Researchers have developed a free, user-friendly tool that makes use of multiple computational models to help solid waste systems achieve their environmental goals in the most cost-efficient way ...

Disposing of municipal solid waste presents a big, expensive challenge for local governments. The world's cities produce over a billion tons of waste a year, and annual solid waste management costs ...

Around the world, waste generation rates are rising. In 2020, the world was estimated to generate 2.24 billion tonnes of solid waste, amounting to a footprint of 0.79 kilograms per person per day.

The Kiteezi landfill near Kampala was expanded as part of the Kampala Institutional Infrastructure Development Project, allowing for the storage and treatment of ...

Staffing levels at the City of Columbia are starting to have a greater impact on city services, particularly in the city's solid waste utility and its transit program, Go CoMo. Bus routes are expected ...

Between 2003 and 2024, World Bank support has helped to significantly improve solid waste management in low- and middle-income countries. This has been achieved through holistic financing approaches ...

The draft plan aims to modernize the state’s waste strategy with an emphasis on better data collection, diversion and ...