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 …

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 …

Plastic pollution is a pervasive and growing problem. To estimate the effectiveness of
interventions to reduce plastic pollution, we modeled stocks and flows of municipal solid …

China and lots of other developing countries have been facing an increase in population
and immense economic development that lead to an enormous growth in solid waste …

Informal waste picking is a common way for people to earn an income, especially in low-
income countries; unfortunately, there are various occupational hazards and health …

The management of municipal solid waste (MSW) is one of the main costs incurred by local
authorities in developing countries. According to some estimates, these costs can account …

The labour-intensive task of waste collection for recycling is critical to contemporary forms of
corporate circularity. In low-and middle-income countries, waste pickers underpin the …

China's household solid waste recycling system has long faced the challenge of recycling
formalization. This process is affected by the complexity of the interdependence of 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 informal collection, storage, and commercialization of Valuable Solid Waste (VSW)
performed by waste pickers is a complex and dynamic socioeconomic phenomenon. In …