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The International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) is a non-governmental, independent and non-profit association by statutes and follows the mission statement to promote and develop professional waste management worldwide as a contribution to sustainable development. [1] [2] [3]
Current international trade flows of waste follow a pattern of waste being produced in the Global North and being exported to and disposed of in the Global South. Multiple factors affect which countries produce waste and at what magnitude, including geographic location, degree of industrialization , and level of integration into the global economy.
The International Waste Working Group (IWWG) is a registered not-for-profit international waste organisation established in 2002 to serve as a forum for the scientific and professional community, aiming to provide an intellectual platform to encourage and support integrated and sustainable waste management and to promote practical scientific development in the field.
Founded in 1907, the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional organization enhancing knowledge and expertise by providing a neutral forum for information exchange, professional development, networking opportunities, public education, and outreach to more than 5,000 environmental professionals worldwide ...
The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) is a Washington, D.C.–based trade association that represents private waste and recycling companies, as well as manufacturers and distributors of equipment that processes the material, and service providers who serve those businesses. Its nearly 700 members are a mix of publicly traded and ...
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Holtec International first applied for a federal license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to build and operate the facility that would store about 100,000 metric tons of spent fuel ...
Along with autoclaving and incineration, Canada also allows international waste to be buried in a landfill, however the landfill must be approved the waste must be buried. The landfill must be 0.5 km from any livestock, precautions must be taken to prevent animals from entering, and the waste must be buried under 1.8 km of non-international waste.