Project Name：St. Kitts and Nevis Solid Waste Management and Recycling Project (Phase 2)

Project status：Projects in Operation

Cooperating Country：Caribbean, St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis

Project Description：

Taiwan and the government of St. Kitts and Nevis have cooperated on the “St. Kitts and Nevis Solid Waste Management and Recycling Project” since 2021. aimed at enhancing resource recycling awareness among the people and assisting the government in establishing a preliminary waste recycling model and mechanism. As to effectively accelerate the development of waste recycling in St. Kitts and Nevis, the government of St. Kitts and Nevis hopes to continue to leverage Taiwan's experience in waste recycling systems to improve back-end waste disposal capabilities and increase resource reuse rates., align with international green environmental protection and Net Zero trends, and achieve sustainable development goals. The main contents of this project include: (1) Establishing a backend recycling channel to enhance the economic value of recyclables and establish a high-value system; (2) Assisting the government of St. Kitts and Nevis in strengthening strategic planning and enhancing public awareness of recycling.

Region：Caribbean

Implementation Start Date：2024-08-01

Implementation End Date：2027-12-31

Project Objectives：

Enhanced the back-end waste treatment and recycling capabilities of St. Kitts and Nevis, successfully processing 50% of the total recyclables collected by the project before its end.

Executing Agency：

 Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment, St. Kitts; Ministry of Health, Gender Affairs and Social Empowerment, Nevis; Taiwan Technical Mission in St. Kitts and Nevis

Implementation Progress：

By the end of 2024, the project has accomplished the following key milestones:

1. On July 31, the agreement was signed by Ambassador Michael C.H. Lin and Minister Dr. Joyelle Clarke of the Ministry of Sustainable Development, officially launching the project.
2. Completed the plastic waste recycled product demonstration project planning and the expansion plan for the recycling plant, with completion expected in 2025.
3. Organized six garbage classification and recycling awareness campaigns and two government training and exchange activities.
4. Conducted two waste sampling and analysis training sessions and completed waste characteristic sampling for St. Kitts.

Project Contact：Andy Chen

Phone：02-28886038

E-mail：y.a.chen@icdf.org.tw

Signing Date：2024-07-31