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Source Book Under Discussion
Expert Group Meets on Environmentally Sound Municipal Solid Waste Management

From 9 to 11 April 1996, IETC organised an expert group meeting at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. U.S.A., in order to review a draft of the forthcoming IETC publication, "The International Source Book on Environmentally Sound Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste Management." A number of experts in this field participated in the meeting, including Ms. Livia Benavides, World Bank consultant; Mr. Ji-Tae Kim, Senior Programme Officer, UNEP Human Health and Well-Being Unit; Mr. Garrick Louis, the Rockefeller Foundation; Prof. Virginia Maclaren, University of Toronto, Canada; Dr. Pratibha Mehta, International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives; Mr. Richard Newell, Harvard Kennedy School of Gov't.; Ms. Anne Scheinberg, freelance environmental professional; Dr. Ksemsan Suwarnarat, Deputy Director General, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration; Prof. TAY Joo-Hwa, Nanyang Technological Univ., Singapore; and, Mr. Francisco Zepeda, WHO Pan American Health Organization.

Project field work was initiated last November under the direction of the project consultant, the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID). The team, consisting of Mr. Larry Rosenberg, project coordinator and general editor, together with Dr. Douglas Keare of HIID, and Prof. Chris Furedy, York University, Canada (contributing editor), requested six specialists to submit regional reports. HIID reviewed the submitted work and compiled a first draft. Findings from the April meeting will be incorporated into the draft, then the Source Book will be published as part of IETC's Technical Publication Series in June 1996. The first 400 copies will mostly be distributed to national and municipal authorities in developing countries and transition-economy countries so that these recipients can help IETC assess the viability of the book. This project has been a cooperative effort of IETC, the Human Health and Well-being Unit of UNEP and UNCHS (Habitat). WHO also contributed a chapter on the public health aspects of municipal solid waste management.

The first day of the Harvard meeting was devoted to a critical review of the initial draft source book, and to a discussion of the project findings. It was decided to emphasize the chapter on practices as the pivot of the book. The second day included a long discussion on further possible activities that can be supported by IETC in this field. The participants were briefed on IETC activities and general plans by Ms. Lilia Casanova, IETC Senior Programme Officer, and a number of suggestions were made. A concluding session was held on the third day and several conclusions were reached:

• The book brings together advice and information in a way that no other publication has achieved.
• To be of guidance to urban managers in developing countries and transition- economy countries, information must be presented in an accessible manner, making good use of graphic illustrations.
• Future work should include action research and capacity building. There are some basic issues for which developing countries seek information to guide their solid waste strategic planning.

The meeting ended with a field trip to a plant for sorting and processing materials for recycling.

The Source Book will include various in-depth analyses of innovative and cost-effective technologies for environmentally sound municipal solid waste management in key areas, such as waste collection, landfill, incineration and composting. In addition, a compilation of sound practices will also be of particular interest to developing countries. With developing country officials in mind, special efforts will be made to prepare the Source Book in a user-friendly format.

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