In the last two decades, there has been a rich debate about the environmental degradation
that results from exposure to solid urban waste. Growing public concern with environmental …

With its strong ties to the European Union, Germany is well-positioned to assist many
countries achieve sustainability goals. Therefore, the main objective of this paper is to …

Abstract The United States generated approximately 730 kg of waste per capita in 2013,
which is the highest amount of waste among OECD countries. The waste has adverse …

The world population maintains a growing trend and in turn, the amount of municipal waste
is also increasing. Rising municipal waste quantity poses a challenge for human beings and …

The nexus between environment-economic development has been investigated for a long
time. Many empirical studies have measured environmental degradation by CO 2 emissions …

The aim of the current work is the presentation of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
trends from the waste sector in Greece for the period 1990–2012. The presentation for …

The use of energy is a precondition for global economic and civilisational development.
However, the growing demand for energy is depleting traditional energy resources and …

Municipal solid waste generation is becoming a prominent issue in the environmental arena.
The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship among municipal waste generation …

In spite of the achievements of the European Union (EU) member countries with respect to
the sustainable development goals (SDGs) 2030 targets, the member countries have …

One of the most important issues addressed by the United Nations to realize sustainable
development is environmental pollution. Even though factors involved in environmental …