Managing Municipal Solid Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean : Integrating the Private Sector, Harnessing Incentives

Hoornweg, Daniel; Giannelli, Natalie

collection.link.179	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9410
collection.name.179	Gridlines
dc.contributor.author	Hoornweg, Daniel
dc.contributor.author	Giannelli, Natalie
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-13T12:31:48Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-13T12:31:48Z
dc.date.issued	2007-10
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:02:51Z
dc.description.abstract	This note states that Latin America's urban population has grown, and its solid waste has increased at an even faster pace. Today the region's urban areas generate about 369,000 tons a day of solid waste. Ensuring that the waste is collected and disposed of properly will require strengthening the strategic role of municipalities. The private sector already plays a big part in waste collection. But private providers could do more in waste disposal and management, helping to improve service in close coordination with local authorities. Given the methane gas currently released from landfills, carbon finance is another potential driver of management improvements.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/8823604/managing-municipal-solid-waste-latin-america-caribbean-integrating-private-sector-harnessing-incentives
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10639
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Gridlines; No. 28
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	CARBON
dc.subject	CARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subject	CENTRAL AMERICA
dc.subject	COMBUSTION
dc.subject	COMPOSTING
dc.subject	COMPOSTING PROJECTS
dc.subject	DEMOLITION WASTE
dc.subject	DISPOSAL SITES
dc.subject	DUMP SITES
dc.subject	EMISSION
dc.subject	EMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
dc.subject	FINAL DISPOSAL
dc.subject	FUEL
dc.subject	HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIAL
dc.subject	HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIAL WASTE
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	LANDFILL
dc.subject	LANDFILL GAS
dc.subject	LANDFILL GAS RECOVERY
dc.subject	LANDFILL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	LANDFILL OPERATORS
dc.subject	LANDFILL PROJECTS
dc.subject	LANDFILLING
dc.subject	LANDFILLS
dc.subject	LATIN AMERICAN
dc.subject	METHANE
dc.subject	METHANE EMISSIONS
dc.subject	METHANE GAS
dc.subject	MUNICIPAL ENGINEER
dc.subject	MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	MUNICIPAL SERVICES
dc.subject	MUNICIPAL SOLID
dc.subject	MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
dc.subject	MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	MUNICIPAL WASTE
dc.subject	NONHAZARDOUS INDUSTRIAL WASTE
dc.subject	OPEN DUMPS
dc.subject	RECYCLING
dc.subject	RECYCLING PROGRAMS
dc.subject	RESIDENTIAL WASTE
dc.subject	SAFE WASTE DISPOSAL
dc.subject	SANITARY LANDFILL
dc.subject	SANITARY LANDFILL OPERATIONS
dc.subject	SANITARY LANDFILLS
dc.subject	SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	SOLID WASTE SERVICES
dc.subject	SOLID WASTE SYSTEMS
dc.subject	SOURCE SEPARATION
dc.subject	SOUTH AMERICA
dc.subject	STREET SWEEPINGS
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	TRANSFER STATIONS
dc.subject	URBAN CENTERS
dc.subject	URBAN POPULATION
dc.subject	WASTE COLLECTION
dc.subject	WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES
dc.subject	WASTE DISPOSAL
dc.subject	WASTE DIVERSION
dc.subject	WASTE GENERATION
dc.subject	WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	WASTE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
dc.subject	WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
dc.subject	WASTE REDUCTION
dc.subject	WASTE STREAM
dc.subject	WASTE STREAMS
dc.subject	YARD WASTE
dc.title	Managing Municipal Solid Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean : Integrating the Private Sector, Harnessing Incentives	en
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/8823604/managing-municipal-solid-waste-latin-america-caribbean-integrating-private-sector-harnessing-incentives
okr.globalpractice	Water
okr.globalpractice	Energy and Extractives
okr.googlescholar.linkpresent	yes
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000020953_20071203161930
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	8823604
okr.identifier.report	41703
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2007/12/03/000020953_20071203161930/Rendered/PDF/417030LAC0Muni1ridlines02801PUBLIC1.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Latin America & Caribbean
okr.topic	Water Supply and Sanitation :: Urban Solid Waste Management
okr.topic	Water Supply and Sanitation :: Sanitation and Sewerage
okr.topic	Water Supply and Sanitation :: Wastewater Treatment
okr.topic	Energy :: Energy and Environment
okr.topic	Waste Disposal and Utilization
okr.unit	Public-Priv Infra Advsry Fcility (PPIAF)
okr.unit	Urban Unit (FEUUR)
okr.volume	1 of 1

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