World Bank2013-03-182013-03-182011-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12799Environmental Resources Management-PR, Inc presents this report entitled 'upstream reduction of solid waste generation and its implications on dioxin and furan emissions' as part of the project phase two study upstream reduction of solid waste generation and its implications on dioxin and furan emissions, approved by the World Bank on April 19, 2011. Burning of garbage is prevalent in Latin America at poorly managed disposal sites and when it is used as a means of disposal at the household level in rural areas and other areas not adequately covered by collection. Waste burning is one of the major sources of dioxins and furans in these Countries. Current strategies to reduce these emissions include the long term process of converting dumpsites to landfills and expanding collection to areas not covered by the collection service. In addition to these programs, reduction in waste generation volume potentially present a cost-effective means to reduce overall dioxin and furan emissions and there is some evidence that reducing certain types of wastes (plastics and chlorinated polymers) will reduce the levels of dioxin and furans emitted from a given quantity waste.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONADVERSE EFFECTSAIR EMISSIONSALUMINUMANIMAL FEEDAPPLIANCESASHBEVERAGE CONTAINERSBIODEGRADABLE MUNICIPAL WASTEBIODEGRADABLE WASTEBIOGASBUILDING MATERIALSCADMIUMCHROMIUMCLEANER PRODUCTIONCLIMATE CHANGECOMMERCIAL ENTERPRISESCOMPOSTCOMPOST MATERIALSCOMPOSTINGCOMPREHENSIVE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTCONSERVATIONCONSUMPTION PATTERNSCONTINUOUS MONITORINGCOST BENEFIT ANALYSISCOST OF WASTE MANAGEMENTCOST SAVINGSDEPOSIT REFUNDDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDIOXINSDISPOSAL COSTSDISPOSAL FACILITIESDISPOSAL FACILITYDISPOSAL FEEDISPOSAL SITESDISPOSAL SYSTEMSDIVERSION RATEDURABLE GOODSECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC FACTORSECONOMIC INCENTIVESECONOMICSECONOMIES OF SCALEEFFECTIVE STRATEGYELECTRIC APPLIANCESELECTRICITYEMISSIONENERGY RECOVERYENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIESENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESSENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMESENVIRONMENTAL POLICIESENVIRONMENTAL POLICYENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCESENVIRONMENTAL TAXESEXTERNALITIESFERTILIZERSFINAL DISPOSALFISHFOOD PRODUCTIONFOREST MANAGEMENTFUELFURNITUREGARBAGEGARBAGE COLLECTIONGAS EMISSIONSGENERATION OF WASTEGHGGLASSGREEN PRODUCTSGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GASESHAZARDOUS SUBSTANCESHAZARDOUS WASTEHDPEHEAVY METALHEAVY METALSHUMAN HEALTHHYDROCARBONSILLEGAL DUMPINGILLEGAL LOGGINGINCINERATION PROCESSINCOMEINDUSTRIAL WASTEINDUSTRIAL WASTE EXCHANGEINDUSTRIAL WASTESLANDFILLLANDFILL DIRECTIVELANDFILL TAXLANDFILLSLEACHATELIQUID WASTELITTERLOGGINGMARKET FACTORSMEMBER STATESMERCURYMSWMUNICIPAL SOLIDMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTEMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE STREAMMUNICIPAL WASTENATURAL ENVIRONMENTNATURAL RESOURCESOPEN BURNINGORGANIC POLLUTANTSPLASTICPLASTICSPOLICY INSTRUMENTSPOLLUTIONPOLYMERSPOOR WASTE MANAGEMENTPOWER GENERATIONPRODUCERSPVCRAW MATERIALSRECYCLABLE MATERIALSRECYCLED GLASSRECYCLINGREFRIGERATORSRESIDUESRESOURCE MANAGEMENTREUSABLE CONTAINERSRISK MANAGEMENTSANITATIONSEWAGESEWAGE SLUDGESHREDDED TIRESSOCIAL COSTSSOIL POLLUTIONSOILSSOLAR POWERSOLID WASTESOLID WASTE COLLECTIONSOLID WASTE GENERATIONSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GOALSSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGYSOLID WASTE REDUCTIONSOLID WASTESSOURCE REDUCTIONSPECIAL WASTETOXIC COMPOUNDSTOXICITYTYPES OF WASTESWASTE BURNINGWASTE COLLECTIONWASTE DISPOSALWASTE GENERATORSWASTE HAULERSWASTE HIERARCHYWASTE INCINERATIONWASTE MANAGEMENTWASTE MANAGEMENT POLICYWASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICESWASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMWASTE MATERIALSWASTE MINIMIZATIONWASTE PREVENTIONWASTE REDUCTIONWASTE VOLUMESYARD WASTEWorld Bank10.1596/12799