WREC - Key tips to minimise waste during acute emergencies, November 2023 1/4

Summary

This guidance document on 'Key Tips to Minimize Waste During Acute Emergency Crises' offers strategies for waste management in emergencies, emphasizing tracking, segregation, reuse, and local recycling solutions to mitigate environmental and health impacts. Date: 2023.

Content

Inaction or improper management of waste during emergencies can generate unnecessary environmental, financial, and health issues later to the affected community and surroundings. This document contains key actions to take during the initial stages of an acute emergency to reduce that negative impact of waste.

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