F-50/2015a UNHCR Solid Waste Composition Assessment Template (UNHCR, 2015)

Publisher: UNHCR

Year: 2015

Description:

UNHCR field staff and their partners should conduct a waste composition assessment to assess the types of waste being produced and their and rates of production. Ideally the assessment should be carried out within the first three months of a displacement emergency and then at least once a year. Waste management short, medium and long term strategies for each waste stream should be revaluated and reorganised according to the findings of this assessment.