Upstream Reduction of Solid Waste Generation : Implications on Dioxin and Furan Emission

Environmental Resources Management-PR, Inc presents this report entitled 'upstream reduction of solid waste generation and its implications on dioxin and furan emissions' as part of the project phase two study upstream reduction of solid waste generation and its implications on dioxin and furan emissions, approved by the World Bank on April 19, 2011. Burning of garbage is prevalent in Latin America at poorly managed disposal sites and when it is used as a means of disposal at the household level in rural areas and other areas not adequately covered by collection. Waste burning is one of the major sources of dioxins and furans in these Countries. Current strategies to reduce these emissions include the long term process of converting dumpsites to landfills and expanding collection to areas not covered by the collection service. In addition to these programs, reduction in waste generation volume potentially present a cost-effective means to reduce overall dioxin and furan emissions and there is some evidence that reducing certain types of wastes (plastics and chlorinated polymers) will reduce the levels of dioxin and furans emitted from a given quantity waste.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2011-05
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ADVERSE EFFECTS, AIR EMISSIONS, ALUMINUM, ANIMAL FEED, APPLIANCES, ASH, BEVERAGE CONTAINERS, BIODEGRADABLE MUNICIPAL WASTE, BIODEGRADABLE WASTE, BIOGAS, BUILDING MATERIALS, CADMIUM, CHROMIUM, CLEANER PRODUCTION, CLIMATE CHANGE, COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES, COMPOST, COMPOST MATERIALS, COMPOSTING, COMPREHENSIVE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION PATTERNS, CONTINUOUS MONITORING, COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, COST OF WASTE MANAGEMENT, COST SAVINGS, DEPOSIT REFUND, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DIOXINS, DISPOSAL COSTS, DISPOSAL FACILITIES, DISPOSAL FACILITY, DISPOSAL FEE, DISPOSAL SITES, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, DIVERSION RATE, DURABLE GOODS, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC FACTORS, ECONOMIC INCENTIVES, ECONOMICS, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EFFECTIVE STRATEGY, ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, ELECTRICITY, EMISSION, ENERGY RECOVERY, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES, EXTERNALITIES, FERTILIZERS, FINAL DISPOSAL, FISH, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FUEL, FURNITURE, GARBAGE, GARBAGE COLLECTION, GAS EMISSIONS, GENERATION OF WASTE, GHG, GLASS, GREEN PRODUCTS, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GREENHOUSE GASES, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, HAZARDOUS WASTE, HDPE, HEAVY METAL, HEAVY METALS, HUMAN HEALTH, HYDROCARBONS, ILLEGAL DUMPING, ILLEGAL LOGGING, INCINERATION PROCESS, INCOME, INDUSTRIAL WASTE, INDUSTRIAL WASTE EXCHANGE, INDUSTRIAL WASTES, LANDFILL, LANDFILL DIRECTIVE, LANDFILL TAX, LANDFILLS, LEACHATE, LIQUID WASTE, LITTER, LOGGING, MARKET FACTORS, MEMBER STATES, MERCURY, MSW, MUNICIPAL SOLID, MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE, MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE STREAM, MUNICIPAL WASTE, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, OPEN BURNING, ORGANIC POLLUTANTS, PLASTIC, PLASTICS, POLICY INSTRUMENTS, POLLUTION, POLYMERS, POOR WASTE MANAGEMENT, POWER GENERATION, PRODUCERS, PVC, RAW MATERIALS, RECYCLABLE MATERIALS, RECYCLED GLASS, RECYCLING, REFRIGERATORS, RESIDUES, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, REUSABLE CONTAINERS, RISK MANAGEMENT, SANITATION, SEWAGE, SEWAGE SLUDGE, SHREDDED TIRES, SOCIAL COSTS, SOIL POLLUTION, SOILS, SOLAR POWER, SOLID WASTE, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION, SOLID WASTE GENERATION, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GOALS, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY, SOLID WASTE REDUCTION, SOLID WASTES, SOURCE REDUCTION, SPECIAL WASTE, TOXIC COMPOUNDS, TOXICITY, TYPES OF WASTES, WASTE BURNING, WASTE COLLECTION, WASTE DISPOSAL, WASTE GENERATORS, WASTE HAULERS, WASTE HIERARCHY, WASTE INCINERATION, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY, WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WASTE MATERIALS, WASTE MINIMIZATION, WASTE PREVENTION, WASTE REDUCTION, WASTE VOLUMES, YARD WASTE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/05/16426433/upstream-reduction-solid-waste-generation-implications-dioxin-furan-emission https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12799
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