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The goal of this indicator aims to generate the proportion of municipal solid waste regularly collected and that is adequately treated and disposed of out of all the total municipal waste generated by the city.

Proportion of municipal solid waste regularly collected and with adequate treatment and disposal out of total municipal solid waste generated.

The indicator 11.6.1 is the quotient of municipal solid waste regularly collected and with adequate treatment and disposal divided by the total municipal solid waste generation of a city.

Belize Solid Waste Management Authority (BSWMA)

Belize Solid Waste Management Authority (BSWMA)

Annual

Percentage (%)

Total Municipal Solid Waste Generated by the City is the sum of municipal solid waste or the sum of regularly collected municipal solid waste and uncollected municipal solid waste.

Municipal Solid Waste with Adequate Final Treatment and Disposal refers to the total municipal solid waste destined for treatment or disposal facilities that at least reached an intermediate level of control. The level of adequacy for a particular facility can be assessed using the qualitative criteria including 1) degree of control over waste reception and general site management; 2) degree of control over waste treatment and disposal and 3) degree of monitoring and verification of environmental control. A score of at least 10 on each criterion is the threshold required to be considered as ‘adequate final treatment and disposal’. 

Municipal Solid Waste is waste generated by households, and waste of a similar nature generated by commercial and business establishments, industrial and agricultural premises, institutions such as schools and hospitals, public spaces such as parks and streets and construction sites. Generally, it is nonhazardous wastes composed of food waste, garden waste, paper and cardboard, wood, textiles, nappies (disposable diapers), rubber and leather, plastics, metal, glass, and refuse such as ash, dirt and dust. Sewage sludge and faecal sludge is also included in the category of municipal solid waste but it excludes wastewater. This will be the monitoring scope of the indicator.

Regularly Collected Municipal Solid Waste refers to municipal solid waste that is routinely collected from specific addresses or designated collection points. Waste collection is conducted directly by municipal authorities or private contractors licensed/commissioned by municipal authorities with a regular schedule of the day of the week and time of collection.

Uncollected Municipal Solid Waste refers to waste generated in a city but uncollected due to the lack of collection services. The amount of uncollected waste can be estimated by waste generation per capita in the city multiplied by the population who does not have access to the solid waste collection service.

• by location (intra-urban)
• by source of waste generation e.g. residential, industrial, office, etc.
• by type of final treatment and disposal

The numerator of this indicator is ‘municipal solid waste regularly collected with adequate final treatment and disposal’ and the denominator is ‘total municipal solid waste generated by the city’.

Multiplication of the municipal solid waste generation per capita and population of the city can estimate total municipal solid waste generated by the city. When the municipal solid waste generation per capita is not available, household survey for a daily waste generation in household and other premises (e.g. restaurants, hotels, hospitals, schools, etc.) should be conducted. 

Municipal solid waste regularly collected with adequate final treatment and disposal is estimated through the qualitative judgement of the degree of environmental control of facilities where the city’s municipal waste is collected and transported. 

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For 2023, the data for Belmopan covers August to December, while the data for Dangriga covers September to December, which is when both stations became operational.

All the metadata shown above was gathered from the United Nation Statistics Division. The metadata was extracted from https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/.