Belarus / Puhovichy and Chevren districts

The project was implemented as a part of a solid waste management project funded by EBRD for the Puhovichy and Cherven districts in Belarus. The main components of the Project included: (i) the
construction of an EU compliant regional sanitary landfill, (ii) sorting facility, (iii) a composting facility, and (iv) vehicles and equipment for improvement of the waste collection system.

The main tasks implemented by DEKONTA were:

• Field missions to relevant additional municipalities and the proposed landfill locations in order to collect the necessary information and data
• Based on all available data (geological, hydrogeological, biological, social impacts, transportation and other technical requirements recommend most suitable site for the new landfill construction
• Environmental and social impact assessment evaluation
• Assess the possibility of landfill gas extraction and energy production
• Carry out a greenhouse gas (“GHG”) assessment of the project, including the pre-investment GHG emissions in CO2 and post-investment increase or decrease in emissions
• Prepare a summary table for the Bank including project benefits expected in line with Bank monitoring indicators