Carbon Finance and Solid Waste

Managing solid waste is one of the biggest challenges facing cities across the globe. Some 30-60% of solid waste from cities in developing countries goes uncollected and ends up on the streets or is otherwise misused. This poses enormous problems for growing mega cities as well as small towns. It is a major public health and environmental concern affecting rich and poor people alike. Solid Waste Management in the World's Cities, Water and Sanitation in the World's Cities 2010 is a new book that looks at recent developments in solid waste management and presents innovative solutions by local communities. Nadine Dulac who wrote the chapter on carbon finance, Financial Sustainability: Solid Waste, Recycling and Carbon Financing: Fact or Fiction? is an environmental specialist in the World Bank Institute's Climate Change practice. We asked her about the challenges and opportunities of carbon finance for solid waste management projects. Read her interview

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Nadine Dulac who wrote the chapter on carbon finance, Financial Sustainability: Solid Waste

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Landfill gas is the fourth largest contributor to non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions. Composting of organic waste rather than disposal in a landfill can make an important contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by avoiding methane generation.