Waste Management

The services of Risk-Based Solutions in Waste Management cover both municipal and mine wastes. All waste management challenges are addressed based on Local Knowledge-Based Solutions (LKBS) and Knowledge-Based Systems Model Methodology (KBSMM) with special focus on preventing the generation and minimising the waste that is being generated as a first priority. Reuse and recycling solutions that utilises waste as a resource, followed by treatment and finally ultimate disposal of the remaining waste becomes our second solution-search-platform. Currently the focus of municipal waste management systems in most urban settlements in developing countries including Namibia is still on collection and disposal of waste in uncontrolled, unlicensed and unsafe landfill sites. Increasing population, urbanisation, industrialisation and even consumer patterns are among the contributing factors to the ever-increasing amounts of waste being produced. Hence, waste management is a developmental challenge that is at the centre of Namibia’s sustainable development goals that are in line with Vision 2030. This is in line with internationally accepted principles as well as the specific context of Namibia particularly the fragile arid and semiarid conditions, thus represents a move away from waste management through impact management and remediation, to a more proactive management system that focuses on waste prevention and minimisation. Within the content of our developed LKBS and KBSMM, Risk-Based Solutions has the capacity and intellectual resources and is in the forefront of research and development with respect to sustainable waste management solutions for Central, Regional and Local Governments as well as private companies particularly the mining industry, from collection to responsible ultimate safe disposal, including short and long-term environmental liability management solutions. Our Waste Management services covers sustainable municipal and mine waste management solutions, waste characterization and waste minimization programmes. We provide waste management systems development and implementation for small and large local government centres covering Economic assessments; Selection / Site Investigation; Development / Design; Operation /Management; Restoration, Monitoring & Aftercare services. At a strategic level, we specialize on Standards & guidelines on municipal landfills and mine waste disposal sites selection, development, design, operation, monitoring, restoration & aftercare Standards and guidelines on collection, transportation, storage, recycling, re-use, recovery & disposal options.