Are Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) project activities that make use of waste materials prior to the project eligible for certification?

Are Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) project activities that make use of waste materials prior to the project eligible for certification?

No. Project activities planning to make use of waste materials that are already in use in the pre-project situation shall NOT be eligible unless convincing evidence is provided to show that the current users agree with the shift of use resulting from the project. In the absence of such an agreement, the Project Developers shall demonstrate that the project activity makes use of surplus waste materials and shall include this analysis in the Monitoring Plan.


They must be done as follows for projects with installed energy generation capacities of:
  1. Less than or equal to 15 MW or 45 MWth – once, ex ante, in time for validation
  2. ​Greater than 15 MW or 45 MWth – once, ex ante in time for validation and each verification