Mr.

Simon GILBY

Under the CCAC Waste initiative Surabaya, Indonesia undertook a rapid city assessment with the technical assistance of IGES in 2014. The outcomes of the assessment highlighted various issues in the city. In order to deepen understanding of Surabaya City‘s issues, a study has been undertaken to develop a work plan towards improving Surabaya City’s...

Although it is more than decade since the passing of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (RA 9003) in the Philippines, creating policy direction towards the establishment of a sustainable solid waste management system, its implementation is still very limited at the local government unit (LGUs) level. This policy brief therefore...

This paper provides an overview of Thailand's national policy on municipal solid waste (MSW) management and recycling, which is aligned to the country's sufficiency economic policy and the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle). It summarizes the current actual waste management and recycling scenario in the country, provides examples of local initiatives to...

This environmental learning booklet has been prepared for the students in Mandalay City based on the experiences of Kitakyushu City, one of the leading environmental model cities in Japan, to provide information, tools and guidelines emphasising reducing the amount of waste we produce; reusing, recycling and composting whatever we can and using...

This report summarises proceedings of the five-day city exchange programme between Cebu and Kitakyushu during 15-20 November 2015 under the financial assistance of the CCAC MSWI and presents the key learning materials, discussions and findings.