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Sustainable Waste Management in Cape Verde

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The formalization of a municipal strategy for integrated and comprehensive waste management, in a
The formalization of an integrated and global municipal waste management strategy, in a perspective of environmental protection and, consequently, of guarantee of sanitary conditions
constitutes fundamental conditions for the harmonious development of the Municipality of Praia.
The Municipality of Praia currently has an average production of about 122 tons of waste per day.
and cook a coverage rate of the collection service of about 95%. Of the 122 tons that
are produced daily, 20.2% are organic waste, 10.6% are plastic, 8.7% are paper/cardboard
8.1% are glass bottles, demolition and construction waste 5.7%, cans 1.9%, that is over 55%
of ours has the capacity to be recovered and included in the production cycle.
But if, on the one hand, we have a good capacity to generate wealth from waste, on the other hand, we have
about 21.6% of our waste, which is worrying because these figures
materials (soil, ash) contained in the waste that contribute significantly to the frequent breakdowns we have.
for the frequent breakdowns that we have recorded in the collection means (containers and trucks).
The challenges we face today are enormous and the strategies must basically ensure:
Establishment of a collection system that meets the requirements of production, however, this;
it must be sustainable;
The establishment of a system that guarantees the recovery and integration of recyclable materials
into the life cycle;
The implementation of a treatment system and a final destination adapted to the scale of production and
specificity of our municipality;
The implementation of a pricing system that guarantees the sustainability of the system;
The implementation of a system guaranteeing the human capital allocated to the sector;

In terms of challenges, social participation represents, without a doubt, another great challenge to
In terms of challenges, social participation is undoubtedly another major challenge, as it aims to consolidate the relationship between local authorities and communities.
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Environment
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Energy
Intervention theme
  • Environment
  • Energy
  • Education
Area of intervention
  • Other (please specify)
  • Cape Verde
Skills required
  • Technical training
  • Installation of equipment/machinery
  • Logistics
  • Search for funding
  • Training engineering
  • Project coordination
  • CSR approach (relationship with stakeholders, optimisation of resources, environmental regulations, etc.)
  • Training
Type of partnership
  • Sponsorship
  • Co-construction
Financing
In search of funding
The municipality of Praia, in terms of waste generation, according to data from PENGeR
(2016), is characterized by an annual production of 63,210 tons, or about
618,500 m3 of waste and corresponding to an estimated population of 151,677 inhabitants
(resident and floating), which gives a capitation of 1.14 kg/(inhabitant.day). Manufacture of beach,
represented, in 2015, about 37% of the national production and had a coverage rate
Collection rate of MSW of about 95.10%, which means that almost all areas were covered
by the municipal collection system. The production of the municipality of Praia, presented a weight of
68.2% of the total waste production of the island of Santiago (92,678 tons). Having
that all the waste produced in the municipality of Praia is deposited directly in the Sanitary landfill, the need
Sanitary, the need was felt for the elaboration of this project, in order to valorize the waste
produced in the municipality.
Environmental policies are nowadays inseparable from balanced social and economic development.
development. For Cape Verde, a small open economy engaged in international tourism and nature conservation, environmental
conservation, environmental policies are a priority.
Economic growth and rising consumption levels reinforce the need for an integrated waste management
integrated waste management policy. In Cape Verde, the strategic orientations of waste management
of waste are dispersed by several degrees, including the
Decree-Law nº 56/2015, of October 17, which aimed to formalize a guiding strategy
and a comprehensive and sustainable management of waste, which translates into a national policy of
waste, which includes aspects such as: (i) the definition of the principles of waste management
(iii) the legal concept of waste; (iv) the categories of waste
(v) concepts of operation, waste management facilities and responsible party (holder and
(vi) the duty of primary management: prior authorization of management operations; (vii) the
economic and financial regime of waste management; (viii) environmental education in terms of
(viii) environmental education in terms of waste management as a shared responsibility between the administration and
waste; and (ix) inspection and administrative offenses. And the Decree-Law no. 32/2016 of 21
Abril, which establishes the strategic guidelines under the waste management policy and the
guiding rules for the discipline of specific waste management flows in order to
ensure the implementation of the principles of waste management, as well as the constitution of
an integrated and adequate network of facilities for storage, sorting, treatment, recovery
and disposal of all types of waste, taking into account the best available techniques with
economically viable costs.
 
City Hall of the City of Praia, Santiago Island
The overall objective of this project is the implementation of the improvement of the waste management system
on the island of Santiago


The municipality of Praia, in terms of waste production, according to data from PENGeR (2016), is characterized by an annual production of 63,210 tons, equivalent to about 618,500 m 3 of waste and corresponding to an estimated population of 151,677 inhabitants (residents and floaters), which gives a capitation of 1.14 kg/(inhabitant.day). LA Praia, represented, in 2015, about 37% of the national production and had with a coverage rate of MSW collection of about 95.10%, that is, almost all areas were covered by the municipal collection system. Table 1 shows the composition of waste in the municipality of Praia. Table 1: Waste composition in the municipality of Praia (PENGeR 2016) Type of waste Composition (weight) Biowaste 20.2% Paper/Cardboard 8.7% Fine plastics 5.9% PET plastics 1.7% Other plastics 3.5% Glass bottles 8.1% Other glass and china 1.2
Tetra Park" composites 1.2
Other composites 2
Textile/Shoe 4.8
Hygienic Consumables 8
Cans 1.9
Other metals 0.6
Wood 2.1
Hazardous waste 0.6
Electrical/electronic waste 2.1
Construction and demolition waste 5.7
Hospital and similar waste 0.3
Other waste (fine earth, rubber) 21.6
In the characterization of waste carried out in the municipality of Praia, we found:
types of waste:
Biowaste;
Household waste ;
Hospital waste ;
Construction and demolition waste;
Hazardous waste;
Electrical/electronic waste.
In the waste characterization study conducted in 2015, referring to the composition of solid waste
for the municipality of Praia, the data indicate that the fraction "Other waste" which includes
fine soils, rubber, has the highest value in terms of weight (21.6%), followed by
Fractions "Biowaste" which represented (20.2%), the fraction "Paper / Cardboard" with 8.7%, "Bottles
glass bottles" with 8.1%, "hygienic consumables" with 8% and "construction and demolition waste
with 5.7%.

                        
DLAOL Project Sustainable Waste Management in Cape Verde
November 8, 2022
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