New Solid Waste Management System in

Lahore (Technical Aspects)

Contents of Presentation

Vision Behind New SWM System in Lahore Formation of Lahore Waste Management

Company (LWMC) Why was Company needed? Transition from old to new SWM System Other Initiatives & Way Forward

Vision Behind New SWM System

To modernize the SWM system in

Lahore

To transform Lahore into one of the

cleanest cities of the world

Impediments

Lack of institutional capacity

Faulty outsourcing model

Financial constraints

Reasons for the Change

Formation of Company

CM Punjab envisaged establishment

of a company on the basis of Turkish

model.

LWMC established on March 19,

2010 under section 42 of the

Companies Ordinance 1984.

Services And Asset Management Agreement (SAAMA) signed on June 25, 2011

Assets, resources and functions were transferred to LWMC

Residual functions like;

Enforcement, regulation and levy of tax

Agreement signed on 27th December 2010 for technical support;

Waste characterization study

Capacity building of professionals

Identification and designing of integrated waste disposal facility

Designing of new waste management system

Agreement with M/s. ISTAC

Design of New System

Turkish experts of ISTAC identified the

gaps in the existing system

New system was designed to outsource

SWM services to international companies

Competitive and transparent bidding

process adopted

Tenders floated in Financial Times

and Gulf News

Contractors selected after detailed

technical and financial evaluations

International Bidding

Turkish Companies

Zoning of Lahore

Poor quality of sweeping

Inadequate & obsolete

equipments

No health & safety gadgets

Current System – Street Sweeping

New System – Street Sweeping

Improved quality of sweeping

Improved design of tools and

equipments

Proper health & safety gadgets

and uniforms for workers

Current System – Mechanical Sweeping

Obsolete & inefficient

technology

High emissions of dust

Inadequate coverage

Poor quality of sweeping

New System – Mechanical Sweeping

Modern, efficient technology

Less / no dust emissions

Coverage of all main roads of Lahore

Better sweeping quality

Current System – Waste Storage

Littering & open heaps in the

absence of door to door

collection

Inadequate and improper

storage equipments

Open storage of waste

New System – Waste Storage

Introduction of door to door

collection through bags

Installation of adequate number

of new type of containers &

waste bins

Current System – Waste Transportation

Open waste transportation

More than 20 years old machinery

Inefficient waste transportation

fleet

Lack of fleet monitoring

New System – Waste Transportation

No littering during transportation

New, modern & efficient vehicles

Fleet monitoring through advanced

technologies

Current System – Washing

No specialized vehicles for

washing

Manual drainage after washing

Rare washing of squares/

walkways

New System – Washing

Specialized washing vehicles

with high pressure

Very less drainage effort

Regular washing of major

squares / walkways

Role of Citizens in New SWM System

Other Initiatives & Way Forward

Sale of Waste to Private Sector

Agreement of sale of waste to private

sector;

1. DG Khan Cement

2. PNO Waste Management

Expected Technologies include : Segregation, composting or energy from landfill Gas, anaerobic digestion or RDF

Development of Model Areas

Local Area Office for complaint redressal

Waste collection in commercial areas

Special arrangements after rains and storms

Integrated Landfill Facility

Removal of Waste from Open Plots

Establishment of waste transfer stations

at suitable locations

Establishment and outsourcing of

integrated waste disposal facility

Development of a proper legal framework for SWM

System

Integration of DHAs and Cantonments

Revenue generation through waste streams

DOCUMENTRY ON NEW SOLID WASTE

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN LAHORE

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