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Movie on Importance of Waste Pickers Uniting in India
A thought-provoking documentary about the women of Pune, India working with the recycling co-operative SWaCH. Watch how their work impacts their lives and the environment around them. Through organizing, these women have improved their livelihoods and...
Regional Solid Waste Management Project in METAP Mashreq and Maghreb Countries
Financed by European Commission EU in 2002; IBRD, WB, ANPE, MEDCITIES and GTZ-ERM-GKW implemented a solid waste management project. The main objective is to promote the adoption of sustainable integrated waste management practices through:...
Waste Management at the Port of Rotterdam
The Local Beach Global Garbage portal presents a case study for the marine litter management approach at the port of Rotterdam.
The port of Rotterdam has a very active waste collection business. The above weblink provides a video documentary on the...
Marine Litter Publications and Resources
The North West Pacific Action Plan with its Data and Information Network Regional Activity Center, involving China, Korea, Japan and Russia provides access to different types of resources for marine litter management. The resources provided on the...
Waste Management World: A magazine
Waste Management World is an interesting magazine that provides insights and useful information on waste management related issues. You can find articles classified into the following thematic groups:
Collection/Transport
Recycling...
Working with waste: Guideline on Waste Collection in High Density and Unserviced Areas
The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism of South Africa has produced a very interesting document on waste collection guidelines in high-density and unserviced areas. The guide is easy to read, user-friendly and very illustrative.
Managua towards Public-Private Partnerships for solid waste collection
The Mayor's Office of Citizen Power of Managua (ALMA), in search of better performance in collecting trash in various neighborhoods of the capital, signed a partnership for solid waste management in the municipality of Managua.
This alliance is to...
Public Private Partnership for waste collection in Managua, Nicaragua
A very intersting video on the Public Private Partnership established in Managua, Nicaragua between the municipality and the informal waste collectors, under the Cooperativa des Manos Unidos. The partnership has been supported by the UNDP programme on...
Video on Public Private Partnerships in Lusaka for Solid Waste Management
The video is an interesting documentary on the current integrated waste management system implemented in the city of Lusaka in Zambia. You can see the pre-collection mechanisms, the transfer points as well as the whole part of the recovered materials...
Appraisal of solid waste collection following private sector involvement in Dar es Salaam city, Tanzania
This paper presents findings of a study, which was carried out in Dar es Salaam city to assess postprivatisation of solid waste collection and disposal. Prior to the assessment, fieldwork studies indicated that current solid waste generation rate in...
