NATIONAL WASTE RECYCLING POLICY

Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

NATIONAL WASTE RECYCLING POLICY

February 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................ I LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ..................................................................................................II 1.0 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................................1

1.1 STATE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT.....................................................................................................................1 1.1.1 Waste Character .........................................................................................................................................1 1.1.2. Waste Collection System ............................................................................................................................1 1.1.3 Waste Disposal System................................................................................................................................2 1.1.4 Institutional Arrangements..........................................................................................................................4 1.1.5 Legislative Arrangements............................................................................................................................5

1.2 ISSUES AND MAIN DRIVERS OF CHANGE............................................................................................................6 2.0 POLICY CONTEXT .............................................................................................................................................7 3.0 SCOPE AND PURPOSE.......................................................................................................................................9 4.0 VISION ...................................................................................................................................................................9 5.0 GOAL .....................................................................................................................................................................9 6.0 PRINCIPLES AND VALUES ..............................................................................................................................9 7.0 POLICY OBJECTIVES .....................................................................................................................................11 8.0 POLICIES TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES........................................................................................................11

8.1 WASTE RECYCLING AND REUSE ........................................................................................................................11 8.2 MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS: ......................................................................................................................12 8.3 PARTICIPATORY IMPLEMENTATION....................................................................................................................14 8.4 LEGISLATION .....................................................................................................................................................15 8.5 CONFLICT MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................................................16 8.6 HARMONISING POLICIES ....................................................................................................................................16 8.7 MUNICIPAL/REGIONAL WASTE RECYCLING PLANS ...........................................................................................16 8.8 FINANCIAL MECHANISMS ..................................................................................................................................17 8.9 CAPACITY BUILDING: ........................................................................................................................................17 8.10 RESEARCH .......................................................................................................................................................18 8.11 EDUCATION AND AWARENESS .........................................................................................................................19 8.12 REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES..............................................................................................19 8.13 MONITORING, EVALUATING, REPORTING AND REVIEW ..................................................................................20

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

CEHI

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CEP

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CBO

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EMA

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EM

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HDC

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IMA

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LBS

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M&E

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MARPOL -

NGO

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SWMCOL -

THA

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UTT

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UWI

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Caribbean Environmental Health Institute Caribbean Environment Programme Community Based Organization Environmental Management Authority Environmental Management Housing Development Corporation Institute of Marine Affaire Land Based Sources Monitoring and Evaluation International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships Non Governmental Organization Trinidad and Tobago Solid Waste Management Company Limited Tobago House of Assembly University of Trinidad and Tobago University of the West Indies

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 State of Waste Management 1.1.1 Waste Character

These figures were gained from a 2010 waste characterization study commissioned by the Ministry of Local Government. The study was conducted for the three (3) landfill sites managed by the Trinidad and Tobago Solid Waste Management Company Limited (SWMCOL), that is, Beetham, Forres Park and Guanapo, as well as the privately managed Guapo Landfill. Despite the limitations of the study, there was clear evidence that a significant amount of recyclable materials were being disposed in the four (4) major landfills on the island of Trinidad, as detailed hereunder.

Type of Waste

Organics Paper Glass Metals Plastics Textiles Beverage Containers Other

Beetham

32.0% 21.4% 8.7% 2.8% 16.0% 8.2% 0.8%

1.8%

Forres Park 22.4% 13.7% 11.6% 4.0% 26.0% 7.8% 1.3%

2.7%

Guanapo Guapo

21.7% 18.0% 10.3% 6.3% 19.1% 6.6% 0.9%

10.5% 18.7% 23.0% 3.5% 17.0% 8.6% 0.6%

5.2% 5.5fh%

It can therefore be concluded that the reuse of such recyclable materials would have significant positive impacts on the capacity of the existing landfills to meet the final waste disposal needs of the country.

1.1.2. Waste Collection System

Solid waste collection has always represented a significant aspect of any integrated waste management system. Since the development of the solid waste master plan in 1980, Trinidad and Tobago continues to be faced with escalating challenges in its collection system. The solid waste collection system has, however, shown some robustness to the increased volumes and types of waste requiring disposal over the last twenty (20) years.

In Trinidad, waste is collected three (3) or four (4) days per week in many of the residential areas and seven (7) days per week in the town centres and at the central vegetable and meat markets. In Tobago, waste is collected seven (7) days per week. Approximately 90% of the collection function is performed by private contractors and the remaining 10% by the public sector. These public sector collectors focus primarily on waste collection in the town centres. There are approximately two hundred and sixty-six (266) collection districts in the

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