Abstract Background and goal The Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) sector
represents a major challenge for low-and middle-income countries due to significant …

Waste remains a serious environmental and human health hazard in developing nations,
including those in Latin America and the Caribbean (LA&C). Despite important …

Optimistic estimates suggest that only 30–70% of waste generated in cities of developing
countries is collected for disposal. As a result, uncollected waste is often disposed of into …

Currently, municipal solid waste (MSW) is experiencing a massive increase in both the
amount and composition throughout the world. Effective and efficient MSW management has …

Household waste has evolved into a core urban challenge, with increased quantities of
waste being generated and with more complex material compositions, often containing toxic …

The plastic-derived product, nowadays, becomes an indispensable commodity for different
purposes. A huge amount of used plastic causes environmental hazards that turn in danger …

Solid waste management remains a challenge globally attributed to several factors including
inadequacies and ineffectiveness of policies. Presumably, good policies should translate to …

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 …

The world development institutions commonly present'urban governance'as an antidote to
the so-called'urbanisation of poverty'and'parasitic urbanism'in Africa. Governance for Pro …