FINAL REPORT WASTE MANAGEMENT DRAFT VERSION STRATEGY FOR THE BRITISH SEPTEMBER 2019 VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 Ref. 32-BV-2018 Waste Management Strategy for the British Virgin Islands Ministry of Health & Social Development CLIENT Organisation Name Department of Waste Management (DWM) Address Road Town, Tortola British Virgin Islands Contact person Greg Massicote [email protected] CONSULTANT Corporate Name Agency RED – Agency for Resilience, Empowerment and Development Address Rue du Vicaire Savoyard, 8 1203, Geneva Switzerland Contact Person Charlotte Boutboul [email protected] TEAM STRUCTURE AND CONTACT DETAILS Name of team Phone Area of expertise Email members number alkebulanmindsrecycling@gm +1 (284) 442- Mr. Gavin Baird Local WM Expert ail.com 5326 Ms. Noni Noni.georges@agency- +1(284) 541- Legal Expert Georges red.com 6664 Team Leader & Ms. Eva Röben [email protected] +32491735317 WM Expert Ms. Charlotte Project charlotte.boutboul@agency- +94773859453 Boutboul coordinator red.com REPORT STRUCTURE Title Final Report Number of pages 44 Number of annexes 9 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DISCLAIMER This document has been produced by RED Agency under contract to the Ministry of Health & Social Development of the Virgin Islands. The views expressed in this document are entirely those of the authors First and do not necessarily represent the MHSD own views or policies. Published [July, 2019] ©Copyrigh t reserved Ref. 32-BV-2018 Waste Management Strategy for the British Virgin Islands Ministry of Health & Social Development CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION.........................................................4 2 CONTEXT..................................................................4 2.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS................................4 2.1.1 Climate of the British Virgin Islands....................................................6 2.2 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS..........9 2.2.1 Institutions and Responsibilities.........................................................9 2.2.2 Legislation.......................................................................................10 2.2.3 Waste Generation and Composition.................................................11 2.2.4 Existing Waste Management System................................................16 2.3 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC – CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES................................................................21 3 INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ..........................................................................27 3.1 GENERAL APPROACH.....................................................................27 3.1.1 Aims and Objectives.........................................................................27 3.1.2 Guiding Principles.............................................................................28 3.1.3 System Governance..........................................................................30 3.2 ACTION PLAN AND TARGETS..........................................................31 ANNEXES...................................................................39 ANNEX 1: WASTE CHARACTERISATION REPORT....................................39 ANNEX 2: ACTION PLAN......................................................................39 ANNEX 3: MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PLAN..........................................39 ANNEX 4: DRAFT WASTE ACT..............................................................39 ANNEX 5: HOUSEHOLD WASTE REGULATION........................................39 ANNEX 6: COMMERCIAL WASTE REGULATION.......................................39 ANNEX 7: FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL MODEL (SEPARATE EXCEL TABLE) ................................................................................................39 ANNEX 8: WASTE CHARACTERISATION RESULTS (SEPARATE EXCEL TABLE).....................................................................................39 ANNEX 9: INVESTMENT PLAN (SEPARATE EXCEL TABLE).......................39 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Cargo tonnage - imports to the British Virgin Islands...........................................6 Table 2: Hurricanes affecting the British Virgin Islands......................................................8 Table 3: Increase in hurricane frequency and intensity......................................................8 Table 4: BVI legislation in the area of solid waste management......................................10 i Draft Strategy Report – September 2019 Ref. 32-BV-2018 Waste Management Strategy for the British Virgin Islands Ministry of Health & Social Development Table 5: National policy instruments................................................................................11 Table 6: Binding international treaties.............................................................................11 Table 7: International policy statements..........................................................................11 Table 8: Main waste streams in the British Virgin Islands.................................................11 Table 9: Distribution of granulometric fractions on the different islands..........................12 Table 10: Waste composition in Tortola, 2013 – 2019......................................................15 Table 11: Existing waste treatment facilities in the British Virgin Islands.........................17 Table 12: Quantities of material recycled or exported for recycling.................................18 Table 13: Assessment of governance and management..................................................22 Table 14: Infrastructure and assets..................................................................................23 Table 15: Tariff structure..................................................................................................23 Table 16: Revenue support..............................................................................................24 Table 17: Role of the private sector.................................................................................25 Table 18: Environmental and social protection................................................................26 Table 19: Option analysis matrix......................................................................................31 Table 20: Measures and targets - governance.................................................................33 Table 21: Measures and targets - financing.....................................................................34 Table 22: Measures and targets - waste hierarchy...........................................................35 ii Draft Strategy Report – September 2019 Ref. 32-BV-2018 Waste Management Strategy for the British Virgin Islands Ministry of Health & Social Development LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS BA Building Authority BVI British Virgin Islands BVIG British Virgin Islands Government DDM Department of Disaster Management DEH Department of Environmental Health DFID UK Department for International Development DWM Department of Waste Management DRR Disaster Risk Reduction DR District Representative ELV E nd of Life Vehicles FTE Full-Time Employee H&S Health & Safety IR Inception Report JVD Jost Van Dyke MCW Ministry of Communications and Works MHSD Ministry of Health & Social Development MNRL Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour NEOC National Emergency Operations Centre PA Planning Authority QS Quantity Surveyor THIRA Territorial Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment TCPD Town and Country Planning Department ToR Terms of References PWD Public Works Department RDA Recovery and Development Agency SWM Solid Waste Management USD US Dollars USVI US Virgin Islands VI Virgin Islands VG Virgin Gorda WEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Solid Waste Management Strategy – July 2019 3 Ref. 32-BV-2018 Waste Management Strategy for the British Virgin Islands Ministry of Health & Social Development 1 INTRODUCTION The present draft strategy for integrated solid waste management has been elaborated in order to update the British Virgin Islands’ Solid Waste Management Strategy of 2013 in view of incorporating lessons learned from Hurricane Irma and increase the resilience of the solid waste management system against natural disasters. The text presented hereinafter provides an analysis of the current situation and lays out the general principles, approach, objectives and targets of the solid waste management strategy. The Action Plan and Materials Management Plan are stand-alone annexes, which give more detail on the rationale, nature and extent of each measure, and on the different options to implement the waste hierarchy for each relevant waste stream. Legal measures are formulated in the Draft Waste Act. An investment plan covering investments, re- investments and operational costs over the 20 years of strategy implementation is equally provided as a separate excel annex. 2 CONTEXT 2.1 D ESCRIPTION OF THE BRITISH V IRGIN I SLANDS The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially simply the Virgin Islands,[are a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke, along with over 50 other smaller islands and cays. About 15 of the islands are inhabited. The capital, Road Town, is on Tortola, the largest island, which is about 20 km long