Articles

• Open-burning & Air quality
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  El Alto and La Paz – evaluation of airborne particle pollution sources.
  This evaluation of airborne particle pollution sources in Bolivia show that: Local air pollution in La Paz is mainly due to road traffic but additional sources such as waste burning may have non-negligeable impacts. Waste burning contributes only 2 to 5% of total PM10 but contains more than 50% of the PAHs content which are carcinogenic components.
  – https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/23/10325/2023/

• Barka Landfill
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  A landmark of the Omani journey from open dumpsites to 100% controlled solid waste treatment.
  2,500 t/day are highly compacted and readily covered with soil to reduce emissions. Biogas is recovered; the installation of a gas engine is in planning; the capture of biogas from open cells is evaluated. Leachate is treated; the permeate reused to cover the landfill operation needs; no discharge Tyres are processed in chips to fuel a nearby cement plant.

• A women-led informal waste collection system in Hà Nội
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  Waste collection and recycling in a city overwhelmed by waste.
  Main highlights of this comprehensive study : 20% of urban waste is collected informally, mainly by women. The informal sector is complex and composed of street collectors, waste deposit managers and recyclers. Recycling practices are highly polluting for the environment and health.
  – https://www.ird.fr/collecter-et-recycler-les-dechets-ha-noi

• Promoting integrated solid waste management in Senegal
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  PROMOGED.
  Provide integrated solutions throughout the sector serving 6 million people (2020-2026). Improve the regulatory, financial and fiscal framework of the sector. Develop partnerships between the public authorities and private sector. Rehabilitation of the Mbeubeuss Dakar dumpsite integrating the informal sector. Foster a holistic waste management system.
  – https://www.afd.fr/en/ressources/focus-solid-waste-management

• Strengthening national policies
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  Waste management and sustainable financing in insular territories.
  A regional initiative leveraging the cooperation between insular countries to prevent marine debris (plastic), used oil, post-disaster waste from degrading the environment: Support local authorities in drawing up comprehensive waste management policies. Strengthen their capacity for action. Improve existing infrastructures by setting up pilot projects. Promoting sustainable financing.
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• Open-data on operations
  21 May 2024, by Philippe

  Building trust through public access to environmental and financial data.
  Open-access to financial and environmental data on solid waste management activities ensures transparency. Publishing data on the environmental impact of facilities is a regulatory requirement for all industrial installations. By publishing data in open data format, the open access principle can be respected
  – Open Data - Syctom

• Energy Recovery at Toulouse
  21 May 2024, by Philippe

  Integrated planning across waste, energy and water sectors.
  Tomato production for a competitive price thanks to an innovative concept. Econotre, operated by SUEZ, uses the heat released by incineration of the waste to produce electricity. Low-temperature energy is also recovered to supply heat to greenhouses. The necessary proximity was made possible through integrated land planning.
  – https://www.econotre.fr/

• Land planning across scales in the greater Paris area
  21 May 2024, by Philippe

  Keeping waste generation and waste treatment capacities in balance .
  Master-planning at regional and local scale is regularly revisited. National strategy guides regional waste targets. Syctom bridges the regional targets with local planning through “objectives contracts” adapted to each local context. Reducing waste volumes and meeting recycling targets requires integrating economic, social and transport planning.
  – Syctom’s Objective Contracts with its members

• Improving household waste management
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  Towards a sustainable urban transition in Lomé.
  Holistic domestic waste management system in the Grand Lomé: 1.8 M people, 300,000 t/y of solid waste.
  An ongoing multi-tranch project since 2006: Improvement of the holistic solid waste management system and capacity building support. Implementation of engineered landfills with long term biogas and leachate management. Strengthening recovery & recycling initiatives. Improvement of the sector financial resources. Gradual increase of (…)

• Restaurant food waste recovery
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  Reducing sanitary health risks, promoting waste to energy.
  Prevent restaurant food waste use as direct animal feed, through dedicated collection and treatment systems: Introduction of a dedicated collection system for restaurant food waste. Collection and pre-treatment of used food oils. Anaerobic digestion facility producing biogas for heat and power co-generation. Financial viability of the operations through: Waste collection tax; Sales of oil, electricity and heat.
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