Imperial College London
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ProfessorStephenSmith

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Professor of Bioresource Systems
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 6051s.r.smith

 
 
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Assistant

 

Miss Judith Barritt +44 (0)20 7594 5967

 
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Location

 

229Skempton BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Wilson:2017:10.1177/0734242X17705723,
author = {Wilson, DC and Kanjogera, JB and Soos, R and Briciu, C and Smith, SR and Whiteman, AD and Spies, S and Oelz, B},
doi = {10.1177/0734242X17705723},
journal = {Waste Management and Research},
pages = {820--841},
title = {Operator models for delivering municipal solid waste management services in developing countries. Part A: The evidence base},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734242X17705723},
volume = {35},
year = {2017}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - This article presents the evidence base for ‘operator models’ – that is, how to deliver a sustainable service through the interaction of the ‘client’, ‘revenue collector’ and ‘operator’ functions – for municipal solid waste management in emerging and developing countries. The companion article addresses a selection of locally appropriate operator models. The evidence shows that no ‘standard’ operator model is effective in all developing countries and circumstances. Each city uses a mix of different operator models; 134 cases showed on average 2.5 models per city, each applying to different elements of municipal solid waste management – that is, street sweeping, primary collection, secondary collection, transfer, recycling, resource recovery and disposal or a combination. Operator models were analysed in detail for 28 case studies; the article summarises evidence across all elements and in more detail for waste collection. Operators fall into three main groups: The public sector, formal private sector, and micro-service providers including micro-, community-based and informal enterprises. Micro-service providers emerge as a common group; they are effective in expanding primary collection service coverage into poor- or peri-urban neighbourhoods and in delivering recycling. Both public and private sector operators can deliver effective services in the appropriate situation; what matters more is a strong client organisation responsible for municipal solid waste management within the municipality, with stable political and financial backing and capacity to manage service delivery. Revenue collection is also integral to operator models: Generally the municipality pays the operator from direct charges and/or indirect taxes, rather than the operator collecting fees directly from the service user.
AU  - Wilson,DC
AU  - Kanjogera,JB
AU  - Soos,R
AU  - Briciu,C
AU  - Smith,SR
AU  - Whiteman,AD
AU  - Spies,S
AU  - Oelz,B
DO  - 10.1177/0734242X17705723
EP  - 841
PY  - 2017///
SN  - 0734-242X
SP  - 820
TI  - Operator models for delivering municipal solid waste management services in developing countries. Part A: The evidence base
T2  - Waste Management and Research
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734242X17705723
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/56529
VL  - 35
ER  -
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