Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries
Publications: Solid Waste Management (SWM)
Publications: Solid Waste Management (SWM)
Community-based involvement in Solid waste managemenent
General
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| Global Waste Challenge |
This booklet aims at rising the awareness of
the appalling situation related to Municipal Solid Waste Management in
developing countries. Data on MSW reveals the differences between
high-income countries and the developing world. The data used and links
to it sources can be ordered from: caterina.dallatorre@eawag.ch |
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| Key readings in Solid Waste Management | A bibliography list considered to be key readings in the topic of Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries |
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Municipal Solid Waste Management. Defining the Baseline |
A Checklist for Assessments of Municipal Solid Waste Systems By C. Zurbrugg (2003) |
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| Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries |
A primer and introduction to the main issues related
to solid waste management in developing countries
By C. Zurbrugg (2002) |
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| Improving Municipal Solid Waste Management in India - A Sourcebook for Policy Makers and Practitioners |
This book was written to support training of
municipal officers. Although this book is about SWM in India, we expect
that its contents will also help local governments throughout the
developing world to plan and implement sustainable solutions to the
waste management challenge. The publication was prepared by World Bank
Institute, Infrastructure Professionals Enterprise, Centre for
Environment Education as well as Eawag/Sandec (2007) |
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| Urban Solid Waste Management in Low-Income Countries of Asia - How to Cope with the Garbage Crisis |
This paper was presented at the Scientific Committee
on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Urban Solid Waste Management Review
Session, Durban, South Africa, November 2002. In gives a brief overview on the
key issues on municipal solid waste management in the Asian context. By C. Zurbrugg (2003) |
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| Baseline Study on Water Supply, Sanitation and Solid Waste in Upper Dharamsala, India |
This report describes a project conducted with the
Tibetan Welfare Office in Dharamsala. Its objective was to assess the situation
with regard to water supply and environmental sanitation in McLeod Ganj in order
to prioritize for future action. Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to
analyse the Water and Sanitation situation. SANDEC Report 09/03 By B. Sterkele and C. Zurbrugg (2003) |
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| Main Problems and Issues of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries with Emphasis on Probelms related to Disposal by Landfill |
This paper was presented at the Third Swedish
Landfill Research Symposia in October 1998 in Lulea, Sweden. It describes the
overall problems developing countries are facing with solid waste management and
focuses on the challenges of solid waste disposal.
By C. Zurbrugg (1998) |
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