Why a PPP for Waste Minimisation

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Why a PPP for Waste Minimisation

A Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a partnership between the public and private sector for the purpose of delivering a project or service which was traditionally provided by the public sector. The PPP process recognises that both the public sector and the private sector have certain advantages relative to the other in the performance of specific tasks, and can enable public services and infrastructure to be provided in the most economically efficient manner by allowing each sector to do what it does best. Private sector innovation and technological, financial and management expertise can be gained through using a PPP approach to projects traditionally within the sphere of local authorities. PPP is another element in the general moves to modernise the public service and local government, providing greater efficiency and effectiveness and ultimately a better quality customer service.

The essence of PPP is that they place the risks with the party best placed to manage them thus ensuring best value for money. The long term and integrated nature of PPP service contracts incentivises the contractors to consider the synergies between the generation of waste and its ultimate collection & disposal. This can result in the delivery of public services in a more environmentally sensitive way and without an additional price tag.

Because all members of the community generate waste, local governments often form partnerships with multiple parties to effectively reach their target audience. These partnerships help local governments gain the trust of constituents, and increase community-wide participation in their programs. Because waste minimisation is a shared responsibility, it will only occur through a dedicated partnership between those that manufacture goods, use products and manage discarded materials.

Around South Africa, as a matter of fact (and in direct response to the increasing pressure on remaining airspace and decrease of natural resources) more and more PPPs are entered with specialist consultants and set up as pilot projects to kickstart industrial, commercial and residential waste minimisation initiatives. Some of the most recent PPP examples include various City of Cape Town driven dedicated pilot waste minimisation programmes for sectors of local industry and commerce including shopping centres, hotels, food industry, plastic industry, metal finishing industry (see the Lessons Learned section for more details that have been widely implemented.

These were initiated in response to the actual volumes industry and commerce contribute to the total waste stream landfilled in Cape Town when compared with residential waste generation rates.

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