All residents should contribute to managing the waste they produce by paying an appropriate fee for waste collection and disposal services, the Polluter Pays Principle.

 

It is necessary to give the public knowledge on what they could and should do to improve their own and their neighbour’s environment.

 

Poster campaigns are cheap and effective at public education and are considered to be the most effective means of communicating sustainable waste management.

 

In the future media campaigns including the TV should be considered as this is a powerful communication medium.

 

Educating  children not to throw away their waste irresponsibly will be informally transferred to their parents, thereby spreading the message.

 

Teaching children about the cost and environmental impact of waste management and the need to “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle” their waste will have benefits for future generations particularly if they are encouraged to reject over packaged goods.

 

The management of waste is also a health issue and therefore it is invaluable to involve the health professionals in the polyclinics. The pamphlets and posters already prepared should be made available in the polyclinics to reinforce the message that improvements in waste management practice, by each and every member of the community is necessary to improve or safeguard their children’s and their own health.

 

Community centres will also be useful for displaying posters to reinforce the message that antisocial waste management practises are not acceptable in a civilised society and useful to promote awareness of the issues of sustainable solid waste management.

 

Public Awareness and Education material is available through this web page, posters, leaflets, and presentation material can be accessed through the links below. Alternatively material can be obtained by contacting the Communal Policy – Public Information Centre (CP –PIC)