Case Study

Funding Options for Sustainable Solid Waste Management Systems

USAID’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program provides tailored guidance to local governments to guide them through an integrated solid waste management planning process, including identifying options to increase revenues to fund their solid waste and recycling systems. The program’s tools and hands-on technical assistance are customized to local circumstances and opportunities to support cities so they can achieve their short- and long-term waste management funding goals. Read More

Developing Integrated Solid Waste Management Plans to Advance Circular Economies

In providing the essential service of waste management to their communities, local governments confront considerable challenges: competing priority issues (i.e., education and health); limited financial resources; growing populations and waste that are outpacing existing infrastructure; and a lack of long-term, data-driven, and goal-oriented approaches to strategically guide their waste management systems. Read More

Creating Economies of Scale for Plastics Recycling

Alarming levels of plastic are produced every day, much of which makes its way into the environment and our ocean. Of the seven billion metric tons of plastic waste generated globally to date, less than 10 percent has been recycled. For the world to succeed in stopping plastic waste from flowing into our oceans and damaging the environment, much higher volumes need to be collected and recycled at the source: on land. Read More

From Transmilenio to Cycle Networks: Lessons Learned from Bogotá

This case study report discusses Bogota’s journey to becoming a more bike, pedestrian, and transit friendly city. Bogota’s growth of protected cycle lanes, BRT and road safety tactics have been highly effective in increasing the sustainability and safety of the city’s transportation network. There is much to be learned from… Read More