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STS 11: LOCAL STRATEGIES FOR ACCESS TO WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ALL

Wednesday, 21.11.2018

Aditi RamolaTechnical DirectorISWA

About ISWA

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ISWA is the world’s leading network promoting professional and sustainable waste and resource management.

ISWA represents all aspects and stakeholders within the waste management sector: the public, the private and the academic.

ISWA’s mission is “to promote sustainable waste management worldwide” .

With more than 1,300 Members in 109 countries, ISWA has a unique global network.

Where are ISWA Members?

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Members in 109 countries

44 National Members

3 Regional Development networks in:

1. Latin America

2. Southeast Europe, Middle East & Mediterranean

3. Asia & Pacific

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ISWA Technical Working Groups

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1. Biological Treatment of Waste

2. Climate Change and Waste Management

3. Collection and Transportation Technology

4. Communication and Social Issues

5. Energy Recovery

6. Governance & Legal Issues

7. Hazardous Waste

8. Healthcare Waste

9. Landfill

10. Recycling and Waste Minimisation

ISWA’s Magazines and Journals

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Close Dumpsites

6Find out more atwww.closedumpsites.iswa.org

• Following 2016’s “A Roadmap for Closing Waste Dumpsites”, ISWA has established a task force to follow-up.

• Aims to develop specific case studies by working with focus cities which have some of the world’s largest dumpsites, including Brazil, India and Nigeria.

• Will focus on the long-term sustainability of potential alternatives as part of an integrated waste management system.

Marine Litter

7Download the report atwww.marinelitter.iswa.org

• Research conducted by ISWA’s Task Force on Marine Litter.

• Makes a series of recommendations for the waste industry to prevent marine litter at source.

• Sound waste and resource management can lead the fight against plastic marine litter pollution if three key areas are prioritized:

1. Provide waste collection services for all2. Close open dumpsites near waterbodies3. Stop littering and fly-tipping

CCAC MSW Initiative –Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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• Conducted a baseline survey on solid waste generation and management in Mabiboand Makuburi wards in Dar es Salam

• Conducted a study on household-level behavior and pilot awareness raising campaign

• Developed a strategy on organic waste management in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

• Conducted a workshop on organic waste management strategy

• Conducted a capacity building workshop on climate finance and strategy on how to seek funding for waste projects

• Provided support to improve waste disposal practices at Pugu Dumpsite and provided assistance for planning of the construction of new landfills

CCAC MSW Initiative –City Exchange between Nairobi and Durban

• The City Exchange focused on best practices in landfill site management as part of a comprehensive effort to reduce SLCP emissions in the MSW sector in Kenya.

• Objective: Durban to support Nairobi & Muranga counties in capacity building and preparation for constructing a sanitary landfill and closure of the Dandora dumpsite.

• The vision was to enable long term cooperation between Durban and Nairobi.

• 1st exchange (Nairobi to Durban)• 2nd exchange (Durban to Nairobi)

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IFAT Africa

• Biennial event in Johannesburg, South Africa

• IFAT is the world’s leading trade fair for environmental technologies, showcasing strategies and new solutions in water, sewage, waste and raw materials

• ISWA organized technical programmes and side events on locally relevant topics in waste and resource management – open dumping, marine litter etc.

• ISWA organized youth event – launching of a ISWA Young Professionals Group chapter in South Africa

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Waste Management in Africa: Current situation and challenges

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• On average, 57% of MSW in Africa is biodegradable organic waste, the bulk of which is dumped

• The average MSW waste collection is 55%• 90% of the waste generated in Africa is disposed of to land, typically to uncontrolled and

controlled dumpsites• Only 4% of the waste generated in Africa is recycled, often by informal actors (as with

reuse)

• Indiscriminate dumping of waste in urban areas creates risks of disease, flooding and environmental pollution

• The open burning of waste causes significant air pollution which impacts human health• Africa has become a dumping ground for waste, particularly hazardous waste, often from

high income countries• More than 130 people have died in landfill collapses in Africa in the past year, ⅔ of whom

were women

Current data

Impacts

Waste Management in Africa: Opportunities

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A conservative estimate of the value of MSW generated in African urban areas is US$8.0 billion per annum, of which US$7.6 billion worth of valuable resources (96 per cent) is currently lost through the disposal of waste each year, typically to open dumpsites with associated burning.

This takes into account only a limited set of waste streams and should therefore be seen as a conservative, lower-bound estimate.

Opportunities in Africa to develop a “waste as secondary resource” approach are still largely unexplored

Opportunities

Waste Management in Africa: Solutions and recommendations

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Potential Solutions and Recommendations• The main goals should be to control waste and then to harness that waste as a

resource. This can happen through capacity building, awareness raising and behaviour change.

• Solutions could be a combination of both – small-scale, low-cost, decentralised and community-driven initiatives and larger-scale higher-cost, centralised initiatives to solve these challenges in Africa.

• There should be more public–private partnerships, whether it be nongovernment organisations, large business, small business and the informal sector

• The focus should be on the diversion of organic waste away from landfill towards composting, bio-energy recovery and higher value recovery, while focusing on the repair, reuse and recycling of recyclables.

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Waste Management in Africa: Solutions and recommendations

Source: Africa Waste Management Outlook 2018

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