What a waste 2.0 : a global snapshot of solid waste management to 2050

What a waste 2.0 : a global snapshot of solid waste management to 2050 / Silpa Kaza, Lisa Yao, Perinaz Bhada-Tata, and Frank Van Woerden with Kremena Ionkova [and 9 others].

Solid waste management affects every person in the world. By 2050, the world is expected to increase waste generation by 70 percent, from 2.01 billion tonnes of waste in 2016 to 3.40 billion tonnes of waste annually. Individuals and governments make decisions about consumption and waste management t...

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Main Authors: Kaza, Silpa (Author), Yao, Lisa (Author), Bhada-Tata, Perinaz (Author), Van Woerden, Frank (Author), Ionkova, Kremena (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : World Bank Group, [2018]
Series:Urban development series (Washington, D.C.)
Subjects:
Refuse and refuse disposal.
Refuse disposal industry.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Refuse and refuse disposal
Refuse disposal industry
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; A Note on Data; Notes; References; 2 At a Glance: A Global Picture of Solid Waste Management; Key Insights; Waste Generation; Projected Waste Generation; Waste Composition; Waste Collection; Waste Disposal; Special Wastes; Notes; References; 3 Regional Snapshots; East Asia and Pacific; Europe and Central Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean; Middle East and North Africa; North America; South Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa; References; Additional Resources; 4 Waste Administration and Operations
  • Key InsightsSolid Waste Regulations; Solid Waste Planning; Institutions and Coordination; Waste Management Operations; References; 5 Financing and Cost Recovery for Waste Management Systems; Key Insights; Waste Management Budgets; Waste Management Costs; Waste Management Financing; References; 6 Waste and Society; Key Insights; Environment and Climate Change; Technology Trends; Citizen Engagement; Social Impacts of Waste Management and the Informal Sector; Notes; References; Additional Resources; 7 Case Studies; 1. A Path to Zero Waste in San Francisco, United States
  • 2. Achieving Financial Sustainability in Argentina and Colombia3. Automated Waste Collection in Israel; 4. Cooperation between National and Local Governments for Municipal Waste Management in Japan; 5. Central Reforms to Stabilize the Waste Sector and Engage the Private Sector in Senegal; 6. Decentralized Organic Waste Management by Households in Burkina Faso; 7. Eco-Lef: A Successful Plastic Recycling System in Tunisia; 8. Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes in Europe; 9. Financially Resilient Deposit Refund System: The Case of the Bottle Recycling Program in Palau
  • 10. Improving Waste Collection by Partnering with the Informal Sector in Pune, India11. Improving Waste Management through Citizen Communication in Toronto, Canada; 12. Managing Disaster Waste; 13. Minimizing Food Loss and Waste in Mexico; 14. Sustainable Source Separation in Panaji, India; 15. Musical Garbage Trucks in Taiwan, China; 16. The Global Tragedy of Marine Litter; 17. Using Information Management to Reduce Waste in Korea; Notes; References; Additional Resources; Appendix A: Waste Generation (tonnes per year) and Projections by Country or Economy
  • Appendix B: Waste Treatment and Disposal by Country or EconomyBoxes; 1.1 Data for the Sub-Saharan Africa Region; 2.1 Waste Generation Projection Methodology; 2.2 Global Food Loss and Waste; 3.1 Morocco: Investing in Environmental Sustainability Pays Off; 3.2 Swachh Bharat Mission (Clean India Mission); 5.1 Results-Based Financing in Waste Management; 5.2 Carbon Finance; 6.1 Plastic Waste Management; 6.2 Examples of Information That Can Be Aggregated Using a Waste Management Data System; 6.3 I Got Garbage; 6.4 Mr. Trash Wheel; 6.5 Waste Picker Cooperative Model: Recuperar

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