A Review of waste management in the Antarctic.

• Main Author: Mason, Anna
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: University of Canterbury 2006
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13968

Effective waste management practices play an important part in reducing the environmental impact of human activities within the Antarctic region. The formation of the Madrid Protocol has ensured that environmental management is treated with the same importance as peace and science in the continent. All operators are obliged to reduce the amount of waste produced or disposed of in Antarctica as much as possible. The challenge of protecting the Antarctic in the future lies with the Treaty nations. The current acceptance of good waste management is a positive sign for the future but it is imperative that it is still recognised as an issue of high importance when the Treaty is reviewed or ends.