1. • Coordinated use of a set of waste management methods
(Source:http://www.gdrc.org/uem/waste/swm-glossary.html)
• Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) is a comprehensive waste
prevention, recycling, composting, and disposal program. An effective ISWM
system considers how to prevent, recycle, and manage solid waste in ways that
most effectively protect human health and the environment.
• ISWM involves evaluating local needs and conditions, and then selecting and
combining the most appropriate waste management activities for those
conditions.
(Source: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/waste/downloads/overview.pdf)

2. Source: www.elsevier.com/ locate/wasman: Article on ‘Systems approaches to integrated solid waste management in developing countries’

3. • An integrated approach to solid waste management, which will
enable local/ national authorities to reduce the overall amount of
waste generated and to recover valuable materials for recycling and
for the generation of energy. This has the potential to augment the
revenue of waste management activities, which will, in turn, help to
compensate the expenditures for solid waste management.
(Source: http://www.unep.org/gpwm/FocalAreas/IntegratedSolidWasteManagement/tabid/56457/Default.aspx)
• An ISWM Plan per se is a package consisting of a Management System
including:
– Policies (regulatory, fiscal, etc.),
– Technologies (basic equipment and operational aspects)
– Voluntary measures (awareness raising, self regulations)
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The concept of ISWM strives to strike a balance between three
dimensions of waste management: environmental effectiveness,
social acceptability, and economic affordability.

4. Source: UNEP

5. Source: UNEP

6. Benefits of ISWM:
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Cleaner and safe neighbourhoods
Higher resource use efficiency
Resource augmentation
Savings in waste management costs due to reduced levels of final waste
for disposal
• Better business opportunities and economic growth
• Local ownership & responsibilities / participation

7. Benefits of ISWM:
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Cleaner and safe neighbourhoods
Higher resource use efficiency
Resource augmentation
Savings in waste management costs due to reduced levels of final waste
for disposal
• Better business opportunities and economic growth
• Local ownership & responsibilities / participation