Search results

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. Recognizing that landfill emissions are expected to rise into the foreseeable future, this report outlines a variety of ways that city governments, private landfill owners, or other project developers finance LFG management systems that mitigate these emissions. It is intended to offer policy-makers and practitioners an overview of financing models that have been used around the world and insights from existing projects, including key enabling conditions and risk mitigation strategies.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- A Note on Data -- Notes -- References -- 2 At a Glance: A Global Picture of Solid Waste Management -- Key Insights -- Waste Generation -- Projected Waste Generation -- Waste Composition -- Waste Collection -- Waste Disposal -- Special Wastes -- Notes -- References -- 3 Regional Snapshots -- East Asia and Pacific -- Europe and Central Asia -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Middle East and North Africa -- North America -- South Asia -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- References -- Additional Resources -- 4 Waste Administration and Operations -- Key Insights -- Solid Waste Regulations -- Solid Waste Planning -- Institutions and Coordination -- Waste Management Operations -- References -- 5 Financing and Cost Recovery for Waste Management Systems -- Key Insights -- Waste Management Budgets -- Waste Management Costs -- Waste Management Financing -- References -- 6 Waste and Society -- Key Insights -- Environment and Climate Change -- Technology Trends -- Citizen Engagement -- Social Impacts of Waste Management and the Informal Sector -- Notes -- References -- Additional Resources -- 7 Case Studies -- 1. A Path to Zero Waste in San Francisco, United States -- 2. Achieving Financial Sustainability in Argentina and Colombia -- 3. Automated Waste Collection in Israel -- 4. Cooperation between National and Local Governments for Municipal Waste Management in Japan -- 5. Central Reforms to Stabilize the Waste Sector and Engage the Private Sector in Senegal -- 6. Decentralized Organic Waste Management by Households in Burkina Faso -- 7. Eco-Lef: A Successful Plastic Recycling System in Tunisia -- 8. Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes in Europe