Solid waste management (SWM) has become an issue of increasing global concern as
urban populations continue to rise and consumption patterns change. The health and …

The uphill task of managing solid waste has influenced the Ludhiana city of Punjab. To
investigate the current scenario and to carry out the implementation analysis of solid waste …

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 …

This paper intends to set out clearly defined criteria for evaluating sustainability in solid
waste management and have them illustrated by a modern Chinese city—Hong Kong …

Both decentralization and 'civic engagement'are key concerns in current debates on solid
waste management (SWM). This paper examines two different examples of community …

This article takes us into the world of municipal solid waste entrepreneurs, revealing how
public awareness campaigns and behavioural change efforts intertwine with entrepreneurial …

The study investigates the operations of an informal initiative; the “barro'boys” in the primary
sub-system of urban solid waste management. The study is focused on 2 of the 20 local …

We analyze how the informal collectors and the formal sector co-exist in solid waste
collection in Kampala. We rely on household surveys and a small survey among the informal …

Solid waste management is a large and growing problem for countries in the developing
world and is often a neglected aspect of urban management. However, poor waste …

Solid waste management is a challenge for Phnom Penh city owing to the increasing
volume of waste produced and insufficient collection capacity. Sustainable management is …