Building a new waste management strategy in Puerto Rico

Journal Article · Thu Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · Waste Age

OSTI ID:64544

Boltz, C

Puerto Rico traditionally has not had a centrally organized waste management system. Most municipalities have provided service for their own residents, and the island used 62 unlined landfills before 32 of those closed in April 1994. But waste management on this Caribbean island is changing as the government-a self-governing commonwealth associated voluntarily with the US government-begins implementing its strategy for developing efficient, state-of-the-art waste management. This strategy includes plans to build an integrated system of collection, transfer stations, and disposal sites whose centerpieces are market-drives recycling, partnerships between the public and private sectors, and public education. The details of this plan coincide with the mission statement of the Puerto Rico Solid Waste Management Authority (SWMA, San Juan), to ``develop and implement the necessary infrastructure for the efficient management of solid waste in Puerto Rico.

• OSTI ID: 64544
• Journal Information: Waste Age, Journal Name: Waste Age Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 26; ISSN WAGEAE; ISSN 0043-1001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
MUNICIPAL WASTES
PUERTO RICO
RECYCLING
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SOLID WASTES
WASTE MANAGEMENT