The $47.1 million additional loan will be used to finance the Integrated Solid Waste Management Project which aims to support the full rehabilitation of Baku’s main waste disposal site in the hopes to extend its lifetime by up to 20 years.
Specifically, the loan will be used to remediate and close old waste disposal areas, develop new waste cells and introduce methane gas capture systems, as well as help prepare investments for waste management improvements in the country.
“The original project has achieved impressive results by closing 80 percent of the informal dump sites in Baku, and increasing the percentage of the population served by formal waste management system by 15 percent,” said the regional director for the South Caucasus Henry Kerali.
“This additional financing will make the Balakhani landfill a modern waste recycling, recovery and management center,” he added.
Since 2009, an estimated 900,000 tons of waste is generated yearly, only 60 percent of which is collected and delivered to official disposal sites. The remaining 40 percent of the waste is dumped in informal dumping areas, contributing to water and air pollution. At present, the waste that Greater Baku produces has ballooned to 1.8 million tons yearly, an amount which is projected to double in the next 20 years.
The World Bank’s Integrated Solid Waste Management Project aims to improve solid waste disposal management; increase waste collection coverage; and enhance waste date information and financial management capacity in the Greater Baku area.
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