National Urban Solid Waste Management Project

Abstract*

The Argentina National Urban Solid Waste Management Project aims to improve overall health, environmental conditions, and quality of life of population by developing environmentally and financially sustainable systems for solid waste management. There are three project components. Component 1 develops and adopts integrated solid waste management plans at the provincial level, increases training and technical capacity for solid waste management, develops... Show More

Development Objective

The development objective of this project is to improve public health and quality of life by developing environmentally and financially sustainable systems for urban solid waste management in Argentina.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P089926
Status
Closed
Team Leader
John Morton
Borrower 2
Ministry of Finance

Country
Argentina
Disclosure Date
November 18, 2004
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
February 28, 2006
Effective Date
February 1, 2007

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 54.38 million
Implementing Agency
Secretaria de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Fiscal Year 3
2006

Commitment Amount
US$ 40.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2015

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
August 5, 2024

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change14%
- FY17 - Mitigation14%
FY17 - Environmental Health and Pollution Management30%
- FY17 - Air quality management10%
- FY17 - Soil Pollution10%
- FY17 - Water Pollution10%
FY17 - Environmental policies and institutions28%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration14%
- FY17 - Administrative and Civil Service Reform14%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion15%
- FY17 - Indigenous People and Ethnic Minorities5%
- FY17 - Other Excluded Groups5%
- FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement5%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	40.00
Borrower/Recipient	14.38

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	40.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	40.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	54.38

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Dec 15, 2015	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	613.82
Dec 15, 2015	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	986.61
Nov 2, 2015	IBRD-73620	Loan Cancel	536,193.06
May 5, 2015	IBRD-73620	Loan Disb	1,839,569.80
May 18, 2015	IBRD-73620	Loan Disb	1,000,000.00
Dec 15, 2016	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	24,119.93
Dec 15, 2016	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	11,866.68
Dec 15, 2016	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	3,987,318.20
Dec 15, 2016	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	2,238,998.50
Jun 15, 2016	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	40,278.02
Jun 15, 2016	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	23,722.70
Jun 15, 2016	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	3,982,254.20
Jun 15, 2016	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	2,236,985.20
Jun 15, 2016	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	42.33
Jun 15, 2016	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	76.07
Jun 15, 2016	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	315.84
Feb 28, 2006	IBRD-73620	Loan Commitment	40,000,000.00
Jun 15, 2014	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	2,129,573.00
Dec 15, 2014	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	10,855.33
Dec 15, 2014	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	22,084.85
Dec 15, 2014	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	59,290.78
Dec 15, 2014	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	1,550,229.10
Dec 15, 2014	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	2,155,609.80
Dec 15, 2014	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	81,375.63
Jul 14, 2014	IBRD-73620	Loan Disb	826,675.00
Sep 26, 2013	IBRD-73620	Loan Disb	1,412,485.50
Dec 15, 2013	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	38.72
Dec 15, 2013	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	80.57
Dec 15, 2013	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	14,255.70
Dec 15, 2013	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	119.29
Dec 15, 2013	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	24,707.44
Dec 15, 2013	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	83,002.80
Dec 15, 2013	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	1,165,427.20
Dec 15, 2013	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	2,236,985.20
Dec 30, 2013	IBRD-73620	Loan Disb	1,317,328.20
Jun 15, 2015	IBRD-73620	Loan Disb	1,536,781.20
Jun 29, 2015	IBRD-73620	Loan Disb	1,270,407.80
Feb 3, 2015	IBRD-73620	Loan Disb	967,439.30
Jun 15, 2015	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	8,194.38
Jun 15, 2015	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	708.37
Jun 15, 2015	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	21,932.65
Jun 15, 2015	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	47,434.78
Jun 15, 2015	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	2,172,547.50
Jun 15, 2015	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	2,167,617.80
Jun 15, 2015	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	69,367.43
Mar 25, 2015	IBRD-73620	Loan Disb	1,522,830.50
Dec 15, 2014	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	-0.01
Dec 15, 2014	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	0.01
Jun 15, 2014	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	95,613.62
Jun 15, 2014	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	11,798.60
Jun 15, 2014	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	11,798.60
Jun 15, 2014	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	24,466.82
Jun 15, 2014	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	71,146.80
Jun 15, 2014	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	1,384,894.10
Jun 15, 2016	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	157.92
Jun 15, 2016	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	-473.76
Nov 2, 2015	IBRD-73620	Loan Disb	-143,677.69
Dec 15, 2015	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	42,217.50
Dec 15, 2015	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	35,578.68
Dec 15, 2015	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	4,054,047.50
Dec 15, 2015	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	2,157,588.80
Dec 15, 2015	IBRD-73620	Loan Repay	79,396.61
Dec 15, 2015	IBRD-73620	Int Charges	708.37

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2015-02-10
Project Management	Satisfactory	2015-02-10
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2015-02-10
Overall Safeguards Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2015-02-10
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2015-02-10
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2015-02-10
Procurement	Satisfactory	2015-02-10
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2015-02-10
Overall Safeguards Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2015-02-10

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-30-2015
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 02-15-2017	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Substantial	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of informal recyclers integrated in formal activities in the municipalities where sanitary landfills or separation plants were constructed.	Value	0	152	360
	Date	March 1, 2006	January 20, 2015	June 30, 2014
	Comment

Percentage of the municipal SW disposed in the new sanitary landfills, over the total estimated amount of SW generated by the municipalities.	Value	0.00	98.00	85.00
	Date	March 1, 2006	January 20, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Number of constructed landfills and/or other complementary facilities Value 0.00 9.00 10.00
Date March 1, 2006 January 20, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 3273511.00 3464478.00
Date March 1, 2006 January 20, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Female beneficiaries Value 0.00 1707974.00 1805009.00
Date March 1, 2006 January 20, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Preparation of Provincial and/or Municipal SWM Plans in at least 6 provinces/municipalities Value 0.00 10.00 6.00
Date March 1, 2006 January 20, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment

Number of technical and financial management municipal staff receiving training: at least 2 per participating municipality	Value	0	588	2 per participating municipality (254)
	Date	March 1, 2006	January 20, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Percentage of municipalities that are implementing the economic and financial matrix over the total municipalities that participated on the capacity building workshops on financial sustainability	Value	0.00	94.00	94.00
	Date	March 1, 2006	January 20, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Implementation of public communication programs in at least 6 provinces Value To be determined 5 6
Date March 1, 2006 January 20, 2015 December 31, 2013
Comment
Average number of months from call for proposal to signing contracts. Value 0 7 11
Date March 1, 2006 January 20, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Number of subsidiary agreements signed Value 0 5 5
Date March 1, 2006 January 20, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Number of closed or rehabilitated open dumps: at least 3 Value 0 51 3
Date March 1, 2006 January 20, 2015 December 31, 2013
Comment
Number of working entrepreneurships developed as a result of the SIPs implemented by the project. Value To be determined 10 15
Date March 1, 2006 January 20, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Number of municipalities that received technical environmental, social and/or financial capacity building. Value 0.00 195.00 80.00
Date March 1, 2006 January 20, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Number of Provincial/Municipal Project Executing Units established. Value 0.00 4.00 4.00
Date March 1, 2006 January 20, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Percentage of recovered material over entered material to the operating separation plants financed by the project. Value 0.00 41.00 10.00
Date March 1, 2006 January 20, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment

Percentage of people with an adequate final disposal over the total population on the municipalities participating in the project.	Value	0.00	98.00	85.00
	Date	March 1, 2006	January 20, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Number of Social Inclusion Plans implemented. Value 0.00 3.00 5.00
Date March 1, 2006 January 20, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Industrial and municipal waste disposal capacity created under the project Value 0.00 937448.00 1134548.00
Date March 1, 2006 January 20, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Contaminated land managed or dump sites closed under the project Value 0.00 18.03 50.03
Date March 1, 2006 January 20, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	3273511.00	3464478.00
	Date	March 1, 2006	January 20, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Female beneficiaries	Value	0.00	1707974.00	1805009.00
	Date	March 1, 2006	January 20, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Implementation of public communication programs in at least 6 provinces	Value	To be determined	5	6
	Date	March 1, 2006	January 20, 2015	December 31, 2013
	Comment

Number of subsidiary agreements signed	Value	0	5	5
	Date	March 1, 2006	January 20, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment