| Autore |
Kaza Silpa
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| Edizione | [[Enhanced Credo edition]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2018
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (292 pages)
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| Disciplina |
363.728
|
| Collana |
Urban Development
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| Soggetto topico |
Refuse and refuse disposal
Refuse disposal industry
|
| ISBN |
1-78684-970-4
1-4648-1347-7
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: A note on data; 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; 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 insights; Solid 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; References; Additional resources --
7. Case studies: 1. A path to zero waste in San Francisco, United States; 2. Achieving financial sustainability in Argentina and Colombia; 3. 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, India; 11. 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 -- 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 economy.
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793345103321 |
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