Waste Processing Plant Project Financing and Investment Model
Waste Processing Plant Project Financing and Investment Model Improving waste management through the integration of new technologies always means additional costs and the search for funding sources. The construction of a waste processing plant may require tens of millions of euros in funding, depending on the scale and equipment used. Investing in large projects can be difficult even for companies in good financial health. Problems in attracting funding stem from the usual caution of investors. In turn, the public sector is prone to chronic scarcity of funds, which often leads to the abandonment of environmental investments that could benefit local communities. Innovative models for attracting external funding will help to minimize these problems. These include waste processing plant project finance (PF) and public-private partnerships (PPPs) for environmental projects. Customers are attracted by the off-balance sheet nature of project finance. The creation of a separate company for