Assessment of Solid Waste Management in Liberia

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.coverage.spatialLiberia
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-09T12:04:26Z
dc.date.available2017-03-09T12:04:26Z
dc.date.issued2007-07
dc.descriptionThe 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.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/17464
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number16 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectsolid waste management
dc.subjectprivate sector
dc.subjectcommunity participation
dc.subjectLiberia
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
dc.subject.sdgSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.titleAssessment of Solid Waste Management in Liberiaen
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