The Evolution of Hazardous Waste Programs

Katherine N. Probst

ISBN 10: 1138407100 / ISBN 13: 9781138407107

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd Okt 2017, 2017

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Neuware - In most countries, the development of environmental programs follows a similar pattern. Early efforts concentrate on direct threats to public health, such as contaminated drinking water and air pollution. Only after these problems are addressed does the need to improve day-to-day management of hazardous wastes reach the top of the environmental agenda. In this new report, RFF's Katherine Probst and Thomas Beierle compare the development of hazardous waste management programs in eight countries---the United States, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Thailand---and discuss steps taken to foster proper hazardous waste management. The authors focus on two questions: What were the major steps in the evolution of a successful hazardous waste program What role, if any, did the public sector play in financing modern treatment and disposal facilities Based on interviews and secondary sources, this report includes country-specific profiles that detail the steps in the evolution of each country's hazardous waste management program and describe the role of the public sector in facility financing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Evolution of Hazardous Waste Programs
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Okt 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138407100
• ISBN 13: 9781138407107
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 8D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 8 millimeters depth
• Weight: 336 grams

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Synopsis

In most countries, the development of environmental programs follows a similar pattern. Early efforts concentrate on direct threats to public health, such as contaminated drinking water and air pollution. Only after these problems are addressed does the need to improve day-to-day management of hazardous wastes reach the top of the environmental agenda. In this new report, RFF‘s Katherine Probst and Thomas Beierle compare the development of hazardous waste management programs in eight countries---the United States, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Thailand---and discuss steps taken to foster proper hazardous waste management. The authors focus on two questions: What were the major steps in the evolution of a successful hazardous waste program? What role, if any, did the public sector play in financing modern treatment and disposal facilities? Based on interviews and secondary sources, this report includes country-specific profiles that detail the steps in the evolution of each country‘s hazardous waste management program and describe the role of the public sector in facility financing.

About the Author

Katherine N. Probst is a senior fellow in the Risk, Resource, and Environmental Management Division at Resources for the Future. She is most recently the coauthor of Superfund's Future: What Will It Cost?

Thomas C. Beierle is a fellow with the Risk, Resource, and Environmental Management Division at RFF.