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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.
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Clean and Low-Carbon Cities: the Relationship Between the Solid Waste Management Sector and Greenhouse Gases

  • Country/ City
    World
  • Topic
    Greenhouse Gases (GHG), Solid Waste Management (SWM), Carbon-Neutrality
  • Published On
    March 28, 2022
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank
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    • Clean and Low-Carbon Cities: the Relationship Between the Solid Waste Management Sector and Greenhouse Gases

    Municipal solid waste contributes to the generation of GHGs, mainly methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2). The amount of GHG emissions from waste is correlated with the quantity of waste and depends on the waste composition and the waste management system in place. Large waste volumes and inadequate waste management systems lead to higher emissions in the atmosphere. In the past many decades, the quantities of waste generated globally have been increasing at an alarming pace while the state of waste management continues to lag in capacity and effectiveness.

COVID-19 Vaccination and Municipal Waste Management. Technical Brief

  • Country/ City
    World
  • Topic
    Solid Waste Management (SWM), COVID-19
  • Published On
    September 30, 2021
  • Author(s)
    Ruth Stringer
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  • Abstract

    • COVID-19 Vaccination and Municipal Waste Management. Technical Brief

    There are over twenty serious vaccine preventable diseases with immunization estimated to save 4-5 million deaths annually. Typically, individual vaccination campaigns in a single country target a million to tens of millions children and during the last decade, 1 billion children are estimated to have undergone vaccinations.

More Growth, Less Garbage

  • Country/ City
    World
  • Topic
    Policy and Governance, Solid Waste Management (SWM)
  • Published On
    July 15, 2021
  • Author(s)
    Silpa Kaza, Siddarth Shrikanth, Sarur Chaudhary
  • Abstract

    • More Growth, Less Garbage

    More growth, less garbage presents an updated picture of how waste generation can grow if the world continues along the current trajectory and how to consider changing that path toward lower waste levels. Waste generation is estimated to grow from 2.24 billion tons in 2020 to 3.88 billion tons in 2050. Historically there has been a correlation between waste generation and income per capita. This publication explores the possibility of decoupling waste generation, and thus consumption, from economic growth.

Bridging the Gap in Solid Waste Management: Governance Requirements for Results

  • Country/ City
    World
  • Topic
    Policy and Governance, Public Spaces, Management, Recycling, Disposal
  • Published On
    May 28, 2021
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank
  • Abstract

    • Bridging the Gap in Solid Waste Management: Governance Requirements for Results

    The primary responsibility for providing on-the-ground services and for ensuring the controlled management of solid waste, on the other hand, lies with the local authorities. Often fiscally constrained with many competing priorities beyond waste, local authorities may have limited ability to deliver adequate services.

Market Study for the Philippines: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers

  • Country/ City
    Philippines
  • Topic
    Circular Economy, Management, Recycling, Disposal
  • Published On
    March 22, 2021
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank
  • Abstract

    • Market Study for the Philippines: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers

    Mismanaged plastic waste has growing economic and environmental consequences. USD 80-120 billion worth of plastic packaging is lost from the global economy each year due to lack of recycling and suboptimal value creation where recycling exists. Globally, 4.8 to 12.7 million tonnes of plastic leak into our oceans each year with Asia contributing to over 80 percent of this marine leakage. The Philippines is the third largest contributor with an estimated 0.75 million metric tons of mismanaged plastic entering the ocean every year.
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