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

Colorado State University Environmental Learning Center

Colorado State University
Connects people with nature by facilitating educational, inclusive and safe experiences in the natural environment and to advance the field of environmental education through sound research and practice.Read more

2009 Uniform Plumbing Code Sizing Indirect Waste

International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
This lesson will guide you through the methods used to properly size indirect waste receptors. All relevant Code sections of the 2009 UPC will be addressed. At the end of the lesson, you will be able to: (1) Define and Identify an Indirect Waste Receptor (2) Identify the proper location of an...Read more

FECAL SLUDGE MANAGEMENT IN 5 MINUTES

Published: 
September 1, 2016
Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST)
Article on waste management. Read more

Increasing school attendance by improving WASH access

Published: 
July 1, 2016
Desert Research Institute
July 22 2016, TAMALE, GHANA – More than 70-percent of households in Northern Ghana have no access to toilets and fewer than 15-percent of those Ghanaian households have handwashing facilities, according to the recent UNICEF statistics. Lack of access to improved water, saniation and hygiene (WASH)...Read more
Regional focus: 
GhanaSub-Saharan Africa

WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) and COVID-19

Published: 
June 25, 2021
Effective water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems are required to protect populations from the spread of Covid-19. But, the large financial impacts the pandemic has had on providers can make it hard to deliver basic services and expand access to safe and reliable water and sanitation sources...Read more
Regional focus: 
Global

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