Managing the environment: the urgency of dealing with the hazardous waste problem

Author: Eck Peter Van   Jonker Jan F.   Verwaart Hans W.A.  

Publisher: Inderscience Publishers

ISSN: 0957-4352

Source: International Journal of Environment and Pollution, Vol.6, Iss.2-3, 1996-09, pp. : 240-252

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Abstract

A strategy is outlined for the development of an environmental management policy for dealing with the hazardous waste problem, especially in developing countries. The strategy consists of three elements: education, industrial and economic policy, and hazardous waste treatment and disposal. After a definition of hazardous waste the problem is defined and possible solutions are formulated. The paper ends with a set of conclusions and recommendations.