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One of the most obvious impacts of rapidly increasing urbanization and economic development
can be witnessed in the form of heaps of municipal solid waste. Despite the huge expenditures, urban areas in most APO
member countries are still grappling with the challenge of preventing environmental degradation
due to nonsystematic solid-waste management. Apart from the contamination of water
resources and severe air pollution due to the open burning of solid waste, the health hazard is
another key issue to be addressed. Solid-waste management has become an important issue in
the Asia-Pacific region, and it needs to be resolved through an integrated community, privatesector,
and policy-based approach.
Waste Management
related appropriate technology have potential of
becoming prime movers in rural livelihoods and
there is still considerable scope to reduce cost
and improve the quality of technologies currently
in use.
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