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Informal recycling of electronics in the developing world has emerged as a new global environmental concern. The primary approach to address this problem has been command-and-control policies that ban informal recycling and international trade in electronic scrap. These bans are difficult to enforce and also have negative effects by reducing reuse...

Summary of an APN funded project, CBA2010-01CMY-Sang-Arun-Promoting sustainable use of waste biomass in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Thailand: Combining food security, bio-energy and climate protection benefits.

This presentation provides overview of municipal solid waste management in developing Asian countries. The content includes waste generation, collection, disposal and the 3R implementation for improvement of municipal solid waste management, income generation and resource efficiency.

This presentation provides examples of recycling and integrated waste management in developing countries. Benefits of the 3Rs and integrated waste management on climate change mitigation was presented. Also, examples of international cooperation for improvement of municipal solid waste management were introduced.

This is an abstract of the APN funded project on CBA2010-01CMY-Sang-Arun-Promoting sustainable use of waste biomass in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Thailand: Combining food security, bio-energy and climate protection benefits.

This presentation introduces IGES activities on building capacity of local governments on reducing greenhouse gas emission from municipal solid waste management including development of GHG calculation tool for supporting decision making of local governments, organizing capacity building workshops, publishing science based evidence for selection of...