Integrated Waste Management – Technology Transfer Between Australia and Nepal

This paper discusses a conceptual model for integrated waste management based on an improved ‘spatial’ understanding of Kathmandu's waste management system. The proposed system is based on a transfer of technology and waste management strategies between Regional Victoria, Australia, and Nepal, and aims to determine if the waste management strategies employed in Regional Victoria can be scaled up to address the waste management concerns of a large metropolitan city such as Kathmandu. The waste management challenges in Kathmandu and Regional Victoria are similar, local landfills nearing capacity and a rapidly expanding population, though the approaches to combating these challenges differ significantly. The proposed model could be implemented in a developing country such as Nepal, while still having direct relevance to a developed country such as Australia.