In low resource settings where it is challenging to obtain accurate weight-for-height Z-scores (e.g., equipment to accurately measure height and weight is not readily available, minimally trained community health workers, etc.), the Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) is a simple tool used to...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

This paper examines the causal impacts of reducing solid waste imports on water quality in China, which was the world’s largest importer of waste until recently. We focus on the National Sword policy, introduced at the end of 2017, which abruptly banned the import of plastics, textiles,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

In the past three decades, the prevalence of child wasting in the Philippines has generally fluctuated between 6% and 8%. As a result, the country fell short of the 2022 Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition target of 5%. However, between 2013 and 2018, the decline in the wasting prevalence...

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...

Waste management is a challenging sector to govern. The sector involves the day-to-day delivery of services that are vital to protecting public health and the environment. Regular and reliable waste management services underpin quality of life in communities, and contributes to Armenia's...

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...

Background: The significant increase in home healthcare (HHC) driven by technological advancements, an ageing population, and heightened disease outbreaks-especially evident during the COVID-19 pandemic-has created an urgent need for improved medical waste management. Methods: This paper...

Urban waste management challenges pose significant health and economic consequences. Although source-level waste segregation offers a promising solution, its success depends on household participation. Through a randomized controlled trial in the capital city of Bihar, India, we evaluate how...

Construction and demolition waste (CDW) accounts for almost 40% of all waste generated in the EU. The European Commission is taking important binding and non-binding legislative actions to ensure CDW is managed in an environmentally sound manner and contributes to the circular economy. This...

The Waste Framework Directive (WFD) mandates that from 2025, EU Member States must establish separate collection systems for used textiles. This briefing provides an overview of the current state of textile waste generation, collection systems, treatment capacity and the different...

Recycling activities remain at a nascent stage in the country. While the environmental benefits of recycling are well-established, there are several macroeconomic benefits like employment creation. There is an essential need to focus on waste management policies and measures that can aid an...

Mobile phone recycling is crucial to recover valuable resources and mitigate environmental health risks. Collection campaigns may help to retrieve unused phones, but empirical evidence on the factors contributing to the effectiveness of such campaigns is rare. In the present study, we assessed...

This study assessed the prioritisation for the introduction of possible future European EoW criteria for a list of ten pre-selected construction and demolition waste and by-product (CDW) streams. There was a general positive acceptance and willingness among stakeholders to introduce EU-wide EoW...

The EU Construction & Demolition Waste Management Protocol aims to enhance confidence in CDW management processes and increase trust in re-used products and recycled materials. As CDW is the largest waste stream in the EU, better CDW management can deliver significant environmental, economic and...

The Waste Framework Directive (WFD) mandates that from 2025, EU Member States must establish separate collection systems for used textiles. This briefing provides an overview of the current state of textile waste generation, collection systems, treatment capacity and the different...

Today the world faces unprecedented challenges in waste management while the state of the municipal waste management sector globally is a matter of concern. To reverse current trends related to waste generation, pollution, and resource management, active collaboration between the various waste...

The present study focuses on a particular group of actors along the plastics collection and recycling value chain--informal waste workers (IWWs)--on whom limited information has been collected at the country level. Specifically, the study examines two questions: (i) what is the profile and...