Bankrolling Polluting Technology, Inventory of Projects
From Uganda to Zimbabwe (alphabetically)

Uganda, Uganda - AEF Kampala Flower Growers
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 8557
Document Date: Oct. 3, 1997
Waste Stream: Pesticides
Sector: Agriculture & Silviculture
Approval Date: November 20, 1997
Project Description: "This project involves the establishment of a 20 ha rose growing operation."
Quote: "The sponsor will rinse empty agrochemical containers and the rinse waters will be uses in the fields. The cleaned containers will be stored and incinerated. The sponsor will began inquiries about the possibility of returning empty agrochemical containers to the supplier for recycling."

Uganda, AEF Ladoto Ginners Ltd.
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 9839
Document Date: Aug. 12, 1999
Waste Stream: Organics
Sector: Agriculture & Silviculture
Approval Date: September 24, 1999
Project Description: "This project involves rehabilitation and upgrading of an existing cotton ginnery..."
Quote: "Mixed biodegradable waste from the [cotton ginnery] project will be incinerated on site, and non biodegradable waste will be disposed of at a dumpsite identified by the Palisa Council."

Uganda, AEF Western Highlands Creameries Ltd.
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 9630
Document Date: May 14, 1999
Waste Stream: Wood/paper/cardboard
Sector: Food & Beverages
Approval Date: June 30, 1999
Project Description: "The project is rationalization of a 3000 litres per hour Ultra Heated Milk facility."
Quote: "Key improvements to be made [at the milk facility] include...installation of an incinerator for solid waste (mainly paper packaging) disposal...Solid waste is incinerated on site or disposed of at a landfill designated by municipal authorities."

Uzbekistan, Tashkent Municipal Solid Waste Rehabilitation Project
Funding Institution: World Bank
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: UZPE49582
Document Date: Dec. 18, 1997
Waste Stream: Healthcare waste
Sector: Environment
Approval Date: 5/98
Quote: "Co-disposal of biomedical waste with municipal solid waste would be addressed by developing an interim capacity to manage biomedical waste. While the development of dedicated incineration or autoclave facilities will eventually be necessary, the project would provide for dedicated vehicles and containers such that this waste can be collected from generation sites separately from other wastes and disposed of in a segregated cell to be developed at the Aghangaranskoe highway landfill."

Venezuela, Forestal Trillium
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 9463
Document Date: April 20, 1999
Waste Stream: Industrial (other)
Sector: Industrial & Consumer Products
Approval Date: August 5, 1999, Invested: September 15, 2000
Quote: "Surplus solid waste [from the wood products plant] will comprise bark/process fines which cannot be used for OSB or HDF (estimated at 58,000 tons/yr.). The sponsor has considered disposal and further use options for this material and has concluded that the most cost effective solution is to burn this material in an incinerator and to dispose of the ash as soil conditioner. The sponsor has confirmed that continuing efforts will be made to reduce the volume of material burnt and to find alternative uses for surplus wood fines and bark."

Venezuela, Tecpetrol de Venezuela: Colon Unit
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 5029
Document Date: April 17, 1996
Waste Stream: Municipal wastes
Sector: Oil, Gas and Mining
Approval Date: unknown
Project Description: "Tecpetrol de Venezuela is involved in the expansion of the existing oil and gas fields…"
Quote: "Most significantly is a proposed incinerator to deal with solid wastes generated by employees [of the petroleum operation] (since the majority of the population in Casigua and the adjacent community of El Carmilo will work for the Consortium, the bulk of the solid waste problem should be resolved)."

Vietnam, Franco-Vietnam Hospital
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 10559
Document Date: June 5, 2001
Waste Stream: Healthcare waste
Sector: Health Care
Approval Date: October 11, 2001, Invested: May 30, 2002
Quote: "Infectious, hazardous and other hospital waste will be segregated in color-coded containers for treatment and disposal. Human anatomical wastes, blood and fluids, microbiological waste and other biotechnical waste will all be incinerated. Other wastes will be handled and disposed of according to international standards according to procedures laid out in the HHWMP. The hospital is designed to store medical waste safely until it can be removed for incineration. Incineration will be at an off-site facility, owned by the Urban Environment Company. F-V Hospital is required to use this facility. The facility collects waste from all Ho Chi Minh City hospitals. The incinerator is manufactured by Hoval of Lichtenstein. It employs a gas-fired pyrolytic chamber that produces heat sufficient to avoid the release of dioxins into the air."

Vietnam, Ba Ria Power Project
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 8870
Document Date: May 12, 1998
Waste Stream: Industrial (other)
Sector: Utilities
Approval Date: unknown
Project Description: "This project is to build and operate a 120 MW duel fuel fired medium speed diesel power plant in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Vietnam at a cost of US$130 million."
Quote: "The dewatered sludge will be sold for off-site utilization such as low grade fuel or asphalt or sent to a high-temperature incinerator."

Vietnam, Hanoi International Hospital
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 8137
Document Date: Feb. 9, 1998
Waste Stream: Healthcare waste
Sector: Health Care
Approval Date: March 9, 1998
Quote: "All pathogenic, infectious, hazardous and other hospital waste will be segregated in color-coded containers for treatment and disposal. Human anatomical wastes, blood and fluids, microbiological waste and other biotechnical waste are planned to be incinerated at an existing biomedical incinerator at the Bach Mai Hanoi International Medical Center. Sharp wastes, disposables and discarded glassware will be disinfected, autoclaved and shredded or crushed before disposal to a secure landfill."

Yemen, Health Reform Support Project
Funding Institution: World Bank
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: P043254
Document Date: Jan. 21, 2002
Waste Stream: Healthcare waste
Sector: Reform and Financing
Approval Date: March 28, 2002
Quote: "The rehabilitation design of hospitals, and health centers will take into account the generation of hazardous wastes, which should comply with safe collection, and disposal measures, while related staff should receive training to ensure compliance, as prescribed by the operations manual that sets the procedures, and protocols that govern the work place. Moreover, an environmental impact assessment will be implemented for each hospital and clinic, to determine the feasibility of either off-site or on-site disposal. This entails consideration of incinerators for on-site disposal of contaminated wastes, ensuring air pollution control, or, disposal at existing municipal facilities. Selected waste disposal sites will be located for wastes that should not undergo incineration, in cooperation with the local EPA."

Zambia, Safari International (Zambia) Ltd
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 007933
Document Date: April 24, 1997
Waste Stream: Tourism waste
Sector: Accommodation & Tourism Services
Approval Date: unknown
Project Description: "This project involves the construction of a hotel and country club (Chalimbana Country Club) on a 271 hectare (ha) site located 10 km from downtown Lusaka."
Quote: "The EIA recommends that waste paper be set aside for recycling, bio-degradable waste be composted, and any wastes that will not produce noxious or harmful fumes be incinerated. The sponsors have agreed in principle to all of these recommendations, and have referred the issue of waste incineration to their architecture and design team to identify an appropriate location where burning could be safely conducted without negatively impacting on the project's aesthetic quality."

Zambia, African Plantations
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 9654
Document Date: Feb. 14, 2000
Waste Stream: Pesticides
Sector: Agriculture & Silviculture
Approval Date: March 31, 2000
Project Description: "This project involves the expansion of three coffee estates in Northern Zambia, currently owned by African Plantations Company Ltd. (APC)."
Quote: "All empty chemical containers [at the coffee growing estates] must be returned to the storage areas. If possible, they are then returned to the supplier for reuse. Those that cannot be returned are triple rinsed, punctured, and either buried or incinerated on site. Employees are not permitted to take used containers for personal household use."

Zambia, AEF Esquire
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 9465
Document Date: March 31, 1999
Waste Stream: Pesticides
Sector: Agriculture & Silviculture
Approval Date: June 29, 1999
Project Description: "The project entails the expansion of an existing and successful export rose project from 2 to 4.5 hectares."
Quote: "Proper disposal of used pesticides containers: Wherever possible, Esquire purchases agrochemicals in containers that can be returned to the supplier. Where this is not possible, Esquire follows procedures established by ZEGA and consistent with MPS. Under these procedures, used containers are washed thoroughly and the wash water added to the spray mixture being prepared. Containers are then punctured or crushed to prevent their being re-used for other purposes. Rinsed containers are stored securely before being disposed either by on-site incineration or burying."

Zambia, AEF Drilltech Engineering Services Limited
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 009055
Document Date: May 21, 1998
Waste Stream: Industrial (other)
Sector: Oil, Gas and Mining
Approval Date: June 24, 1998
Project Description: "The sponsors plan to upgrade the two old-type diamond drilling rigs and to buy a rotary rig which can be used for both surface and water well drilling."
Quote: "At IFC's request, Drilltech will in future store all fuel drums on bunded cement slabs, the bunds will be packed with sawdust to soak up any fuel that spills, and the sawdust will be incinerated on site as needed."

Zambia, AEF Zambia Coffee Company Limited
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 7939
Document Date: March 19, 1997
Waste Stream: Pesticides
Sector: Agriculture & Silviculture
Approval Date: unknown
Project Description: "This project, which is to be financed through the Africa Enterprise Fund (AEF), involves the rehabilitation and modernization of two existing plantations and acquisition of a third plantation."
Quote: "All empty chemical containers must be returned to the storage areas. If possible, they are then returned to the supplier for reuse. Those that cannot be returned are triple rinsed, punctured, and either buried or incinerated on site. Employees are not permitted to take used containers for personal household use."

Zimbabwe, AEF Aberfoyle Farming Company Limited
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 008615
Document Date: undated
Waste Stream: Mixed/multiple waste
Sector: Food & Beverages
Approval Date: unknown
Project Description: "Aberfoyle Farming Company Ltd. (AFC) is an existing Zimbabwe company that currently operates a 500-cow dairy project at Kintyre Farm Estates in Norton, 30 kms southwest of Harare."
Quote: "Solid wastes from the dairy cattle are spread on AFC's fields as fertilizer. Office and packaging wastes are incinerated on the farm property."

Zimbabwe, AEF Bell Medical Centers Ltd.
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 9586
Document Date: May 12, 1999
Waste Stream: Healthcare waste
Sector: Health Care
Approval Date: June 30, 1999, Invested: August 2, 2000
Project Description: "The project involves the expansion of the Torwood Hospital and the Redcliff Medical Center in Kwekwe, in the midlands province of Zimbabwe."
Quote: "To mitigate impacts associated with the project the sponsor will follow US standards with respect to [hospital] waste handling and disposal procedures; a high temperature incinerator will be installed to handle hazardous waste; general waste will go to the municipality..."

Zimbabwe, AEF Suburban Medical Center
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 008807
Document Date: Aug. 31, 1998
Waste Stream: Healthcare waste
Sector: Health Care
Approval Date: Aug. 31, 1998
Quote: "Contaminated sharps are to be disposed of in special containers fitted with covers that cannot be removed. When full, these containers will be collected by a licensed disposal firm and taken to a high temperature municipal incinerator to be destroyed. Contaminated dressings will be disposed in separate bins and collected for incineration by the same collection firm....Heavily soiled linen (e.g., from operating theaters and casualty wards) will be bagged, labeled and sent to the autoclave for sterilization."

Zimbabwe, AEF Belvdere Maternity Home
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 9031
Document Date: May 1, 1998
Waste Stream: Healthcare waste
Sector: Health Care
Approval Date: June 11, 1998, Invested: September 7, 1999
Quote: "All medical and bio-hazardous wastes will be collected by a private waste disposal firm for incineration."

Zimbabwe, AEF Sunfresh Limited
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 7973
Document Date: April 22, 1997
Waste Stream: Pesticides
Sector: Food & Beverages
Approval Date: June 20, 1997
Project Description: "Sunfresh will build a fruit and vegetable packhouse at Headlands."
Quote: "Wherever possible, used pesticide containers are to be returned to the manufacturer for reuse. Where recycling is not possible, Sunfresh recommends that all metal and plastic chemical containers be triple rinsed and the rinse water used in application. Combustible containers should also be triple rinsed, the rinse water used in application, and the containers burned, preferably in an incinerator. Small numbers of containers should be incinerated at one time, and employees should be required to wear respirators at all times during burning."

Zimbabwe, AEF Yanikai Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Limited
Funding Institution: IFC
Env. Classification: B
Project ID: 7130
Document Date: Jan. 30, 1996
Waste Stream: Pharmaceuticals
Sector: Chemicals
Approval Date: unknown
Project Description: "This project, which is to be financed through the Africa Enterprise Fund (AEF), would establish a generic drugs manufacturing facility in Harare."
Quote: "Containers [from the pharmaceutical factory] will be disposed of in either municipal landfills, for which permission must be granted from municipal authorities depending on the nature of the waste, or by incineration at high temperature. Yanikai has arranged to utilize the high temperature incinerator operated at the Ministry of Health's Parirenyatwa Hospital, the largest hospital in