{"id":143083,"date":"2021-12-09T09:01:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T13:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=143083"},"modified":"2021-12-09T09:01:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T13:01:14","slug":"hazardous-solid-waste-a-challenge-for-antigua-barbuda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/hazardous-solid-waste-a-challenge-for-antigua-barbuda\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazardous solid waste a challenge for Antigua & Barbuda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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INDISCRIMINATE DISPOSAL and unsafe management of hazardous solid waste due to the lack of specialised treatment and disposal facilities is a major problem in Antigua & Barbuda.<\/p>

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The burning of electronic waste to extract valuable recyclables, such as copper wires and other valuable metal products, results in the release of fumes and other unintentional persistent organic pollutants.<\/p>\n

This affects the soil, air, water, human and animal health, particularly the nearby communities.<\/p>

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From 2018-2019, the UNDP Small Grants Programme (SGP) implemented a community metal recycling initiative in association with the GEF IWEco Project.<\/p>

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To address this problem, Will\u2019s Recycling, through the support of the project, implemented the following activities in St John\u2019s, Antigua:<\/p>\n

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