This document summarizes David Murphy's presentation on closing the world's worst dump sites. The presentation provided background on Murphy's experience in disaster relief and waste management, an overview of the International Solid Waste Association and their report on the 50 worst dump sites. It highlighted the dump sites in Managua, Nicaragua and Port-au-Prince, Haiti, describing the poor conditions, health impacts and efforts underway to relocate and employ residents. The presentation emphasized that improving waste management is essential to reducing environmental and public health problems globally.

1. Marketing Meeting
A Roadmap for Closing
the World’s Worst Dump Sites
March 27, 2017
David A. Murphy P.E.
Vice President

2. Presentation Overview
■ DAM background
■ ISWA Overview
■ 50 Worst Dump Site report overview
■ Managua Nicaragua Dump site
■ Haiti Trutier Dump site
■ Hummingbirds

3. My Background
■ Landfill/Materials Management Engineer 32 years
■ NI & HN Disaster Response 1998-2002
■ DR projects 2000-2004
■ Indonesia, Tsunami Response 04-07
■ Haiti Relief/Development 2011-present

4. My Family

5. Hurricane Mitch 1998
■ Massachusetts Bridge Initiative
■ Lynda forced CRS to take us to Managua dump
■ Development world is painful
■ Avoid Dump Sites
■ Discovered Pain, Disease, Sickness & Death

6. Managua Dump
■ Add Pic

8. Managua Dump
■ Earthquake destroyed 80% of Managua in 1972, La
Chureca became a dumping ground for rubble—and
home for 1,800 people who make their living sorting trash.
■ Aug 2007 a $39M grant to build a LFG project & a
recycling factory, completed in 2013, where 500 of La
Chureca’s residents now work.
■ In 2013, AECID built housing for residents of La Chureca
to provide better access to running water, electricity &
food. Includes a school, playgrounds and parks, and is
patrolled by the police.

9. La Chureca Recycling Plant

10. ISWA
■ A global, independent and non-profit making
association, working in the public interest to
promote and develop sustain-able waste
management.
■ Or……the International umbrella for SWANA
■ Disclaimer

11. ISWA Vision
■ An Earth where no waste exists.
■ Waste should be reused and reduced to a
minimum, then collected, recycled and treated
properly.
■ Residual matter should be disposed of in a safely
engineered way, ensuring a clean and healthy
environment

12. ISWA’s Hope
■ All people on Earth should have the right to enjoy
an environment with clean air, earth, seas and
soils.

14. Caribbean & Latin America
■ La Chureca Dump; Managua, Nicaragua
■ Trutier Dump; Port a Prince; Haiti
■ La Duquesa Dump; Dominican Republic
■ El Trebol Dump; Tegucigulpa, Honduras

15. Waste is about People
■ Poor Waste Management affects the:
– Air we Breathe
– Water we Drink
– Food we Grow & Eat
– Resources we cut down or dig from the ground
– Cleanliness of our Environs
– Cleanliness of our Cities we live in

16. Global Health Emergency
■ By 2025 dumpsites will account for 8-10% of all
global anthropogenic GHG emissions
■ Closing dumps is essential in reducing future
environmental & public health impacts
■ ISWA hopes Report can be a catalyst to stimulate
a movement & encourage donors
■ 3rd World Behavior is Affecting 1st World Health

17. Haiti Example
■ Poorest Country in our Hemisphere
■ 2010 7.3M Earthquake 275,000 deaths
■ 2016 Cat 5 Hurricane
■ Waste Management near Non Existent

18. Everywhere in PaP

19. Typical Street Corner

24. Trutier Dump Site Haiti

25. Nickname “Dump Rats”
■ “We are ashamed of our jobs”
■ Jimmy
■ Kevin
■ Paul Mary
■ John Philp
■ Lionel

33. March 25, 2017 Video

37. Tim Bouldry; Nicaragua
■ Documented Dump Conditions around world
■ Started a scholarship program for 40 kids in NI
■ Helped Author the ISWA Dump Report

38. Lamar’s fight against Plastic

39. Education

41. Take Aways
■ The Problems Seem Insurmountable
■ People Continue to Suffer Each Day
■ Help Shed Light on These Sites
■ Please Consider Reading the ISWA Report
■ Remember the Hummingbird