Cheesemanburg Landfill and Urban Sanitation Project

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The development objective of this Cheesemanburg Landfill And Urban Sanitation Project for Liberia is to provide improved access to solid waste management (SWM) services in Monrovia. There are three components to the project, the first component being construction of the Cheesemanburg regional landfill and partial closure of the when town landfill. This component will finance: technical studies and preparation for the tender documents for the new Cheesemanburg landfill; construction of the first cell of the Cheesemanburg landfill and related facilities (leachate pond, landfill office, maintenance area, etc..); water supply boreholes and extension of the access road to benefit the Cheesemanburg community; partial closure and construction of a perimeter wall around the Whein Town landfill to continue to operate in an environmentally safe manner before the Cheesemanburg landfill opens; permanent closure of the Whein Town site once the Cheesemanburg landfill becomes fully operational; and minor rehabilitation and upgrade work to the existing transfer stations to accommodate larger waste transfer trucks. The second component is the waste collection and disposal. This component will support MCC to continue delivering a consistent level of SWM service. The US dollar 2.0 million US from LRTF will be used to acquire the equipment that is critically needed to reduce the high cost of rental. The Government’s US dollar 7.0 million counterpart funds and other solid waste management revenue will be used for day to day operation and maintenance expenses such as fuel, staff salaries, parts, etc. Finally, the third component is the institutional capacity strengthening and technical assistance. This component will finance: capacity building of SWM staff at MCC, surrounding municipalities, and the Liberia Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); preparation of a long-term waste management strategy for Greater Monrovia, which will include an optimization study , an assessment of waste recycling and valorization options for future recycling; public awareness and citizens engagement activities; technical assistance to carry out a study to improve urban management in the city; and project management costs.