Waste Sector Group

Facilitator: Dr. Mushtaq Memon, UNEP IETC Rapporteur: Thailand Country participants: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand

Waste Sector GroupSignificant issues – regional/national• Japan: Multiple benefits on Waste Management• Malaysia: Relationship/linkages to sectoral issues on

waste management • Malaysia: Waste Management System need in countries• Brunei, Myanmar & Thailand: Limited institutional

capacity/no institutional structure• Rural waste management issues• Brunei: Improper management of landfill• White pollution [plastic waste] e.g. Myanmar• Limited infrastructure• Myanmar & Thailand: Limited capacity of local

authorities to manage solid waste e.g. experts and resources as well as law enforcement

Waste Sector Group

Good examples – to upscale• Thailand: Forum for sharing knowledge and

experiences at local communities/cities• Contest on city/community level performance

on MSW• Mongolia: awareness raising on the use of

plastic bags• Community engagement on waste

management

Waste Sector Group

Main barriers for action• Localization of appropriate

technology under local conditions• Influx/migration from rural to urban• Institutional capacity

Waste Sector Group

Action at country level• Engagement with existing initiatives/

platform e.g. CCAC, for capacity building• National/city level can partner with CCAC

activities• Research on the linkages - health care cost

and MSW

Waste Sector Group

Support needed- regional processes, or bodies, the CCAC and others

• Regional processes can showcase these best practices as well as lessons learnt from other countries on MSW

• Identification of appropriate technology• Provide pool of expertise as well as financing, among

others