Solid waste management challenges for cities in developing countries

LA Guerrero, G Maas, W Hogland - Waste management, 2013 - Elsevier
Solid waste management is a challenge for the cities' authorities in developing countries
mainly due to the increasing generation of waste, the burden posed on the municipal budget …

A review on current status of municipal solid waste management in India

N Gupta, KK Yadav, V Kumar - Journal of environmental sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste management is a major environmental issue in India. Due to rapid
increase in urbanization, industrialization and population, the generation rate of municipal …

Internet of Things (IoT) adoption barriers of smart cities' waste management: An Indian context

M Sharma, S Joshi, D Kannan, K Govindan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The current study is a preliminary approach to develop a structural framework of the Internet
of Things (IoT) adoption barriers that exist in the waste management systems of smart cities …

Identifying sustainable solid waste management barriers in practice using the fuzzy Delphi method

TD Bui, FM Tsai, ML Tseng, MDH Ali - Resources, conservation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Solid waste management leads to resource loss and limited waste management
approaches. Nevertheless, solid waste management must be studied in terms of …

Municipal solid waste management in China: status, problems and challenges

DQ Zhang, SK Tan, RM Gersberg - Journal of environmental management, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper presents an examination of MSW generation and composition in China,
providing an overview of the current state of MSW management, an analysis of existing …

Solid waste characterization, quantification and management practices in developing countries. A case study: Nablus district–Palestine

IA Al-Khatib, M Monou, ASFA Zahra… - Journal of environmental …, 2010 - Elsevier
Solid waste management (SWM) is one of the most challenging issues faced by developing
countries that suffer from serious pollution problems caused by the generation of large waste …

Management of urban solid waste: Vermicomposting a sustainable option

RP Singh, P Singh, ASF Araujo, MH Ibrahim… - Resources, conservation …, 2011 - Elsevier
Solid waste management is a worldwide problem and it is becoming more and more
complicated day by day due to rise in population, industrialization as well as changes in our …

Using indicators as a tool to evaluate municipal solid waste management: A critical review

DET Cervantes, AL Martínez, MC Hernández… - Waste management, 2018 - Elsevier
Indicators have been used to evaluate municipal solid waste management for several
decades. This review summarizes the main groups of indicators used for this purpose, as the …

Characterization, quantification and management of China's municipal solid waste in spatiotemporal distributions: A review

B Gu, S Jiang, H Wang, Z Wang, R Jia, J Yang, S He… - Waste Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is a heterogeneous waste stream, which is harmful
for human health and the ecological environment if it is not well managed. Based on results …

A performance assessment approach for integrated solid waste management using a sustainable balanced scorecard approach

FM Tsai, TD Bui, ML Tseng, KJ Wu, ASF Chiu - Journal of cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aims to explore integrated solid waste management hierarchical
interrelationships using a sustainable balance scorecard approach. The proposed analysis …