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Waste Infrastructure Gap Assessment

What infrastructure a city has vs what it needs — mapped and costed.

Material recovery facility conveyor — waste infrastructure
What it is

A gap assessment inventories existing vehicles, bins, transfer stations, MRFs and processing capacity against generation, and quantifies the shortfall in collection, transport and processing to full compliance.

Why it matters
  • It prevents over- or under-investment in vehicles and plants
  • It exposes the transport and processing bottlenecks that stall systems
  • It anchors the capital plan and DPRs in real need
Capacity vs demand

What you have vs what the city needs

A gap assessment lines up existing assets against the waste the city actually generates — and turns the shortfall into an investment roadmap.

Installed capacity today
  • Vehicles, transfer stations & bins
  • Processing & composting throughput
  • MRF & disposal capacity
Capacity the city needs
  • Demand from measured generation
  • Segregation & processing targets
  • Prioritised investment roadmap

The gap between the two is the investment case.

How we do it

A clear, practical approach

01Asset inventory

Vehicles, bins, transfer stations and processing capacity audited.

02Demand vs capacity

Shortfalls quantified across collection, transport and processing.

03Investment roadmap

A prioritised, costed infrastructure gap-closure plan.

Proof on the ground

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What is Waste Infrastructure Gap Assessment?
A gap assessment inventories existing vehicles, bins, transfer stations, MRFs and processing capacity against generation, and quantifies the shortfall in collection, transport and processing to full compliance.
Who needs Waste Infrastructure Gap Assessment?
It's built for municipal corporations. It prevents over- or under-investment in vehicles and plants It exposes the transport and processing bottlenecks that stall systems
How does Social Lab deliver Waste Infrastructure Gap Assessment?
Asset inventory: Vehicles, bins, transfer stations and processing capacity audited. Demand vs capacity: Shortfalls quantified across collection, transport and processing. Investment roadmap: A prioritised, costed infrastructure gap-closure plan. You get: Infrastructure inventory & condition assessment; Quantified capacity gaps by function; A prioritised, costed investment roadmap.
Where to next

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