Sustainable Solid Waste Management Project

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The project will support an integrated SWM approach which addresses not only gaps in physical infrastructure and equipment but also institutional and operational sustainability issues. Improving solid waste management service is essential to green and resilient urban development and sets the participating cities on a long-term path toward a circular economy, in which resources are re-used and waste is minimized. the project is anticipated to yield multiple benefits of an attractive urban environment that supports economic growth and increased livability for residents while helping the country in its path toward climate goals. The project’s integrated approach towards solid waste management is reflected in three main components:Component 1 (Institutional Strengthening for Solid Waste Management) through technical assistance will support institutional strengthening and capacity building at both entity and municipal/cantonal levels to improve framework conditions for solid waste management in BiH, assist the path towards EU accession, and support implementation of the BiH ESAP 2030+. Focus areas include i) economic instruments for waste reduction, reuse, and recycling, and cost recovery and long-term financial sustainability, and ii) public information campaigns and incentives for individual behavior change.Component 2 (Support for Sustainable Waste Management Based on Integrated Waste Management and Circular Economy) will finance the improvement of waste collection infrastructure and equipment (including source separation), the development of recycling and composting facilities and pilots, the construction and/or expansion of sanitary landfills and the closure and rehabilitation of dumpsites and unsanitary landfills. Investments under Component 2 will target the regional and municipal levels in both entities.Component 3 (Performance Based Grants) will promote long-term sustainability in the SWM sector by incentivizing performance improvements that enhance sound environmental and financial practices in SWM.The project will follow a framework approach and support selected municipalities, cantons and/or public utility companies in FBiH and RS through loans for eligible sub-projects under component 2 outlined above. The Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism (FMoET) in FBiH Ministry of Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology (MPPCEE) of RS will host the project implementing units (PIUs), which will be responsible for the selection of sub-projects, strategic guidance, and overall coordination. The project will be open to all municipalities, cantons and public utility companies and be based on expressed needs, sector priorities at entity level, and a set of criteria that assess the likelihood of implementation success of sub-projects, including i) project readiness and ii) borrowing capacity of participating municipalities, cantons and public utility companies. The WB will also support the entity ministry counterparts to ensure that regional sanitary landfill construction subprojects will be in line with a revised and iterated regional approach for waste management which is to be a part of the development of entity-level SWM plans.

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Water Supply and Storage, Power Transmission, Biomass, Hotel, Power Generation (CCGT), Waste Processing and Treatment, Government, Commercial