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1 THE SOLID WASTE PROGRAM AT THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Horacio Terraza Lead Specialist, Water and Sanitation Inter American Development Bank SWM in LAC: current situation Three simultaneous trends have determined increasing complexity of SWM in LAC: Population growth Urbanization rate Increase in GDP Despite growth in SW generation rate and increased environmental awareness, minimization and recycling have not kept the pace Imminent closure of landfills in large metropolitan areas (Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Mexico City) put SWM at the top of the political agenda 1

2 SWM in LAC: current situation Final disposal in sanitary landfills has increased, yet there is room for improvement Sanitary landfills Controlled dumps Open dumps Other SWM in LAC: much has been done Lending (US$ Million) Years IDB Approved Lending for the Solid Waste Sector Pipeline 2012: US$ 320 millions 2

3 SWM in LAC: but we are not there yet The Solid Waste Program at the IDB 3

4 Integrated Solid Waste Management Separation Facilities MSW Transfer Sanitary Landfills MSW Collection Street Cleaning Integrated SWM Interventions Technical Cooperation to finance: Integrated Solid Waste Management Plans Environmental Impact Assessments Engineering Design Loans and Grants to finance: Improvements in Sweeping and Source Separated Collection Waste Transfer Stations Sorting and separation facilities Final disposal: sanitary landfills 4

5 Integrated SWM: current portfolio and pipeline US$ 723 MM (LOANS - 8 COUNTRIES) HAITI ($60 mm) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GUATEMALA ($8.8 mm) GUATEMALA BELICE ($15 mm) VENEZUELA ($200 mm) COLOMBIA TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ($25 mm) GUYANA ($20 mm) BRAZIL BRAZIL ($280 mm) PERU ($80 mm) BOLIVIA ($30 mm) US$ 25.2 MM CHILE ($200 mm) URUGUAY ($60 mm) (TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 9 COUNTRIES ) ARGENTINA ($80 mm) ARGENTINA PORTFOLIO PIPELINE TECHNICAL COOPERATIONS Industrial waste E-Waste / WEEE Construction and Demolition Hazardous waste Healthcare Waste 5

6 Haz/Healthcare/e waste pending issues Currently exploring pilot programs WEEE: The IDB, together with multilateral funds (Basel Convention GEF), GEF) are working on promotion of local Convention, recycling and environmentally sound management of used and end of life electronic equipment Objective: maximize resource recovery in the region Haz / Healthcare: Guyana: developing or upgrading existing hazardous waste Haiti: developing healthcare waste facilities with proper environmental licenses Construction and Demolition Waste: still not an area of active involvement Waste to Energy 6

7 Waste to Energy Guidebook Guidebook for the Application of Waste to Energy Technologies in LAC Prepared in collaboration with the Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University Contents: WTE Treatment Technologies Planningg and Buildingg a WTE Plant Economics of WTE and Business Models Case Studies: Chile, Argentina, Mexico Expected publication date: 2Q, 2012 Participation of the Informal Sector in Separation and Recycling 7

8 Regional Initiative for Inclusive Recycling Goals: Strengthen & professionalize recycler organizations (formalization) Promote new legal frameworks and public policies Increase corporate engagement Partners & Financing US$ 8.4MM IDB (INE/WSA) US$ 1MM IDB (MIF) US$ 4MM AVINA FOUNDATION US$ $ 1.4MM COCA COLA COMPANY US$ 2MM Projects BRAZIL (CATA AÇÃO PROGRAM) US$ 200K COLOMBIA (BOGOTA) US$ 200K Is SWM a priority for cities? Towards Sustainable Cities 8

9 Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative LAC: 75% live in urban areas, expected to grow to 85% by 2020 (460 millions) 140 intermediate cities (less than 2 million people), with economies and population growing 2 3x faster than megacities in the region These cities have to embrace growth in a sustainable way: avoiding social marginalization conserving water, energy sources and the environment protected from impacts of climate change IDB s Emerging Sustainable Cities Initiative helps cities in planning for growth, through: A sustainability evaluation methodology Identification and prioritization of actions Development and financing of projects Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative Methodology: Rapid assessment, with 150 indicators: Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Urban Sustainability Fiscal and Governance Sustainability Regional benchmarks (based on IDB s vision) and g ( ) comparison with similar cities Prioritization of actions (in terms of Economic Impact, Climate Change, Existing Projects and Public Opinion) 9

10 Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative Schedule for ESC Initiative Design of methodology Test in 5 pilot cities (Montevideo, Santa Ana, Trujillo, Goiania, Port of Spain) Monitoring systems Evaluation and adjustment Development process in 22 cities of the region How SWM rated in pilot cities: High priority: Montevideo, Trujillo Medium priority: Goiania, Port of Spain Low priority: Santa Ana Status of SWM in LAC: 2010 Regional Evaluation Objective: aid in public policy development for the solid waste sector Prepared by: IDB Interamerican Assoc. of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (AIDIS) Panamerican Health Organization (PAHO) Prepared through sampling of municipalities, taking into account the geographic and socio economic conditions of each country Free download at IADB website (Spanish and Portuguese versions English version coming soon) 10

11 Outreach and Technical Cooperation Activities Main Partners: International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) Interamerican Assoc. of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering(AIDIS) Panamerican Health Organization International Partnership for Expanding Waste Management Services of Local Authorities (IPLA) at the United Nations Centre for Regional Development(UNCRD) US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) University of Columbia Basel Convention Brazilian Association of Firms for Public Hygiene and Special Waste (ABRELPE) Argentinean Solid Waste Association (ARS) Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 21 Thank you Horacio Terraza Ph: (202) waste 11

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