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T1 Waste Management Outlook in Latin America and the Caribbean - Summary for Policy Makers
T2 Perspectivas de la Gestión de Residuos en América Latina y el Caribe - Resumen para los Responsables de la Formulación de Políticas
T2 Perspectivas da Gestão de Resíduos na América Latina e no Caribe - Resumo para os Formuladores de Políticas
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Savino, Atilio
A2 Solórzano, Gustavo
A2 Quispe, Carina
A2 Correal, Magda Carolina
K1 waste management
K1 solid waste management
K1 pollution
K1 recycling
K1 Latin America and the Caribbean
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/26436
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/26436
NO This summary for policy-makers provides a regional overview of waste management trends and challenges, serving as a guide for designing policies and programmes across Latin America and the Caribbean. Prepared in response to ministerial and United Nations mandates, the document analyses regional governance, financing, and data limitations. The methodology involved compiling and analysing information provided by regional countries alongside specific case studies. Key findings reveal steadily increasing municipal waste generation alongside weak institutional operations and inadequate recycling rates, meaning most waste is not utilised. 
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026