Spreadsheet Tool User Manual for Planning MSW Management

Spreadsheet Tool User Manual for Planning MSW Management
1 Introduction to the Spreadsheet Tool User Manual
1.1 Objectives of this Tool
UNEP implemented three ISWM Plan projects in varied locations and under different circumstances
which led to an increase in the knowledge pool of UNEP. In order to share the experience during
these projects and thereby aid other city municipals and authorities for implementing ISWM Plans, a
Guidance Manual was attempted. This Guidance Manual targeted at the urban management
authorities, provides a set of distilled guidelines that can be practiced to enhance the ISWM
implementation process.
Along with the Guidance Manual, a Toolkit for ISWM Planning has been attempted which can be
used by urban management authorities to understand the situation of waste management in the city
as well as to aid in the consultative approach and thinking towards integrated management of solid
waste. This Toolkit for ISWM Planning includes a Spreadsheet Tool for Planning Municipal Solid
Waste (MSW) Management.
MSW generated from household sectors is complex both in terms of quality and quantity and is
therefore dealt with separately. Most cities around the world are expanding with a growth in the
population. As there is more economic growth, there is rapid change in the MSW quantity and
quality. The changing waste quantity and quality exerts pressure on the existing waste management
systems.
The objective of this spreadsheet is to assist in interactive discussions for developing decision
support systems for MSW Management.
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