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According to the Bank’s website, the project aims to modernize the solid waste management system in Greater Nokoué, Benin, a region that includes five municipalities with an estimated population of 2.73 million. This operation is the result of the "Clean Oceans Initiative," a joint effort to develop and implement sustainable projects to reduce ocean pollution, with a particular focus on plastic waste.
This project includes several components. These, identified at this stage, are as follows:
1. The design and construction of sorting units at 60 municipal collection points (PRs).
2. The construction of four sorting centers, which will be located in the municipalities of Adjarra, Sèmè-Podji, Abomey-Calavi, and Ouidah.
3. The construction of four composting units, located on the same sites as the sorting centers. 4. Construction of a biogas plant at the Sèmè-Podji sorting center.
5. Environmental safety of the Ouèssè and Takon technical landfill sites (TLS).
The project will:
a) develop the use of source separation of recyclable materials (paper/cardboard, plastic, glass, metal, etc.) among households in Greater Nokoué; b) build facilities for sorting recyclable products;
c) develop composting and biogas facilities for biodegradable waste;
d) implement gas and leachate management systems in existing landfills.
The project is likely to have some negative impacts (dust and noise) especially during the construction phase. More precisely, dust can cause suffocation, eye strain and reduced visibility.
The project is not expected to have any significant negative impact on the environment nor any significant negative social impact with appropriate mitigation measures. Precisely, these risks will be minimised and addressed during the design, construction, and operation phases of the facilities through the development and implementation of sites specific Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMP).
The Société de gestion des déchets et de la salubrité du Grand Nokoué (Grand Nokoué Waste and Sanitation Management Company) is a single-member public limited company, without recourse to public savings, created in 2018 by the Beninese State, which is its sole shareholder. Placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Living Environment and Sustainable Development, it is primarily responsible for garbage collection and the treatment of this solid waste.
| Private Actor 1 | Private Actor 1 Role | Private Actor 1 Sector | Relation | Private Actor 2 | Private Actor 2 Role | Private Actor 2 Sector |
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| - | - | - | - | SOCIETE DE GESTION DES DECHETS ET DE LA SALUBRITE SA | Client | - |
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