What a waste : solid waste management in Asia (English)

This paper reviews the broad trends related to solid waste management in Asia. It focuses on waste management only as it pertains to urban environments. The study analyzes the trends and provides preliminary suggestions for reducing the trends' impacts. The concern about environmental effects associated with solid waste management and the escalating costs that solid waste management consumes from local government budgets is examined. The paper briefly...

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Hoornweg,Daniel A.;

Thomas,Laura K. B.;
Document Date
1999/05/31
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
19328
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
East Asia and Pacific,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
What a waste : solid waste management in Asia
Keywords
industrial country

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Hoornweg,Daniel A.; Thomas,Laura K. B..

What a waste : solid waste management in Asia (English). Urban and local government working paper series ; no. UWP 1 Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/694561468770664233

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