National status assessment for OSW management
Assessment of in country legal framework and treatment capabilities
It is the responsibility of each country to:
- assess their existing OSWMP;
- evaluate the need to update and/ or complete their OSWMP;
- identify the existing waste treatment facilities in country and the type of waste they can manage, and
- consequently, the waste that cannot be managed in the country.
To facilitate this task, the Questionnaire provided by REMPEC (see the Guide) may assist the countries in carrying out a first assessment:
- The results of Section 1, Questions 1-2, outline the basic requirements of a waste management plan.
- The following sections of the Questionnaire details the various items that should be contained in a OSWMP and issues that should be dealt with.
Recommendations
The OSWMP can be implemented in different ways in countries e.g. as:
- an independent operational document,
- provisions of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan,
- regulations.
The level of work to be carried out in each country will depend on this preliminary assessment (based on the Questionnaire):
- A country with few and/or incomplete answers to the Questionnaire should consider developing a complete OSWMP.
- A country able to provide answers to most of the Questionnaire should simply consider updating and completing as required their existing OSWMP.
Refer to Questionnaire of REMPEC, Section 1, all questions.