Solid Waste Projects

Annual Environmental & Social Report – Solid Waste

Reporting Period:

Company Details
Project Name:
Company Address:
Country:
Town/Location:
Company authorized representative (e.g. Environmental Manager):
I certify that the data contained in this report completely and accurately represents operations during this reporting period.
Signature:
Title: Date:
Contact Details
Telephone:
Mobile:
E-mail:

Project Information
Project Name:
DTM Number:
Brief Project Description:

Current Project Status:

Waste Collection and Transport

Is the waste collection and transport Yes  Please provide details:
carried out by the Company itself or No 
external specialist companies?

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How many trucks of waste is
transported to the landfill perday?

Is there a maintanance programme for

the trucks used for waste collection and Yes  If yes, please provide details:
transport? No 

Are recyclable wastes collected

separately? If yes, please provide the % Yes  % of total waste sent to landfill:
of total waste sent to landfill vs % of No  % of waste materials recovered for reuse and recycling:
waste materials recovered for reuse and
recycling

Landfill
Are waste acceptance and screening Yes  If no, please provide current operational procedure:
procedures in place? No 

Is there any waste segregation at the If yes, please provide the current operational procedure:
landfill? Yes 
No 

Is the landfill securely fenced? If no, please provide the current operational procedure:
Yes 
No 

Does the landfill have adequate lining If no, please provide design details of the available lining system:
system as defined below: Yes 
No 
 landfill for hazardous waste: K ≤1,0
× 10- 9 m/s; thickness ≥ 5 m,
 landfill for non-hazardous waste: K
≥1,0 × 10- 9 m/s; thickness ≥1 m,
 landfill for inert waste: K ≥1,0 × 10-
7 m/s; thickness ≥1 m,

m/s: meter/second.

Is the waste including the inclined part If no, please provide current operational procedure:
of the working face covered up on Yes 
completion of operations each day? No 

Is suitable and sufficient cover material If no, please provide details:

available to meet the requirements of Yes 
the landfill? No 

Is infrastructure such as permanent and If no, please provide current operational procedure:
temporary litter fences available for litter Yes 
control? Is the litter on site being No 
controlled in a proper and efficient
manner?

Are there any issues related to control If yes, please provide details:
of birds, insects and vermin? Yes 
No 

Are previously filled areas been If no, please provide the current operational procedure:
Yes 

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adequately capped and revegetated?
No 

Are there any gully and rill erosion of If yes, please provide details:
the batters, exposing previously filled Yes 
areas? Is there any erosion of the No 
landfill cover material, producing
depressions across the surface of the
area?

Are there adequate surface water If yes, please provide details:

controls in place to prevent stormwater Yes 
runoff from mixing with waste and No 
landfill leachate?

Are surface water and ground water If yes, please provide details:
monitoring programs established with Yes 
monitoring points/bores located at all No 
site-discharge locations
upstream/upgradient and
downstream/downgradient?
Please provide the total number of tests Total number of tests:
carried out for surface water monitoring Total number complying:
and the total number of tests which Percent compliance:
were in compliance with the national
and EU standards.
Please provide the total number of tests Total number of tests:
carried out for ground water monitoring Total number complying:
and the total number of tests which Percent compliance:
were in compliance with the national
and EU standards.
Has there been any change in the If yes, please comment on potential causes:
groundwater and surface water quality Yes 
compared to previous reporting period? No 

Is there any seepage of leachate from If yes, please provide details:

the slope of the landfill? Yes 
No 

Are adequate leachate collection If no, please provide the current operational procedure:
systems in place? Yes 
No 

Is leachate treated before discharge? If no, please provide the current operational procedure and any
Yes  problems observed.
No 

Please provide the total number of tests Total number of tests:

carried out for discharges from the Total number complying:
leachate treatment plant and the total Percent compliance:
number of tests which were in
compliance with the national and EU
standards.

Is adequate dust suppression carried If no, please provide the current operational procedure:
out during disposal of waste at the tip Yes 
face, loading of excavated materials on No 
to trucks, and access road to
stockpiles?

Is the methane released at the landfill Please provide the quantity of methane production and its
site captured and flared off, or utilised to Yes  management method:

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generate power?
No 

Is landfill gas monitoring carried out to If no, please provide the current operational procedure:
ensure that any landfill gas emissions Yes 
can be detected and controlled to stop No 
gases migrating from the facility?

General ESHS Issues

Have there been any accidents or If yes, please describe, including details of actions to repair and
environmental or social incidents that Yes  prevent reoccurrence:
have caused damage, brought about No 
injuries or fatalities, affected project
labour or local communities, affected
cultural property, or created liabilities for
the company?

Is the project materially compliant with If No, please provide details of any material non-compliances:
all applicable environmental and social Yes 
laws and regulations? No 

How many inspections did you receive Number: Please provide details of these visits:
from the local environmental authorities
during the reporting period?

How many inspections did you receive Number: Please provide details of these visits:
from the local health and safety
authorities during the reporting period?

How many inspections did you receive Number: Please provide details of these visits:
from the local labour authorities during
the reporting period?

Have these visits resulted in any If yes, please describe:

penalties, fines and/or corrective action Yes 
plans? No 

Have any operations been reduced, If yes, please describe:

temporarily suspended or closed down Yes 
due to environmental, health and safety No 
or labour reasons?

Please describe any environmental initiatives undertaking by the company during the reporting period:

Status of the Environmental and Social Action Plan

Please provide information on the status of each item in the Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) agreed with EBRD.

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Please provide a copy of the ESAP amended to include the progress during the reporting period.

Environmental Monitoring Data1

Parameter2 Value3 Unit Compliance Status4 Comments5
Waste
 
Quantities
Population served
in previous  
reporting period
Population served
in this reporting
period
Average quantity
of waste received
per day
% waste recycled
% waste landfilled
Leachate  
Total waste water
generated
 
BOD  
COD  
Suspended Solids  
Phosphorus  
Nitrates  
Heavy metals
[Other]
Groundwater  
Total waste water
generated
 

1
Please provide the results of any environmental monitoring carried out by the Company or its consultants. If you already have all the data
requested available in another format, then this can used instead.

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Parameter Value Unit Compliance Status Comments

BOD  
COD  
Suspended Solids  
Phosphorus  
Nitrates  
Heavy metals
[Other]
Surface Water  
Total waste water
generated
 
BOD  
COD  
Suspended Solids  
Phosphorus  
Nitrates  
Heavy metals
[Other]
Air Emissions    
CO2  
CH4  
[Other]
Other
Parameters
Noise

[Other]

Resource Usage and Product Output

Measurement
Parameter Value Comments6
Unit
Fuels used  
Oil  
Gas  
Grid Electricity  
Heat Purchased  

Health and Safety Data

Fatalities7 Number: Total Lost Time Accidents Number:
(including vehicular)8

6
In addition to any other relevant comments, please indicate whether the measurements reported apply to all or only some process operations at
the facility Please include any relevant fuel quality parameters (e.g. calorific value)
7
If you have not already done so, please provide a separate report detailing the circumstances of each fatality.
8
Incapacity to work for at least one full workday beyond the day on which the accident or illness occurred.

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Total number of lost Number: Total man-hours worked this Number:
workdays9 resulting from reporting period:
incidents.
Incidence during this Number: Incidence during the previous Number:
reporting period: reporting period:
[Incidence = total lost workdays/total [Incidence = total lost workdays/total
hours worked] hours worked]
Please summarise any health and safety training that has been provided for company personnel during the report period:

Please summarise any emergency prevention and response training that has been provided for company personnel during the
report period:

Please summarise any emergency response exercises or drills that have been carried out during the report period:

Please summarise any health and safety measures introduced to the project during this reporting period:

Human Resources Management

Have there been any changes to the If yes, please give details:
following policies or terms and Yes 
conditions during the reporting No 
period:
 Non-discrimination and equal
opportunity policy
 Employment of young persons
under age 18
 Wages (wage level, normal and
overtime)
 Overtime
 Working hours
 Grievance mechanism for
workers
 Union recognition or negotiation
 Health & safety

Were there any collective If yes, please describe including number of workers involved, reasons,
redundancies during the reporting Yes  consultation undertaken and how they were selected:
period? No 

Are there any planned redundancies If yes, please describe redundancy plan , including number of workers
or additions to the workforce in the Yes  involved and consultation process:
next year? No 

Have there been any disputes If yes, please describe:

related to labour and working Yes 
conditions at the Company in the No 
reporting period?

9
Lost workdays are the number of workdays (consecutive or not) beyond the date of injury or onset of illness that the employee was away from
work or limited to restricted work activity because of an occupational injury or illness.

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Have there been any other If yes, please describe:
significant labour issues or Yes 
grievances raised during the No 
reporting period (including court
cases or complaints from trade
unions or non-governmental
organizations)?

Status and Reporting on Resettlement Action Plan/Livelihood Restoration Framework

(if relevant)
2. Existing Land Acquisitions Previously Reported on
Please report any further progress made during this reporting period in the implementation of the Resettlement Action Plan
(RAP) or Livelihood Restoration Framework (LRF), using the monitoring indicators as detailed in the RAP or LRF, and
complete the table below. Please provide the results of any other related monitoring carried out by the Company or its
consultants and attach any additional information you think would be useful.

Have all the affected persons been
fully compensated for their physical
displacement and, if applicable, any
economic losses resulting from the
project?
Yes  If no, specify how many compensation payments are still outstanding (in
terms of number and percentage of recipients and payment amounts)
No  and state what the planned timing is for these payments to be achieved.

Has the land acquisition had
additional, unforeseen impacts on
affected persons’ standard of living
or access to livelihoods that were
not previously covered in the RAP?
Yes  If yes, quantify these impacts and specify what measures have been
undertaken to minimize and mitigate these impacts. If no, specify how
No  potential impacts on livelihoods have been monitored.

Have any vulnerable groups been Yes  If yes, list the groups that were identified and describe any additional
identified? measures undertaken in order to mitigate impacts specific to these
No  groups.

If applicable, have all transit Yes  If no, specify how many payments are still outstanding (in terms of
allowances been paid? number and percentage of recipients and payment amounts) and state
No  what the planned timing is for these payments to be achieved.

Has legal support been provided to Yes  If yes, specify how many persons effectively made use of the legal
all the affected persons? No  support.

Have all outstanding land and/or Yes  If no, specify how many claims are still outstanding and state what the
resource claims been settled? expected timing is for settling them.
No 

Not
applicable


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Have there been any new land Yes  If yes, please state how many and summarize their content.
acquisition-related complaints or
grievances? No 

Has the company regularly reported Yes  If yes, please state how many meetings were held and how many
back to the affected communities on participants attended.
progress made in implementing the No 
RAP?

2. New Land Acquisitions

If the company acquired any new land for the project during the reporting year, please provide documents to show closure of
land acquisition transactions. Please attach new/revised RAP covering the new land acquisition and describe mitigation
measures, compensation, agreements reached, etc., and provide in tabular form a list of affected people and status of
compensation.

Have any persons been physically Yes  If yes, how many?

displaced?
No 

Have any persons been Yes  If yes, how many?

economically displaced?
No 

Was it a government assisted Yes 

resettlement?
No 

Community Interaction and Development Initiatives

Please summarise any information provided to members of the public and other stakeholders during the report period relating
to environmental, social or safety issues:

Please summarise any complaints raised by members of the public during the report period:

Please summarise meetings held with members of the public or public organisations during the report period:

Please provide details of any public awareness programmes carried out during the reporting period:

Please summarise any on-going social or community development initiatives undertaken by the company:

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