Approaches to Antarctic solid waste management logistics : past, present, potential ...

• Main Author: Potter, S
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: University Of Tasmania 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; East Antarctica; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25959/23243405.v1; https://figshare.utas.edu.au/articles/thesis/Approaches_to_Antarctic_solid_waste_management_logistics_past_present_potential/23243405/1

Past and present solid waste management practices in Antarctica, and the local impacts of waste, are described. The provisions of Annex III of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the Madrid Protocol) are reviewed, in particular the requirement to remove waste from Antarctica and clean up past waste disposal sites and abandoned infrastructure. It is noted that the language used in the Protocol, and the absence of clearly defined environmental standards for the region, make examination of the compliance of signatories problematic. Australian, French, Russian, Chinese and Japanese program policy and operations in East Antarctica are discussed. Issues related to the on-site processing, containment and shipment of waste are considered in an Integrated Solid Waste Management System framework. Particular reference is made to the differing demands presented by the erection and demolition of facilities, the handling of annually generated and principally non-hazardous domestic waste, and ...