Solid Waste Emergency and Efficiency Project

About this project

The Government of Pakistan's National Population and Housing Census 2023 reported a population of 20.3 million residents in Karachi. The Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) collects more than 10,000 metric tons of municipal waste every day. Currently, the solid waste management sector in Karachi suffers from infrastructure gaps, specifically for transfer and disposal, and poor solid waste management (SWM) practices such as illegal dumping or burning of collected waste. The Solid Waste Emergency and Efficiency Project (SWEEP) aims to improve backbone SWM infrastructure and service delivery, reduce cumulative impacts of SWM sites on the neighboring areas and Karachi's residents, and improve long-term sustainability of the facilities. In this regard, SWEEP will support several interventions including:a) Development of sanitary disposal capacity at Jam Chakro dumpsite, including: (i) design and construction of new landfill cells; (ii) design and construction of a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) co-located with to the new landfill; (iii) implementation of measures to improve safety and reduce environmental impacts of the existing dumpsite; (iv) progressive closure and rehabilitation of areas that have reached capacity; and (v) development and implementation of community support plan for waste pickers living at Jam Chakro.b) Construction and/or upgrading of transfer stations, including the development and implementation of an appropriate operating model for the operation a…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Pakistan

Sectors

Waste management/disposal

Places

Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Karachi

Funded by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Implemented by

Province of Sindh

Accountable

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Passes funds through

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P173021.

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