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14 Waste management - Municipal solid waste management of the city
of Mamou (Guinea)

Size of investment: USD 0.264 million

Start date: 2020

End date: 2022

Project stage: implementation

Project partners

• Public partners:

o City of Mamou
o United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

• Private partner: Molthanas Company

Project description

Urbanization is increasing rapidly in Guinea, particularly in the city of Mamou, which is considered
as the “crossroads city” of Guinea because it connects the country's main regions. By 2023, its
population will produce an average of 14 168 tons of waste per year. The waste management
service provided by the municipality collects waste only from a few waste production units in
the city centre and disposes it at an uncontrolled landfill, leaving most areas of waste production
neglected. The capacity of waste collection services in Mamou covers less than five per cent of the
city’s waste collection needs, leaving behind the needs of more than 95 per cent of households and
businesses in town. Considering the circumstances, it has become a habit of residents in Mamou
to abandon waste a few metres outside their homes and business premises. This practice not only
harms the environment but also negatively affects the quality of life and living standards.

If no change is introduced, the municipal council will only be able to collect and transport 145 tons
of waste out of the 14 168 tons produced each year. Therefore, the City Council requested the
technical and financial assistance of UNCDF under the INTEGRA programme for the structuring
and financing of the “City of Mamou Solid Waste Management Project”, one of the first PPPs to
utilize blended finance instruments in Guinea.

The project deliverables include collection, transport and sorting of waste (2–3 times a week); waste
recovery for transformation into paving stones or compost; and regular cleaning of public roads
in the city centre district. This effective integrated management system (collection, transportation,

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