Regional Waste Management – Inter-municipal Cooperation and Public and Private Partnership
To reduce the risk of COVID-19 and the leakage of plastic waste to the ocean, waste collection and disposal services should be expanded middle and small cities, and rural area. But there is economy of scale in proper treatment and disposal facilities, such as waste to energy plant and sanitary landfill. Some Asian municipalities started to formulate regional or inter-municipal cooperation on waste management. This report shows economies of scale in waste management, reviews regional waste management in Japan, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, and identifies some types of regional waste management schemes, including regional waste management with Public Private Partnership.
Full Report
Regional Waste Management – Inter-municipal Cooperation and Public and Private Partnership
Contents
Chapter 1 Regional Waste Management in Asia
Chapter 2 Inter-Municipal Cooperation and Regional Waste Management in Japan
Chapter 3 Inter-Municipal Cooperation on Solid Waste Management in Japan
Chapter 4 Cost Efficiency of Regional Waste Management and Contracting Out to Private Companies
Chapter 7 The Effect of Local Government Separation on Public Service Provision in Indonesia
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