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

Analysis of Legal and Regulatory Constraints, Deficiencies and Omissions in Indonesia Regarding Private Public Partnerships in Water Supply, Waste Water and Solid Waste Urban Infrastructure

Published: 
December 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper builds and expands upon the work contained in the Narrative Description of Indonesia Laws and Regulations on Public-Private Partnerships and Public Sector Participation in the Sectors of Water Supply, Wastewater and Solid Waste. Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Development of a National Strategy for Sewage Disposal in Tunisia, Phase I

Published: 
December 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
At the request of the USAID Regional Housing and Urban Development Office in Tunis, The Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) Project conducted an exploratory study with the goal of elaborating a national strategy on the subject of sewage disposal in areas not served by the Tunisian National...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Impact Evaluation of a Large-Scale Rural Sanitation Project in Indonesia

Foundation Center
This impact evaluation assesses the results of Indonesian Total Sanitation and Sanitation Marketing (TSSM) program. Unlike many RCTs that are carried out on pilot programs, it looks at an intervention that has been implemented at scale and led by the government under real-world conditions,...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

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