Raising awareness on solid waste management through formal education for sustainability: A developing countries evidence review

JK Debrah, DG Vidal, MAP Dinis - Recycling, 2021 - mdpi.com
Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a multifaceted problem comprising political,
socioeconomic, institutional, and environmental aspects. Due to exponential urban growth, it …

Plastic pollution, waste management issues, and circular economy opportunities in rural communities

FC Mihai, S Gündoğdu, LA Markley, A Olivelli, FR Khan… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rural areas are exposed to severe environmental pollution issues fed by industrial and
agricultural activities combined with poor waste and sanitation management practices …

Barriers and challenges to waste management hindering the circular economy in Sub-Saharan Africa

JK Debrah, GK Teye, MAP Dinis - Urban Science, 2022 - mdpi.com
More and more, waste generated in most parts of the Western world has been recycled and
transformed into new circularity products. However, managing waste within Sub-Saharan …

Global review of human waste-picking and its contribution to poverty alleviation and a circular economy

J Morais, G Corder, A Golev, L Lawson… - Environmental Research …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Across the globe, the livelihood of millions of people relies on the recovery and sale of
valuable materials previously discarded as waste. In developed countries, this is mainly …

Learning from the past to plan for the future: An historical review of the evolution of waste and resource management 1970–2020 and reflections on priorities 2020 …

DC Wilson - Waste Management & Research, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Improving waste and resource management (WaRM) around the world can halve the weight
of plastics entering the oceans, significantly mitigate global heating and contribute directly to …

E-waste it wisely: lessons from Africa

T Maes, F Preston-Whyte - SN Applied Sciences, 2022 - Springer
E-waste is the world's fastest growing and most valuable domestic waste stream. The
increasing production of e-waste is driving elevated levels of export from developed to …

Utilisation of waste marble dust in concrete production: A scientometric review and future research directions

E Kuoribo, H Mahmoud - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The construction industry is one of the prime polluters of the global environment, in addition
to the waste management menace. Over the years, waste marble dust reuse as aggregates …

[HTML][HTML] Post COVID-19 recovery: Challenges and opportunities for solid waste management in Africa

J Adusei-Gyamfi, KS Boateng, A Sulemana… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered the quantity and composition of
waste generated on the African continent. This new phenomenon, coupled with the …

Transition and implementation of circular economy in municipal solid waste management system in Nigeria: A systematic review of the literature

I Onungwe, DVL Hunt, I Jefferson - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
As the environment reaches field capacity and is unable to regenerate waste naturally,
challenges resulting from municipal solid waste management (MSWM) are showing a global …

Applicability of the life cycle assessment model in solid waste management in Zimbabwe

T Shabani, S Jerie, T Shabani - Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2023 - Springer
Solid waste increase is inevitable globally due to anthropogenic activities. This adds burden
to waste management systems in developing countries including Zimbabwe. Currently, life …