RFP_007_2026_Natl Firm implement scale collection & proces Agric. plastiic waste

Name of Service: RFP_007_2026_National consultancy firm to implement at scale the collection and processing of agricultural plastic waste and to develop and operationalize sustainable business modelsProject: Financing Agrochemical Reduction and Management (FARM) in Laos. Duration of Assignment: 10 monthsScope of Service.The selected firm will be responsible for the following tasks:Task 1: Baseline verification and operational planning• Conduct a desk review of key project documents, the project safeguards instruments (ESMF/SES screening and the standalone ESMPs) and national policy on agrochemical and plastic waste management.• Establish a quantified plastic waste baseline and produce a waste flow mapping report (by plastic type, crop, district/province, source, seasonality and POPs-HHP/contamination risk), confirming the recoverable volume underpinning the 1,200-ton target.• Develop a detailed, costed operational plan converting the 1,200-ton target into monthly collection volumes, collection points, transport routes, storage/aggregation sites, equipment needs and assigned responsibilities.Task 2: BAT/BEP procedures and safeguards• Finalize and apply field ready BAT/BEP standard operating procedures for segregation, triple rinsing, PPE use, temporary storage, transport, shredding/compacting, recycling/disposal and emergency/spill response.• Operationalize the project safeguards through the standalone Pollution Prevention and Management Plan, Occupational Health and Safety Plan and Waste Management Plan, with monitoring of compliance.• Prepare and apply a waste classification protocol distinguishing contaminated pesticide containers, potentially contaminated agricultural plastics, recyclable non-hazardous plastics, non-recyclable residues and hazardous residues. Contaminated pesticide containers shall not be recycled into products that may create human, animal or environmental exposure risks.• Ensure that all storage and aggregation sites used under the assignment m