This report presents a harmonised conceptual framework and indicators for monitoring progress and supporting the implementation of policies that foster a transition towards a more resource efficient and circular economy. Its main purpose is to provide a source of inspiration for countries seeking to build a coherent framework to assess progress towards a circular economy and to support OECD and, w...

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has identified the need for a RegionalWaste Data Collection, Monitoring, and Reporting (DCMR) Framework that provides a standardised approach formonitoring and reporting waste data for the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) and the region.The DCMR Framework has been developed to ensure waste data is collected, anal...

This training material on occupational health and safety in waste handling covers the following topics:Occupational Health In Waste HandlingProtective MeasuresEmployers' Responsibilities...

This report takes stock of how and where digital innovation supports circular economy models in waste management. It presents insights from the recently completed GSMA Innovation Fund for Digital Urban Services, which included organisations working on digitalising waste management. These are supplemented with insights from across the ecosystem, with a focus on the start-ups and early-stage compani...

Open waste burning (OWB) is a prevalent waste management practice in many parts of Asia, contributing significantly to air pollution and undermining efforts towards climate mitigation. This paper examines the nexus of waste management, pollution control, and health while providing policy recommendations to address policy gaps and implementation challenges in Asia. This study reviewed OWB policies ...

The Air Quality Management By-Law of the City of Cape Town (2016) aims:To provide for air quality management and reasonable measures to prevent air pollution; to provide for the designation of the air quality officer; to provide for the establishment of local emissions norms and standards, and the promulgation of smoke control zones; to prohibit smoke emissions from dwellings and other premises; t...

This book is intended to assist those who influence public and private sector investments in solid waste collection systems in developing countries. It seeks to address decision-makers, solid waste management engineers, consultants who are engaged in the planning and provision of solid waste management systems, manufacturers (as well as potential manufacturers) of refuse collection vehicles, and s...

The study is primarily intended to serve civil society organizations (CSOs), impacted citizens and communities, state and local governments. While this report has been written with a Czech Republic focus following the original country specific version (Jelinek et al., 2023), the technical references and key issues identified here are internationally applicable.Indeed, many countries rely on the Eu...

Waste management is a significant environmental challenge in Tanzania, especially in rapidly growing cities like Dar es Salaam. Inadequate infrastructure leads to widespread dumping of solid waste, increasing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly from organic waste that decomposes in open dumps.Dar es Salaam's exponential population growth from 83,844 in 1950 to 5,383,728 in 2022 has intensified ...

Open burning is a major driver of air pollution and waste leakage in many parts of Indonesia. In Tabanan Regency, Bali, waste generation reaches 422.61 tons per day, with a leakage rate of 47.83%, and many households especially in rural areas burn waste in tebe (backyards) due to limited services, weak regulations, and cultural norms. In the village of Wongaya Gede alone, more than 50% of househol...