In low-and middle-income developing countries, the informal (collection and) recycling
sector (here abbreviated IRS) is an important, but often unrecognised, part of a city's solid …

Although recycling is a viable alternative to minimizing the impacts of the Municipal Solid
Waste (MSW), identification of the local recycling market is a requirement for its …

Like other developing countries, waste management has become a major problem in the
Philippines for the past decades. This paper provides an overview of the waste management …

Plastic packaged products manufacture continues to increase as a result of the favorable
properties possessed by plastic materials. This results in a proportional increase in the …

The key challenges in waste management facing rapidly developing economies are the
consideration of increasing resource consumption and waste generation, as well as the …

ABSTRACT The implementation of Republic Act 9003 or known as the “Ecological Solid
Waste Management Act of 2000” highlights the proper way of segregating waste disposal …

The evolution of sustainability is discussed for the purposes of presenting the current status
in developing economies. From the definitions of sustainability presented by the United …

Os municípios brasileiros enfrentam diversas dificuldades para realizar a coleta seletiva,
enquanto as organizações de catadores de materiais recicláveis necessitam vencer …

The most difficult challenge for authorities in developing countries, both small and large
cities, is solid waste management. This is mostly due to increased solid waste creation and …

Embora a reciclagem seja uma alternativa viável para minimizar os impactos causados pela
geração de resíduos sólidos urbanos, para sua potencialização torna-se necessário …