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Conclusion
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
This section of the Action Plan includes a description of the issues pertaining to waste management in Ocupação Anchieta (the Occupation) and the relevance of including a waste management plan in our recommendations. Then, a literature review that describes the general history of solid waste management in developing countries, the role of the informal recycling sector, barriers to an effective waste management system, and suggestions for overcoming challenges to providing these types of services. The Taubman College Team proposes five specific areas of intervention to improve solid waste management in the Occupation. These interventions include adding additional dumpsters to the Occupation periphery; installing trash and recycling receptacles throughout the Occupation’s most frequented public spaces; providing signage to encourage environmentally conscientious behavior; and influencing behavior change through environmental education.