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Download or read book Integrated Solid Waste Management for Local Governments written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improving solid waste management is crucial for countering public health impacts of uncollected waste and environmental impacts of open dumping and burning. This practical reference guide introduces key concepts of integrated solid waste management and identifies crosscutting issues in the sector, derived mainly from field experience in the technical assistance project Mainstreaming Integrated Solid Waste Management in Asia. This guide contains over 40 practice briefs covering solid waste management planning, waste categories, waste containers and collection, waste processing and diversion, landfill development, landfill operations, and contract issues.