Metropolitan Governance in the Argentinian Context: The case of the CEAMSE

Abstract

The Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires is the largest metropolitan area of Argentina and one of the biggest in the world. In this urban setting, the Coordinación Ecológica Área Metropolitana Sociedad del Estado (CEAMSE) provides services of final waste disposal at a regional scale, emerging as one of the few examples of metropolitan governance in the AMBA. Nevertheless, although this public company is consolidated, it has experienced periods of conflict and crisis, affecting its current capability to expand its operations. This article aims to review and analyze the issue of Solid Waste Management (SWM) in the AMBA and analyze CEAMSE's history and challenges in order to understand its current situation better and identify lessons that could contribute to enhancing the company’s model of waste management.