The Waste to Resource Fund

2013 CITYNET Seoul Congress

Presented by

Abu Hasnat Md. Maqsood Sinha

Director of W2RF

November 2-6, 2013, Seoul, Republic of Korea

DRAFT

Presentation Outline

1. Why W2RF Created?

2. What is W2RF?

3. How W2RF works?

4. How W2RF can help your city?

Why W2RF Created?

The developing countries as a whole is experiencing rapid

urbanization, increasing population, industrialization and changing

lifestyle and consumption patterns are resulting in the generation of

increasing amounts new types of wastes.

Waste management is mainly focused with end-of-pipe solution

which is based on collection, transportation and Disposal.

LACK OF SEGRGATION OF WASTE AT SOURCE

HEALTH HAZARD OF INFORMAL SECTOR WORKING WITH MIXED WASTE

problem

PROBLEMS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Lack of Policy

Framework

Shortage Of Land For Final Disposal Of

Waste

Lack of Recycling and

Resource recovery From waste

Lack Of Public Private

Partnership

Environmental Pollution,

Health Hazards, Green House gas

Organic Waste Is Left

Unutilized

Inadequate Waste

Management System

Waste Generation

Rapidly Increasing

Lack Of Awareness Among The

Citizens

• The W2RF is a charity registered in the United Kingdom that was established with

support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, ESCAP and Waste Concern has a

registered office in London, UK.

• The W2RF is managed by a Board of Trustees, with a back office in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

• The W2RF aims to finance solid waste management projects linked with Green House

Gas (GHG) emissions reduction and ultimately to generate a revolving fund for further

investment.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

ESCAP

Waste Concern

Technical Support by

Waste Concern Consultants

Capacity Building Training and

Operation of

Recycling Training Center, Dhaka,

Bangladesh by Waste Concern

What is W2RF?

Trustee Board Members are from:

W2RF’s main motto is people, planet and profit (3Ps)

How W2RF Works?

Technology

Financial

Capital

• The W2R Fund provides technology, financial capital and technical and managerial expertise to local governments and waste entrepreneurs to help them develop and implement solutions on waste management that are based on the concept of “waste is a resource”.

Technical &

Managerial

Expertise

• The W2RF invests in pro-poor and sustainable solid waste management

projects that reduce greenhouse gases in developing countries, especially

least developed countries.

How W2RF Works?

Financing Model of W2RF

The primary aim of W2RF is to accumulate a fund through grants and to

invest the same in the form of

Equity

Debt investment or

Soft loan or combination of all against receivables (CERs/VERs/

compost etc.)

It is expected that the investments to be made by W2RF can generate a

profit between 10-25% which may vary from case to case