This Bite+ knowledge object provides an overview of the Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)’s Technical Deep Dive on Solid Waste Management, which took place in Kitakyushu and Tokyo, Japan in March 2017. The Bite+ includes presentations on common challenges facing World Bank client countries in the realm of Solid Waste Management; overview of the World Bank Approach; and overview of Japan’s approach, including environmentally sustainable waste disposal, comprehensive waste collection, planning and inter-jurisdictional coordination, citizen engagement for proper source separation, and private sector engagement in Solid Waste Management.

TDLC’s Technical Deep Dives are intended to foster technical knowledge exchange among practitioners by facilitating peer-to-peer discussion and by drawing upon Japanese experience and expertise. They provide a forum for countries and cities facing similar development challenge to find appropriate solutions by learning from each other and from other international experts. The TDLC program is a partnership between the World Bank and the Government of Japan, managed by the Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice.