THE WAY FORWARD Public Awareness The Jamaica Labour Party will introduce environmental studies into the high school curriculum and maintain its public education programmes to encourage environmentally-friendly practices in everyday living. Solid Waste Management The Jamaica Labour Party will continue to strictly enforce the laws and regulations relating to illegal dumping and littering, as well as to develop and promote community-based solid waste management systems for rural areas. We will establish special facilities for the disposal of medical and hazardous waste, tyres and batteries. Waste to Energy In our second term, the Jamaica Labour Party will develop a waste to energy project, as well as complete the Environment & Planning Act. The environmental regulations will also be strengthened to guard the activities in protected areas and provide a base for planning and development. We will collaborate with the Forestry Department, the Water Resources Authority, the National Water Commission and other agencies to mitigate damage to our watersheds. ODPEM will establish flood and tsunami early warning systems and will produce additional multihazard maps. OPDEM will also expand community mitigation projects.
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