INGENIEUR
The 19th session of the Commission on
Sustainable Development (CSD 19) focused on
sustainable production and consumption. Section
C deals with waste management, and offers quite
detailed guidance, extending to particular waste
streams (such as e-waste). Paragraph 38 identifies
the central objective of waste management as the
adoption of integrated policies that:
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Pro m o te wa s te p revent io n an d
minimisation
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Support environmentally sound and
efficient management, focusing on the
3Rs and the recovery of useful materials
and energy
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Ensure disposal of residual waste in an
environmentally sound manner.
The text supports the adoption of integrated
waste management strategies and gives many
explanations concerning what such strategies
could include.
In the lead-up to CSD19, in the review year (2010
– CSD18), a number of inter-sessional activities
were held focusing on waste management,
including: an International Consultative Meeting
on Expanding Waste Management Services
in Developing Countries, in Tokyo, Japan, in
March 2010; and an Inter-sessional Meeting on
Expanding Waste Management Services in Africa,
held in Rabat, Morocco, in November 2010.The
latter meeting generated the Rabat Declaration
on sustainable waste management. Following
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