Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Plans for Law on Garbage Incineration

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TEGUCIGALPA, Jan 17 2011 (IPS) - The Honduran authorities are seeking legislation on different approaches to solid waste management. Of the country's 298 municipalities, 260 do not have any waste treatment system, and the other 38 utilize incineration — and most are poorly managed. “The incinerators are very poorly run, and we can't fight pollution if nearly all of the country's garbage ends up in riverbeds or are burned without appropriate oversight,” said Rigoberto Cuéllar, minister of natural resources and environment.

The planned law would include provisions for building appropriate incinerators across the country, he said.