With the rapid development of China's economy, municipal solid waste (MSW) is also increasing rapidly day by day, and the management of MSW has become a more prominent problem in the process of...Show moreWith the rapid development of China's economy, municipal solid waste (MSW) is also increasing rapidly day by day, and the management of MSW has become a more prominent problem in the process of urbanization. How to reduce the generation of garbage, ensure the provision of high-quality services in processing, and realize the reduction, harmlessness and recycling of garbage has become a hot spot of social concern. Public-private partnership (PPP) serves as a bridge connecting the public sector and the private sector. While alleviating the government’s financial burden on the project, it also incorporates the private sector into the public sector and improves the operational efficiency of MSW management projects with the help of the market. Solving the problem of municipal solid waste disposal in the form of public-private partnerships has become a common way all over the world. In China, the form of public-private partnership has set off an upsurge in the field of municipal solid waste treatment as an innovative means in recent years. However, due to the late development and lack of experience, there are still a series of problems in the current PPP mode of MSW management in China. This paper analyzes the current PPP model of MSW management in China and researches the factors that affect its success or failure, which has certain significance for the long-term development of the PPP model. This study takes the PPP MSW project in Wuhan, China as a case study. In order to achieve the purpose of the research, a successful MSW PPP project of Chongqing Tongxin MSW project is added as a comparative case. The main research method is a comparative case study by interviewing project leaders. Two interviews will be conducted. The first interviewee is the person in charge of the MSW project in Chongqing, who is the head of the China region of the private enterprise WTT (Waste Treatment and technologies). The second interviewee is the person in charge of the government's Wuhan MSW project. Thematic analysis will be used to analyze my interview data. Through interviews, data collection, and thematic analysis, six codes most relevant to the research questions were screened out, (1) The level of local economic development of the project, (2) Resident acceptance, (3) Government regulatory ability and experience, (4) Government Administrative risk, (5) Government financial tolerance and risk control ability, (6) Strengths of private enterprise. Then compare the success and failure factors of the PPP model application in Chongqing and Wuhan. Because of the deficiencies in the current PPP mode of MSW in China, the establishment of relevant industry and legal systems is proposed from the four perspectives of the government, private sector, residents, and waste disposal methods. Some opinions and relevant suggestions are put forward for the sustainable development of the MSW management industry.Show less
