Contents

Editorial

Dear Readers,

Focus

Recycling- Potentials, Risks and Limitations

Selective Collection of Waste: A Community Alternative Approach

Recycling of Domestic Waste in Guatemala City

Turning Household Waste into Compost

Tyres and Tins - Recycling in the Third World

The Hazards of Recycling Plastics

Waste Oil Recycling

Waste Management Problems in Two Communities in Colombia

Rural Waste Disposal Problems - Case in Point: San Carlos, Nicaragua

Criteria for the Disposal of Hospital Waste

Catchword

Cartoon & Reflection

Workshop

CDG: Environmental Training Programmes Focus on Hazardous Waste Management

Fish Preservation

International Scene

Documentation

Visiting Card

News from Bonn

News from GATE

Bookbox

Acknowledgments