Transcription of CHAPTER EIGHT - ESCAP
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170 CHAPTER EIGHTINTRODUCTIONW aste 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 andcharacteristics of the waste being generated is a keycomponent in the development of robust andcost-effective solid waste management amongst some of the more developedcountries within the region the quantification andcharacterization of waste forms the basis formanagement and intervention, elsewhere littlepriority is given to the systematic surveying of wastearisings and the quantities, characteristics, seasonalvariations and future trends of waste generat
demolition and construction debris is often included in collected waste, as are small quantities of hazardous waste, such as electric light bulbs, batteries, ... India, Viet Nam and Myanmar) have generation rates of between 0.45 and 0.89 kg/capita/ day. Figure 8.1 shows MSW generation by the high, middle and low-income countries of the region.
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