CHAPTER EIGHT - ESCAP

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170CHAPTER EIGHTINTRODUCTIONWaste is an unavoidable by-product of mosthuman activity. economic development and risingliving standards in the Asian and Pacific Region haveled to increases in the quantity and complexity ofgenerated waste, whilst industrial diversification andthe provision of expanded health-care facilities haveadded substantial quantities of industrial hazardouswaste and biomedical waste into the waste streamwith potentially severe environmental and humanhealth consequences. The CHAPTER discusses thegeneration, treatment, disposal and management ofthe growing volume of waste, which poses formidablechallenges to both high and low-income countries ofthe OF and CharacteristicsA clear appreciation of the quantities

correlation with levels of economic development and activity. High-income countries (such as Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Republic of Korea, and Singapore) produce between 1.1 and 5.0 kg/capita/ day; middle-income countries (such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand) generate between 0.52 and 1.0 kg/capita/day, whilst low-income countries ...

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