Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
United Nation Environment Program (UNEP)
Publication Year:
1999
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
ix, 74 p. : tables ; 29 cm
Call Number
363.7285 GUI
VF 2068
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
17358
Legacy PEIN ID:
57265
General Notes
Available online|Also hold 2nd copy in VF 2068|"Produced by SPREP's Waste Management, Pollution Prevention and Emergencies Programme with assistance from UNEP
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Factory and trade waste - Oceania.
Environment - Cook Islands
Environment - Protection - Samoa
Refuse and refuse disposal - Oceania
Abstract
Disposal of solid waste is a world-wide problem. The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Pacific increasingly share in this problem. As the economies of the island States develop and move toward a cash based, consumer goods society, the volumes and complexity of waste products increase. However, unlike the mainly organic waste of the past, much of the modem waste stream may take many years to break down. Some components of the waste may be harmful. Inadequately managed waste disposal has the potential to affect the health of the people, damage the environment of the islands and be a barrier to economic development, Further discussion on the extent of the problem in the region may be found in SPREP (1998): "Solid Waste Issues in Pacific ACP Countries" by Dr Suresh Raj.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
United Nation Environment Program (UNEP)
Publication Year:
1999
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
ix, 74 p. : tables ; 29 cm
Call Number
363.7285 GUI
VF 2068
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
17358
Legacy PEIN ID:
57265
General Notes
Available online|Also hold 2nd copy in VF 2068|"Produced by SPREP's Waste Management, Pollution Prevention and Emergencies Programme with assistance from UNEP
Record Created: 19-Feb-2003
Record Modified: 05-Sep-2022