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Good intentions, informal outcomes : the formalization trap in global e-waste markets

Coria, Jessica - 2026

Large volumes of e-waste collected under formal schemes in high-income countries are still processed informally in developing ones, despite continuous policy efforts to reverse this trend. This paper shows that the persistence of informal e-waste processing is a consequence of how global waste...

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Addressing a National Challenge : How the Philippines is Strengthening Sustainable Plastic Waste Management with Support from the World Bank Group

2026

This note synthesizes the World Bank’s approach to supporting the Philippines in addressing the plastic waste crisis. As one of the largest contributors to marine plastic pollution globally, the Philippines is estimated to leak more than 0,3 million metric tons of plastic waste into the ocean...

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Waste Management in the Middle East and North Africa

2026

This report provides a high-level overview of the key findings and insights contained in the report, “Waste Management in the Middle East and North Africa”. The report draws on new data from the 19 MENA countries and 26 cities, and analyzes the performance of, and challenges in, solid waste...

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Taxing plastic and solid waste in a decentralised system : evidence and design lessons from Uganda

Ngabirano, Dan; Occhiali, Giovanni - 2026

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What a Waste 3.0 : Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management Toward Circularity until 2050

Cook, Ed; Bhada-Tata, Perinaz; Ionkova, Kremena; Van … - 2026

What a Waste 3.0 is the third edition of the World Bank Group’s What a Waste series, following the 2012 and 2018 publications. It updates and expands these earlier publications and provides a global reference dataset on municipal solid waste in the context of a transition toward circularity,...

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Assessment of the implementation of design out construction waste strategies in the UAE : exploring challenges, solutions, opportunities, and emerging AI trends

Mawed, Mahmoud; Hamani, Karima; Kashwani, Ghanim; … - 2026

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IoT adoption framework for electric car battery waste management in Indonesia using Actor-Network Theory perspective

Setyoko, Ajun Tri; Nurcahyo, Rahmat; Suryanegara, Muhammad - 2026

The increased usage of electric cars in Indonesia has led to a rise in battery waste. Major problems in battery waste management currently stem from the lack of transparency and leakage in the logistics chain that leads to recycling facilities. The Internet of Things (IoT) technology offers...

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Pay up or pile up : willingness to pay for waste collection services in Conakry

Barry, Mamadou Saliou; Creti, Anna; Lobo, Katharina; … - 2026

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From risk to resourcefulness : how does financial uncertainty shape waste management and circularity?

Slama, Afef; Khelil, Imen - 2026

Financial volatility increasingly challenges firms to maintain operational sustainability; yet the mechanisms through which cash flow uncertainty (CFU) shapes environmental practices remain unclear. Based on an international unbalanced panel of 14,798 firm-year observations (2010–2021), this...

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The inclusive circular economy : challenges and opportunities for urban innovation

2026

This open access book is a multi-disciplinary effort to address the complex socio-economic issues and the substantial environmental pressure that the expected large-scale migration will exert on cities in the near future. Emerging from a joint research project between China and the Netherlands,...

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Developing a decision support system to improve the waste transportation process

Mavrin, Vadim; Makarova, Irina - 2026

Background: The increasing volume of waste and stricter environmental regulations necessitate efficient waste transportation. Optimizing the specialized vehicle fleet remains a challenge due to fragmented decision-making approaches. Methods: This study develops a Decision Support System (DSS)...

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Impact of environmental policies and innovations on waste management across OECD countries

Alvi, Shahzad; Ahmad, Imtiaz; Hoang, Viet-Ngu; Hogan, Owen - 2026

Amid increasing urbanisation, environmental degradation, and resource constraints, effective waste management is essential for advancing sustainable development and transitioning toward a circular economy across OECD countries. Recognising this imperative, the study investigates the...

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Improving plastic waste reverse logistics processes : differences between consumers of different genders and ages

Budzyńska, Katarzyna; Wiechetek, Łukasz; … - 2026

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Circular economy relationships in French and Italian NUTS 2 regions : a multi-attribute analysis

Ferretti, Paola; Zolin, M. Bruna; Da Ronco, Erica - 2026

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Envisioning waste utopias to create dignified waste work

Raphael, Riya - 2026

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A review of the international and regional policy landscape for the management of plastics used in agriculture

Karasik, Rachel; Nizzetto, Luca; Howell, Dean; … - 2026

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Solid waste management in Beirut and Mount Lebanon : opportunities for integrating the informal sector

Jaber, Lamia - 2026

Solid waste management in Lebanon faces persistent challenges, including limited infrastructure, weak policy reinforcement, and the exclusion of the informal sector who play an important role in resource recovery and the waste management system. This thesis explores the current waste management...

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Ploughing productivity into sustainability : assessing the short- and long-run relationships among crop production, labour productivity and environmental performance in Australia

Roy, Mallika; Akbar, Delwar; Rajapaksa, Darshana; … - 2026

Labour productivity and environmental performance are closely linked in the context of solid waste management. An efficient workforce management system can lead to improved waste handling processes and reduced environmental impacts. However, improving environmental performance, including...

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Optimizing waste management in smart cities : an IoT-based approach using Dynamic Bald Eagle search optimization algorithm (DBESO) and machine learning

Jerbi, Houssem; Vincy, V. G. Anisha Gnana; Aoun, Sondess Ben - 2026

Waste management is a significantly challenging task in all countries, with the increasing amount of waste being produced by the proliferating population. Conventionally, the inefficient system is followed with irregular schedules, non-optimized routing, and failed prediction of waste generation...

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Environmental performance of single-use plastic packaging : a life cycle assessment of end-of-life scenarios in the agri-food sector

Perez-Pastrana, Lydia; Guevara, Zeus; Castillo, Esteban; … - 2026

Plastic pollution poses a critical environmental challenge, driven by excessive consumption and inadequate waste management, particularly in agri-food systems. Mismanaged municipal solid waste contributes to severe ecological degradation as plastics accumulate in terrestrial, aquatic, and...

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The international political economy of privatised waste to energy, resistance and public pathways

Weghmann, Vera - 2026

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Assessing interrelationships among circular economy implementation strategies

Ahmadi, Hadi Badri; Gul, Muhammet; Gupta, Himanshu; … - 2026

Strategies for implementing a circular economy (CE) are designed to enhance resource efficiency, minimize the consumption of raw materials, and decrease waste. Although many articles have investigated CE implementation strategies, research focusing on the interactions and interrelationships...

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First survey of solid waste generation and related practices in Moroccan hotels : a case study of Marrakech

Loukili, Assala; Chaher, Nour-El Houda; Nassour, Abdallah; … - 2026

Tourism stimulates local economies by boosting demand for services and products, creating jobs, and increasing revenue, but it also harms the environment, ecosystems, and biodiversity, mainly through large amounts of solid and liquid waste that require costly management. Due to the absence of...

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From exclusion to integration : how informal workers can improve urban waste management

Roll, Michael; Abu Qdais, Hani Ahmad; Kornprobst, Tim Lukas - 2025

Solid waste management is one of the most pressing urban governance issues in low- and middle-income countries. Because waste volumes are increasing, the associated fiscal, environmental and health costs will also rise. The idea of working with informal waste workers to address this problem is...

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Acting wastefully but feeling satisfied : understanding waste aversion

Zultan, Ro'i; Weisel, Ori; Shani, Yaniv - 2025

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Embracing complexity in smart city services : a case of waste management

Subbanarasimha, Rashmi Pavagada; Venumuddala, Vinay Reddy; … - 2025

Our study delves into understanding the bottom-up processes within a public service delivery system by studying the last-mile interactions between frontline workers, citizens, and other stakeholders. Specifically, we focus on these aspects in the context of the Solid Waste Management (SWM)...

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Increasing circularity : the importance of resource interactions when adapting from waste management to resource management

Huemer, Lars; Flygansvær, Bente - 2025

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The economics of waste oil recycling in the EU

Klenert, David; García-Gutiérrez, P.; Tonini, D.; … - 2025

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Circular economy : a bibliometric review of research in emerging economies (2010-2024)

Uwuigbe, Uwalomwa; Issah, Osman; Ranti, Uwuigbe Olubukunola - 2025

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Sustainability of the collection of Norwegian household waste

Bø, Eirill; Baxter, John - 2025

Background: Despite concerted research efforts, the collection of domestic waste remains poorly understood in terms of financial and environmental cost drivers. Detailed studies of specific systems, yielding limited broader understanding, remain the norm. Methods: This study presents flexible...

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Simultaneous stochastic optimization of mining complexes : integrating waste management and progressive reclamation with encapsulation

Guimaraes, Victor; Dimitrakopoulos, Roussos - 2025

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Simultaneous stochastic optimization of mining complexes : integrating waste management and progressive reclamation with encapsulation

Guimaraes, Victor; Dimitrakopoulos, Roussos - 2025

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The role of waste-to-energy in waste management in Egypt : a techno-economic analysis

Nassar, Heba; Biltagy, Marwa Shibl; Safwat, Aya Mohamed - 2025

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...

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Competing narratives inhibit a circular economy for bio-based plastic packaging : insights from a social innovation lab study in Brazil, Canada, Poland and the UK

Li, Belinda; Lazell, Jordon; Beltran, Macarena; … - 2025

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Circular economy for resource security in the European Union (EU) : case study, research framework, and future directions

Baldassarre, Brian - 2025

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Barriers and Solutions for Sustainable Household Waste Management in Lagos, Nigeria

2025

Waste management is a growing challenge in Nigeria, with major environmental, health, and economic implications for its population. Several factors hinder adequate household waste management practices in Lagos. The infrastructure for waste collection and disposal is lacking, with insufficient...

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Behavioral Insights for Plastic Waste Management in Bangladesh

2025

Plastic pollution is a major challenge in Bangladesh, with annual per capita plastic consumption in urban areas tripling from 2005 to 2020. The increased use of plastics, especially single-use plastics (SUPs), combined with inadequate waste management, has resulted in a large amount of plastic...

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Green merchandising of textiles and apparel in a circular economy : recent trends, framework, challenges and future prospects towards sustainability

Rahaman, Md. Tareque; Khan, Md. Shakib Hossain - 2025

The textile and apparel industries have experienced the arrival of the sustainable fashion revolution, which symbolizes a significant switch towards improving green innovations and lessening environmental effects. As industries highlight sustainability through eco-friendly apparel merchandising...

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Factors and future scenarios for green transition in circular waste management business model development

Firdaus Pambudi, Noorhan; Simatupang, Togar Mangihut; … - 2025

The research focuses on the challenges and factors influencing the development of circular waste management business models (CWMBM) in Indonesia, highlighting the reliance on landfills and the need for a transition towards more sustainable practices. Previous studies showing the relationship...

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Scaling up food loss and waste reduction programs in Indonesia

Aaron, Rasya Athalla; Budiman, Ibnu - 2025

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....

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Sustainable waste management strategies for multilayer plastic in Indonesia

Anwar, Mayrianti Annisa; Suprihatin, Suprihatin; … - 2025

Multilayer plastic waste is currently a significant environmental problem in Indonesia, because this waste is classified as difficult to degrade naturally and difficult to recycle. Until now, there has been no effective management strategy for managing this waste. This study utilizes the...

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Advancing the integration of informal waste pickers into urban waste management systems : potentials and limitations

Milić, Vesna Janković; Stanković, Jelena; … - 2025

Waste management remains one of the most pressing global challenges of the 21st century, particularly in rapidly urbanizing areas. Improper handling and disposal of waste, especially hazardous materials, pose serious risks to public health and the environment, exacerbating problems in already...

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Evaluation of EU support for waste management and urban wastewater treatment in the Western Balkans (2016-2022)

2025

Waste management and urban wastewater treatment are important sectors in the enlargement process As part of the EU accession process, the Western Balkans - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia - are required to align their legislation and standards...

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Evaluation of EU support for waste management and urban wastewater treatment in the Western Balkans region (2016-2022) : Volume I: Evaluation report

2025

This evaluation provides a comprehensive and independent assessment of the European Union's (EU) support for two major aspects of the green transition in the Western Balkans: waste management and urban wastewater treatment. It covered all six Western Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia and...

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Integrated measurement of accountability in a circular economy and its main determinants in waste companies

Kuba-Khoury, Víctor; Scarpellini, Sabina; … - 2025

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A framework for leveraging digital technologies in reverse logistics actions : a systematic literature review

Rodrigues, Sílvia Patrícia; Gomes, Leonardo de Carvalho; … - 2025

Background: The global climate crisis has intensified the demand for sustainable solutions, positioning Reverse Logistics (RL) as a critical strategy for minimizing environmental impacts. Simultaneously, Industry 4.0 technologies are transforming RL operations by enhancing their collection,...

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