EU-China Network for Capacity Building on Municipal Waste Management

The project is a train the trainer programme in the field of municipal solid waste (MSW) management, taking place in the Hebei province of China. Trainers (experts) of the major Chinese training institute on environmental protection (EMCC) will receive training to then themselves conduct trainings of up to 2500 regional authority directors (Environmental Planning Agencies – EPBs, the main target group) on how to organise MSW management. In addition to the capacity building, two curricula (Municipal and Industrial Waste Management – MIWM, Recycling and Green Packaging-RGP), training materials and a CD-ROM will be developed. First trial trainings of the target group will be held and evaluated to validate the curricula content and usability of training materials. The training materials and templates for simplifying the introduction MSW management systems will be uploaded into a web-based virtual resource centre for wide ranging dissemination. A physical resource centre with samples and models will be equipped on the EMCC training campus.