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Integrated Solid Waste Management PPP

Waste Management
Mode of ProcurementPublic-Private Partnership (PPP)
Project Sponsor(s)Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (MLGRD)
National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA)
Description and location

The Government of Jamaica (GOJ), through the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development (MLHCD), aims to improve the solid waste management (SWM) services in Jamaica by separating the regulatory and operational functions of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), through the engagement of the private sector and introduction of sustainable treatment facilities via a PPP arrangement. This is intended to allow the NSWMA to focus on its sole role of regulators in the waste management sector.The GOJ aims to achieve the following objectives through the ISWM PPP Project:

The GOJ aims to achieve the following objectives through the ISWM PPP Project:Objectives

  • Harnessing private sector participation and innovation in the integrated development of waste management services in Jamaica.
  • Privatise collection of municipal solid waste (MSW) with associated improvements in efficiency and cost reduction
  • Improved service quality for MSW collection by introducing modern equipment, technologies and processes
  • Fiscally affordable and sustainable infrastructure

Project Infrastructure
StatusThe Government of Jamaica has been given the derective to rescope the Business Case to focus solely on waste collectin for the Metropolitan Parks and Market (MPM) region. The revised Business Case and Transaction Structure are underway.
Estimated Capital costs/development expenditures To be determined
Sources of revenuesAvailability payments, Sale of electricity, Gate fees, Sale of recyclable products
Expected life of the project25 years for all 3 phases
Environmental Sustainability & Resilience featuresThe following sustainable development goals (SDG) are expected to be achieved:
  • Sustainable WtE facilities built according to international standards (US-EPA and EU)
  • Lower GHG emissions (US$/tCO2), 50% reduction with the construction of SLF facility, Leachate management Systems with liners
  • Methane gas capture
  • Low footprint sanitary/engineered landfill
  • Employment of approximate 1400 skilled and unskilled workers
  • Reduction in landfill fires through closure of disposal sites across the island
  • Gender Equality – Focus on capacity building efforts for women in waste collection roles
  • Clean water and Sanitation – Private operators are motivated to increase the waste collection rate, enabling reduction in illegal disposal of waste which contaminates water sources
  • Decent work and Economic Growth – Utilise local community members for waste collection employment, improving livelihood and income, levels.
Contact Information

Renee Rattray
Manager
PPP & Privatisation Division
Development Bank of Jamaica
Email: rrattray@dbankjm.com
876-929-4000 Ext 4100

Rashawn Edwards
Account Executive
PPP & Privatisation Division
Development Bank of Jamaica
Email: redwards@dbankjm.com
876-929-4000 Ext 4085

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