WASTE MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA |
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Authors: | PATRICK KARANI STAN M JEWASIKIEWITZ |
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Institution: | (1) Development Bank of Southern Africa, Midrand, South Africa;(2) International Burean of Environmental Analysis, Nairobi, Kenya;(3) Envitech Solution, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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Abstract: | Waste management is emerging as a key sector for sustainable development in South Africa with opportunities for enhancing
investments in carbon credits that target reduction of methane from landfills and moveable assets in relation to environmentally
sound equipment required for effective waste management. In the past, the waste management sector was dominated by private
sector with selective operations in what makes business sense through recycling of saleable products. Materials mostly recycled
included paper and hard board, plastics, glass, tinplate and aluminum. The rest of the waste materials estimated at 10.2 million
tons of both general and hazardous end up in landfills. This trend is now getting reversed as development agencies such as
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit Gmbh (GTZ), Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Danish Co-operation
for Environment and Development (DANCED) and Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) are identifying opportunities in the
sector for sustainable development purposes. Two key areas for investments include capturing methane emissions from landfills
for trading in carbon markets and financing both physical and moveable assets to enhance sustainable development. However,
the challenges for cost-effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability in the sector prevail in relation to lack of sound knowledge
to design and implement integrated programmes that incorporate environment, development and sustainability. Also, inadequate
capacity at municipal levels to administer waste management programmes and inability to collect rates and taxes for effective
management of landfills constraint effectiveness and efficiency of the sector. Overall, financial resources are imperative
to waste management and sustainable development as the sector requires capital investments for necessary infrastructure. |
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Keywords: | carbon credits development environment investments landfills methane reduction and moveable assets recycling sustainability waste management |
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