Materials Recovery Facility Tool Kit - Asian Development …

1 Materials Recovery Facility tool KitThrough the 3R initiative, recycling will become part of local governments solid waste management. To some extent, it will formalize parts of waste processing, largely handled by informal sector waste pickers and recyclers. With this publication, the Asian Development Bank aims to support the 3R initiative and encourage developing member countries to initiate investments in Materials Recovery facilities, which are essential tools for waste recycling under the initiative. This tool kit will be useful in deciding the size and design of such facilities as it also provides an indication of the cost of such the Asian Development BankADB s vision is an Asia and Pacific region free of poverty.

2 Its mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. Despite the region s many successes, it remains home to two-thirds of the world s poor: billion people who live on less than $2 a day, with 828 million struggling on less than $ a day. ADB is committed to reducing poverty through inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional in Manila, ADB is owned by 67 members, including 48 from the region. Its main instruments for helping its developing member countries are policy dialogue, loans, equity investments, guarantees, grants, and technical on recycled paperPrinted in the PhilippinesAsian Development Bank6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City1550 Metro Manila, Recovery FACILIT Y tool KITR educeReuseRecycleMaterials Recovery Facility tool KitThrough the 3R initiative, recycling will become part of local governments solid waste management.

3 To some extent, it will formalize parts of waste processing, largely handled by informal sector waste pickers and recyclers. With this publication, the Asian Development Bank aims to support the 3R initiative and encourage developing member countries to initiate investments in Materials Recovery facilities, which are essential tools for waste recycling under the initiative. This tool kit will be useful in deciding the size and design of such facilities as it also provides an indication of the cost of such the Asian Development BankADB s vision is an Asia and Pacific region free of poverty.

4 Its mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. Despite the region s many successes, it remains home to two-thirds of the world s poor: billion people who live on less than $2 a day, with 828 million struggling on less than $ a day. ADB is committed to reducing poverty through inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional in Manila, ADB is owned by 67 members, including 48 from the region. Its main instruments for helping its developing member countries are policy dialogue, loans, equity investments, guarantees, grants, and technical on recycled paperPrinted in the PhilippinesAsian Development Bank6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City1550 Metro Manila, Recovery FACILIT Y tool KITR educeReuseRecycleMaterials Recovery Facility tool KitThrough the 3R initiative, recycling will become part of local governments solid waste management.

5 To some extent, it will formalize parts of waste processing, largely handled by informal sector waste pickers and recyclers. With this publication, the Asian Development Bank aims to support the 3R initiative and encourage developing member countries to initiate investments in Materials Recovery facilities, which are essential tools for waste recycling under the initiative. This tool kit will be useful in deciding the size and design of such facilities as it also provides an indication of the cost of such the Asian Development BankADB s vision is an Asia and Pacific region free of poverty.

6 Its mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. Despite the region s many successes, it remains home to two-thirds of the world s poor: billion people who live on less than $2 a day, with 828 million struggling on less than $ a day. ADB is committed to reducing poverty through inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional in Manila, ADB is owned by 67 members, including 48 from the region. Its main instruments for helping its developing member countries are policy dialogue, loans, equity investments, guarantees, grants, and technical on recycled paperPrinted in the PhilippinesAsian Development Bank6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City1550 Metro Manila, Recovery FACILIT Y tool KITR educeReuseRecycleMaterials Recovery Facility tool KitThrough the 3R initiative, recycling will become part of local governments solid waste management.

7 To some extent, it will formalize parts of waste processing, largely handled by informal sector waste pickers and recyclers. With this publication, the Asian Development Bank aims to support the 3R initiative and encourage developing member countries to initiate investments in Materials Recovery facilities, which are essential tools for waste recycling under the initiative. This tool kit will be useful in deciding the size and design of such facilities as it also provides an indication of the cost of such the Asian Development BankADB s vision is an Asia and Pacific region free of poverty.

8 Its mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. Despite the region s many successes, it remains home to two-thirds of the world s poor: billion people who live on less than $2 a day, with 828 million struggling on less than $ a day. ADB is committed to reducing poverty through inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional in Manila, ADB is owned by 67 members, including 48 from the region. Its main instruments for helping its developing member countries are policy dialogue, loans, equity investments, guarantees, grants, and technical on recycled paperPrinted in the PhilippinesAsian Development Bank6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City1550 Metro Manila, Recovery FACILIT Y tool KITR educeReuseRecycleMATERIALS Recovery FACILIT Y tool KIT 2013 Asian Development BankAll rights reserved.

9 Published in 2013. Printed in the Philippines. ISBN 978-92-9254-016-6 (Print), 978-92-9254-017-3 (PDF)Publication Stock No. TIM125260 Cataloging-In-Publication DataAsian Development Bank. Materials Recovery Facility tool City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, Recycling. 2. Solid waste management. I. Asian Development views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term country in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or encourages printing or copying information exclusively for personal and noncommercial use with proper acknowledgment of ADB.

10 Users are restricted from reselling, redistributing, or creating derivative works for commercial purposes without the express, written consent of :In this publication, $ refers to US of all photos in this publication is ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City1550 Metro Manila, PhilippinesTel +63 2 632 4444 Fax +63 2 636 orders, please contact: Fax +63 2 636 on recycled paperiiiContentsList of Tables and Figures ivPreface vAbbreviations viiCurrency Equivalents viiDefinition of Key Terms