The publication provides a list of information sources as well as overviews of practices in the world regions relating to environmentally sound management of municipal solid waste (waste reduction, collection and transfer, composting, incineration, landfills, special wastes, waste characterization, management and planning, training, public education and financing).
UNEP (1996): International Source Book on Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs) for Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM). Nairobi: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) URL [Accessed: 13.03.2012]