{"id":803,"date":"2022-02-22T13:35:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T12:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wasteaware.org\/?page_id=803"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:00:29","slug":"9dbs-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wasteaware.org\/index.php\/services\/9dbs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"9DBs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"803\" class=\"elementor elementor-803\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-378eac1 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"378eac1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4846ee4\" data-id=\"4846ee4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac9d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ac9d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9 Development Bands<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2142c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2142c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74f00f3\" data-id=\"74f00f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375cb3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"375cb3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Programmes\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-281c4d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"281c4d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e90f09f\" data-id=\"e90f09f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3db84b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3db84b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e72f68\" data-id=\"5e72f68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ad94c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31ad94c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">S<\/span>olid waste management (SWM) is an essential utility service. Some two to three billion people worldwide still lack basic services, whereas some countries are already moving beyond SWM towards waste and resource management (WaRM) and a circular economy.<\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The nine development bands (9DBs) is a\u00a0<\/span>conceptual framework and global theory of waste and development\u00a0authored by Wasteaware founder Andrew Whiteman. The 9DBs enables cities and countries to\u00a0locate their current\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-GB\">developmental situation, and understand key pressure points for improving their WaRM systems. The full paper is downloadable here.\u00a0<a tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/0734242x211035926\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/0734242X211035926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/0734242X211035926\">https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/0734242X211035926<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-621507d\" data-id=\"621507d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee01c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5ee01c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/7yr1SSLS3yQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee88b37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee88b37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0105dda\" data-id=\"0105dda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124bd65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"124bd65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Conceptualising the\u00a0<\/span>9DBs\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-GB\">is just the start. Wasteaware are working hard to extend the analytical framework to understand how the WaRM systems costs (including capital and operational financing requirements) change as a city\/country moves through the DBs. Our research is deepening, but we are ready to release some early findings<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1b60a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1b60a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0e2a35\" data-id=\"a0e2a35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8089175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8089175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the data presented in the above graph illustrates, in the majority of developmental situations, Collection and Transfer represents the largest share of investment demand, when looking over a time horizon of 10-15 years.<\/p><p>Meanwhile, as indicated in the following graph, operational costs per tonne of municipal solid waste increase by around 50 times as WaRM systems develop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef340f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef340f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Some two to three billion people worldwide still lack basic services, whereas some countries are already moving beyond SWM towards waste and resource management (WaRM) and a circular economy. 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