Waste source owners in the industrial solid waste management in Vietnam

Integrated solid waste management in megacities

Rapid urbanization and industrialization, population growth and economic growth in developing countries make management of municipal solid waste more complex comparing with developed countries. Furthermore, the conventional municipal solid waste management approach often is reductionists, not tailored to handle complexity. Therefore, the need to a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary approach r...

The Role of Waste-to-energy in Solid Waste Management

On behalf of the International Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Association (lSWA), it is a pleasure to open this First Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference. Solid waste management has moved to the forefront of the environmental agenda. The level of activity and concern by citizens and governments worldwide has reached unprecedented levels. Nations are considering restrictions on pa...

Solid Waste Management in Mumbai

Solid waste management in Nepal

This paper reflects the existing management systems practiced in various areas of Nepal in managing solid waste and contains initiatives of municipalities; national and local NGOs/CBOs; public and private entities. This paper helps to transfer the lessons and existing practices regarding soild waste managment and encourages urban, peri urban and emerging towns for similar initiatives in urban s...

Solid Waste Management in Egypt

environmental degradation is not only well advanced already, but also is getting progressively worse as the countrys population, urbanisation and industrialisation increase, and as its economy develops generally. This concern has led to a growing recognition that economic development and the health and well-being of the countrys population are closely linked with improved environmental manageme...