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National Solid Waste Management Programme Enhancements at Riverton Landfill

The National Solid Waste Management Programme aims to upgrade the Riverton Landfill into a sanitary landfill through IDB funding. Key improvements include enhancing operations, installing new infrastructure such as bridges and scales, and employing modern equipment. The programme also focuses on closing outdated dump sites across Jamaica, implementing new institutional arrangements, and enforcing the National Solid Waste Management Act of 2001. Community initiatives include education, construction of a buffer zone, and composting projects, all designed to improve environmental monitoring and waste management practices.

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National Solid Waste Management Programme Enhancements at Riverton Landfill

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  1. NATIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME RIVERTON LANDFILL

  2. IDB/GOJ PROGRAMME - RIVERTON • Programme partly funded by the IDB • Upgrade Riverton dump to a landfill • Improve operations at existing footprint • Install a new bridge, scale & scale house • Employ new equipment • Expand landfill by constructing a sanitary landfill

  3. IDB/GOJ PROGRAMME – OTHER ASPECTS • Close dump sites across the island • Establish new institutional and legislative arrangements • National Solid Waste Management Act, 2001 • National Solid Waste Management Authority • Identify sites for regional landfills and transfer station • Public and community education

  4. RIVERTON LANDFILL - EXPANSION • Disposal area will be lined • Leachate will be collected in evaporation ponds • Methane gas will be flared • Monitoring wells have been installed to measure baseline conditions & for future environmental monitoring

  5. RIVERTON LANDFILL - EXPANSION • Existing footprint – 43 hectares • Expansion area – new footprint approximately 25 hectares

  6. COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES • Facilitators & SDC involved in the helping to establish CBO • Construction of a buffer zone with associated beautification • Implementation of a composting project • Registration of sorters & establishment of the Materials Recovery facility • Removal of animals and people for the active tipping face

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