Waste-to-energy (WtE) is a waste treatment process that incinerates waste to produce energy in the form of electricity and/or heat. WtE is considered one of the most environmentally-friendly methods of dealing with residual waste. The alternative to this process is waste dumping or landfilling,...

Waste-to-energy (WtE) is a waste treatment process that incinerates waste to produce energy in the form of electricity and/or heat. WtE is considered one of the most environmentally-friendly methods of dealing with residual waste. The alternative to this process is waste dumping or landfilling,...

Municipal solid waste disposal and its sustainable management in China have undergone significant evolution since 2000. However, China has a vast land area and significant socioeconomic and geographical disparities across the country, and the strategy of waste management on the national scale...

Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim is one of the largest town in the state, located in the eastern Himalayan Region of the Indian state of Sikkim. Present paper aims to portray and enlighten the current waste management and practices in Gangtok. Reviews, the lately planned solid waste management...

Pro-environmental waste disposal behavior plays a fundamental role in improving rural waste management and rural livability. Recent years have witnessed an increased social, political and academic interest in the influencing mechanism of pro-environmental waste disposal behavior. In particular,...

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 paper compares the efficiency of alternative municipal solid waste management business models: a single provider against multiple providers. The drivers of municipal solid waste management costs are analysed to test the impact of the scale and scope of municipal solid waste management...

Proper solid waste management (SWM) is critical for sustainable environmental development. Despite high-level policy efforts and technical investments, unmanaged solid waste remains a problem in many developing countries including Ghana. The quantity of waste generated is increasing in rural...

In South Africa, household waste management is a significant challenge in informal settlements, as most of these lack basic waste management infrastructure, and the government's waste management services are limited. Understanding waste management behaviour is therefore critical in addressing...

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...

The study analyzes the legal regulation of the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes provided for by the Bamako Convention (regional), in comparison with the regime of the Basel Convention (universal). It has been established that thanks to the Bamako Convention, the standards for...

Over the past decades, research on the established linkages between solid waste management and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) has not progressed sufficiently. This influences the relevant statutory bodies to design an effective solid waste management system to create a safe work...

We consider households decision of whether to recycle within a theoretical framework that allows for the inclusion of social and moral motivations and analyze how unit pricing and mandatory recycling a⁄ect the equilibrium in terms of whether and, in the presence of heterogenous households, the...

I quantify the welfare effects of international trade in waste by building a structural gravity model in which waste generation is a byproduct of manufacturing and waste is input to recycling. My estimates reveal that low-value waste is more sensitive to trade barriers than high-value waste,...

Governance of waste management is historically based on local issues, with different applications and rules across countries. To meet the increasing number of circular economic goals, countries worldwide are seeking to improve the efficiency of waste management markets in terms of environmental...

This paper investigates the economic and environmental effects of pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) waste programs. Using a newly constructed longitudinal dataset of Italian municipalities and a staked-by-event design, we obtain three main findings: (i) PAYT programs significantly reduce total waste...

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,...

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 impact of municipal solid waste has surpassed local and regional boundaries and has become a global challenge, with mounting public health, environmental, social, and economic costs. In this context, there is an imperative need to move on from the traditional linear economic model...

This paper investigates the economic and environmental effects of pay-as-youthrow (PAYT) waste programs. Using a newly constructed longitudinal dataset of Italian municipalities and a staked-by-event design, we obtain three main findings: (i) PAYT programs significantly reduce total waste...

This original research delves into the public's awareness of environmental crimes related to pollution and illegal waste operations in Brescia, Italy. It investigates residents' perceptions of the seriousness of environmental crimes occurring in their proximity. Brescia is an ideal location for...

This paper investigates the economic and environmental effects of pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) waste programs. Using a newly constructed longitudinal dataset of Italian municipalities and a staked-by-event design, we obtain three main findings: (i) PAYT programs significantly reduce total waste...