Waste Management
courtney
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20 Jun 2011
St. Kitts and Nevis adopted the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Act in 1999. The Act provides for the regulation and control of the importation, storage, manufacture, sale, transportation, disposal and use of pesticides and toxic chemicals. The Solid Waste Management Act was passed in 2000. Solid waste disposal in the Federation is limited to two sanitary landfills at Conaree and Roundhole in St. Kitts and at Lowground and Gingerland in Nevis. A large part of the waste is buried for...
courtney
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20 Jun 2011
The rapid increase in migration of the rural population to cities in recent years has aggravated the situation of waste management in Haiti, with the elimination of solid waste being one of the major challenges facing the municipal government. Household waste and garbage in Haiti is not treated by reliable and technologically approved systems. There are no organized landfills at the national level, with waste collection generally being the responsibility of the town halls, and is carried out to...
courtney
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17 Jun 2011
In Dominica, the National Solid Waste Management System is operated by the Solid Waste Management Corporation, a statutory entity established by the Solid Waste Management Corporation Act 17 of 1996. Some commercial enterprises are also involved in wastewater recycling programmes under special tax concessions policies. The Corporation is charged with the responsibility of providing facilities for the collection, transport, treatment and disposal of solid waste and matters incidental thereto....
courtney
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17 Jun 2011
Antigua and Barbuda has established a strategy to incorporate biodiversity conservation issues into disease control and waste management practices. There are no centralized sewage or wastewater treatment facilities in Antigua and Barbuda. Waste management and disposal is already beyond the handling capacity of the country’s responsible agencies. Existing legislation and funds are inadequate to implement and manage national waste treatment and disposal. Most residences, especially in urban...
elena
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02 May 2011
A regional initiative by UNEP-GEF called “Addressing land-based activities in the Western Indian Ocean” (WIO-Lab) has been implemented in the Seychelles. The institutional frameworks at the national level include the Environment Protection Act (EPA) 1994 and the Ministry of Environment.
Although the population growth rate of the Seychelles is relatively stable, the capacity of the Government in sectors such as housing and infrastructure, potable water and sanitation services, and...
