Better Trash Collection for a Stronger Recovery: Solid Waste Management as a Pillar of Urban Change
The pandemic exposed vulnerabilities for informal waste workers, showing how stronger solid‑waste systems can create jobs and build resilience.News & Blogs
Municipal Solid Waste Cost Calculation Technical Guidelines for Low and Middle-Income Countries
The guidelines help municipalities calculate full waste service costs to plan financing, sustain operations, and guide investment decisions.Knowledge Product
Behavior Change in Solid Waste Management - A Compendium of Cases
The compendium uses behavioral insights to help communities reduce waste, improve service use, and encourage sustainable waste practices.Knowledge Product
Best Practices and Lessons Learned: My Neighborhood Without Waste
Asunción lacks segregated waste collection, creating environmental, social and safety challenges.Knowledge Product
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COVID-19 Vaccination and Municipal Waste Management. Technical Brief
The report explains the unprecedented scale of COVID‑19 vaccination and outlines challenges to sustaining equitable, effective global immunization.Knowledge Product
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Bridging the Gap in Solid Waste Management: Governance Requirements for Results
The paper offers practical guidance to help authorities strengthen solid waste governance despite fiscal constraints and limited capacities.Knowledge Product
Market Study for the Philippines: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
Mismanaged plastic waste harms economies and oceans, prompting Philippine plans to improve recycling, circularity, and private‑sector investment.Knowledge Product
Market Study for Malaysia: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
Plastics are integral to Malaysia’s economy, but waste poses risks, prompting this study’s assessment of the national plastics value chain.Knowledge Product
Market Study for Thailand: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
The report assesses Thailand’s plastics value chain, identifying opportunities and barriers for shifting from linear waste models to circularity.Knowledge Product
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Pakistan: Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Mountain Areas
The report guides Pakistan’s mountain regions in improving solid waste management through phased, practical actions and a structured framework.Knowledge Product
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Nepal: Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Mountain Areas
The report guides Nepal’s mountain regions in improving solid waste management through phased actions built on an integrated framework.Knowledge Product
India: Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Mountain Areas
India’s rapid growth increases waste generation, and this report outlines challenges and phased recommendations to strengthen solid‑waste management.Knowledge Product
National Plan for Comprehensive Urban Solid Waste Management (Spanish)
The report stresses strong institutional design for urban waste management, showing governance is as crucial as technical solutions.Knowledge Product
National Plan for the Comprehensive Management of Hazardous Waste (Spanish)
The plan guides Paraguay in managing hazardous waste through dynamic approaches that integrate social, economic and environmental factors.Knowledge Product
Management of Municipal Solid Waste: Approaches and Practices within the World Bank (Spanish)
The text outlines three steps for progressing from basic waste collection to fully sustainable resource management systems.Knowledge Product
