- Climate change adaptation
- Beneficiary Terra Nova
- Montant du projet € 66 900
- Subventions FFEM € 50 000
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État du projet achevé
The city of Beira has 600,000 inhabitants producing around 300,000 tonnes of waste annually, with a maximum collection rate of around 65% by the city council’s technical services, corresponding to around 195,000 tonnes.
Terra Nova, a limited liability company founded in 2009, has set itself the goal of treating and composting part of the biodegradable waste produced by the city of Beira. With a view to making the activity sustainable, the aim is also to market the compost produced and the carbon credits generated through avoiding the greenhouse gas emissions originally associated with the anaerobic fermentation of waste.
The Beira city council, which supports Terra Nova in its venture, has made a 2.4-hectare plot of land available to it. It has also started delivering part of the waste collected by its technical services and removing composting rejects for disposal in landfill. It has committed in writing to increasing this service according to Terra Nova’s needs. This additional service from the city council is valued at around €25,000 over the 18 months of the project.
After one year of the project, the treatment of 600 m³ of waste per month and the production of 90 tonnes of compost are expected. These activities should provide employment for around 40 people.
By the end of the 18 months of PPI funding, the aim is to recycle 1,000 m³ of wet waste per month, i.e. around 13% of the waste currently collected by the technical services, and to produce a maximum of 200 tonnes of compost per month.
Sales of carbon credits are expected to begin in July 2011, with hopes of generating around €30,000 in additional revenue during the PPI funding period.
On this point, a Project Identification Note (PIN) has already been submitted to the Mozambican Designated National Authority (DNA) for validation under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
The city council has also already signed an agreement with Terra Nova authorising it to market the carbon credits generated from composting.
