Management of Municipal Solid Waste: Approaches and Practices within the World Bank (Spanish)

20 OCTOBER 2020

Developing a waste‑management system—from minimal waste handling to sustainable resource management—can be understood in three key steps:

  1. establishing waste‑collection services to protect public health;
  2. improving waste treatment and disposal to ensure environmental protection;
  3. implementing systems and incentives that enable the transition toward sustainable resource management.
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