Below you will find nine training modules on (reducing and preventing of) open burning of waste. Each module contains a presentation you can go through, and some modules also have guidelines and/or videos. 

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The modules cover the following topics: 

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​1. Best practices in solid waste management to reduce open burning of waste;
2. Practices to prevent open burning;
3. Developing waste management regulations and compliance mechanisms;
4. Preventing abandonment and littering of wastes;
5. BAT/BEP Guidance on the reduction and/or elimination of open air burning of wastes and agricultural residues;
6. The role of the private and informal sectors in waste recycling;
7. Promoting occupational health and safety and hygienic measures at landfill sites;
8. Waste to energy concepts for organic wastes;
9. COVID-19 and the sound management of medical/healthcare waste.