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    46

    URBAN DEVELOPMENT SERIES KNOWLEDGE PAPERS

    ANNEX E

    Estimated Solid Waste Management Costs


    Estimated Solid Waste Management Costs by Disposal Method 1
    Low Income Countries

    Lower Mid Inc Countries

    Upper Mid Inc Countries

    High Income Countries

    <$876

    $876-3,465

    $3,466-10,725

    >$10,725

    0.22

    0.29

    0.42

    0.78

    43%

    68%

    85%

    98%

    Income
    (GNI/capita)
    Waste Generation
    (tonnes/capita/yr)
    Collection Efficiency
    (percent collected)

    Cost of Collection and Disposal (US$/tonne)

    Collection2
    Sanitary Landfill
    Open Dumping
    Composting3
    Waste -to-Energy
    Incineration4
    Anaerobic Digestion5

    20-50
    10-30
    2-8
    5-30

    30-75
    15-40
    3-10
    10-40

    40-90
    25-65
    NA
    20-75

    85-250
    40-100
    NA
    35-90

    NA

    40-100

    60-150

    70-200

    NA

    20-80

    50-100

    65-150

    NOTE: This is a compilation table from several World Bank documents, discussions with the World Banks Thematic Group on Solid Waste, Carl Bartone and other industry and organizational colleagues. Costs associated with uncollected wastemore than half of all waste generated in low-income
    countriesare not included.

    Estimated Solid Waste Management Costs 2010 and 2025


    Country Income Group
    Low Income Countries

    Lower Middle Income Countries

    2010 Cost6

    2025 Cost

    $1.5 billion

    $7.7 billion

    $20.1 billion

    $84.1 billion

    Upper Middle Income Countries

    $24.5 billion

    $63.5 billion

    High Income Countries10

    $159.3 billion

    $220.2 billion

    Total Global Cost (US$)

    $205.4 billion

    $375 billion

    Source: Authors calculations with input from What a Waste report (Hoornweg and Thomas 1999) and the World Bank Solid Waste Thematic
    Group and Carl Bartone.

    All values provided in the table are exclusive of any potential carbon finance, subsidies, or external incentives. Costs included are for purchase
    (including land), operation, maintenance, and debt service.

    Collection includes pick up, transfer, and transport to final disposal site for residential and non-residential waste.

    Composting excludes sale of finished compost (which ranges from $0 to $100/ton).

    Includes sale of any net energy; excludes disposal costs of bottom and fly ash (non hazardous and hazardous).

    Anaerobic digestion includes sale of energy from methane and excludes cost of residue sale and disposal.

    Cost of SWM (US$) = waste generated (tonnes) X percent of waste collected (%) X [cost of collection ($/ton) + cost of disposal ($/ton)]

    2010: $1.5bil = 75,000,000 tonnes X 43% X ($30/ton + $15/ton); 2025: $7.7bil = 201,000,000 tonnes X 55% X ($45/ton + $25/ton)

    2010: $20.1bil = 369,000,000 tonnes X 68% X ($50/ton +$30/ton); 2025: $84.1bil = 956,000,000 tonnes X 80% X ($65/ton + $45/ton)

    2010: $24.5bil = 243,000,000 tonnes X 84% X ((0.9Landfill ($65/ton + $50/ton)) + (0.1Incinerate ($65/ton + $100/ton))); 2025: $63.5bil =
    426,000,000 X 92% X ((0.85Landfill ($85/ton + $65/ton)) + (0.15Incinerate($85/ton +$145/ton)))

    10
    2010: $159.3bil = 602,000,000 tonnes X 98% X ((0.8Landfill ($180/ton + $75/ton)) + (0.2 Incinerate ($180/ton + $150/ton))); 2025: $220.2bil =
    686,000,000 tonnes X 98% X ((0.75Landfill ($210/ton + $95/ton)) + 0.25Incinerate($210/ton + $185/ton)))

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