The development of objective of the First Phase of the Integrated Solid Waste Management (SWM) Project for West Bank and Gaza is to upgrade, sustain, and support integrated solid waste management system...
Waste management is a growing challenge in Nigeria, with major environmental, health, and economic implications for its population. Several factors hinder adequate household waste management practices...
Increasing plastic pollution in Sierra Leone threatens not only the public health or the local economy, but also the national tourism sector. The volume of plastic waste visible on beaches in the Western...
The concept of the circular economy (CE) is gaining attention worldwide as a way to promote sustainable development and reduce resource consumption. The CE is an economic system that aims to reduce the...
Today the world faces unprecedented challenges in waste management while the state of the municipal waste management sector globally is a matter of concern. To reverse current trends related to waste generation...
Over the past decade, material efficiency and resource productivity have surfaced on the global policy agenda. The rise of the circular economy (CE) agenda reflects the objective of moving away from the...
The development objective of the Digital Central Asia South Asia (CASA) Project for Kyrgyz Republic is to increase access to more affordable internet and improve the government’s capacity to deliver digital...
Plastic waste negatively impacts ecosystems, public health, and local economies in Tanzania. For example, marine plastic and microplastic wastes contaminate beaches, sea grass areas and coral reef habitats...
The Croatian government has made commendable efforts to create a sound regulatory framework for materials use and waste management, yet the country's performance continues to fall short of the expected...
The Environment and Waste Management Project (EWMP) aims to support the Government of Lao PDR (GOL) to reach its objectives, as stated in the National Green Growth Strategy 2030; to implement policies...
In Laos, the solid waste generation has recently increased substantially. However, the solid waste collection is not undertaken adequately and it is considered to be one of main sources for high-level...
Solid waste management (SWM) in the Philippines continues to be hampered by gaps and issues despite the passage of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. One of these issues involves plastic...
The development objective of the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project for Nigeria is to improve rural access and agricultural marketing in selected participating states while strengthening the...
This final report presents the findings and recommendations of the World Bank-funded study on air pollution in Lao PDR. The study serves as technical basis to inform the air pollution component of the...
This report will examine the MSWM performance in Romania, Croatia, Poland, and Bulgaria as these countries are not on track to meet upcoming EU Waste Framework Directive Targets. All four countries received...
Các bên liên quan trong khu vực công và tư nhân của Việt Nam ngày càng tích cực trong việc giải quyết vấn đề rác thải nhựa. Chính phủ Việt Nam đã đặt ra các mục tiêu quản lý rác thải nhựa quốc gia đầy...
Personal protective equipment (PPE), has been a critical health-care supply for managing the COVID-19 crisis, but it has also proven to exacerbate the global waste challenge. As the use of disposable PPE...
Russia generates 4 to 5 billion tons of waste annually, most of which is industrial waste. The intensity of its generation is much higher than in Europe: the manufacturing industry delivers five times...