ADB approves first municipal solid waste project in China
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $150 million loan for a project that will improve municipal solid waste (MSW) management in ten counties and county-level cities in the Xiangjiang River watershed in Hunan Province. The project is the first to focus solely on MSW management in China.
The total cost is $258 million, with China providing $108 million in financing. The project is expected to be completed in mid-2023.
The project involves a pilot initiative to construct MSW collection and transfer stations in support of the Province of Hunan's strategy for integrated MSW management. Facilities in four sanitary landfills in the area will also be upgraded including the expansion of leachate treatment infrastructure, enhancement of site drainage, and upscaling of landfill cover.
