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WASTE policy is to make their knowledge and expertise freely available for those who are interested. This has resulted in a large number of publications. Books, Working Documents, Case studies and other papers and reports are listed below. Most of the documents can be downloaded. Hard copies can be ordered on a basis of cost recovery.
N.B. The website is still being filled. For a whole list of available titles please download the publication list
Logistic Aspects of Ecological Sanitation in Urban Areas Case Study in Low-Income Community in Delhi, India
This report is the result of a research by a Dutch student in New Delhi on the logistical implications when applying ecological sanitation in a city. The information gathered is quite unique and as such the document is very useful for future planning of sanitation in cities world wide.
The document is split into 4 files.
Read more or download CS_ES log in_ebook table.pdf (495.3 kB)
MAPET A neighbourhood based pit emptying service with locally manufactured handpump equipment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Report on a project in Tanzania from 1988 to 1992.
Project objectives were:
Read more or download Mapet 1992 ebook.pdf (1,022.4 kB)
Marketing of Solid Waste Management Services in Tingloy, the Philippines A study on affordability and willingness to payUWEP Working Document 9
This working document provides a full description of a marketing study carried out in Tingloy in the Batangas Bay Region of the Philippines. The study used a participatory demand assessment and questionnaire to identify the preferred solid waste management system for the island and an appropriate charging structure for this system.
Marketing of Waste Management Services in South Countries, Affordability and willingness to pay Most attempts to improve solid waste management in cities have focused on the technical aspects of different means of collection and disposal. This Occasional paper investigates the demand-side related to solid waste management.
Read more or download OP Marketing of Waste ebook.pdf (777.7 kB)
Master Composter Programme in Sri Lanka This document explains the ideas of a Master Composter programme and how the process has taken place in Sri Lanka.
Read more or download PR Sri Lanka Master Composting.pdf (811.9 kB)
Micro et Petites Entreprises dans la Gestion Intégrée et Durable des Déchets Micro et Petites Entreprises dans la Gestion Intégrée et Durable des Déchets met l’accent sur les différents rôles que les micro et petites entreprises peuvent jouer dans la gestion des déchets urbains. Le document met un accent particulier sur les moyens utilisés par ces acteurs pour contribuer à la durabilité du système de gestion des déchets dans leur ville.
Read more or download tools_finecon_fr ebook.pdf (838.4 kB)
Micro- and Small Enterprises in Integrated Sustainable Waste Management Part of Integrated Sustainable Waste Management - A Set of Five Tools for Decision-makers - Experiences from the Urban Waste Expertise Programme (1995 - 2001).
It is designed to help local authority decision-makers analyse the potential to incorporate Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) and Community Based Organisations (CBOs) within their waste management system and to develop the implementation strategy required to bring this about.
Read more or download tools_microent_eng ebook.pdf (664.9 kB)
Milieubelasting van 3 alternatieve sanitatiemogelijkheden vergeleken met het spoeltoilet Environmental impact assessment of dehydration toilets in the Netherlands
A thesis, in Dutch, comparing three alternative toilet systems with the conventional flush toilet.
MSEs in Urban Environmental Improvement: Panacea, Strategy or Transitional Stage een summary
Read more or download OP_mse.pdf (76.7 kB)
Municipal solid waste management - Involving micro- and small enterprises Guidelines for municipal managers
This publication identifies the “Why?” and “How?” to involve micro-and small enterprises in solid waste collection. It contains a series of steps that municipalities can use to determine an appropriate role for small private sector organisations and include them within the existing SWM system.
Read more or download MSE_eng ebook.pdf (1.0 MB)
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