Waste Management

According to WHO, poor waste disposal practices are responsible for a significant proportion of the world's infectious disease burden. In many areas, municipal sewage is often mixed with industrial waste and in some regions very little wastewater receives treatment before it is discharged into the environment. Resources available in this sub-theme include assessment reports of wastewater treatment plants, national strategies for sewage disposal, among other resources that support sustainable waste management.

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Waste Management Resources

Water for the World: Operating and Maintaining Sewer Systems

U.S. Agency for International Development
A sewer system is a self-operating network of underground pipes that carries sewage by gravity flow from a number of dwellings. It flows to a stabilization pond or other central treatment facility. This technical note describes the elements involved in maintaining a sewer system.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Downstream of the Toilet: Transforming Poo into Profit

U.S. Agency for International Development
This briefing note provides a look into the private-sector service delivery model that WASHplus and the International NGO Practica designed and piloted in Ambositra, Madagascar to sustainably manage fecal sludge generated in the city using low-cost decentralized technologies.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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