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Waste Atlas Report
(2014)Most of dumpsites are located in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Northern Asian countries, namely in areas where more than two third of of the Earth’s population lives. According to World Health Organization (WHO), ... -
Waste Crime - Waste Risks: Gaps in Meeting the Global Waste Challenge - A Rapid Response Assessment
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)More than ever, our future depends upon how we manage the future of our waste. As an integrated part of sustainable development, effective waste management can reduce our global footprint. Ignoring or neglecting the ... -
Waste Discharge into the Marine Environment: Principles and Guidelines for the Mediterranean Action Plan
(1982)The present volume provides principles and guidelines for the issuance of permits by national authorities for the discharge of certain types of waste and other matter into the marine environment. -
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Waste Management as an Essential Service in Latin America and the Caribbean: Articulating Social and Environmental Policy for the post-COVID-19 Recovery - Policy Brief
(2020)Governments need to consider waste management as an urgent and essential public service to respond to emergencies such as the COVID-19 outbreak, in order to minimize possible secondary impacts upon health and the environment. ... -
Waste Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic: From Response to Recovery
(2020)This report provides practical information, suggestions, and guidelines on Healthcare Waste Management (HCWM) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) given the restrictions and limitations imposed by the ongoing pandemic, ... -
Waste Management in ASEAN Countries: Summary Report
(2017)This summary report examines the waste management landscape in 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States. This report begins with the statistics on the trends of population growth, urbanization, and ... -
Waste Management in Myanmar: Current Status, Key Challenges and Recommendations for National and City Waste Management Strategies
(2017)This policy report reviews the current status of waste management in Myanmar and confirms that it remains at a preliminary stage, attributed to challenges at both the national and city levels resulting from a range of ... -
Waste Management Outlook for Mountain Regions: Sources and Solutions
(2016)Mountains play an essential role in supplying water, energy, food and other services to millions of people living in the mountains and downstream. Ensuring the continued supply of these services has never been more important. ... -
Waste Management Outlook for Mountain Regions: Sources and Solutions - Executive Summary
(2016)This report highlights both the challenges and the solutions for good waste management in mountain regions. -
Waste Management Outlook for West Asia 2019: Summary for Decision-Makers
(2019)About 60.4 million tons of municipal solid waste was generated in West Asia in 2016, with the informal sector collecting an estimated 7.1 per cent of this and about 16.8 per cent remaining uncollected. The organic fraction ... -
Waste Management Outlook for West Asia 2019: Waste to Wealth
(2019)This Regional Outlook builds upon the Global Waste Management Outlook published in 2015. Focusing on waste management systems, finance and governance, it articulates a means of future progress toward sustainable waste ... -
Waste Management Partnership Area Draft Wish List
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Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan for Mandalay City (2017-2030)
(2017)The City Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan for Mandalay (CWMSAP) gives a long-term vision and guide to Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) for its efforts towards transforming from the traditional waste ... -
Waste Management Strategy: With special Emphasis on Minimisation and Resource Recovery - Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean Small Island Developing States
(1999)This volume is part of a series of publications on waste management in SIDS prepared by the UNEP's Division of Environmental Policy Implementation. The publications were prepared as part of the UNEP project Integrated Waste ... -
Waste Not, Want Not: Reducing Food Loss and Waste in North America through Life Cycle-based Approaches
(2019)The objective of this report is to describe life cycle thinking and the suite of quantitative tools such as life cycle assessment (LCA) that are rooted in that perspective, and to detail where and how these tools can be ... -
Waste Not, Want Not: Reducing Food Loss and Waste in North America through Life Cycle-based Approaches - Executive Summary
(2019)The objective of this report is to describe life cycle thinking and the suite of quantitative tools such as life cycle assessment (LCA) that are rooted in that perspective, and to detail where and how these tools can be ... -
Waste stabilization ponds and constructed wetlands: design manual
(UNEPDanish International Development Agency, 2004)This Manual provides information for designers, builders and operators about a wide range of applications and objectives such as developing, implementing and operating Artificially Constructed Wetlands (ACW) and Waste ...
