Waste Management
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 October 2010: Parties to the treaties regulating the dumping of wastes at sea met from 11-15 October 2010, at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London, UK, and adopted revised specific guidelines for assessment of bulky items.
The 32nd Consultative Meeting of Contracting Parties to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972 (London Convention) and fifth Meeting of Contracting Parties to the 1996...
Da
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24 Aug 2011
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean will convene an expert group to discuss waste management issues facing Caribbean island nations.
Beth
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09 Aug 2011
The Soomon Islands has recently finalized a National Waste Management Strategy.
Solid waste is a growing problem, particularly in urban areas such as Honiara. Public attitudes and existing policies prevent execution of a comprehensive approach to waste management. Due to poor public awareness and policy absence, a great amount of household-compostable solid waste continues to be added to the landfill waste stream, overburdening the waste collection and disposal function of the Honiara City...
Beth
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03 Aug 2011
Papua new Guinea's (PNG's) waste management issues are addressed in the National Water Supply and Sewerage (NWSS) Act, the Public Health Act and the Environmental Contaminants Act.
Similar to many other developing countries, PNG is facing problems with managing its waste in striving for economic prosperity and political stability. This includes municipal solid waste as well as hazardous and infectious waste. Large sections of urban society suffer from service inadequacies in...
Beth
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02 Aug 2011
Palau is not a party to the Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes.
Sewage and solid waste have also been identified as Palau’s top two infrastructure priorities needed to facilitate economic development. Hazardous wastes, although receiving less attention, are also a growing concern as Palau increasingly becomes a consumer society integrated into the global trading system. To date, one quarter of urban households and virtually all rural households do not have access to public sewerage...
