It outlines four categories of environmental services, classified according to environmental media: sewage, refuse disposal, sanitation and “other”.

For instance, refuse disposal services have been divided into non-hazardous and hazardous waste collection, treatment and disposal services.

This included the two power generation stations of Kosovo, water distribution in some municipalities, refuse disposal, schools, judiciary and municipal administrations.

The management service charge related to the cost of PAE personnel required to manage cleaning, laundry, pest control, ground maintenance and refuse disposal services.

Paragraph 46 of the OIOS report found that the contractor had not provided the services of cleaning, laundry, pest control, ground maintenance and garbage/refuse disposal services.

In a 2005 report focused on water, sanitation, hygiene and habitat in prisons, the International Committee of the Red Cross highlighted that “waste water and refuse disposal is often the most intractable sanitation problem in places of detention.

Other services, such as road maintenance, refuse disposal and port operation, are now provided by a statutory body known as the Ascension Island Works and Services Agency, wholly owned by the Government.

The occupational health and safety regulations offer special coverage for some categories of workers: construction workers, those working with boilers, in industry, on bird farms, firemen, refuse disposal workers, adolescents and bus drivers.

The absolute lack of cash to meet the running costs of services — particularly food for patients, cleaning services, refuse disposal from the hospitals, and to enable staff to receive the remuneration they need — undermines the capacity of all institutions to offer essential health care to people who need it.

All beneficiaries of the right to adequate housing should have sustainable access to natural and common resources, safe drinking water, energy for cooking, heating and lighting, sanitation and washing facilities, means of food storage, refuse disposal, site drainage and emergency services;