EFTA01099279.pdf
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Dholpu Community Based
Composting Plant
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A Project of UNDP under Sustainable Environment Mana•ement Pro• ram
I 1 lilt.
• To demonstrate a model of municipal-community-private secto
partnership in waste management;
• To demonstrate a low cost technology of organic waste recycling
through composting in a decentralized manner; and
• To promote the concept of "waste is a resource".
work process
800 1.2 tons .27 tons
households solid waste/ organic Rural
House to Aemtic
house day composting fertilizer market
collects, method
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Dhol • ur Composting Plant
Income from Waste Tangible Social & Environmental Return in Economic Terms of
Recycling Using Waste as UNDP Investment in Dholpur Pilot Project
Resource Concept
i r The project annually
produces about 100 tons of Items Details
Summary
Tk. 900.000 (US $
organic fertilizer by treating Total Investment Tk 900.003 (US S 12.860)
12.860)
430 tons of solid waste. The Total Beneficiaries 800 families = 4.800 person = 4.800 person
Investment Per
product (compost) is sold to Beneficiary
US$ 12.860/4800= US S 2.67 US$ 2.67
fertilizer companies at Tk. Compost Produced fran the
100 tons/year 100 tons/year
Colected Waste
2500/ton. Compost Produced by Each 21 kg/year
100.003 kg/4800 = 21 kg/year
Beneficiary
Value of compost produced
For house-to-house per beneficiary
21kg Tk. 2.5/kg=Tk. 52.5 = US S 0.75 US 0.75
waste collection service the By composting 430 tens of
organic waste per year.
community pays between green house gas reduced 215 tons or 215.000 kg per year 215 tons
Tk. 5-10/household/month (carbon dioxide
equivalent)
depending upon income level. Green House Gas
Income from house-to-house 215.000kg /4800 = 44 kg/year
Reduced by Each 44 kg/year
waste collection fee on Beneficiary
Value of Green House Gas As per Current Carbon Price @ US S 15/ton US 0.7/ year/
average is about Tk 5000 per Reduction = US 0.7/ yeacbeneficiary beneficiary
month. Amount of waste managed OCC Expenditure to manage per ton of waste
by this project is Tk. 2000. This project is managing 430 430 tons/per year
to at waste per year.
Cost Comparison of Saving of DCC Expenditure
Per year expenditure saved by this project is
by the project Tk.860.000
Conventional System of Tk. 2000ttons X 430 Tons = Tk. 860.000
Waste Management and The Saving of DCC Expenditure
Tk. 860600/4800 = Tk. 179/year or US $ Th. 179/year or US
Per Beneficiary
Project Model 2.56 Beneldary/Year 2.56 Beneficiary/ Year
At present, DCC
spends Tk. 2000 to manage
per ton of solid waste (this Total benefits Value of Value of Saving of
includes the collection, per Compost. =is= GHG DCC
beneficiary reduced. expenditure.
transportation and disposal Per Yr.
cost). In order to manage 430 US $ 4 US$ 0.75 US$ 0.7 US$ 2.56
tons of waste from the 800
households (which is now I
being managed by the project)
works at Tk.860, 000/year.
Cost of construction of the
recycling/compost plant is Tk.
900,000 (excluding the land
cost since it was provided by
the DCC)
key features
Treating 430 tons of solid waste Generated employment for six
per year. person of which 60% is women
Total tangible benefits
Produces 100 tons of compost/yr.
Considering the life of ti •
Reduced 215 tons of CO2/ yr.
pilot project of six year.:
Serving 4800 people.
By investing US $ 1 pc:
beneficiary, we are gett) Saving DCC expenditure of Tk.
environmental & som, 860,000 per year.
benefit worth
US $ 8.9 Saving 473 cubic meter of scare
(US $ 24/US$ 2.67). land area by avoiding dumping of
Noes US S 1 = Tk. 70 waste.
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