TY - GEN AU - Riquelme, Rodrigo AU - Méndez, Paola AU - Smith, Ianthe TI - Solid Waste Management in the Caribbean: Proceedings from the Caribbean Solid Waste Conference PY - 2016 Y1 - 2016/05/19 DO - 10.18235/0009290 AB - This publication looks into the Solid Waste Sector situation in nine Caribbean countries: The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, Guyana, Haiti, Suriname, St Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. Adequate solid waste management is a particularly sensitive issue for them. This publication provides a detailed overview of the institutional arrangements in these countries, describes the main challenges and recommendations for solid waste collection, treatment and disposal, and discusses topics such as the financial sustainability and the impact of climate change on the sector. UR - https://doi.org/10.18235/0009290 ER -