WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 1 Session 3 Disaster Waste Case Studies Disaster Waste in Emergencies.

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Session 3Disaster Waste Case

Studies

Disaster Waste in Emergencies

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Case Study: Tsunami, Indonesia

Source: UNEP “Tsunami Waste Management Plan” Workshops 2005

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Tsunami Waste Management, Tsunami Waste Management, IndonesiaIndonesia

• Large volumes of tsunami generated wastes

• Government capacity limited (loss of staff and waste vehicles)

• All Municipal Solid Waste systems stopped (dumped in street)

• Gov. contractors undertook initial clearance to recover bodies and improve access to impacted areas

• Majority of tsunami waste dumped in inappropriate areas – fish ponds, rice paddies, ditches, land close to residential areas

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Tsunami Waste ProjectsTsunami Waste ProjectsMass salvaging of scrap commenced immediately following disaster with little or no Personal Protective Equipment or vaccinations

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Tsunami Waste ProjectsTsunami Waste ProjectsSmall-scale

NGO/UN sponsored

rubble clearing “cash

for work” programmes assisted

clearance in coastal areas and provided

immediate employment

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Concrete & bricks sortedfrom the tsunami wastes

Timber sorted fromthe tsunami wastes

Tsunami Waste ProjectsTsunami Waste ProjectsTsunami Waste Recovery Management Programme (TWRMP):

•aimed to provide means to resume garbage collection & complete tsunami waste clearance

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Burning wastes at KP. Jawa landfill, Banda Aceh

Tsunami Waste ProjectsTsunami Waste Projects• Implement 2-3 new

sanitary landfills across the province

• Upgrade existing municipal dumps

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Banda AcehInformal recovery

Banda AcehInformal recovery

Tsunami Waste ProjectsTsunami Waste Projects

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Tsunami Waste ProjectsTsunami Waste Projects

Metal RecoveryMetal Recovery

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Tsunami Waste ProjectsTsunami Waste Projects

Oxfam Re-Use CentreOxfam Re-Use Centre

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Tsunami Waste ProjectsTsunami Waste ProjectsBanda Aceh,Bricks ready for re-use

Banda Aceh,Bricks ready for re-use

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Rebuild capacity/ institutional change in government to ensure the programme is sustainable in the long term

Tsunami Waste ProjectsTsunami Waste Projects

Banda AcehNew bins for the streets

Banda AcehNew bins for the streets

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Summary of Experiences from Summary of Experiences from TsunamiTsunami• Waste management is a significant environmental & public

health issue.

• waste management is an important recovery phase issue

• Lack of baseline waste data indicates little or no waste assessment

• Emergency phase waste clean-up operations can worsen environmental problems and require remedial action

• Uncontrolled scavenging and inappropriate clean-up exposes workers to health and safety risks

• Waste management advice and projects are not coordinated and often sector specific

• The potential value of waste was not realised

• Lack of Waste Management skills at national and international level

• Global environmental impacts have been ignored

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Case Study: Post Conflict Debris Re-Cycling,Kosovo

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Following the hostilities:

> 10 million tonnes of rubble

Damage scattered over whole province

Asbestos contamination widespread

Limited resources in Kosovo to perform demolition

Massive reconstruction plans

Mobility is Key!

Post-Conflict Debris Re-Post-Conflict Debris Re-Cycling, KosovoCycling, Kosovo

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Mobile DemolitionMobile Demolition

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Transfer DepotsTransfer Depots

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Manual SortingManual Sorting

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Feeding the HopperFeeding the Hopper

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Mobile CrushingMobile Crushing

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Using the Re-Cycled ProductUsing the Re-Cycled Product

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Appropriate Technology

Mobility is Key

Opportunities for revenue

generation

Servicing and maintenance

important

Training Training Training

Long term viability of systems

Access to reconstruction crucial

Key LessonsKey Lessons