Determinants of sustainability in solid waste management : the Gianyar Waste Recovery Project in Indonesia
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2012
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Elsevier
Abstract
According to most experts, integrated and sustainable solid waste management should not only be given
top priority, but must go beyond technical aspects to include various key elements of sustainability to
ensure success of any solid waste project. Aside from project sustainable impacts, the overall enabling
environment is the key feature determining performance and success of an integrated and affordable
solid waste system. This paper describes a project-specific approach to assess typical success or failure
factors. A questionnaire-based assessment method covers issues of: (i) social mobilisation and acceptance
(social element), (ii) stakeholder, legal and institutional arrangements comprising roles, responsibilities
and management functions (institutional element); (iii) financial and operational requirements,
as well as cost recovery mechanisms (economic element). The Gianyar Waste Recovery Project in Bali,
Indonesia was analysed using this integrated assessment method. The results clearly identified chief
characteristics, key factors to consider when planning country wide replication but also major barriers
and obstacles which must be overcome to ensure project sustainability. The Gianyar project consists of
a composting unit processing 60 tons of municipal waste per day from 500,000 inhabitants, including
manual waste segregation and subsequent composting of the biodegradable organic fraction.
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Keywords
WASTE RECOVERY, PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY, PROJECT ASSESSMENT METHODS, INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, COMPOSTING, PROJECT SUCCESS FACTORS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, INDONESIA
Citation
Zurbrügg, C., Gfrerer, M., Ashadi, H., Brenner, W., & Küper, D. (2012). Determinants of sustainability in solid waste management – The Gianyar Waste Recovery Project in Indonesia. Waste Management, 32, 2126-2133.doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2012.01.011