Skip to main content
Logo

Login/Register

STAY IN THE LOOP

Sign up for our newsletter

Search form

  • Home
  • About
  • Urban Sustainability Framework
  • City Dashboard
  • Knowledge Resources
  • Events
  • News & Blogs
  • Partnerships

Solid Waste Management

The World Bank’s Solid Waste Management Knowledge Silo Breaker is a community of practice created to share knowledge between practitioners of all affiliations. Through document sharing, discussions, and events, it aims to increase the awareness of solid waste issues and innovations across the globe.
The community’s objectives are: share experiences and resources to learn from solid waste management projects across the World Bank Group; further technical knowledge; strengthen projects by including environmental, social, urban, gender, sustainable financing, and climate perspectives and expertise when relevant; and learn about the latest innovations globally.
Featured Resources
 
      
 
Solid Waste Management Knowledge Resources
9 publications in total

Fetching total records...

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

  • Country/ City
    Global
  • Published On
    October 21, 2020
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank
  • Download
  • Abstract
  • Management of Municipal Solid Waste: Approaches and Practices within the World Bank

    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.

Strengthening Municipal Finance and Solid Waste Management Services with Results-Based Financing Approaches: Experiences from South Asia

  • Country/ City
    South Asia
  • Topic
    Solid Waste Management, Nepal, Pakistan
  • Published On
    May 01, 2020
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank
  • Abstract
  • Strengthening Municipal Finance and Solid Waste Management Services with Results-Based Financing Approaches: Experiences from South Asia

    From the near twenty million metropolitan city of Karachi, in Pakistan to the 400,000 person city of Pokhara, in Nepal, mayors and decisions makers are struggling to raise financing for capital investments in their cities that could deliver improved services to their communities, with the key priority being the solid waste management (SWM) services.

Urban and Rural Municipal Solid Waste in China and the Circular Economy: A Brief Overview and Opportunities Going Forward

  • Country/ City
    China
  • Topic
    Solid Waste Management, China
  • Published On
    April 08, 2019
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank
  • Abstract
  • Urban and Rural Municipal Solid Waste in China and the Circular Economy: A Brief Overview and Opportunities Going Forward

    This paper lists several opportunities for China to advance MSW policies and practices. In addition to building on lessons learned from countries with decades of experience in implementing separation at source programs, including lessons on dealing with the informal sector, China’s extended responsibility systems (EPR) for different waste streams including packaging waste could be tested locally and if successful, could then be prioritized.

What a Waste 2.0 : A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050

  • Topic
    Solid Waste Management
  • Published On
    September 20, 2018
  • Author(s)
    Silpa Kaza, Lisa C. Yao, Perinaz Bhada-Tata, Frank Van Woerden
  • Abstract
  • What a Waste 2.0 : A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050

    By 2050, the world is expected to generate 3.40 billion tons of waste annually, increasing drastically from today’s 2.01 billion tons. What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050 aggregates extensive solid waste data at the national and urban levels. It estimates and projects waste generation to 2030 and 2050.

Decision Maker’s Guides for Solid Waste Management Technologies

  • Country/ City
    Global
  • Topic
    Solid Waste Management
  • Published On
    September 15, 2018
  • Author(s)
    Silpa Kaza, Perinaz Bhada-Tata
  • Abstract
  • Decision Maker’s Guides for Solid Waste Management Technologies

    The Decision Maker’s Guides for Solid Waste Management Technologies were created to help mayors and decision makers understand the various technologies and when they would be appropriate based on local circumstances. Mayors are often approached by different solid waste management technology vendors and these guides aim to provide objective guidance and critical considerations. They offer insights into implementing environmentally sound treatment and disposal solutions.
  • 1
  • 2
  • next ›
  • last »

Our Partners
More Details

Gpsc Washington, DC Headquarters
E-mail: gpsc@worldbankgroup.org

©2020 GPSC. All Rights Reserved

  • Legal
  • |
  • Contact Us
Navigation
  • Home
  • About
  • Urban Sustainability Framework
  • City Dashboard
  • Knowledge Resources
  • Events
  • News & Blogs
  • Partnerships
STAY IN THE LOOP

Sign up for our newsletter