Assessment of Solid Waste Management in Liberia

The primary task of this exercise was to undertake, in consultation with the EPA, a review of the Solid Waste Management Sector of Liberia, in particular: The roles, responsibilities and legal mandates of the key public sector actors throughout Liberia; The public institutional framework for waste management; Existing operational practices and facilities; Participation of local NGOs and CBOs within the waste management sector; Existing cost recovery mechanisms, if any; Public education initiatives and technologies; The capacity of the private sector to deliver waste management services; The management of hazardous healthcare waste (HHCW); and, The identification of the necessary components for long-term, sustainable improvements within the waste management sector. Increase awareness by a one-day workshop was conducted for some forty (40) representatives of relevant public and private sector stakeholders within the waste management field.