This brief show that reducing per capita waste generation provides financial benefits and greater safety for people and ecosystems.
Here, hazardous waste is defined according to the Basel and Waigani Conventions, with categories listed in Basel Convention Annex I, Annex II and characteristics in Annex III. These include wastes that are explosive, flammable or prone to spontaneous combustion, poisonous or toxic, and infectious, among other characteristics.
This assessment provides a detailed view of the legislative environment governing waste management currently in operation in Kiribati.
This joint FAO-UNDP-UNEP report calls for governments to rethink the way agriculture is subsidized and the reforms required to better support the transformation of food systems in order to achieve the SDGs.
This report presents an assessment of the financial implications for individuals farms of acting on food surplus and waste.