A.6 In most developing countries, about 95 percent of the solid waste management costs are attributable to collection and public cleansing. On the other hand, in industrialized countries, about 70 percent of the solid waste management costs are attributable to collection and public cleansing.

A.7 For comparative purposes, the following collection costs (including all capital, debt servicer, operating, and maintenance costs) have been estimated by the author. These are based on municipal solid waste collection conditions observed in a wide range of countries in different regions of the world. See Cointreau (11) for an example of how cost calculations and comparisons can be made of collection options.

Collection costs