Planning for Solid Waste Management (SWM)
in Alaska Native Villages
Step-by-Step Overview

Follow along step-by-step for an overview of SWM planning. Also, you can look back at this link in months to come for a detailed SWM planning tutorial with examples of how to write a plan.

You can also click here for the Powerpoint version of this overview.

Step 1 of 13

	In the Yukon Delta, sod houses represent how solid waste used to be taken care of. Everything that was left went back to the earth very easily.
	Now we have wastes that we must help to get back to the earth. This talk is about planning how to get these wastes where your community wants them.
	We only have time for an overview – the real solid waste plan takes a lot longer to do and will give you one big headache.
	But if you take your time it will be worth it!