From City to Sea : Integrated Management of Litter and Plastics and Their Effects on Waterways - A Guide for Municipalities

This Guide for Municipalities is intended for use by municipal officers and service providers concerned with: (a) policies and programs that influence waste generation and management; (b) the urban environment in which litter is generated, accumula...

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Main Author: World Bank
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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spelling okr-10986-365232021-11-10T05:11:40Z From City to Sea : Integrated Management of Litter and Plastics and Their Effects on Waterways - A Guide for Municipalities World Bank PLASTIC WASTE WASTE MANAGEMENT WATERWAYS MUNICIPAL LITTER MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT MUNICIPAL WATER INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT This Guide for Municipalities is intended for use by municipal officers and service providers concerned with: (a) policies and programs that influence waste generation and management; (b) the urban environment in which litter is generated, accumulated, and transported; and (c) the waterways they affect, this includes those in charge of policy, municipal planning, urban planning, public works, and solid waste management. The guide was created to help municipal decision makers, service providers, and municipal planners understand the potentially critical consequences of litter in their cities and develop comprehensive, interdisciplinary approaches to managing litter flows. It introduces an array of management measures and describes when they would be appropriate based on local circumstances. To strengthen the case for taking an integrated litter management approach, it provides background information on the social and environmental challenges posed by litter and how these have been tackled in some cities. 2021-11-09T21:57:35Z 2021-11-09T21:57:35Z 2021-10-21 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/290281634796071121/From-City-to-Sea-Integrated-Management-of-Litter-and-Plastics-and-Their-Effects-on-Waterways-A-Guide-for-Municipalities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36523 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic PLASTIC WASTE
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATERWAYS
MUNICIPAL LITTER
MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
MUNICIPAL WATER
INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
spellingShingle PLASTIC WASTE
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATERWAYS
MUNICIPAL LITTER
MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
MUNICIPAL WATER
INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
World Bank
From City to Sea : Integrated Management of Litter and Plastics and Their Effects on Waterways - A Guide for Municipalities
description This Guide for Municipalities is intended for use by municipal officers and service providers concerned with: (a) policies and programs that influence waste generation and management; (b) the urban environment in which litter is generated, accumulated, and transported; and (c) the waterways they affect, this includes those in charge of policy, municipal planning, urban planning, public works, and solid waste management. The guide was created to help municipal decision makers, service providers, and municipal planners understand the potentially critical consequences of litter in their cities and develop comprehensive, interdisciplinary approaches to managing litter flows. It introduces an array of management measures and describes when they would be appropriate based on local circumstances. To strengthen the case for taking an integrated litter management approach, it provides background information on the social and environmental challenges posed by litter and how these have been tackled in some cities.
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title From City to Sea : Integrated Management of Litter and Plastics and Their Effects on Waterways - A Guide for Municipalities
title_short From City to Sea : Integrated Management of Litter and Plastics and Their Effects on Waterways - A Guide for Municipalities
title_full From City to Sea : Integrated Management of Litter and Plastics and Their Effects on Waterways - A Guide for Municipalities
title_fullStr From City to Sea : Integrated Management of Litter and Plastics and Their Effects on Waterways - A Guide for Municipalities
title_full_unstemmed From City to Sea : Integrated Management of Litter and Plastics and Their Effects on Waterways - A Guide for Municipalities
title_sort from city to sea : integrated management of litter and plastics and their effects on waterways - a guide for municipalities
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/290281634796071121/From-City-to-Sea-Integrated-Management-of-Litter-and-Plastics-and-Their-Effects-on-Waterways-A-Guide-for-Municipalities
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