Institute for Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality and Solid Waste ...
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Chair of <strong>Waste</strong> Management <strong>and</strong> Emissions<br />
evaluation of solid waste management in urban <strong>and</strong><br />
rural areas has shown a surprisingly high compliance.<br />
One important insight gained through this meeting is:<br />
Whereas almost all big cities in each partner country<br />
can ensure a relatively good collection <strong>and</strong> treatment<br />
of waste, the situation in the rural areas is yet completely<br />
unsatisfying. In many cases only a minor part<br />
of the waste collected, the disposal happens in illegal<br />
dump sites, in rivers or anywhere in the l<strong>and</strong>scape.<br />
Even that the situation in the partner countries is not<br />
entirely comparable, our estimations still show that<br />
more than 50% of waste appearance occurs in rural<br />
areas <strong>and</strong> there<strong>for</strong>e is treated inadequately. The environmental<br />
impact on soil, ground <strong>and</strong> surface water<br />
<strong>and</strong> on the atmosphere is without any doubts profound.<br />
A further critical point has been elaborated: <strong>Waste</strong><br />
from hospitals <strong>and</strong> hazardous waste (industrial as<br />
well as household waste, e.g. batteries or fluorescent<br />
tubes). As one of the first Latin-American countries,<br />
Columbia compiles a cadastral register of hazardous<br />
waste. The next step will be the development of waste<br />
treatment <strong>and</strong> disposal facility plants.<br />
Results, examples <strong>and</strong> other useful in<strong>for</strong>mation including<br />
dictionary <strong>for</strong> solid waste management in German,<br />
English, Spanish can be found in our website<br />
www.wastenet.de .<br />
Financing institution:<br />
EU, DG International Cooperation INCO<br />
Project partner:<br />
• Costa Rica; Universidad de Costa Rica San Pedro<br />
de Montes de Oca, San Jose<br />
• Brazil; Centro Integrado de Tecnologia e Educação<br />
Profissional da Cidade Industrial de Curitiba<br />
• Bolivia; Catholic Bolivian University „San Pablo“,<br />
La Paz<br />
• Chile; Technical University Federico Santa María,<br />
Valparaiso<br />
• Colombia; Los Andes University, Bogota<br />
• Thail<strong>and</strong>; King Mongkut‘s <strong>Institute</strong> of Technology<br />
North Bangkok<br />
• Malaysia; University Sains Malaysia, Penang<br />
Duration:<br />
2007 - 2008<br />
Contact:<br />
Dr.-Ing. Klaus Fischer<br />
M.Sc. Anghana Klongkarn<br />
M.Sc. Maria Espinoza<br />
Photo of Participants - <strong>Waste</strong>Net Meeting at Los Andes University in Bogota /Columbia<br />
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