What is environmental sound management of waste?
In these earlier OECD Acts, “environmentally sound management of waste” was considered to be a basic condition for allowing or prohibiting an export/import of waste within, as well as outside, the OECD area. However, it was also recognised that the scope and level of ESM vary greatly from one Member country to another.
How can OECD ESM recommendation improve waste management?
The implementation by a facility of all six CPEs contained in the OECD ESM Recommendation, to the extent feasible and appropriate, will help provide assurance that its waste is being managed in an environmentally sound manner (see also Section 8).
How often should SMEs conduct a waste management audit?
Because regular audits may create a burden and impose excessive costs on SMEs, their audits should be less complicated and could be carried out less frequently (normally every three years) than those of large facilities, while being consistent with the need to maintain an ESM of waste.
What is the purpose of the guidance manual?
The end objective is to facilitate implementation and to promote common understanding on key issues by Member countries. Another purpose of the Guidance Manual is to help individual waste management facilities to continuously improve their environmental performance thanks to the implementation of “Core Performance Elements” (CPEs).
U.S. - Mexico Border 2020 Waste Program
EPA and the Mexican government are implementing the U.S. - Mexico Border 2020 Program, which includes goals to reduce and prevent land contaminationthrough strengthened waste management. EPA provides resources to address waste management concerns along the U.S.-Mexico border. See full list on epa.gov
North American Initiatives on Food and Organic Waste
EPA also participates in the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)’sNorth American Initiative on Food Waste Reduction and Recovery and the North American Initiative on Organic Waste Diversion and Processing. Through these initiatives, the CEC works to identify areas where the United States, Canada, and Mexico can reduce, recover, and diver
Basel Convention Working Group
EPA participates in the Basel Convention Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG), which provides technical guidance to support the implementation of environmentally sound management of hazardous waste shipments, especially in developing countries. The Working Group also assists Basel Parties on issues relating to policy, technical, scientific, legal and ot
Regulation of Transboundary shipments of Hazardous Waste
EPA also works to ensure that transboundary shipments of hazardous wasteare managed in an environmentally sound manner. When hazardous waste is shipped across multiple countries there can be a higher risk of mismanagement from unsafe transport, recycling and disposal practices. EPA requires importers and exporters to comply with regulations under t
G7 Alliance on Resource Efficiency
As a member of the G7 Alliance on Resource Efficiency , EPA works with countries around the world to promote Sustainable Materials Management (SMM), share best practices, and reduce the amount of materials used while minimizing their environmental impact. In March 2016, EPA hosted a workshop on the Use of Life Cycle Concepts in Supply Chain Managem
Solid Waste Management Guide For Developing Countries
EPA developed the Best Practices for Solid Waste Management: A Guide for Decision-Makers in Developing Countriesto share best practices with local decision makers in developing countries. The Guide covers a diverse set of important topics for city-level decision makers including stakeholder engagement, waste management planning and economics, waste
Resources
Directory of Waste Resources on the Web:This map directory is organized with links to web resources for cross-national organizations; national governments; news services; associations; selected res
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