Waste management guidelines for small communities in the Northern Territory. Working towards best practice 2009

Made available by the Northern Territory Library via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).The information included in this document is focused on improving the delivery of waste management services of communities with less than 1,000 people. These Guidelines are intended to provide support to community managers and technical service operators in working towards best practice to ensure that waste management in small and remote communities is safe for staff, the community and the environment. - Executive summaryExecutive summary -- Introduction -- Definitions and abbreviations -- Planning a new landfill or expanding an existing site -- How to use these guidelines - Hazard reduction - Environmental protection - Service delivery - Ongoing site management.Logos: Local Government Association of the Northern Territory, Northern Territory Government, Packaging Stewardship Forum. Effective from: 1 January 2010 - Review to be conducted: late 2010. -- Cove