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CARBON PROJECT

Mabwepande Composting Facility for Market Waste

Gold Standard · GS5988 · Tanzania

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Credits issued
4,509
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
4,509
100% of issued
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

In Dar es Salaam, hundreds of tons of organic waste are generated every day at the local food markets. The majority of organic waste is either disposed under uncontrolled conditions at dumpsites or left uncollected and untreated, contributing to waste accumulations in the streets and odour pollution in the city. This is avoided by collecting and treating the organic waste in a controlled composting facility. The composting process under controlled and aerobic conditions will maintain the biological process and therefore avoid methane emissions. The composting facility will be built on a 2 hectare area. The area is mostly paved and the whole area where the organic waste is kept for the first rotting process (controlled intensive rotting) is safely drained. This first process step takes about two weeks, after which the now fresh compost material is relocated to a maturation area. The rotting process takes around 8-10 weeks in total, during which the waste is actively aerated to maintain the biological process.

The record

Project ID
GS5988
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Composting · Waste Management
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
AMS-III.F. Avoidance of methane emissions through composting
Developer
atmosfair gGmbH · 45 projects
Country
Tanzania
First vintage
2021
Crediting period
2019-09-01 to 2024-08-31
Estimated yearly credits
8,529
Scale
Micro Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 13: Climate Action
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

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Registry documents (the project design document and validation report) normally cover consultation and benefit-sharing; open the record in the registry to read them.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 13: Climate Action

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2021
Crediting period
2019-09-01 to 2024-08-31
Credits issued
4,509 (retired 4,509)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
Coordinates
-6.6759, 39.0629
Source
Gold Standard registry (public API)
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Credit totals and status are as compiled in the Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v2026-08 (CC BY 4.0) and change as the registries update. Please check the registry record before you quote a figure.
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