The project aims at the modernisation of the solid waste management (SWM) system in the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk (the City) to finance (i) the construction of an EU standards compliant sanitary landfill and (ii) the construction of a biological solid waste treatment facility at the new landfill site.
The Project will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, increase waste recycling and recovery rates and improve environmental, health and safety standards. The Project will also promote long-term O&M contractual arrangements with private sector participants, sustainability and better quality of SWM services and improve governance and contractual arrangements.