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PART I OUT OF THE WASTE CRISIS |
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1 The waste crisis in Asia and the Pacific and the urgent need for change |
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1.2 Overburdened local governments |
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1.3 The opportunity to turn waste into a resource |
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1.4 Recovering the value of waste |
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1.5 An affordable and practical model for waste recovery |
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2 An inexpensive solution for transforming waste into resources: The integrated resource recovery centre |
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2.1 The integrated resource recovery centre model |
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2.2 Why integrated resource recovery centres are versatile solutions |
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2.3 How integrated resource recovery centres transform waste into resources |
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3 The benefits of waste-to-resource initiatives |
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3.1 Economic benefits of waste-to-resource initiatives |
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3.2 Social benefits of waste-to-resource initiatives |
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3.3 Environmental benefits of waste-to-resource initiatives |
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4 Critical requisites for successful waste-to-resource initiatives |
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Requisite 1 Government commitment |
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Requisite 2 Cost-recovery |
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Requisite 3 Waste separation at source |
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Requisite 4 Stakeholder engagement |
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1.1 The importance of partnership |
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1.2 Developing new models for partnerships |
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1.3 Understanding partner contributions and resources |
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1.4 Lessons learned for building partnerships |
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2 Improving awareness and changing behaviour |
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2.1 The importance of valuing waste |
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2.2 Advancing behaviour change and source separation |
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2.3 Lessons learned for improving awareness and changing behaviour |
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3 Managing facilities and improving operations |
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3.1 The importance of a sound business approach |
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3.2 Achieving financial sustainability over the long term |
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3.3 Lessons learned for management and operations |
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4 Creating an enabling environment for scaling up and replication |
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4.1 The importance of an enabling environment |
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4.2 Strategies for advancing policy change and replication |
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4.3 Lessons learned for enabling and scaling up waste-to-resource initiatives |
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