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

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

Addresses: Infrastructure Department, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands. ' Infrastructure Department, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands. ' ICEM, H. Tollensstr. 312, 2624 BS Delft, The Netherlands

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.

Keywords: developing countries; environmental policy; hazardous waste; waste management; environmental management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.1996.028335

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 1996 Vol.6 No.2/3, pp.240 - 252

Published online: 16 Sep 2009 *

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