Economic instruments in Solid Waste Management : case study - Maputo, Mozambique

Abstract

Solid Waste Management poses a challenge for Municipalities in developing countries not only because of the technical or organizational difficulties of waste collection and disposal. In most cases the available public funds are not sufficient to provide for an adequate and extensive service provision. Lacking funds result in technical (enough equipment, proper maintenance) and organizational (insufficient and under qualified staff) hazards that then cause poor service delivery with severe consequences for public health and the environment.