Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) PPPs

While municipalities are generally responsible for solid waste services, the private sector has long been involved in the municipal solid waste sector through outsourcing arrangements and informally through waste picking and sorting. Recent trends in involvement of the private sector in the municipal solid waste sector in developing countries are partly driven by more stringent environmental standards and the recognition that the private sector can play a significant role in improving environmental and hygiene issues around solid waste collection and disposal. Navigate the following subsections for more information and sample laws and agreements:

Toolkit for Solid Waste Management (Intermountain Region - National Park Service) USA

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The Toolkit for Solid Waste Management has been prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency Region VIII for the use of the Intermountain Region of the National Park Service. This manual contains the tools and information you will need to build a solid waste management program, including collection, landfilling, recycling, reuse, education, and waste reduction components.

To learn more about this sector, visit Solid Waste Public Private Partnerships.


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Managing municipal solid waste in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Helping to eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable development through public-private partnerships in infrastructure noTE NO. 28 – OCT. 2007  As Latin America’s urban population has grown, 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.

Short Term Operations at Ciceron Solid Waste Disposal Site, St. Lucia

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Further to your pre-qualification submission, you are invited to submit a tender in respect of the above mentioned. The tender invitation document is enclosed, along with a general description of the nature, purpose and structure of this tender invitation.

 
 

Restated Agreement between the City of Sunnyvale and Bay Counties Waste Services, Inc. for waste collection

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RESTATED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE AND BAY COUNTIES WASTE SERVICES, INC. FOR COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE

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Instructions for solid waste collection, St. Lucia

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PURPOSE OF INSTRUCTIONS

(1) These INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS are part of and are to be read in conjunction
with all other Sections of the Tender Documents.
(2) Their purpose is to inform Tenderers of the proper practices which must be adopted to
satisfy the requirements of St Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority (SLSWMA) for
the submission of Tenders and award of Contract. Deviations from these practices may
result in the offered Tender being rejected.
(3) The INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS are printed in English. Queries regarding

Sample contract or franchise agreement for sweeping or waste collection, Ghana

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Sample contract or franchise document for sweeping or waste collection prepared by Sandra Cointreau-Levine.
This document was prepared to show how agreements can be made for small collection zones so that small contractors are able to take part.

For more information about this sector, please visit Public–Private Partnerships in Solid Waste.