Developing solid waste disposal technologies

Improving solid waste disposal capacities

Description

Developing solid waste disposal technologies involves designing and implementing practical systems and methods to safely manage, treat, and reduce solid waste. This strategy aims to minimize environmental pollution, health hazards, and resource wastage by introducing efficient collection, sorting, recycling, composting, and safe landfill or incineration solutions. It addresses specific problems such as uncontrolled dumping, toxic emissions, and landfill overuse, ensuring sustainable waste management and improved public health outcomes.

Implementation

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

Agenda 21 recommends the development of appropriate solid waste disposal technologies on the basis of health risk assessment. This applies in particular to the development of appropriate solid waste disposal capacities in large cities.