CONTENTS
1.Background and need for the guidance note 11
2.Objective of RSWM guidance Note 12
3.Implementation Through Private Participation 13
4.scope of the guidance Note 14
5.Land for Regional MSW projects 15
6.Solid waste Quality and Tipping fee 17
7.Inter-ULB Agreement 19
8.Collection and Transportation of MSW 20
9.Structures that May Be Adopted for a regional MSW project 21
10.Implementation of state Regional Waste Management solution 26
CASE STUDIES
1.Regional waste Management Authority- Delaware Solid Waste Authority 30
(state of Delaware, USA)
2.Regional municipal solid waste landfill site ( Canterbury, New Zealand ) 33
3.Regional strategy through a state level Nodal Entity ( Gujarat, India ) 36
4.Regional Bulk Water Supply Scheme- shahad-Temghar Water Authority (Maharashtra, India) 39
5.Shared Solid Waste Management Facility for Alandur, Pallavaram, Tambaram (Tamil Nadu, India) 42
ANNEX
1.Landfills: Economies of scale 46
2.ULBs: Rationale for regionalization 47
3.Financial Analysis: Standalone versus Regional Landfill Facility 48
4.Regional Facilities: landfills only, or Integrated Treatment and Sanitary Landfill Facilities? 52
5.Transporting Wastes to a Regional Facility: Estimating the Costs 54
6.Transporting Wastes to a Regional Facility: Estimating the Optimum Travel Distance 57