Consultant – Regulatory Framework for household and hazardous waste

Post of Duty: Washington – Headquarters

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About this position

We are looking for a consultant to provide Consultancy Services for the assistance to the Environmental Authorities to further Develop the Regulatory Framework for Household and Hazardous Waste Standards, Guidelines, Best practices and Compliance.

You will work in the Water and Sanitation Division (WSA), which is part of the Department of Infrastructure and Energy. WSA seeks to ensure universal and sustainable access to high-quality water, sanitation, and solid waste management services to contribute to the sustainable economic growth of the IDB member countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and to the improvement of the quality of life of its citizens.

What you’ll do

Scope of Services

This assignment focuses on the following two specific activities:

i) Development of regulatory framework that includes standards, guidelines and best practices that will complement the existing standard for waste collection and processing “SSB 010:2019 – Part 1: Collection of Household, Medical, Industrial, Separated and Bulky waste” and will focus on the operations of current dumpsites, controlled dumpsites, manual sanitary landfills and engineered sanitary landfills; including entrance regulations, waste testing, acceptance procedures and related environmental and health protection measures.

ii) Development of regulatory framework that includes standards and compliance mechanisms for managing and treating of hazardous waste to complement the existing standard for waste collection and processing “SSB 010:2019 – Part 1: Collection of Household, Medical, Industrial, Separated and Bulky waste” by expanding any gaps in definition & classification of hazardous waste streams, operational procedures for separation & safe collection, and include sections covering the treatment, storage, safe disposal and management of hazardous waste streams that provides protection for the environment and human health.

Key tasks

 

Task 1: Virtual Kick-off meeting with IDB and involved counterparts

Task 2: Short Inventory of waste production and actual collection, storage, treatment, recycling and final deposit system.

• Concise inventory and update of existing situation with respect to household waste and health care waste in the country, actual dumpsite/landfill operations, waste quantities and destinations, location of existing dumpsites/landfills, based on existing information with authorities, NIMOS, IDB, University and other sources. Short site visits can be necessary to Ornamibo and one site in another region. Household waste production quantities, the distribution over the country (cities and districts), waste characterization figures, collection and the final destinations are described in various recent reports (IWMP, earlier IDB reports).
• Limited inventories also are available of the actual situation with respect to hazardous waste generation, sources, composition, limited indication of estimated quantities, treatment procedures, existing treatment, handling and storage (see also IWMP, UNIDO, IDB report). Inventory should be based on the existing information in earlier reports, limited site visits and interviews. Interviews relevant authorities and knowledge institutes, NGO’s, companies, laboratories, waste recycling companies, site visits, etc.

Task 3: Gap analysis existing regulations for household waste depositing and hazardous waste management. Detailed screening and Gap analysis of the existing Regulatory Framework with emphasis on:

i) Household waste operations at final deposits sites, dumpsites/landfills, separation, acceptance procedures, financial mechanisms, authorities involved, control and inspection, enforcement, including health care waste;

ii) Hazardous waste procedures, especially classification and definitions, the processing, final destination, control and enforcement.

Main existing Regulatory Framework and sources of information to be analysed:

• “SSB 010:2019 – Part 1: Collection of Household, Medical, Industrial, Separated and Bulky waste”;
• Environmental Framework Act (2020);
• Integrated Waste Management Plan (IWMP);
• Baseline study Ornamibo for the Design and Assessment of the BAT‐BEP Solid Waste Demonstration Project in Paramaribo (UNIDO 2018)
• Studies carried out for IDB and environmental profiles for EU and IDB;
• International conventions and regulations ratified by Suriname;

Task 4: Organization of stakeholder meetings, discussions sessions with authorities. In order to meet best the exact requirements and objectives of the authorities the organization of workshops and discussion sessions with technical experts and final responsible persons at the Surinamese authorities is necessary. Workshop-1 will be organized to complete the inventory phase and to define the details about the required outputs in open discussion with the competent authorities.

Task 5: Preparation of detailed texts proposals for inclusion in the main text of SSB 01:2019 and prepare separate guidelines, standards and procedures with respect to:

i) Improved operations of current dumpsites, controlled dumpsites, manual sanitary landfills and engineered sanitary landfills. The standards, guidelines and procedures should at least include the following issues (to be described in detail in the methodology of proposal and completed and finetuned in the inception phases and in agreement with the authorities):

a) Future Sanitary Landfills: Siting and location parameters, design and construction guidelines (e.g. environmental protection measures such as impermeable layers to protect subsoil, drainage systems for leachate, gas extraction system, maximum height etc.);

b) Dumpsites and future SLF’s:

• Acceptance

1. classification of household waste for acceptance at the sanitary landfill/dumpsite and entrance-acceptance standards (e.g. only household and bulky waste, no hazardous, infectious, nuclear etc.);
2. entrance-acceptance regulations for waste transporters (e.g. visual inspection, inspection of vehicle registration, inspection of paperwork, waste testing, quantification/weighing procedures;

• Operation and physical measure

1. environmental protection measures to be in place (e.g. physical constructions, operational measures, waste separation, phased disposal, specific areas for different types of waste (e.g. bulky, organic, household, health care waste, asbestos), designation of special sites for material recovery, composting, waste separation and recycling; designation of special cells for infectious health care waste, asbestos, etc;
2. daily operation and daily covering and practices to prevent dispersion by wind and to control vectors and smell;
3. equired fencing and control of unwanted visitors, animals;
4. scavengers control, prevent uncontrolled waste burning, inclusion of scavengers in waste separation and create jobs;
5. nuisance prevention and control, e.g. dust, noise and smell;
6. fire prevention and control;
7. health and safety measures for workers and operators on the site;
8. monitoring of soil and leak detection for leachate;

• Administrative

1. requirements for emergency plan and procedures;
2. traceability of accepted waste and reporting;
3. required permits for operation of a landfill/dumpsite;
4. management responsibilities;
5. health and safety measures and reporting;
6. training needs for operators and managers;
7. internal inspection and auditing;

ii) Develop standards, procedures, guidelines and compliance mechanisms for managing and treating of hazardous waste, including waste oils. Expanding any gaps in definition & classification of hazardous waste streams, operational procedures and guidelines for separation & safe collection, and include sections covering the treatment, storage, safe disposal and management of hazardous waste streams that provides protection for the environment and human health.

a) The standards, procedures and guidelines should at least include the following issues and be fully in line with the IWMP priorities and existing Environmental legislation (the detailed content must be described in the methodology of the proposal and can completed and finetuned in the inception phase in agreement with the authorities):

• Classification

1. detailed definition and classification of hazardous waste in Suriname in line with Basel convention;

• Collection, transport, storage

1. operational procedures for separate and safe collection, intermediate storage, transportation and management of hazardous from companies and households, including requirements for contractors handling, transporting, treating, storing and disposing of hazardous waste;
2. identification of required permits, certifications, and approvals, of applicable government authorities for the transport, deposit and treatment facilities;
3. specification for construction of permitted final destination (e.g. special storage, secondary containment, reprocessing, incineration, special cells at landfill for e.g. industrial toxic waste, health care waste, asbestos etc.), including e.g. monitoring and leak detection, emission control at disposal site;
4. identification and standards for development of temporary hazardous waste storage facilities in every district;
5. standards to prevent that hazardous waste can be diluted or mixed with other wastes;
6. standards for packing and labelling in accordance with the classification standards;
7. standards for siting criteria of hazardous waste disposal and treatment sites;
8. indication of known BAT treatment options as preferred examples in Guidelines;
9. Export and management
10. export procedures for export of hazardous according to following Basel convention;
11. tracking documentation for the transport of hazardous waste with Suriname (international tracking is covered by Basel);
12. management responsibilities;
13. health and safety measures during all phases;
14. training needs for transporters, landfill operators, managers;
15. internal inspection and auditing;
16. need for safety data sheets;
17. emergency procedures.

 

 

Task 6: Organization of stakeholder meetings, discussions sessions with authorities. Workshop 2 will be organized to present the draft standards, procedures and guidelines as well as to check feasibility, coherence, responsibilities, necessary expertise, etc.

Task 7: Preparation of final texts for standards and procedures for inclusion in SSD and ready for use in permit preparation and Guidelines

Task 8: Provide input and organizational advice on the coordination and responsibilities of the different authorities involved. Various international sources can be used to guide the development of standards, procedures and guidelines. Sources of information can be World Bank, EPA, EU, IDB, WHO, Dutch standards, to be discussed and agreed upon with the Surinamese authorities and in line with international conventions and standards that Suriname has ratified.

The assignment will be carried out partly in Suriname and partly from the consultants’ home office. One visit to Suriname is foreseen for the inventory phase. Limited local travelling is required.

Most of the activities will take in Paramaribo where the Ministries, authorities, most companies and Universities are located, with a visit to Ornamibo dumpsite and one visit to a smaller dumpsite outside of Paramaribo to get a good picture of the actual practices of household waste deposition.

Technical visits to knowledge centres, Universities and Industries, hazardous waste collection and processing units, laboratories, hospitals and health care centres, recycling companies must be included.

Main counterpart for the content of the Regulatory Framework is the Ministry of Spatial Planning and Environment, together with NIMOS/NMA and SSB.

Task 9: One site visit to Paramaribo, Suriname of 5-day duration.

 

 

Deliverables and Payments Timeline:

The value of each product is equivalent to that specified in the following table. Payment for the product will be made once approved. The documents will be presented in English and in an electronic file.

Workplan for the implementation of the assignment, including:

· Gantt Chart with meeting and site visit schedule.

Inception report, including:

· Concise Inventory report as basis of the dumpsite/landfill and hazardous waste management situation in Suriname.

· Gap analysis of the Regulatory Framework for both dumpsite/landfill procedures and hazardous waste management.

· Short report and decisions taken in Workshop 1

 

 

Progress report, including:

· Draft proposed changes, amendments and extensions of the Regulatory Framework, procedures, standards and guidelines with respect to

i) Dumpsites and landfill procedures.

ii) Hazardous waste management.

iii) Short report and decisions taken in Workshop 2

 

 

Final report, including:

· Final proposed changes, amendments and extensions of the Regulatory Framework, procedures, standards and guidelines with respect to

i) Dumpsites and landfill procedures

ii) Hazardous waste management.

iii) Advice on organizational improvements, responsibilities and coordination between different Ministries.

 

 

 

Product	Deliverables	Porcentage	Indicative Timeline
1	Submission of the work plan for the consultancy outlining the sequence of the activities to be conducted	10%	September 2024
2	Submission of inception report, including inventory report and GAP analysis after site visit, Results Workshop-1	30%	October 2024
3	Submission of progress report including draft proposals for improvements of existing regulatory Framework and procedures and results of Workshop-2.	30%	November 2024
4	Submission and acceptance of the Final Report includes detailed agreed improvements, guidelines etc. which can be included in the regulatory Framework.	30%	December 2024