The BVSDE-Solid Waste, developed by the Pan American Health Organization through the Area of Sustainable Development and Environmental Health is a useful tool that compiles, stores and organizes documentation, references, databases of information on the management of solid waste in Latin America and the Caribe. and in addition provides a rapid and efficient access to national, regional and international sources.

There has been created in order to respond to the information needs on the aspects of solid waste under the framework of a sustainable development and to give informative support to health professionals, researchers, decision-makers and others involved with this topic.

Furthermore covers subjects related to Appropriate Technology, Disaster Mitigation, and indigenous Peoples.