Waste Management as an Essential Service in Latin America and the Caribbean: Articulating Social and Environmental Policy for the post-COVID-19 Recovery - Policy Brief

Governments need to consider waste management as an urgent and essential public service to respond to emergencies such as the COVID-19 outbreak, in order to minimize possible secondary impacts upon health and the environment. Response measures need to consider all types of waste, including healthcare and household waste.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: United Nations Environment Programme
Other Authors: Latin America Office
Format: Policy and Strategy Documents biblioteca
Language:English
Spanish
Published: 2020
Subjects:HAZARDOUS WASTES, MEDICAL WASTES, WASTE MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, WASTE TREATMENT, COVID-19, WASTE UTILIZATION, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN,
Online Access:https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/32615
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