strategy
Using criteria for safe management of solid waste
Synonyms:
Preparing guidelines for sustainable solid waste management Context:
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 assembling and analysing the scientific evidence for pollution impact of waste in the environment in order to formulate and disseminate recommended scientific criteria and guidelines for the environmentally sound management of solid waste. Implementation:
Argentina has prepared a regulation on universal wastes that would impose special regimes on batteries, fluorescent lamps, high-pressure neon lights, printer cartridges, and another bill seeks to ban the use of PVC for beverage containers (2002).Brazil has existing national regulations on extended producer responsibility (EPR) regimes for batteries, tyres and pesticide packaging (2002) and is drafting them for packaging (including transport packaging), lamps, electronics and construction/demolition wastes. At the state and municipal levels, EPR and/or take-back mandates exist for aerosols, plastic packaging, non-returnable packaging, batteries, lamps and computer diskettes, with proposals pending for end-of-life vehicles, tyres, electronics and expired medicines.
Broader:
Extending producer responsibilityImproving solid waste managementPreparing environmental guidelines for safe discharge of waste Narrower:
Preparing guidelines on waste management for unserved low-income areasDeveloping guidelines for identifying hazardous wastePreparing best practice guides for waste recyclingStrengthening international guidelines for the safe reuse of wastePreparing waste minimization guidelines Facilitates:
Disposing of household refuse Facilitated by:
Setting targets for reduction of emissions of greenhouse gasesImplementing targets for water-related disease control Subjects:
Societal Problems → WasteResearch, Standards → Quality unification
Management → Management
Environment → Environment
Development → Sustainable development
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
