Creating Health and Wealth Through Waste Reduction

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ID Sustainable Development Initiatives Center (SDIC) United States International

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rok University

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 1

OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY: WELCOME REMARKS 1

BY PROF FRIEDA BROWN, VICE CHANCELLOR, UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL

UNIVERSITY – AFRICA. 1

CONFERENCE BACKGROUND: DR. MAINA M. MUNIAFU, DIRECTOR, SDIC-USIU. 3

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 5

PROF. KIVUTHA KIBWANA - MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

PRESENTED BY DR. TIMOTHY MUMELA. 5

REMARKS BY MR. MAURICE MBEGERA FOR DR. MUUSYA MWINZI, DIRECTOR GENERAL,

NEMA, ON OPPORTUNITIES AND CONTROLS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

AND COORDINATION ACT (EMCA), 1989. 9

PANEL DISCUSSIONS 12

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS OF ASSESSING COSTS AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR

WASTE MANAGEMENT: A MARKET APPROACH 12

Questions and Comments: 14

NAIROBI HOSPITAL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT 16

Questions and Comments: 16

SELECTION, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS FOR

ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. 18

Objectives of economic Instruments (Els): 18

Functional Objectives of Els: 18

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SITUATION IN KENYA (IDEAL STRATEGY REDUCTION AND

DISPOSAL) 23

Questions and comments: 24

ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE OF ACCEPTABLE WASTE DISPOSAL TECHNIQUES AND

MODELS. 26

Questions and Comments 30

LEGAL ISSUES IN WASTE GENERATION AND DISPOSAL 32

Questions and Comments: 33

TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND SOLID WASTES

MANAGEMENT IN THE CITY OF NAIROBI 35

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 38

YOUTH AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: GARBAGE COLLECTION IN EASTLANDS 38

RECYCLING: COMPARATIVE ISSUES, STRATEGIES & OPTIONS NAIROBI AND PORTLAND

OREGON, CASE STUDY 39

WASTE TRANSFER STATION: A DECISION MAKING GUIDE 41

POLLUTION OF URBAN RIVERS: A CASE STUDY OF NAIROBI RIVER 45

THE ZERO WASTE CONCEPT 48

Questions and Comments 51

COMMENT 51

PESTICIDES WASTE MANAGEMENT IN KENYA 52

Questions and Comments 52

SAFETY MANAGEMENT IN WORK PLACES AND DOMESTIC 54

DAY 2 56

PANEL SESSIONS 56

OVERVIEW OF THE AFRICA STOCKPILES PROGRAM 56

NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR POPS: MINIMIZING RELEASE OF DIOXINS AND

FURANS 58

Question and Comments 61

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY IN WASTE MANAGEMENT 63

COMPARATIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES 66

Questions and Comments 67

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDUSTRIES 68

CEMENT KILNS: BEST AVAILABLE OPTION FOR CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL

70

Questions and Comments 70

FROM HI-TECH TO HIGHLY TOXIC. 72

E- WASTES IN THE THIRD WORLD. 72

ASSESSING AND BUILDING WASTE MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES OF INSTITUTIONS 74

THE CHALLENGES OF SOLID WASTE COLLECTION 76

Questions and Comments. 78

INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT 81

Question and Comment 82

INCINERATION 83

Questions and Comments 84

DAY THREE 85

FIELD TRIP TO DANDORA DUMPSITE 85

DISCUSSION 85

POTENTIAL HUMAN HEALTH RISKS AND RISK MITIGATION MEASURES OF PROJECT

IMPLEMENTATION IN HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT. 87

HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT 90

LAYMAN’S POINT OF VIEW OF DANDORA DUMPSITE 92

FINAL CHARGE 94

GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS. 95

OPERATIONAL MANUAL FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT 95

THE OPERATIONAL MANUAL AND PROJECT IMPLEMENATATION PLAN OF DEMONSTRATION.

96

MANUAL 96

DEMONSTRATION 97

CLOSING CEREMONY BY DR. MAINA MUNIAFU 99

APPENDIX A 100

FINAL LIST OF PRESENTERS 100

APPENDIX B 101

FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS101