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

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 2 Case Study: Tsunami, Indonesia Source: UNEP “Tsunami Waste Management Plan” Workshops 2005

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 3 Tsunami Waste Management, Indonesia 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

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 4 Tsunami Waste Projects Mass salvaging of scrap commenced immediately following disaster with little or no Personal Protective Equipment or vaccinations

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 5 Tsunami Waste Projects Small-scale NGO/UN sponsored rubble clearing “cash for work” programmes assisted clearance in coastal areas and provided immediate employment

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 6 Concrete & bricks sorted from the tsunami wastes Timber sorted from the tsunami wastes Tsunami Waste Projects Tsunami Waste Recovery Management Programme (TWRMP): aimed to provide means to resume garbage collection & complete tsunami waste clearance

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 7 Burning wastes at KP. Jawa landfill, Banda Aceh Tsunami Waste Projects Implement 2-3 new sanitary landfills across the province Upgrade existing municipal dumps

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 8 Banda Aceh Informal recovery Tsunami Waste Projects

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 9 Tsunami Waste Projects Metal Recovery

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 10 Tsunami Waste Projects Oxfam Re-Use Centre

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 11 Tsunami Waste Projects Banda Aceh, Bricks ready for re-use

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 12 Rebuild capacity/ institutional change in government to ensure the programme is sustainable in the long term Tsunami Waste Projects Banda Aceh New bins for the streets

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 13 Summary of Experiences from Tsunami 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

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 14 Case Study: Post Conflict Debris Re-Cycling, Kosovo

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 15 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-Cycling, Kosovo

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 16 Mobile Demolition

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 17 Transfer Depots

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 18 Manual Sorting

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 19 Feeding the Hopper

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 20 Mobile Crushing

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 21 Using the Re-Cycled Product

WASH Cluster – Emergency Training DW DW3 22  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 Lessons