A review of municipal solid waste management in the BRIC and high-income countries: A thematic framework for low-income countries

Iyamu, H.O.; Anda, M.; Ho, G.

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2019.102097

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“…The summary of the current status of MSWM in Brazil reveals the weak internalization of NSWP requirements, which is consistent with the study of Iyamu et al. (2020) , that reports the main limiting aspects of MSWM in Brazil: (i) improper waste disposal, (ii) lack of effective education campaigns on waste prevention 1 , reduction, reuse and recycling, including composting, (iii) week commitment in implementing MSWM that greatly varies among cities due to different local conditions, (iv) inconsistency in statistical data related to MSWM, and (v) lack of practical viability of long term strategies related to consumers liabilities and support to waste pickers.…”

Section: Overview Of Municipal Solid Waste Management In Brazilsupporting

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Covid-19 effects on municipal solid waste management: What can effectively be done in the Brazilian scenario?

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2021

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Section: Overview Of Municipal Solid Waste Management In Brazilsupporting

confidence: 88%

Covid-19 effects on municipal solid waste management: What can effectively be done in the Brazilian scenario?

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Castro

2021

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“…This approach has proven successful in emerging nations with similar landfills due to its simplicity and low costs, which lowers the barrier to its implementation (Amiri et al 2016). Nonetheless, all stakeholders including waste generators, politicians, and MSW control service providers must work together in policy formulation to improve MSW management in LC (Iyamu et al 2020).…”

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Assessment of municipal solid waste management system in Lae City, Papua New Guinea in the context of sustainable development

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Dhiman²,

Borovskis³

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Environ Dev Sustain

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Lae City (LC) of Morobe Province is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. Due to the abundant natural resources it inherits, the resultant urbanization has led to an influx of the human population. This increase in population as a result of industrialization has led to increased municipal solid waste (MSW) accumulation. To address this exigent issue, which affects the nation’s carbon footprint, it is imperative to review socio-economic and geographic factors to establish a feasible approach for managing MSW efficiently and sustainably. In the quest to achieve the same, the present assessment focuses on the 3 core waste management hierarchy systems to support sustainable development for LC by reviewing existing opportunities and challenges associated with the current MSW management system and the associated policies. The result shows that as a sustainable approach to MSW management of LC, a zero-waste campaign for resource recovery engaging all stakeholders can be implemented since the organic content of MSW generated in LC is as high as 70%. Moreover, the dumping of MSW at the dedicated dumpsite site can be minimized if policies are strengthened and the proposed waste avoidance pathway is implemented strictly. In addition to this, to avoid the contamination of groundwater and recovery of methane, the use of the Fukuoka approach in the existing landfills has been suggested to capture leachate without any huge expenditure. Graphic abstract

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“…Solid waste is becoming a global threat, especially in low-income countries causing environmental, health, social, and economic effects (Iyamu et al, 2020;Kokkinos et al, 2019;Oguntoke et al, 2019). An increase in population, urbanization, and industrialization triggers the production of waste in most cities and worldwide (Weldeyohanis et al, 2020;Xiao et al, 2020), with great effects on the environment and human health observed in most developing countries (Zhou et al, 2019).…”

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Potential landfill sites selection using GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis in Dodoma capital city, central Tanzania

Makonyo

Msabi

2021

GeoJournal

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Solid waste management is a global challenge, especially in developing countries due to the rapid increase in population and urbanization where the availability of sanitary landfills is inevitable. Determining suitable landfill sites is a fundamental aspect for new and rapidly growing cities. The current study is aimed at selecting potential landfill sites using GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis in Dodoma capital city. Fifteen criteria including proximity from built-up areas, surface water, boreholes, sensitive sites including social service areas, episodic water channels, protected areas including historical sites, faults, land use/land cover, geology, soil type, elevation, slopes, airport, roads, and earthquake epicentres were integrated with the help of analytical hierarchy process (AHP). The landfill sites' suitability map was produced based on the weighted linear combination method and assigned suitability classes as highly suitable, suitable, moderately suitable, less suitable, and unsuitable. The overall suitability results show that 41,177 ha (14.7%) of the study area is determined as highly suitable for landfills site location. The remaining 83,930 ha (30%), 84,305 ha (30.2%), and 53,508 ha (19.1%) of the area are suitable, moderately suitable, and less suitable respectively while 16,683 ha (6%) is under the unsuitable zone. From the highly suitable area, eleven candidate landfill sites were selected and prioritized using the AHP technique. The final results show landfill site 3 (10,361.94 ha), 5 (3717.85 ha), and 2 (3535.86 ha) were found to be the most highly suitable sites with eigenvector weight of 0.147, 0.122, and 0.121 respectively. Landfill sites 8, 7, and 6 were lastly considered. Field observation involving expertise from geology, hydrogeology, geophysical, and environment confirmed the suitability of selected sites. Thus, these techniques can be employed in developing countries to locate suitable landfill sites to minimize health and environmental impacts.

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A review of municipal solid waste management in the BRIC and high-income countries: A thematic framework for low-income countries

Cited by 72 publications

References 84 publications

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Covid-19 effects on municipal solid waste management: What can effectively be done in the Brazilian scenario?

Assessment of municipal solid waste management system in Lae City, Papua New Guinea in the context of sustainable development

Potential landfill sites selection using GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis in Dodoma capital city, central Tanzania

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