Rapid economic development and population growth in Bangladesh have fostered significant advancements and opportunities for its citizens. Alongside these positive changes, however, there has been a notable increase in per capita plastic consumption, leading to a pressing need for effective...

Purpose - Egypt has set plans to transform into a green economy which requires major reforms in the waste sector as one of the most vital sectors crucial for this transformation. This study aims at inspecting the current status of the Egyptian waste sector to highlight the major policy reforms...

Securing national regulation(s) on food loss and waste (FLW) is essential for the effective, comprehensive, and unified management and policy implementation of FLW, ensuring standards are consistent countrywide and local initiatives and targets are aligned with national waste reduction goals....

The pursuit of shifting Slovakia towards a circular economy is met with a multitude of obstacles, including the pervasive consumerist mindset among Slovakians. This mindset favors packaged food, leading to its improper disposal in municipal waste instead of being recycled. Furthermore, the...

Batang Regency encountered persistent waste management challenges, requiring effective mitigation strategies. This study evaluated residential waste management utilizing life cycle assessment (LCA) and material flow analysis (MFA) to propose sustainable plans. Three scenarios were compared: the...

We develop a framework for the representation of material flows in competitive equilibrium. Material balances track material flows, which adjust endogenously to economic transactions. We assume negative environmental effects of resource extraction and waste deposition and show that taxing...

This report provides a baseline analysis of the existing situation in the municipal waste management sector in Serbia and underscores the importance of the sector in terms of achieving Sustainable Cities objectives. Reforms in the waste sector are a key component of a larger government...

Municipal household waste management (MHWM) is of great importance for both urban governance and sustainable development. Currently, Chinese governments at all levels are making great effort to implement MHWM by waste classification and recycling (WCR). However, the pursuit of self-interest by...

In the debate on international waste trade, the focus on resource efficiency and recycling has gradually begun to accompany the focus on negative environmental externalities. In this context, we examine the impact of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) on the export of waste batteries (WB)....

Solid waste management has been a complex and evolving challenge for the Philippines. Since its passage more than two decages ago, Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 has anchored the country's waste management initiatives. But challenges persist in the...

Drawing insights from the stakeholder and legitimacy theory, we investigate the role of audit quality in promoting sustainable waste management in firms. Using a sample of 8,100 firm-year observations for the period 2002‒2017 from 34 countries, we provide empirical evidence that good audit...

The accumulation of plastic waste in nature and the oceans results from management policies that have not been able to find efficient and sustainable solutions. The circular economy is the basis of the current political will, willing to be the most virtuous. However, its implementation still...

The aim of this Handbook 3 “Blockchain-based Waste management” is to guide professionals in the waste management sector on how they should implement IoT and Block-chain technology as strategies of Circular Economy. Therefore, it is addressed to practitioners knowing about the advantages of...

This study presents a novel life cycle assessment-based framework for low-impact oil spill response waste (OSRW) management. The framework consists of design of experiment, life cycle assessment (LCA), multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA), operational cost analysis, and generation of...

Municipal solid waste charging schemes can be powerful drivers for local policy efforts in reaching the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015. This paper aims to provide empirical evidence on an economic lever to meet SDG 11,...

Die derzeitige Nutzung natürlicher Ressourcen überschreitet die planetaren Grenzen und gefährdet so die Widerstandsfähigkeit des Ökosystems Erde. Der wachsende Rohstoffverbrauch und die daraus resultierenden ebenfalls wachsenden Abfallmengen und Emissionen bedrohen die Umwelt und somit die...

An environmental frontrunner in the Central and Eastern European regions since the late 1990s, Hungary followed a gradual but steady approximation progress to the EU environmental legislation. Previous research established an important role of the participation of economic and societal...

Rapid economic growth and poor environmental management have Rwanda facing growing pollution problems, including solid waste and plastic pollution, among others. For years, Rwanda has sought to tackle plastic waste, and the country has been proactive in pursuing environmental management with...

The transition to a sustainable Circular Economy (CE) requires moving away from linear production processes and the throwaway mentality. Waste needs to be prevented and the consumption of new products must decline. In particular, this involves extending product lifetime (through maintenance and...

This paper provides a broad overview of recent trends in solid waste and recycling, related public policy issues, and the economics literature devoted to these topics. Public attention to solid waste and recycling has increased dramatically over the past decade both in the United States and in...

The United States has vast offshore wind resources—nearly double the total electricity consumption of the country—ideally located in close proximity to the largest population centers. This abundance has remained stubbornly untapped for over a decade, without a single commercial scale wind...

The management of waste produced during processing remains a major preoccupation to the local environment. This study aims to assess palm waste management on environmental sustainability, identify different waste management practices, environmental problems, and identify measures that can be set...

The actual economic system can't support future population increases because it's based on linear economies with "take-make-dispose" principles. Resources are limited and are overexploited. In this way, they will end and sustainable principles alone aren't sufficient, even if people are more...

Illegal or unwanted waste disposal methods such as dumping and export are prevalent in practice. To minimize the negative impact of these methods, policymakers have implemented laws and regulations designed to combat them. Even so, violations are rampant as a high degree of heterogeneity between...

In the past few decades in the developed world and more recently in India, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has been viewed as a promising alternative to traditional waste management policy. In most cases it is impractical and infeasible for firms to manage their own EPR operations due to...

Waste management issues have been hounding both urban and rural communities for decades. The passing of Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, was meant to ensure the protection of public health and environment while encouraging resource conservation and...