The Integrated Solid Waste Management Programme is an infrastructural project critical to the social and economic development of Barbados . Recognizing the need for a comprehensive solid waste management programme in Barbados, the Government of Barbados entered into an agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank to undertake an Integrated Solid Waste Management Programme(ISWMP).

This programme which is a major component of the general policy of the Health Sector Development Plan 1993-2000, encompasses the whole island of Barbados, and provides for the preparation of a long term (20 year) vision of managing solid waste in Barbados. This programme commenced in 1993 with a feasibility study.

A Guide to the Integration of Solid Waste Management in the School Curriculum

This Guide contains a series of interdisciplinary activities and support materials that focus on the often-complicated scientific, technical and . .

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Click below to download information from the Solid Waste Management Outreach Programme brochures.

• Let's Reduce Our Waste
• Do's and Don'ts of Solid Waste Disposal
• The Solid Waste Management Programme
• Home Composting
• The Plastic Bag Project
• 101 Ways to Watch your Wasteline
• Reducing Toxicity
• Greening the Office