acknowledgment.

Seychelles Circularity Assessment Protocol (CAP): Plastic Leakage Results and Recommendations

  • Country/ City
    Seychelles
  • Topic
    Circular Economy, Management, Recycling, Disposal
  • Published On
    June 30, 2019
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank
  • Abstract
  • Seychelles Circularity Assessment Protocol (CAP): Plastic Leakage Results and Recommendations

    The study comprised two activities, namely (i) Assessment of coastal waste management infrastructure in light of climate risks and (ii) Assessment of social aspects of plastics and solid waste management. While both assessments help to build capacity within the Government and relevant national stakeholders concerned with waste management, each assessment addresses specific issues:
     
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