The Bahamas is well over $37,5006. The declining purchasing power
of Bahamians on Out Islands is exacerbated by the decline of near
shore fisheries resources as a supplementary food and income
source (Sealey, 2004; Sealey et al., 2014). Although The Bahamas
is widely considered the wealthiest independent country in the
wider Caribbean, the escalating cost of imported food, utilities and
transportation (fuel) costs on the islands that has outstripped the
earning power of the population (ILO, 2014). The issue of income
inequity and declining purchasing power of employees makes the
additional labor commitment without compensation to recycling a
serious challenge.
In essence, the Government of The Bahamas has been giving
away something for free (solid waste management and processing)
and now SEB is being asked to pay or contribute to waste processing
costs through green certification programs such as EarthCheck.
Employees are notlikely to “donate” their time or work on recycling
initiatives that they perceive to benefit primarily the (subsidized)
resorts. The broader impacts of improper solid waste disposal
linked to declining fisheries resources puts The Bahamas on an
unpleasant trajectory to increased poverty and environmental
degradation. New resorts and hotels could be mandated to begin
recycling andsolid wastemanagement strategies fromtheplanning
and construction stages; the initiation of recycling requires labor
union discussion and consideration. The benefits from recycling
and integrated solid waste management on islands are long-term,
largely appreciated by government regulatory agencies and future
residents. Without regulatory directives, there are few incentives
for resorts to implement recycling. Even SEB, with a corporate
commitment to EarthCheck, discovered recycling and solid waste
management cumbersome and expensive to implement. The solution
is to seek seed funding to link the government and private
businesses in supporting a sustainable infrastructure within the
country. Studies emphasize that successful waste management in
SIDS is achievable via a multi-stakeholder partnership approach.
Pursuing a multi-stakeholder approach reduces the difficulty of
securing adequate resources such as financial and human capital
(Willmott and Graci, 2012).
Second, islands face a serious challenge in the economy of scale
for integrated solid waste management. Outside of New Providence,
there is space on islands like Exuma for the storage and
accumulation of sorted waste. Aluminum, scrap metal and electronic
wastes can be held, and exported when economic thresholds
are met. However, this takes infrastructure and funding to accomplish.
The long-term national costs of solid waste management are
undocumented for The Bahamas. Waste haulers charge a fee for
service, but funds are not collected for the processing or pollution
mitigation of accumulated solid waste. The accumulation of
solid wastes in dumps across the country represents a growing cost
to mitigate and manage for future generations. The cost of solid
waste management has not been adjusted to account for changes
in consumption and tourism. Exuma alone produces an astounding
12.7 t solid waste per day. Tourists coming to The Bahamas
predominantly from North America or Europe expect recycling to
occur, and would self-sort high value items like aluminum cans or
compostable waste (Gidarakos et al., 2006; Hernández and MartínCejas,
2005). The Bahamas as a Small Island Developing State with
globally significant marine resources is especially vulnerable to
the degradation of the groundwater, and near shore environments.
Collectively, government agencies, NGOs, private individuals and
companies can begin with new private–public partnerships that
focus on the long-term environmental and economic benefits of
recycling (Table 5). Specifically, successful solid wastemanagement
must address (1) stronger government oversight of waste management,
and (2) extended producer (resort) responsibility for all
waste on all islands.
The EarthCheck7 Standards incorporate an on-going system
of benchmarking and goal-setting to reflect the progress of any
บาฮามาสเป็น $37,5006 ดีกว่า กำลังซื้อลดลงของ Bahamians บนเกาะออกจะเลวร้าย โดยการลดลงของใกล้ทรัพยากรประมงชายฝั่งเป็นอาหารเสริมและรายได้แหล่งที่มา (Sealey, 2004 Sealey et al., 2014) แม้ว่าเครือรัฐบาฮามาสกันอย่างแพร่หลายถือว่าเป็นประเทศอิสระร่ำรวยที่สุดในการต้นทุน escalating นำเข้าอาหาร สาธารณูปโภค คาริเบียนกว้าง และต้นทุนการขนส่ง (เชื้อเพลิง) บนเกาะที่มี outstrippedรายได้ของประชากร (ILO, 2014) เรื่องรายได้inequity และกำลังซื้อของพนักงานลดลงทำให้การแรงงานเพิ่มเติมมุ่งมั่น โดยไม่มีค่ารีไซเคิลเป็นท้าทายอย่างจริงจังในสาระสำคัญ รัฐบาลบาฮามาสให้มาเก็บสิ่งที่ฟรี (การจัดการของเสียแข็งและประมวลผล)และตอนนี้ กำลังถาม SEB จ่าย หรือมีส่วนร่วมประมวลผลเสียต้นทุนผ่านโปรแกรมรับรองสีเขียวเช่น EarthCheckพนักงานมีความ notlikely การ "บริจาค" เวลาทำงานรีไซเคิลริเริ่มที่จะสังเกตเพื่อประโยชน์หลักการ (ทดแทนกันได้)รีสอร์ท ผลกระทบที่กว้างขึ้นของการกำจัดขยะไม่เหมาะสมเชื่อมโยงกับการคำนวณประมงทรัพยากรทำให้ประเทศบาฮามาสในการวิถีขจัดความยากจนเพิ่มขึ้น และสิ่งแวดล้อมย่อยสลาย โรงแรมและรีสอร์ทใหม่สามารถถูกบังคับเพื่อเริ่มfromtheplanning กลยุทธ์ wastemanagement andsolid รีไซเคิลและขั้น ตอนการก่อสร้าง เริ่มต้นของการรีไซเคิลต้องการแรงงานunion discussion and consideration. The benefits from recyclingand integrated solid waste management on islands are long-term,largely appreciated by government regulatory agencies and futureresidents. Without regulatory directives, there are few incentivesfor resorts to implement recycling. Even SEB, with a corporatecommitment to EarthCheck, discovered recycling and solid wastemanagement cumbersome and expensive to implement. The solutionis to seek seed funding to link the government and privatebusinesses in supporting a sustainable infrastructure within thecountry. Studies emphasize that successful waste management inSIDS is achievable via a multi-stakeholder partnership approach.Pursuing a multi-stakeholder approach reduces the difficulty ofsecuring adequate resources such as financial and human capital(Willmott and Graci, 2012).Second, islands face a serious challenge in the economy of scalefor integrated solid waste management. Outside of New Providence,there is space on islands like Exuma for the storage andaccumulation of sorted waste. Aluminum, scrap metal and electronicwastes can be held, and exported when economic thresholdsare met. However, this takes infrastructure and funding to accomplish.The long-term national costs of solid waste management areundocumented for The Bahamas. Waste haulers charge a fee forservice, but funds are not collected for the processing or pollutionmitigation of accumulated solid waste. The accumulation ofsolid wastes in dumps across the country represents a growing costto mitigate and manage for future generations. The cost of solidwaste management has not been adjusted to account for changesin consumption and tourism. Exuma alone produces an astounding12.7 t solid waste per day. Tourists coming to The Bahamaspredominantly from North America or Europe expect recycling tooccur, and would self-sort high value items like aluminum cans orcompostable waste (Gidarakos et al., 2006; Hernández and MartínCejas,2005). The Bahamas as a Small Island Developing State withglobally significant marine resources is especially vulnerable tothe degradation of the groundwater, and near shore environments.Collectively, government agencies, NGOs, private individuals andcompanies can begin with new private–public partnerships thatfocus on the long-term environmental and economic benefits ofrecycling (Table 5). Specifically, successful solid wastemanagementmust address (1) stronger government oversight of waste management,and (2) extended producer (resort) responsibility for allwaste on all islands.The EarthCheck7 Standards incorporate an on-going systemof benchmarking and goal-setting to reflect the progress of any
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