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

20 OCTOBER 2020

The development of a waste management system, from where waste management is minimal to sustainable resource management, can be considered in terms of three key steps:

 

  1. establishing waste collection services to protect public health;
  2. improving waste treatment and disposal to provide environmental protection; and
  3. implementing systems and incentives to enable the transition to sustainable resource management. Read the document to find out more.

 

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