In China, environmental pollution due to municipal solid waste (MSW) over-generation is
one of the country's priority concerns. The increasing volume and complexity of the waste …

Across the globe, the livelihood of millions of people relies on the recovery and sale of
valuable materials previously discarded as waste. In developed countries, this is mainly …

Due to industrialization, recently Moscow (Russia) has been inundated with municipal solid
waste (MSW), while the capital does not have an organized waste collection and waste …

This paper discusses the impacts of solid waste on human health and environmental
wellbeing in Johannesburg, South Africa. Using both secondary and primary data collected …

ABSTRACT “Waste-to-energy”(WTE) technologies have been presented as one of the
avenues to improve the management of solid waste whilst promoting clean and healthy …

Informal waste recycling has become an important activity in the urban South Africa. In the
city of Johannesburg for example, informal waste pickers have now become part of the …

Geographies of waste, which include examination of its flows and politics, have
demonstrated empirical differences and contrasting approaches to researching waste in the …

Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a complex challenge to be solved worldwide, intensified in
developing countries since in addition to economic and environmental aspects there is also …

The Global Casino is an introduction to environmental issues which deals both with the
workings of the physical environment and with the political, economic and social frameworks …

Rapid urbanization and population growth present pressing challenges for effective solid
waste management in burgeoning cities. This study addresses the critical issue of landfill …