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dc.titleSolid Waste Management in Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.contributor.authorGrau, Javier
dc.contributor.authorTerraza, Horacio
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez Velosa, Diana Milena
dc.contributor.authorRihm, Alfredo
dc.contributor.authorSturzenegger, Germán
dc.contributor.editorNúñez, Anamaría
dc.contributor.orgunitWater and Sanitation Division
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.coverageCosta Rica
dc.coverageChile
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2015-08-31T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2015-08-20T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis document is a collection of available data on solid waste management in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The following bullet points contain a brief description of the most relevant data: The regional average per capita generation of Domestic Solid Waste (DSW) and Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is 0.6 kg/cap/day and 0.9 kg/cap/day, respectively. DSW represents, on average, 67% of the MSW generated in the region. The MSW regional average collection rate is 89.9% (as a percentage of the population). Compared with a worldwide average of 73.6%, LAC has a high level of coverage, reflecting the priority the region gives to this service. LAC's coverage is higher than that of Africa (46%), South Asia (65%), and the Middle East and Northern Africa (approximately 85%). Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela have MSW collection rates close to 100% (universal coverage). About 53% of LAC's population receives 2to-5-days a week waste collection service, 45% daily service and 2% once-a-week service. Separate MSW collection, commonly known as selective collection is still uncommon in the region. However, there are cases like that of Brazil, where 62% of municipalities implement selective MSW collection programs. Average unitary collection costs have been estimated at US$34 per collected ton, with high cost variance between countries. For example, the cost in Argentina is US$54, while in Paraguay is only US$6.6 (a US$47 difference). These variations typically reflect differences associated with the (higher-lower) quality of service. Adequate MSW final disposal coverage (i.e., in landfills) is approximately 55% (as a percentage of the population), which means that there is still a large amount of waste that is not disposed and/or treated adequately (45%). The average final disposal cost is US$20.4 per ton disposed. There is a first group of countries where disposal costs are around US$10 (US$5.6 in Ecuador, US$11.4 in Chile), a second group where it costs around US$20 (US$18.8 in Costa Rica, US$23.3 in Colombia), and then there¿s Brazil, where costs are, on average, considerably higher (US$31.5). In several LAC countries MSW management costs are directly afforded by the municipality. The average cost recovery is 51.6%xii. Municipalities typically use property taxes as the main revenue collection system. This collection mechanism represents 52.1% of the total, followed by direct billing to users, with 20.2%; the electricity bill (15.3%); and the water & sanitation bill (12.4%).
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0006297
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Solid-Waste-Management-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Situación-de-la-gestión-de-residuos-sólidos-en-América-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEnvironmental Policy
dc.subjectPollution Prevention
dc.subjectDevelopment Bank
dc.subjectSanitation Service
dc.subjectWaste Management
dc.subject.keywordsClimate change;Latin America and the Caribbean;Solid Waste Management;Environmental policy
dc.typeCatalogs and Brochures
idb.identifier.pubnumberCatalogs & Brochures
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