Waste Management Flagship Programme

The Waste Management Flagship Programme seeks USD 1,359,719 in preparatory funds to transition South African municipalities from landfill-based disposal to a circular economy. The programme focuses on five organic waste treatment technologies: open windrow composting, in-vessel composting, decentralized containerized composting, anaerobic digestion (AD), and biomass pre-treatment. The PPF phase will conduct full feasibility studies and Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) for six pilot municipalities—Rustenburg, Emfuleni, uMhlathuze, Msunduzi, Mbombela, and Mangaung—while developing standardized blueprints, procurement documents, and a due diligence framework to scale the model to 24 additional municipalities. The overall programme aims to reduce methane emissions by 572,800 t CO2 eq per annum and create 938 jobs during construction and operation.

• The programme aims to scale organic waste treatment from 6 pilot municipalities to a total of 30, utilizing a programmatic approach to ensure subsequent sub-projects can "learn from the first 6 fore-runners and replicate the solutions in a streamlined, cost-efficient manner."
• Five specific organic waste treatment technologies have been selected for implementation: open windrow composting, in-vessel composting, decentralized containerized composting, anaerobic digestion (AD), and pre-treatment of food waste for nutrient upcycling.
• The programme is projected to achieve a total GHG emission reduction of 572,800 t CO2 eq per annum, consisting of 546,800 tonnes from diverting organic waste from landfills and 26,000 tonnes from switching to renewable energy via anaerobic digestion.
• The total estimated cost for implementing the programme across 30 municipalities is USD 72 million, with USD 50.67 million requested as a grant from the GCF and USD 21.72 million in co-financing from the Department of Environmental Affairs' Environmental Protection and Infrastructure Programme (EPIP).
• The programme is expected to create significant employment, with 534 jobs during the construction phase and 404 jobs during the operational phase, targeting both men and women.
• Financial analysis indicates that waste treatment technologies are not financially feasible on their own through product sales; they require municipal subsidies. Grant financing is critical because commercial loans would make the projects "unaffordable to 5 out of the 6 (or 83%) municipalities."
• The programme incorporates an innovative nutrient up-cycling technology using black soldier flies to convert pre-treated food waste into animal feed protein, which is estimated to emit 81% less GHG than traditional fishmeal.
• The PPF phase will develop a standardized 'blue print' for the five technologies to allow for the procurement of installation and equipment 'off the shelf', reducing transaction costs for the 24 additional municipalities.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2018). Waste Management Flagship Programme. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/ppf-application-waste-management-flagship-programme.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Waste Management Flagship Programme. 2018. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/ppf-application-waste-management-flagship-programme.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2018waste, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Waste Management Flagship Programme}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2018}, month = aug, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/ppf-application-waste-management-flagship-programme.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }