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UNECE Desk Study on Waste Statistics

This study examines waste statistics in EECCA countries and provides insights on data collection, comparability, methodologies, and legal frameworks. Recommendations aim to enhance reporting accuracy and align classifications with international standards.

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UNECE Desk Study on Waste Statistics

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  1. UNECEDesk Study on Waste Statistics OlimLatipov Consultant to the UNECE Secretariat 4 November 2013

  2. Background: UNDA Project • Strengthening statistical capacity of countries with economies in transition to assess progress in achieving the MDG 7 and provide data on environmental vulnerabilities • To support the EECCA countries to meet the demand for high-quality statistics on sustainable development and environmental sustainability and address the issues: • Lack of statistical processes in place to produce statistics and indicators to measure the long-term sustainable development and environmental sustainability • Problems with the quality, availability and international comparability of data to monitor the implementation of environmental policies • Lack of timely data that can be used to identify vulnerabilities and monitor environmental sustainability.

  3. Objective of Desk Study • The review of the waste statistics in the EECCA countries, also from the international and European perspectives • Summary of the discussions held during the workshop • Analysis of the data provided by the countries • Emphasis on the main issues and challenges in the area • Recommendations for future improvements

  4. Key issues and challenges • Data sources • Problems with data collection from enterprises and municipalities, from private or state sources • Irregular reporting • Data availability, time series • Are all sectors of economic activities covered? • Are all municipalities covered? • Methodologies • Measurement units • Estimations

  5. Key issues and challenges • Comparability across countries • The use of different methods affect the comparability of the results across countries • Validation of data • Are all sectors of economic activities covered? • Are all municipalities covered? • Legal framework • Classifications and definitions related to waste statistics

  6. Recommendations • General Recommendations • Cooperation between the international organizations • Alignment of waste classifications and definitions used at the national level with internationally-recognized classifications and terminology • Cooperation among various institutions at the national level • Targets to reduce the amount of waste generated • Training for personnel of enterprises who are responsible for reporting data • Specific Recommendations • Develop conversion rates at national level • Countries referring to EU legislation should follow the latest updates • Common methodology for defining the list of enterprises reporting on waste

  7. Comments by International Organizations • Eurostat • The history of waste statistics in EU • EU waste legislation • Analysis of data • Definition of several terms • UNEP • The Stockholm, Rotterdam and Basel Conventions • UNSD • Analysis of data

  8. Comments by Countries • Russian Federation • Comparability across countries • Kyrgyzstan • Laws and regulations • Publication of data • All countries • Updated questionnaire and survey • Non-hazardous industrial waste generated

  9. Благодарю Вас за внимание! ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Thank you!

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