Solid Waste Management in the Caribbean: Proceedings from the Caribbean Solid Waste Conference
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
Apr 2016
Subject
Waste Management;
Recycling;
Waste-to-Energy;
Environmental Protection;
Climate Change;
Environmental Impact
JEL code
N56 - Latin America • Caribbean;
Q52 - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs • Distributional Effects • Employment Effects;
Q53 - Air Pollution • Water Pollution • Noise • Hazardous Waste • Solid Waste • Recycling;
Q54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming
Country
Suriname;
Haiti;
Jamaica;
Belize;
Barbados;
Bahamas;
Guyana;
Trinidad and Tobago
Category
Technical Notes
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.
