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TRINCOMALEE BAY SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA
APPENDIX 4
PRIORITIZED ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTATION WORKSHOP
Core
Environmental
Issues
Solid Waste
Collection and
Disposal
including Human
Waste
Priority
Rank
Specific Environmental Issues
1 1. Inability of implementing solid waste
management (SWM) Strategies (3R, HH
Composting, alternative use of polythene);
2. Lack of management capacity of Local
Authorities;
3. Lack of human waste treatment facilities;
4. Lack of Secure Land filling site;
5. Wrong attitudes and irresponsibility of the public;
6. Open Burning and Disposing Solid Waste along
water ways;
7. Lack of public commitment;
8. Health hazards and inconvenience to transport
and agriculture;
9. Collection of Building Waste after Tsunami in the
UC Limit;
10. Lack of designated places for SW Disposal;
11. Lack of slaughter house waste disposal facilities;
12. Urbanization and infrastructural development
with out concerning SW Disposal facilities;
13. Lack of devices to remove SW from sewerage
line.
Remedy Actions
1. Promote and implement SWM Strategies (3R, HH Composting,
alternative use of polythene) through awareness;
2. Promote plastic and paper recycling at the domestic level;
3. Promote composting at household level for kitchen waste;
4. Establish a composting centre for UC Garden Waste;
5. Strengthen LA’s with logistical support and establish a proper
SWM system and train LA’s to adopt recommended methods to
dispose SW in dumping sites;
6. Provide human waste treatment facilities & secure landfill sites;
7. Change the attitudes and increase awareness of the public;
8. Establish sub collection centers;
9. Disinfect hospital waste and handle waste locally;
10. Form and activate vigilance groups;
11. Promote recycling of building waste and dispose residue at a
proper identified place;
12. Provide designated places to dispose SW;
13. Provide Slaughter house waste disposal facilities;
14. Provide devices to remove SW from sewerage line.
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