Program for Local and Urban Sustainability: Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Opportunities for USAID Solid Waste Sector Activities

This report aims to provide actionable information for USAID staff, Missions, and local partners working to advance climate mitigation as a top priority for the Agency’s waste sector activities and initiatives. It highlights recent and ongoing SWM and ocean plastics activities, breaks down and describes key steps in the SWM value chain, identifies sources of GHGs across the value chain, and outlines specific opportunities for reducing GHG emissions. USAID and local partners can use this information to plan for, enhance, and supplement their portfolio of SWM activities and initiatives in a manner that drives additional GHG emissions reductions while simultaneously achieving local waste sector objectives.