Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

The inclusion of the informal recycling sector (IRS) in a circular economy (CE) is challenging
and it is gaining increasing attention by the academic community in an exponential yet …

The mining industry is one of the pillar industries of the manufacturing industry,
characterized by high pollution, high energy consumption, and financial fragility. ESG ratings …

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 …

Sustainable Business: Key Issues is the first comprehensive introductory-level textbook to
address the interface between environmental challenges and business solutions to provide …

Although tourism contributes significantly to municipal solid waste generation in many
countries and regions, there is a lack of empirical investigations of the underlying …

Ongoing negotiations for a 'Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution'recognise the
substantial contribution made by the informal recycling sector (IRS-waste pickers) to plastic …

Abstract Systems for managing municipal solid waste are typically ineffective in developing
nations because of governments' deficient financial and administrative frameworks, poor …

Efficient resource allocation for electric car production can be achieved by anticipating
aluminum future pricing. For the electric car sector to maintain a steady supply chain …

This study discusses the positive and negative characteristics of and challenges faced by
the informal waste sector in developing countries. We conducted a literature review from …