Final Report - Recycling Promotion Pilot (RPP) Project Phase 2

Recycling Promotion Pilot (RPP) Project UNDP Timor-Leste

FINAL REPORT Recycling Promotion Pilot (RPP) Project Phase 2 Project Number: 00096561/00100471

December 2021 Prepared by: Octávio de Araújo National Consultant

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PROJECT DATA Project Title:

Recycling Promotion Pilot (RPP) Project

Project ID:

00096561/00100471

Country, Municipality:

Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Dili

Co-funded by:

Ministry of State Administration (MSA), United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP)

Linkage to Government Priority Goals

To improve the lives of Timorese people by setting out strategies and actions, along with target, in the critical areas of education, health, and social inclusions.

By 2030, the strong bond between Timorese people and the environment will be restored and natural resources and environment managed sustainably for the benefit of all

UNDAF/SP CPD Outcome

UNDAF Outcome 1: By the end of 2019, people of Timor -Leste, especially the disadvantaged groups, benefit from inclusive and responsive quality health, education and other social services, and are more resilient to disasters and impacts of climate change UNDAF Outcome 2: Economic Policies and Programmes geared towards inclusive sustainable and inclusive growth and decent jobs.

SP Outcome 5 or CP Outcome 1: Countries are able to reduce the likelihood of conflict and lower the risk of natural disasters including climate change CP Output 1.2.: Effective institutio nal, legislative and policy frameworks in place to enhance the implementation

Linkage to SDG:

SDG 1 – No Poverty; SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth; SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities; SDG 13 – Climate Action

Executing Partner:

Government of Timor-Leste ( GoTL) - Ministry of State Administrations (MSA)

Financing:

At endorsement (US$)

At completion (US$)

GoTL:

113,340.00

113,340.00

UNDP

20,000.00

20,000.00

Total Project Cost:

133,340.00

133,340.00

Planned project duration:

18 months (1.5 year) + 12 -month extension (1 year)

Project Start – Operational Closing Date:

May 2019 – Dec 2020; Ext: December 2021

Project Final Report Date:

October 2021 – December 2021

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report would not be possible without the support from UNDP Timor-Leste’s Programme Analyst/Head of Unit for Climate Change and Sustainable Ecosystem, Domingos Leqsi Siga, who guided the National Consultant (NC) during the whole process, and Programme Associate, Joaninha Silva, who provided essential data and contact information of key stakeholders. The NC is thankful for insights from UNDP Deputy Resident Representative Programme, Lazima Onta-Bhatta. Together, they played a crucial role to ensure that NC have views and perspectives about the project from its stakeholders.

In addition to data collection from the desk research, the NC also received valuable guidance and inputs from the key persons involved in the RPP Project, namely Julio Pinto, Head of Experimentation of UNDP Accelerator Labs, Dircia Belo, former Environmental Consultant for the Recycling Promotion Pilot (RPP) Project, Gil Boavida, Coordinator of Rede HASATIL, Santina Moniz, Environmental Engineer/Senior Project Manager of Caltech, Graziela Xavier, Project manager of Mercy Corps, Irene Freitas Sequiera, Manager of Kiosk Verde, Mario Castro, Head of Mesak Training Center, and Filipe Boavida do Rego, Coordinator of HRSG (Husi Rural Sai Global).

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FOREWORD It should be noted that the project commissioned a National Consultant (NC) to compile the Final Report (FR) after the contract of Project Coordinator (PC) concluded. The NC did not obtain a complete set of project folders that contain deliverables, reports, and documentation (see List of documents reviewed in Annex 2) due to lack of a smooth handover process from the PC to Programme Unit. As a result, the assessment conducted for this report is only limited to assessment of files to which the NC has access.

The partnership with Rede HASATIL (RH) was a central part of the RPP project provided that activities in the Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) are mainly implemented under their management. However, due to poor management and lack of accountability from the RH’s end, the Project did not obtain Financial Report for their third/last milestone of the LVG (Low Value Grant) with UNDP. This consequently restricts the overall assessment of the project’s effective and efficiency.

The findings of this report should be considered in light of the limitations described above. The report may have arrived at slightly different findings and conclusions had the access to all relevant project files been possible.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

PROJECT DATA......................................................................................................................................... i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................................................... ii FOREWORD.............................................................................................................................................. iii TABLE OF CONTENT ............................................................................................................................ iiv ACCRONYMS ............................................................................................................................................ ii 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................... 1 2.0 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 5 2.1 Scope of the Final Report................................................................................................................ 5 2.2 Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 6 3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................. 6 3.1 Project Overview ............................................................................................................................ 6 3.2 Project Objectives ........................................................................................................................... 8 3.3 Expected Results ............................................................................................................................. 9 4.0 PROJECT RESULTS SUMMARY .............................................................................................. 10 5.0 PERFORMANCE REVIEW ......................................................................................................... 17 5.1 Overall progress towards outcome and output .............................................................................. 17 5.2 Capacity Development .................................................................................................................. 20 5.3 Gender ........................................................................................................................................... 21 5.4 South-South and Triangular Cooperation ..................................................................................... 22 5.5 Communication ............................................................................................................................. 22 6.0 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY REVIEW ............................................................................ 23 6.1 Partnership .................................................................................................................................... 23 6.2 Sustainability................................................................................................................................. 24 6.3 Timely delivery of outputs ............................................................................................................ 25 8.0 CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED .............................................................................. 25 9.0 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................................ 26 10.0 FINANCIAL STATUS ................................................................................................................. 28 ANNEXES ................................................................................................................................................. 29 Annex 1: Success Stories ...................................................................................................................... 29 Story 1: Kiosk Verde ........................................................................................................................... 29 Story 2: RecycleHub App .................................................................................................................... 31 iv

Recycling Promotion Pilot (RPP) Project UNDP Timor-Leste UNDP Recycling Pilot Promotion will launch a mobile app for recycling................................... 31 Annex 2: List of Documents Reviewed .............................................................................................. 33 Annex 3: List of Recycling Startups .................................................................................................... 34 Annex 4: List of handover assets ......................................................................................................... 37 Annex 5: Final Report Clearance Form ............................................................................................. 42

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ACCRONYMS 4R

Refuse, Reduce, Recycle and Recover

ADB

Asian Development Bank

CRB

Coastal Resilience Building

FR

Final Report

GoTL

Government of Timor-Leste

HASATIL

Hametin Agrikultura Sustentavel Timor Lorosa'e

IWMF

Integrated Waste Management Facility

IC

Independent Contractor

IoT

Internet of Things

KJFL

Knua Juventude Fila Liman

LVG

Low Value Grant

MSA

Ministry of State Administration

MSW

Municipal Solid Waste

MTCI

Ministry of Tourism, Commerce, and Industry

NC

National Consultant

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

PC

Project Coordinator

PMU

Project Management Unit

PRIF

Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility

PSA

Plastics Solutions Alliance

RH

Rede HASATIL

RPP

Recycling Promotion Pilot

RR

Resident Representative

SEEWAY

Supporting Entrepreneurship and Employment for Women and Youth

SSE

Secretary of State for Environment

ToT

Training of Trainers

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The UNDP Recycling Promotion Pilot (RPP) Project phase 2, co-funded by Ministry of State Administration (MSA)/Government of Timor-Leste (GoTL) and UNDP Timor-Leste, aims to develop a case for integrating recycling in solid waste management systems through the promotion of 4Rs (Refuse, Reduce, Recycle, and Recover) waste management principle. The pilot project was implemented between May 2019 and December 2021 in four sucos in Dili municipality, namely Motael, Colmera, Caicoli, and Campo Alor.

Overall, the Final Report finds that the RPP Project phase 2 has developed and implemented a sustainable model for integrated waste management system that connects waste generators (households) to collectors (recycling business) and niche markets for recycled products. The integrated system improves receiving capacity of recycling business to collect, store and process high volume of collected waste which otherwise will end up in landfills.

Despite facing difficulties to implement the project based on its proposed timeline, mainly due to the pandemic, the project managed to achieve the following significant results: ▪

Increased public awareness about solid waste management in more than 1,350 households (6,750 individuals) in four targets sucos in Dili municipality as well more than 3,000 individuals through extensive socialization with local authorities, door-to-door campaigns, partnership with UNDP Coastal Resilience Building (CRB) project socialization activities, and online competition;

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Establishment of an Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) at Rede HASATIL’s compound in Motael, Dili which is composed of treatment space for regular collection by waste shorting collector, a core treatment technology which includes composing and community garden and shop for reusable and upcycling goods. It consists of the following units: o Office building, workshop for plastic molding machine, and storage rooms o Green shops, “Kiosk Verde”, that market recycled products from different recycling start-ups 1|Page

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o Composting area for collected organic waste o A full set of precious plastic molding machines (shredders, extrusion, injection, and compression) o Community green garden o Tricycle motor for collecting segregated recyclables in target sucos ▪

Monthly collection of up to 100 kg of solid waste (plastics and organics) for recycling and composting purposes;

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Capacity building opportunities for 18 recycling businesses which participated in the business incubation programme in collaboration with UNDP Accelerator Lab and Supporting Entrepreneurship and Employment for Women and Youth (SEEWAY) project;

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Partnership with eleven (11) start-ups, including six (6) recycling ones run by youth and women groups, to market products and establish a stable source of income;

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Volunteering opportunity for around 100 youths in four target sucos to elevate their knowledge about waste management and encourage active participation in their sucos;

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Development of RecycleHub mobile app, an innovative, practical, and far-reaching solution that accommodates the collection of recyclable waste by entrepreneurs or intermediary partners from individual users; and

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Fostering partnership with government agencies (i.e. Ministry of State Administration and Secretary of State for Environment), development partners (i.e. Mercy Corps/USAID and New Zealand Embassy in Timor-Leste), private sectors (i.e. Caltech), civil society organization (i.e.

Rede HASATIL), and vocational training center (i.e. Dom Bosco Foundation Timor-Leste) to scale-up innovative waste management system and capacity building programme that will contribute to zero-plastic policy and address high-level of youth unemployment.

It is important to highlight that while the project managed to complete its proposed activities, it does not necessarily translate into full achievement of the eight (8) end-of-the-project targets as set out in the Project Result Framework (PRF). The following four (4) targets were fully achieved and partially achieved, by the time of the project completion: ▪

Indicator 1.1.(Number of people with improved knowledge/awareness of sustainable waste management and practice waste separation)1;

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Indicator 1.2. (Number of households who have practiced waste separation and 4Rs as the result of IWMF’s activities)2;

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Indicator 2.1 (Number of recyclable waste collected, cleaned, and properly stored by the IWMF's waste collectors for recycling/selling)3; and

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Indicator 2.3. (Number of recycling products produced and sold at IWMF’s Green Kiosk; The average amount of profit made by individual businesses)4

The project even exceeded its targets for indicator 1.1, 1.2, and 2.1, thanks to the Project team’s effort to extensively socialize the activities face-to-face and virtually. However, there is no guarantee that the level of participation in waste separation and management in the sucos will remain the same in the near future when there is not much awareness raising activities or the waste collection system becomes inactive. Similarly, the level of transaction at Kiosk Verde is difficult to sustain or improve if no creative and innovative approaches are adopted in the product design and marketing.

The project finding indicates the following four (4) targets were not fully achieved by the time of project completion: ▪

Indicator 1.3 (Number of recyclable waste collected, cleaned, and properly stored by the IWMF's waste collectors for recycling/selling)5;

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Indicator 2.2 (Number of recycling business startup)6;

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Indicator 2.4 (Amount of income generated by the IWMF)7; and

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Indicator 2.5 (Number of partnerships with potential buyers of the waste or with potential suppliers of recycled products)8

The report identifies that some targets, such as that of Indicator 2.2 or Indicator 2.4, are ambitious with respect to the project’s timeline, partner’s capacity to produce and market products, and

See page 12 of the result tracker matrix See page 13 of the result tracker matrix 4 See page 15 of the result tracker matrix 5 See page 12 of the result tracker matrix 6 See page 13 of the result tracker matrix 7 See page 15 of the result tracker matrix 1 See page 11 of the result tracker matrix 2 3

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technical equipment provided in specific as well as the pre-mature development stage of plastic recycling business in Timor-Leste in general.

Many activities planned for 2020 and the first quarter of 2021 were implemented under restricted circumstances due to the pandemic. As a result, the project had to rely on mainly virtual platform to promote Kiosk Verde’s products, a mechanism that promotes visibility but on the other hand limits opportunities to sell products to target customers in an environment where online shopping is not available. Additionally, as many institutions, including private sectors, reduce their business operations during the pandemic, it has become challenging to engage them in activities that foster partnership.

The partnership arrangement with Rede HASATIL plays a crucial role in achieving the project targets related to the volume of recyclable/organic waste collected and product design, development, and marketing. Unfortunately, despite having been provided with adequate technical and financial supports, Rede HASATIL still lacks motivation to implement activities and cooperate with Project team. In addition, they fail to meet some commitments under the Low Value Grants Agreement (LVG) with UNDP. Some crucial data, such as financial report for last milestone, and recordkeeping of collected waste are not even provided to project management team upon multiple requests. As a result, the process of assessing the project’s achievement of its targets in this report has been challenging.

The report provides some recommendations moving forward, including a recommendation for continuous engagement with government institutions, development partners, start-ups, CSOs, and vocational training center to carry on initiatives launched by the project. This includes launching of RecycleHub mobile app through extensive campaigns, liaising with Authority of Dili Municipality to be responsible for tricycle door-to-door pickup for recyclable wastes, and engaging recycling start-ups in advanced capacity building programmes. If adequate resources are available, a phase-3 that involves more actors might be ideal to scale up the project in more sucos, expand the integrated model to recyclable metal scraps and glasses, and support recycling start-ups in developing marketable products that meet local demand.

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2.0 INTRODUCTION The UNDP Recycling Pilot (RPP) Project is managed by UNDP Timor-Leste in close partnership with Ministry of State Administration. The main objective of this project is to continue scale-up of waste separation and recycling promotion in suco Motael and Caicoli to Campo Alor and Colmera while at the same time provide an integrated recycling facility. The project was started in 2019 and was due to be completed in December 2020. However, due to many challenges faced by the project coupled with the Covid-19 pandemic, the project closure date has been extended until no later than December 2021.

In October 2021, the project commissioned a National Consultant to undertake the project closure including handover of the remaining assets as well as producing the final report.

In accordance with the TOR and consultation with Programme Unit, the overall objectives of the Final Report are to: ▪

assess progress towards the achievement of the project objectives and outcomes as specified in the Project Result Framework in the Project Document;

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review the project’s implementation strategy, including partnership arrangement and sustainability plan;

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identify success stories, challenges, and lessons learned; and

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recommend follow-up actions for UNDP Accelerator Lab and SEEWAY project with project partners.

2.1 Scope of the Final Report Assessment for the final report focuses on progress towards the achievement of the project objectives and outcomes specified in the Project Result Framework in the Project Document. To do so, National Consultant looks at the effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and impact.

It is important to clarify that the report does not include activities from Recycling Promotion Pilot (RPP) Project phase 1 which preceded phase 2. Hence, it will only assess activities conducted as part of RPP Project phase 2 which is between May 2019 and December 2021.

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2.2 Methodology The following methods were used to collect data, analyze, and develop this Final Report: ▪

Desk review: A rapid review of both secondary and primary data were conducted throughout the consultancy to triangulate information. This includes the review of all reports (both technical and financial) from the project partner, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Low Value Grants (LVG) agreement, minutes of meetings, and photos and web articles related to project activities and achievement.

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Stakeholder consultations: One-on-one interviews form an integral part of consultation with a diverse set of project stakeholders at national and local (suco) level, including the current and former PMU (Project Management Unit) team. The interviews were analyzed in terms of overall progress towards project outcome and outputs, identification of key constraints and opportunities at the management and field activities level, value for money, best practices and lessons learned.

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Check and verification of physical assets: As the project involves distribution of its physical assets in target locations, it was important for the consultant to conduct on-site visits and verification of these assets. Once checked and verified, consultant engaged with a service provider to fix and/or upgrade the conditions of assets. This activity was also a pre-requisite for handing out assets to relevant institutions.

3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.1 Project Overview Dili’s fast-growing urban center generates 190 tons of Municipality Solid Waste (MSW) per day (0.65 kg per person per day). As per ADB’s 2015 waste audit, plastic bags and drink containers constitute 18% of the MSW stream. When coupled with poor waste management practices, the high level of waste generation poses major threats to the environment, public health, and tourism aspirations for sustainable development.

The city is currently using waste collection and dumping system in Tibar’s large-open-burning landfill with an annual operation cost of approximately $1.296 million. It has established around 6|Page

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300 containers at the sides of roads, near public places, and neighborhoods for households to dropoff their rubbish. However, only 45% households of Dili’s 277,2799 dispose their waste in the facility. Around 32% burn their rubbish, with the remaining households burying or throwing their rubbish in drains, rivers, or other open areas. The solid waste clogs critical drainage infrastructure or washes up on the pristine beaches, which causes risks to human health and jeopardizes the potential of the nascent, but promising, tourism industry.

The GoTL has recently actioned several measures to improve solid waste management outcomes in Timor-Leste including improvements to Tibar landfill and modernizing waste collection around Dili (in partnership with the Asian Development Bank). They have also developed a Zero Plastic policy and piloted Recycling Promotion Pilot Project (phase 1) in 2018 at suco Motael to promote waste separation at source and 4Rs (Refuse, Reduce, Recycle, and Recover), thus creating favorable enabling environment for development of sustainable waste recycling enterprises.

Phase 1 was implemented under the theme of Sustainable Waste Management System with the objective to raise awareness, conduct behavioral change campaigns and build the capacity of recycling enterprises. However, the project faced barrier to implement activities in the field due to lack of receiving capacity for the sorted waste.

To address the above-mentioned gap, RPP project phase 2, implemented between May 2019 and December 2021, seeks to establish an integrated recycling system by scaling up waste separation and recycling promotion in target sucos as well as establishing a reliable recycling network of organizations and small-scale businesses. A prominent feature of phase 2 is the integrated waste management facilities (IWMF).

UNDP is the main implementation partner with Directorate General of Administrative Decentralization of the Ministry of State Administration (MSA) as main project partner. As waste management is cross-sectoral, the project also engages with Directorate General of Environment, Secretary of State for the Environment, Rede HASATIL, Mercy Corps, and New Zealand Embassy.

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3.2 Project Objectives The main objective of this project is to continue scale-up of waste separation and recycling promotion in suco Motael and Caicoli to Colmera and Campo Alor while at the same time provide an integrated recycling facility.

The integrated recycling facility has the following features (see Figure 1): 1. Large storage shed where sorted waste from the four (4) sucos (Motael, Caicoli, Colmera and Campo Alor) can be stockpiled for collection by or selling to private sector enterprises; Communities from other sucos can deposit their sorted wastes voluntarily and receive incentives 2. A workshop facility for recycling equipped with technology and necessary equipment; 3. A small conference room to hold regular hand-on-training on crafting/recycling waste; 4. Space for composting and community garden; and 5. A green shop/kiosk for showcasing and selling recycled products.

Figure 1. Components of the integrated waste management facility

The relationship between the project Objective and Outputs are shown in Figure 1 above. Further details including Targets and Indicators under each Ouputs are presented in Table 1 below. The Project Progress Matrix is derived from the PRF (Project Result Framework) in the signed ProDoc. To achieve the project’s target outputs, the following key activities are proposed:

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Awareness raising and behavioural change campaign through short videos and music

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Door-to-door awareness raising campaign

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Regular training and workshops in school and communities on waste separation and 4Rs approach

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Waste separation at source (households, residents, and institutions)

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Waste collection and separation by Integrated Waste Management Facilities (IWMF)

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Business development training for recycling business

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Regular recycling expo and night market for recycling business to market their products

3.3 Expected Results It is expected that by the end of the project the IWMF is established, recyclables wastes collected, recycled, and sold contributing to creating jobs/livelihoods and greener environment at the pilot sucos.

INPUT

ACTIVITY

OUTPUT

OUTCOME

Improved awareness

Human & Financial Resources

Awareness raising & behavioral change Capacity building to recycling business Coordination/partnership

Separation at source and 4Rs (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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Reduced waste Create jobs/livelihoods

Improved recycling capacity Improved coordination

Figure 2: Project input, activity, output and outcome

The project is thus structured into 3 complementary outputs, namely: Output 1: Community members are actively engaged in solid waste management as the result of awareness raising and behavioral change campaign Output 2: Improved capacity of recycling demand businesses to operate sustainable operations

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Output 3: Improved coordination and networking of private enterprise, GoTL, and other stakeholder to create an environment that promotes private participation in responsible and sustainable waste management 4.0 PROJECT RESULTS SUMMARY The following section presents the matrix project’s cumulative achievement from May 2019 to December 2021 based on the project’s three main outputs, their indicators, baseline level, and project target level established in project document.

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Table 1: Project Result Framework

Recycling Pilot Project Phase 2 Results Tracker for 2019-2021 (May 2019 - December 2021)

CPD outcome: Grown and Development are inclusive and sustainable, incorporating productive capacities that create employment and livelihoods for the poor and excluded CPD outcome indicator to which this project contributes: By the end of the project (2021), recyling-based jobs and livelihood created through sustainable solid waste management and integrated recycling facility.

Indicator 1: Number of recyclable wastes (bottles, plastics, papers, and green) collected and recycled Indicator 2: Number of recycle-based jobs and livelihoods created CPD Output: Output 1: Community members are actively engaged in solid waste management as the result of awareness raising and behavioral change campaign Output 2: improved capacity of recycling demand businesses to operate sustainable operations Output 3: Improved coordination and networking of private enterprise, GoTL, and other stakeholder to create an environment that promotes private participation in responsible and sustainable waste management CPD output 1: Community members are actively engaged in solid waste management as the result of awareness raising and behavioral change campaign CPD Indicator (number and indicator): Project Output statement

Project output indicator

Source of data for the indicator

Baseline

End of Project target level

Level at December 2020

Cumulative result (2019-2021)

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1.1. Number of people with improved knowledge/awaren ess of sustainable waste management and practice waste separation

Project data base

0 (2019)

300 people (2021)

▪ Awareness-raising workshop at aldeia level for a total of 127 community members (61 females and 66 males) in Caicoli, Motael, Campo Alor and Colmera ▪ The project team conducted extensive baseline survey where they also promoted R4 waste management practices from door-to-door in 4 sucos (Caicoli, Motael, Campo Alor and Colmera) with the support of ±100 youth volunteers. The methodology involved interview questionnaire for households, including shops or restaurants. Overall, the baseline survey covers a total of 1,350 households (hh). With an average of 5 family members per hh, this campaign alone reached 6,750 individuals.

In addition to level at December 2020, the project also achieved the following: ▪ Impact assessment in 611 hh with more than more 3,000 individuals in Caicoli and Motael which finds that around 45% (105 hh or 525 individuals) separate their waste in Caicaoli and 35 % (131 hh or 655 individuals) in Motael. The finding reveals that the project has exceeded its end-ofproject target by a significant amount.

▪ The project’s online campaign on R4 on Tik Tok reached more than 200 viewers on facebook Status: Achieved

▪ Badaen Lixu facebook page, which documents recycling activities around IWMF in Motael has 1,744 followers ▪ Promotion of recycling activities and products in collaboration with communication unit of UNDP Coastal Resilience Building (CRB) project. This led to socialization of R4 approaches with more than 2,000 individuals

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Recycling Promotion Pilot (RPP) Project UNDP Timor-Leste ▪ Development and socialization of RecycleHub, a mobile app which is expected to involve more households and waste collectors/processors in Dili

1.2. Number of households who have practiced waste separation and 4Rs (Refuse, Reuse, Recycle, Recover) as the result of IWMF's activities

project data base

0 (2019)

300 households (2021)

▪ Project impact assessment in 611 hh with more than 3,000 individuals in Caicoli and Motael has the following findings: • Around 45% (105 hh or 525 individuals) separate their waste in Caicoli and 35 % (131 hh or 655 individuals) in Motael • Around 42% (98 hh) practice 4R approach in Caicoli and 56% (211 hh) in Motael Status: Achieved

1.3. Number of Rede 0 (2019) At least 150 people who deliver HASATIL people, recyclable waste narrative including particularly plastic report youth and and garden waste students to the center (2021) (IWMF) in exchange for rice or notebook CPD output 2: improved capacity of recycling demand businesses to operate sustainable operations

▪ It is reported that 50 individuals, composed of students and housewives, deliver recyclable waste to the IWMF in exchange for rice or notebook Status: Not achieved

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Recycling Promotion Pilot (RPP) Project UNDP Timor-Leste CPD output indicator Output 2: Improved capacity of recycling demand businesses to operate sustainable operations

2.1. Number of recyclable waste collected, cleaned, and properly stored by the IWMF's waste collectors for recycling/selling

Waste collection tracking sheet

0 (2019)

At least a total of 225 kg pf plastic; 225 kg of garden waste (2021)

▪ The inauguration of IWMF (integrated waste management facility), known as Bada’en Lixu, at Rede HASATIL in September 2020 with the following components: - 1 office building (container) unit - 1 Kiosk Verde (see Annex 1) - 1 composting area - 1 Precious plastic machine blueprint with a container unit - 1 Shorting and storage room (container) - 1 Community green garden - 1 tricycle motor for collection segregated recyclable plastics ▪ The project established partnership with Rede HASATIL through a Low Value Grant (LVG) agreement between December 2019 – December 2020 that aims to support the implementation of activities at the facility, such as public awareness in target sucos, waste collection and cleaning, processing, and selling of products

2.2 Number of recycling business startup

project data base

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30 (at least 5 new recycling business per quarter)

▪ In 2020, the project assessed the existing environmental youth groups and recycling business, including their capacity. Seven (7) environmental youth groups and thirteen (13) start-ups were identified. These groups and

The project also reached the following milestone in addition to its achievement up to December 2020: ▪ From January to July 2021, Rede HASATIL has been collecting a total of 687 kg of solid waste, of which 353 kg are plastics and 334 kg are organic, from target sucos in Caicoli and Motael. The collection only covers a period of seven (7) months and yet it has exceeded the 2021 annual target.

▪ There was discussion with a private sector, Caltech, to sell the plastics in large quantity; however, the trade did not take place as the parties could not reach an agreement on price per tonne.

Status: Achieved

In addition to its 2020 achievements, the project also achieved the following milestones in 2021: ▪ Business incubation for 18 recycling startups in collaboration with SEEWAY Project

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Recycling Promotion Pilot (RPP) Project UNDP Timor-Leste business have been trained to develop their recycling idea and develop their business plans through series initiatives which include social business camp, UNDP Youth Co:lab boothcamp, and one-on-one mentoring.

▪ Rede HASATIL has been using Kiosk Verde to sell their recycle products as well as other products from eleven (11) business run by youth and women group, through the LVG agreement with UNDP. Nine (9) of them, including Rede HASATIL, are recycling-based business (see green) No. 1

Group Rede HASATIL

2 3 4 5

Motael Caicoli 1 Caicoli 2 Tasi-Tolu

6 7 8

Bebonuk Taibessi Delta/Man leu Viqueque Mana Risca Aitarak Laran (Tia Dina) Mana Olinda

9 10 11 12

Product/s Plastic pavers, plastic/paper flowers, plastic vases Plastic flowers Plastic vase Plastic vase Frame from cardbox, sands, seashells, & plastic flowers Green bottle Plastic flowers Paper wallets & necklaces Virgin coconut oil Earrings Rosary Bags from cardbox

Status: Not achieved

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Recycling Promotion Pilot (RPP) Project UNDP Timor-Leste 2.3. Number of recycling products produced and sold at IWMF's Green Kiosk; The average amount of profit made by individual businesses

0 (2019)

At least a total of 120 plastic products; 60 sacks of compost

No activity at IWMF’s Green Kiosk during this period to be reported

▪ Since 19 January 2021 to 25 November 2021, Kiosk Verde has sold around 224 unit of the following plastic products: • Pavers/tiles • Plastics flowers • Plastics vases • Plastics/paper frames • Glass vases • Wristbands ▪ It is reported that only 1 kg of compost was purchased. It is possible that the data is underreported.

▪ Profit for each individual business that sells products at Kiosk Verde cannot be determined as the Kiosk recordkeeping does not disaggregate them Status: Partially achieved

2.4. Amount of income generated by the IWMF

Kiosk Accounting record

$ 0.00 (2019)

At least $6/day (2021)

No activity at IWMF’s Green Kiosk during this period to be report

▪ From January – November 2021 (238 working days), it is reported that Green Kiosk has generated a cumulative income of $ 211.00 or roughly $ 0.88/day. This is significantly lower than the set target.

Status: Not achieved

CPD output 3: Improved coordination and networking of private enterprise, GoTL, and other stakeholder to create an environment that promotes private participation in responsible and sustainable waste management CPD output indicator

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2.5. Number of partnerships with potential buyers of the waste or with potential suppliers of recycled products

Project data base; Kiosk record

0

20 partners (2021)

▪ UNDP Timor-Leste and Ministry of State Administration, in partnership with NGO Rede HASATIL established the Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) – a community-based facility that serves as treatment space from regular collection by waste shorting collector, a core treatment technology which includes composing and community garden and shop for reusable and upcycling goods.

▪ In addition, the project team also had collaborated with Mercy Corps’ Plastic Upcycle Alliance (PUA) in supporting recycling business through social business camp.

▪ In addition to its achievement in 2020, the project also established a partnership with Dom Bosco Training Center in Dili, with support from UNDP Accelerator Lab, to develop additional training modules on 3D printing and plastic molding machine under the theme of “Co-Design Solutions for Plastic Waste and Youth Employment".

▪ Towards its completion, the project managed to partner up with around four institutions, including one private representative (Dom Bosco Training Center). The project also engaged with Caltech, a private company that also operates in recycling, but the engagement was only limited to participation in awareness raising activities.

Status: Not achieved

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5.0 PERFORMANCE REVIEW 5.1 Overall progress towards outcome and output Overall, the Final Report finds that the RPP Project Phase 2 has developed and implemented a sustainable model for integrated waste management system that connects waste generators (households) to collectors (recycling business) and niche markets for recycled products. The integrated system improves receiving capacity of recycling business to collect, store and process high volume of collected waste which otherwise will end up in landfills.

Despite facing difficulties to implement the project based on its proposed timeline, mainly due to the pandemic, the project managed to achieve the following significant results: ▪

Increased public awareness about solid waste management in more than 1,000 households (6,750 individuals) in four targets sucos in Dili municipality as well more than 3,000 individuals through extensive socialization with local authorities, door-to-door campaigns, partnership with UNDP Coastal Resilience Building (CRB) project socialization activities, and online competition;

▪

Establishment of an Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) at Rede HASATIL’s compound in Motael, Dili is composed of treatment space for regular collection by waste shorting collector, a core treatment technology which includes composing and community garden and shop for reusable and upcycling goods. It consists of the following units: o Office building, workshop for plastic molding machine, and storage rooms o Green shops, “Kiosk Verde”, that market recycled

products

from

different

recycling start-ups o Composting area for collected organic waste

Figure 3: the inauguration of Integrated Waste Management Facility in Rede HASATIL's compound in September 2020

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o A full set of precious plastic molding machines

(shredders,

extrusion,

injection, and compression) o Community green garden o Tricycle

motor

for

collecting

segregated recyclables in target sucos ▪

Monthly collection of up to 100 kg of solid waste (plastics and organics) for recycling and composting purposes;

▪

Capacity building opportunities for 18 recycling businesses which participated in the business incubation

in

Accelerator

collaboration Lab

and

with

UNDP

Figure 4: Collection of municipal solid waste in target sucos

Supporting

Entrepreneurship and Employment for Women and Youth (SEEWAY) project; ▪

Partnership with eleven (11) start-ups, including six (6) recycling ones run youth and women groups, to market products and establish a stable source of income;

▪

Figure 5: Tiles from recycled materials

Volunteering opportunity for around 100 youths in four target sucos to elevate their knowledge about waste management and encourage active participation in their sucos;

▪

Development of RecycleHub mobile app, an innovative, practical, and far-reaching solution that accommodates the collection of recyclable waste by entrepreneurs or intermediary partners from individual users; and

▪

Fostering partnership with government agencies (i.e. Ministry of State Administration and Secretary of State for Environment),

Figure 6: The participants identifying the difference between organic and non-organic waste during the socialization in suku Campo Alor

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development partners (i.e. Mercy Corps/USAID and New Zealand Embassy in Timor-Leste), private sectors (i.e. Caltech), civil society organization (i.e. Rede HASATIL), and vocational training center (i.e. Dom Bosco Foundation Timor-Leste) to scale-up innovative waste management system and capacity building that will contribute to zero-plastic policy and address high-level of youth unemployment.

It is important to highlight that while the project managed to complete its proposed activities, it does not necessarily translate into full achievement of the eight (8) end-of-the-project targets as set out in the Project Result Framework (PRF). The following four (4) targets were fully achieved and partially achieved, by the time of the project completion: ▪

Indicator 1.1.(Number of people with improved knowledge/awareness of sustainable waste management and practice waste separation)10;

▪

Indicator 1.2. (Number of households who have practiced waste separation and 4Rs as the result of IWMF’s activities)11;

▪

Indicator 2.1 (Number of recyclable waste collected, cleaned, and properly stored by the IWMF's waste collectors for recycling/selling)12; and

▪

Indicator 2.3. (Number of recycling products produced and sold at IWMF’s Green Kiosk; The average amount of profit made by individual businesses)13

The project even exceeded its target for indicator 1.1, 1.2, and 2.1, thanks to the Project team’s effort to extensively socialize the activities face-to-face and virtually. However, there is no guarantee that the level of participation in waste separation and management in the sucos will remain the same in the near future when there is not much awareness raising activities expected or the waste collection system becomes inactive. Similarly, the level of transaction at Kiosk Verde is difficult to sustain or improve if no creative and innovative approaches are adopted in the product design and marketing.

The project finding indicates the following four (4) targets were not fully achieved by the time of project completion:

See page 11 of the result tracker matrix See page 12 of the result tracker matrix 12 See page 13 of the result tracker matrix 13 See page 15 of the result tracker matrix 10 11

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▪

Indicator 1.3 (Number of recyclable waste collected, cleaned, and properly stored by the IWMF's waste collectors for recycling/selling)14;

▪

Indicator 2.2 (Number of recycling business startup)15;

▪

Indicator 2.4 (Amount of income generated by the IWMF)16; and

▪

Indicator 2.5 (Number of partnerships with potential buyers of the waste or with potential suppliers of recycled products)17

The report identifies that some targets, such as that of Indicator 2.2 or Indicator 2.4, are ambitious with respect to the project’s timeline, partner’s capacity to produce and market products, and technical equipment provided in specific as well as the pre-mature development stage of plastic recycling business in Timor-Leste in general.

Many activities planned for 2020 and the first quarter of 2021 were implemented under restricted circumstances due to the pandemic. As a result, the project had to rely on mainly virtual platform to promote Kiosk Verde’s products, a mechanism that promote visibility but on the other hand limits opportunities to sell products to target customers in an environment where online shopping is not available. Additionally, as many institutions, including private sectors, reduced their business operations during lockdown periods, it has become challenging to engage them in the activities that foster partnership.

5.2 Capacity Development The project conducted different capacity buildings activities that target project partners, volunteers, and beneficiaries as shown in the table below: Table 2: List of capacity development activities

No. 1.

Activities Youth Co: Lab Innovation Challenge on thematic areas:

Participants 1. Kompañia Verde 2. Badain Lixu

Facilitated by RPP Project, SEEWAY,

See page 12 of the result tracker matrix See page 13 of the result tracker matrix 16 See page 15 of the result tracker matrix 17 See page 16 of the result tracker matrix 14 15

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Food innovation, communitybased tourism, and sustainable waste management

3. The Art of Recycling 4. Botir Mata 5. Unidade Haforsa HDMTL 6. PROTAFON 7. Mesak Training Center 8. HOPESELLER 9. Sahaja 10. Husi Rural sai Global (HRSG) 11. Siensia Exata São Pedro 12. Recycling Craft 13. Tano Recyclajen 14. YAD – TL 15. Huko Youth 16. TiWomen Eco Jewelry 17. Team HEK 18. Matak Handcraft

Knua Juventude Fila Liman

2.

Training for youth volunteers on RPP project, the operation of IWMF, waste separation and 4Rs approach

55 youth volunteers (36 females and 19 males)

RPP Project, SEEWAY, Knua Juventude Fila Liman

3.

Mentoring support on pitching presentation, project management, budget planning and business development plan

a) Infinity team b) Grupu Siensia Exata São Pedro

RPP Project, SEEWAY, Knua Juventude Fila Liman

5.3 Gender RPP project has always considered gender equality in any of its 2020 activities in the trainings and door-to-door awareness raising campaigns in four (4) pilot sucos. The involvement of women in the awareness-raising activity have eased the process of introducing the waste segregation and 4Rs approach by using the waste segregation guideline, including collecting the waste baseline data during the socialization at suco level.

The door-to-door awareness-raising campaign has reached 1,350 households with high participation of women. As a result, they are well informed about the sustainable waste management. Below is the total participants that supported the project with the door-to-door campaigns, socialization, and operation at IWMF: Participants 21 | P a g e

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Activities Number of volunteers conducting doorto-door awareness-raising campaign

Female 36

Male 19

Total 55

Number of participants taking part in the workshop at aldeia level in 4 pilot suco

61

66

127

Number of volunteers conducting assessment to the business and institutions within 4 pilot suco

16

11

27

Number of IWMF staffs supporting the operation of the facility

3

6

9

116

102

218

Total 5.4 South-South and Triangular Cooperation

The idea of IWMF is influenced by the Indonesian Unilever waste bank which capitalizes on community-based recycling to reduce the number of solid wastes ended up in landfill.

The IMWF model was adopted in more integrated way to improve sustainable waste management through waste separation and 4Rs. The project joined precious plastic community and adopted plastic precious approach to create an alternative global recycling system in Timor-Leste. In fact, the set of machines (shredder, extrusion, injection, and compression)

procured for the IWMF and Dom

Bosco Training Center are manufactured by CV. JAYA PRESISI ENGINEERING based in East Java, Indonesia. In addition, during the development of RecycleHub mobile app to accommodate effective and efficient communication between waste generators (households) and collectors (private enterprise),

the project team drew lessons learned

from Indonesia and Nepal on how to innovate systems.

5.5 Communication To achieve the Project’s targets for awareness raising, the Project established strong communication strategy to coordinate activities with partners and beneficiaries as well as reach its target groups. It adopted different mechanisms such as regular meetings with partners, participation in fairs and socialization programme, door-to-door campaign, social media-based 22 | P a g e

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posts, and competition. The covid-19 lockdown algo urged the project to scale up its virtual campaigns.

The close vicinity of project office with that of partners and target sucos provides room to conduct easy and direct

communication

between

key

actors

to

coordinating activities. As communication via e-mails remain a barrier for some of the government institution, the project conducted a lot of face-to-face meetings and phone calls with its stakeholders. The only identified issue was the lack of courtesy in the line of communication with Rede HASATIL from Q2 to Q4 of 2021 which hampered the implementation of some activities and timely submission of activity reports.

Based on the assessment of a few samples of communication products for the door-to-door and online campaign, it can be argued that the project produced

Figure 7: Call for Tik Tok challenge competition

clear and easily accessible materials. The materials are also supported by well-trained youth volunteers. The use of vlogs and Tik Tok exemplifies how adaptable and updated the strategy is with current trends in virtual campaigns.

6.0 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY REVIEW 6.1 Partnership The Recycling Promotion Pilot (RPP) project is an initiative started by Directorate General of Urban Organization under the Ministry of State Administration (MSA) in partnership with UNDP. The program is based on waste audit conducted by Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 2015. This project has worked with the following public and private institutions as well as youth groups on various aspects:

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Name of Institutions Rede HASATIL 3R TL, TYIFD, and Sahaja

Type of Institutions NGO Youth Group

Mercy Corps

NGO

Areas of Partnership Implementation of the IMWF Awareness raising, behavioral campaign, and survey Support of recycling business

change

The partnership with NGO Rede HASATIL led to the promotion of recycling initiative in the community through the establishment of IWMF, which includes socialisation, waste collection, recycling composting, and green shops to market recycled products. At the same time, youth groups and volunteers for each suco have

enabled

effective

implementation of door-to-door

Figure 8: Representatives from UNDP, MSA, Dili Municipal Authority, SSE, and Dom Bosco Training Center at the handover ceremony in December 2021

awareness raising and behavioral change campaigns, as well as conducting survey for impact assessment at suco level.

For greater results, this project also engaged with Mercy Corps and other partners such as Verde Recycling to guarantee the sustainability of IMWF in the future. A partnership with Dom Bosco Training Centers was established during Q3 and Q4 of 2021 to scale-up innovative waste management system and capacity building programme that will contribute to zero-plastic policy and address high-level of youth unemployment.

6.2 Sustainability It is obvious that the project has direct environmental sustainability impact by promoting an integrated waste management system. In the meantime, the project also adopted a few measures to ensure the continuation or likely continuation of the project’s positive effects after it has come to an end, and its potential for scale-up and/or replication.

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As part of its sustainability strategy, the project was implemented in close partnership with national, local, and private stakeholders with the expectation that they will take over and sustain the activities after the project terminates. The project also provided capacity building during the implementation period. In addition, all project assets were handed over to the stakeholders towards the end of the project (see Annex 4). The project also delegated some follow up actions to UNDP Accelerator Lab and SEEWAY projects to support the transition of responsibilities to the Government institutions.

Based on assessment of status of indicators reported in project progress reports, it can be argued that the sustainably of project results are to be tested once the project terminates. The impact assessments shows that there is no clear sign of behavioral change that will lead to sustainable waste management system in target sucos. Likewise, Kiosk Verde has not shown a stable revenue that is expected to fund the IWMF waste collection system and secure employment opportunities.

Hence, it is important that partner institutions show their commitment to carry on the results going forward.

6.3 Timely delivery of outputs The project was originally planned to terminate in December 2020. However, the application of Covid-19 State of Emergency and lockdown between March and December 2020 affected timely delivery of outputs reported in Section 4 (Project Results Summary). As a result, a one-year extension was requested and approved by project Board.

8.0 CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED This project faced several challenges and lesson learned during its implementation period as follows:

Challenges and lesson learned •

Actions Taken

Lack of available data on waste segregation Waste baseline data was conducted The project started with zero baseline data down to in 4 sucos covering 1,350 household level as there was no existing initiative to households (hh) segregate waste at source. The available data are only the ones collected by ADB waste audit report on waste production and disposal to Tibar landfills.

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•

•

•

•

Lack of awareness on the Decree Law for Solid The project has integrated information on this law in its Waste Urban Management No. 2 Although relevant DL was approved by the awareness-raising campaign. government in March 2017, there was not much awareness about it at suco level. Ministry of State Administration does not have specific policy or decree-law that gives the full authority to the suco council members to manage the waste management in their area Project team had to adjust with new Covid-10 state of emergency and lockdown timeline for the delivery of project Most planned activities such as construction of outputs and adopt more virtual IWMF and awareness-raising campaign for 2020 coordination and campaign and 2021 were delayed due to the implementation of measure to halt the spread of Covid-19 Limited human resource and technical capacity Rede HASATIL have limited skills, knowledge, and experience to run IWMF facility, particularly diversifying recycling products for Kiosk Verde.

Also, they were not able to multitask between recycling project and other projects that they commit to around the same timeline.

There is also limited capacity of procured plastic molding machines which hinders Rede HASATIL to diversify the production of recycled products. The compression machine, for example, is not fully operating due to poor design and quality of materials.

Technical and advisory support were provided to Rede HASATIL from talented and experienced people on products development and basic project management skills.

There was no engagement with manufacturer in Indonesia to address the issue with compression machine.

Socialization on the added value of Early stage of development of plastic recycling recycled products in term of its business environmental and socio-economic Although in principle recycling of plastic product benefits generates a lot of environmental benefits, it is not well developed in the country to generate significant revenues for the collectors. As a result, people are less drawn to it in comparison to other recycling sectors such as card box and scrap metal.

9.0 RECOMMENDATIONS The report provides the following recommendations moving forward:

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•

Continuous engagement between UNDP and government institutions, development partners, start-ups, CSOs, and vocational training center to carry on initiatives launched by the project.

This includes liaising with Authority of Dili Municipality to be responsible for tricycle doorto-door pickup for recyclables, and engaging recycling start-ups (see Annex 3) in advanced capacity building programmes.

•

Launching of RecycleHub mobile app through extensive campaigns. As such, Accelerator Lab should extend the contract with Kinos, the app developer, and urge them to upgrade the app’s feature and contents based on discussions with UNDP.

•

UNDP might need to discuss with the Authority of Dili Municipality with regards to provisional fund/salary for waste collector and fuel for collection system to test the operationality of collection system with RecycleHub in 2022 in case Authority of Dili Municipality indicate that they have no sufficient resources.

•

Once more collectors are identified, Accelerator Lab should continue the promotion of Recycle Hub to staff from UNDP as well as other UN agency in general to encourage more participation.

•

If adequate resources are available, recycling project phase 3 that involve more actors might be ideal to scale up the project in more sucos, expand the integrated model to recyclable metal scraps and glasses, and support recycling start-ups in developing marketable products that meet local demand. In addition, the new project can support collectors to establish nonmonetary reward system for plastic collection as seen in the case of Caltech where users/waste generator is rewarded with one seedling of local herbs for every kilogram of plastic waste delivered to the collection point.

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10.0 FINANCIAL STATUS 2020 Fund Source

GoTL

Total budget allocation

Allocation from Ministry of State Administration

Transfer UNDP

Allocation from UNDP Country Officer

Transfer Total

2021 Balance

(USD) 113,340

75,604

37,736

-

-

-

37,736

37,736

0

20,000

20,000

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

133,340

95,604

37,736

37,736

37,736

0

(USD)

Total Allocation (USD)

Total Total expenditure in Balance December 2021 (USD) (USD)

Total Expenditure (USD)

Total Balance on 22 December on 22 December 2021 2021 Expenditure

Total (USD)

113,340

20,000

133,340

113,340

0

20,000

0

133,340

0

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ANNEXES Annex 1: Success Stories Story 1: Kiosk Verde Enhancing Recycled Products to Meet Local Demand Irene Sequiera’s story about her job at “Kiosk Verde”, a green shop for recycled products, holds out hope for the earlystage development of circular economy in Timor-Leste which can potentially address the issue of municipal solid waste (MSW) and unemployment in the capital, Dili. The shop is part of Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) that is managed by Rede HASATIL, a Dili-based environmental NGO, with funding from the Ministry of State Administration and UNDP’ Recycling Pilot Promotion (RPP) Project.

“I have been running Kiosk Verde with the support from seven (7) young female volunteers since November 2020,” says the lady who volunteers her free time to engage in socialization activities in her community in suco Motael.

Irene’s daily task at the Kiosk consists of establishing network with offices and agencies around suco Motael to supply plastic waste, coordinating the market of recycled products from Rede HASATIL’s networks, and mentoring the volunteers on the design and manual production of affordable household products for the shop.

“On top of running the workshop, I am also supporting eleven (11) youth and women groups to make products from recycling materials that we sell here. For example, some plastic flowers belong to the volunteer group under my lead while the vases from used water bottles belong to a group in Caicoli and the photo frames from Tasi-Tolu,” she explains.

In sharing her first impression of the profitability of recycling market, Irene admits that she initially had her doubts about it.

“At first, I wasn’t sure if we can attract customers interested in buying our products, but I have been proven wrong,” says Irene.

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Since the launch of IWMF and Kiosk Verde in November 2020, Irene claims that the shop has sold more than 120 items which exceeds the project target. Buyers are mainly local and foreigners who visit the shop in Farol or the stations during different fairs around Dili.

As for the profit, Irene admits that it is not significant at this stage due to low number of buyers and relatively low price per unit.

“Although the profit is not yet significant, it encourages us to come up with highly more creative and polished design that can hopefully compete with other cheap products in the local market one day,” she hopes.

The recycled plastic product requires a labor-intensive process. It begins with washing and cutting of plastic waste sorted and collected from various sources. The group then brainstorm for the design of different two- and three-dimensional shapes based on what they see in the market or using pure imagination before moving into construction part.

“We use two techniques, the first one being hand cutting, iron compressing, and folding of the materials to form leaves and petals. The other one is the application of plastic molding machine to form various geometrical shapes,” she says.

The four-set machine supported by the project comprises of a shredder which breaks down PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) and HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) bottles into flakes, the primary material for the other two machines. There is an extrusion machine for producing continuous length filaments to form various shapes, injection machine to generate tiles, and compression machine to produce high-density products in various shapes.

The RPP project is managed by UNDP Timor-Leste in close partnership with Ministry of State Administration and Secretary of State for the Environment between May 2019 and December 2021. Implemented in fours sucos in Dili municipality, namely Motael, Colmera, Caicoli, and Campo Alor, the project aims to create recycling-based jobs and livelihood through sustainable solid waste management and integrated recycling facility.

According to an audit study conducted by ADB in 2015, plastic bags and bottles accounts for 18% of 90 tonnes of daily MSW (Municipality Solid Waste) generated by the urban population in Dili, Timor-Leste More than 1000 households, community members, youth volunteers from suco and youth groups have benefited from IWMF. This includes job and volunteering opportunities as well as capacity building trainings and knowledge on sustainable waste management particularly in waste segregations using 4R (Refuse, Reduce, Recycle and Recover) approaches.

In addition,18 recycling businesses have received business incubation support as well as marketing and grant opportunities offered by IWMF and its development partners.

“Thanks to the fund from the project, Rede HASATIL can establish an integrated system to make use of plastic waste that is becoming a big problem in Dili,” she acknowledges.

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Story 2: RecycleHub App UNDP Recycling Pilot Promotion will launch a mobile app for recycling A collaboration between UNDP Recycling Pilot Promotion (RPP) Project and Accelerator Lab has led to the creation of RecycleHub, a mobile app that facilitates the work of integrated waste management system in Dili.

“Once launched, the Android app will connect waste generator at the household level to waste collectors, which can process the waste or sell them to a third party,” says Mr. Julio Pinto, Head of Experimentation, UNDP Accelerator Labs.

The design for the mobile app follows the trend of the increasing number of smartphone users with regular connection to data, particularly in Dili municipality.

The user-friendly app consists of three independent versions, one for public users/wastes generator, a second one for collectors, and web-based app for administrative purpose.

The first two apps require users to register with a local phone number and identify their location. Based on the open-street map, the app locates the GPS (global positioning system) point address of the users (waste generator).

“Anytime users have recyclables that they would like to be collected, they can simply press the request bottom which opens a page for them to identify the category of waste. They are also required to take some photos before submitting their request,” says app developer, Mr. Joaquim Martins.

Mr. Martins adds that the web-based system allows administrator to gather essential data on number of users and collectors as well as the type of recyclables collected within certain periods.

While RPP Project aims to integrate primarily plastic waste management, the app is designed to accommodate collection system for other type of waste/recyclable such as metal scraps, glass bottles, and organic waste.

In term of rewarding system for the collection system, it is up to market value of each type of recyclable materials. For instance, collection of copper and aluminum might require transaction where users received monetary rewards from collector based on weight. Such monetary rewards do not apply to other type of waste which market is still in pre-mature stage. However, there is environmental rewards for users who have their plastic waste collected by collectors.

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According to an audit study conducted by ADB in 2015, plastic bags and bottles accounts for 18% of 90 tonnes of daily MSW (Municipality Solid Waste) generated by the urban population in Dili, Timor-Leste.

The RPP project is managed by UNDP Timor-Leste in close partnership with Ministry of State Administration and Secretary of State for the Environment from May 2019 to December 2021.

Implemented in fours sucos in Dili municipality, namely Motael, Colmera, Caicoli, and Campo Alor, the project aims to create recycling-based jobs and livelihood through sustainable solid waste management and integrated recycling facility.

More than 1000 households, community members, youth volunteers from suco and youth groups have benefited from IWMF. This includes job and volunteering opportunities as well as capacity building trainings and knowledge on sustainable waste management particularly in waste segregations using 4R (Refuse, Reduce, Recycle and Recover) approaches.

In addition,18 recycling businesses have received business incubation support as well as marketing and grant opportunities offered by IWMF and its development partners.

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Annex 2: List of Documents Reviewed 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

Signed project document of Recycling Promotion Pilot (RPP) Project phase 2 Low Value Agreement (LVG) with Rede HASATIL Signed MoU between UNDP and Dom Bosco Foundation Agreement for Temporary Custodianship between UNDP and Rede HASATIL Annual Progress Report 2020 Project Progress Report presentation to MSA (Power point) Minutes of meeting for Project Board Meeting in September 2021 Assets Handover and Extension Request presentation at the PBM in September 2021 (Power Point) Baseline Study result for suco Caicoli Baseline Study result for suco Colmera Baseline Study result for suco Motael Baseline Study result for suco Campo Alor Impact Assessment Report presentation (Power point) Draft narrative Report from Rede HASATIL Financial Report from Rede HASATIL (on milestone 1 and 2) Recordkeeping for Kiosk Verde

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Annex 3: List of Recycling Startups No

Business Name

Contact Details

Recycling Business area

1

Unidade Haforsa AHDMTL

Tomas Batu Mali Ph: 76418819

AHDMTL is an association which gather various youth with disabilities with aim to support and create employment opportunities through transforming Plastic waste into earrings and flowers as well as collecting and transforming feather into beautiful dreamcatchers.

2

PROTAFON

Feliciano 78126949

PROTAFON is a social enterprise located in Hera with the aims to create employment opportunities to Timorese youth through collecting/ transforming plastic waste and unused clothes into flowers, small couches and sandals as well as to support vulnerable people to generate their own income.

3

MESAK Training Center

Joao Ricardo Ph: 75514143

In partnership with Hopeseller, piloting a high-quality paving produced from plastic waste and cement.

4

HOPESELLER

Antonio Soares Hp: 78337601

5

Art of Recycling

6

SAHAJA Group

Rotario Delgado Ph: 77526442 Agripino Ph: 75184251

7

Husi Rural Sai Global

Estelviana Martins Ph: 77481448

8

Siensia Exata Sao Pedro

Lucrecia Ph: 73895486

Provide equipment support Mesak Training Center to produce highquality paving. The equipment includes shredded machines and plastic bottles.

The art of recycling produces hand pocket bags from unused clothes (Jeans).

- A youth group which provides awareness campaign to Primary and High Schools Students in Dili on environmental conservation.

- Collection and transformation of Plastic bottles into different sizes of trash bin, couch, flowers, and environmental boards.

- Collection and transformation of plastic waste into a good quality of paving - The paving will be used to help the vulnerable community in Aileu Municipality especially to women and children who cannot afford to have their own house.

- Collecting and transforming plastics waste into tables and stools.

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Soldadura Kreativu

Alexandro D. R. Martins Ph: 75999635/77425120

10

Recycling Craft

Maria Ximens Ph: 77999635

11

Tano Recyclajen

12

YAD – TL

13

Huko Youth

Jose Sequeira Ph: 75724905 Zelia Fatima da Costa Ph: 77711103 Olga Corbafo Ph: 75298510

-

TiWomen Eco Jewelry

15

Team HEK

16

Collecting and transforming plastic waste and unused card box into valuable products such as flowers and dreamcatchers

-

Producing tiles from plastic bottles.

-

Transforming unused clothes into hairbands.

-

Collection and transformation of plastic waste into couch, tables as well as Christmas tree.

Transforming the paper waste into a beautiful boat and Timorese traditional house.

14

Transforming aluminum (waste) into a beautiful merchandise, chairs, and tables in Oecusse.

Arisca Marcal Ph: 77192574 Dalia dos Reis Ph: 74023996

Collecting and transforming plastic waste into beautiful earrings.

Klibur Bada’en Lixu Ale-Ale Timor

Luis Ph: 78175145

Producing beautiful bags, basket, and hat through using plastic waste “Ale-Ale cup”

17

Matak Handcraft

Amandina Ph: 76269878

Transforming plastic waste into a beautiful handbag, laptop case and coasters.

18

Centro Sover

Transforming unused bottles to merchandise, drinking cups and plate.

19

Maknifika Group

20

3R Timor-Leste

Hilly Bouwman Ph: 75430745 Maria Irene Ph: 75518941 Paerara Vong Ph: 77013507

Collecting and transforming plastic bottles into a different size of trash bin namely “Hungry Box”.

Transforming plastic bags into a beautiful flowers and earrings A group of youth which provide an educational awareness campaign on Waste management through 3R (reduce, reuse, and recycle) approach as

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well as hands on skills practices to Primary and High School students through recycling and upcycling 21

ENVACERS

Inacia Teme Ph: 76228078

A group of youth activist that are passionate to solve waste issues through organizing beach clean-up activities including recycling and upcycling

22

Timorese Youths Initiative for Development - TYIFD

Clinton Guterres Ph: 73852878

A group of passionate youth volunteers that aims to educate and empower their fellow youth through capacity building training, networking events, workshops, and consultancy

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Annex 4: List of Handover Assets a. List of assets handed over to Dom Bosco Foundation Timor-Leste Item #

Descriptions

Tag No

1

3D Printer – Ultimaker 2 Extended Battery for 3D Printer

2

3

Unit

Quantity

90000719

Cost (US $) 3,985.35

Unit

1

Sub-total (US $) 3,985.35

Date Acquisition 21/03/2019

Status

90000675

185.00

Unit

1

185.00

21/03/2019

Good

69.00

Roll

20

1,380.00

31/01/2021

Good

Good

Polymaker PolyLite White PLA Filament 1KG 2.85mm

-

Shredder machine

-

1,550.00

unit

1

1,550.00

7/10/2019

Good

Extrusion machine

-

905.00

unit

1

905.00

7/10/2019

Good

Compression machine

-

1,810.00

unit

1

1,810.00

7/10/2019

Good

Triangle injection machine

-

1,360.00

unit

1

1,360.00

7/10/2019

Good

Triangle injection mold

-

40.00

unit

1

40.00

7/10/2019

Good

Mold large pot compression machine

-

285.00

unit

1

285.00

7/10/2019

Good

Total

Remarks

11,500.35

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Recycling Promotion Pilot (RPP) Project UNDP Timor-Leste b. List of assets handed over to Dili Municipal Authority

Item # 1

2

Descriptions

Tag No

Tianda Tricycle

90001145

Cost (US $) 2,800.00

Unit

Quantity

Unit

1

Tianda Tricycle

-

2,800.00

Unit

1

2,800.00 25/04/2019

Good

Polypropylene bags

-

1.00

Bag

1950

1,950.00 12/09/2019

Good

Total

Sub-total Date Status Remarks (US $) Acquisition 2,800.00 25/04/2019 Good One unit is still with Rede HASATIL Brand new

7,550.00

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c. List of assets handed over to Ministry of State Administration

Item # 1

Descriptions

Tag No

Cost (US $) 1,313.70

Unit

Quantity

Unit

1

Unit

1

Sub-total Date (US $) Acquisition 1,313.70 22/04/2021

Status

Laptop – HP Elitebook 830 G6 Laptop Charger – 45W

-

2

HP P27h G4 Monitor

-

550.00

Unit

1

550.00 09/12/2021

New

3

Color Laser Jet Pro MFP M183fw printer MK220 Space-saving wireless keyboard and mouse combo

-

875.00

Unit

1

875.00 09/12/2021

New

-

75.00

Unit

1

75.00 09/12/2021

New

4

-

Total

Remarks

Good Good

2,813.7

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Recycling Promotion Pilot (RPP) Project UNDP Timor-Leste d. List of assets handed over to Secretary of State for the Environment

Item # 1

Descriptions

90001148

Cost (US $)

Unit

Quantity

Status

Shredder machine

90001149 1,550.00

unit

1

SubDate total Acquisition (US $) 1,550.00 7/10/2019

Extrusion machine

90001150

905.00

unit

1

905.00 7/10/2019

Good

Compression machine

90001151 1,810.00

unit

1

1,810.00 7/10/2019

Good

Triangle injection machine

90001152 1,360.00

unit

1

1,360.00 7/10/2019

Good

Triangle injection mold

90001153

40.00

unit

1

40.00 7/10/2019

Good

Mold large pot compression machine

90001148

285.00

unit

1

285.00 7/10/2019

Good

Total

Good

Remarks Asset is currently with Rede HASATIL Asset is currently with Rede HASATIL Asset is currently with Rede HASATIL Asset is currently with Rede HASATIL Asset is currently with Rede HASATIL Asset is currently with Rede HASATIL

5,950.00

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e. List of assets handed over to Rede HASATIL Item # 1

2

Descriptions

Tag No

Unit

Quantity

Status

Remarks

1

Sub-total Date (US $) Acquisition 3,000.00 29/07/2019

Unit

Good

Previously under Rede HASATIL’s temporary custodianship

Office container

90001146

Cost (US $) 3,000.00

Office container

90001147

3,000.00

Unit

1

3,000.00 30/07/2019

Good

Previously under Rede HASATIL’s temporary custodianship

Bio box

90001155

2,530.00

Unit

1

2,530.00 23/12/2019

Not working

Previously under Rede HASATIL’s temporary custodianship

Total

8,530.00

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