Key Drivers of Sustainable Urban Solid Waste Management ¹

Abstract

Chapter 5 deals with key drivers allowing waste management systems to meet circular economy goals, targeting a zero waste approach aimed at eliminating waste and changing the concept of waste into secondary materials. Case studies around Europe highlighted conditions and drivers of sustainable urban solid waste management systems; innovation, responsibility, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge sharing are factors enabling effective and viable urban waste management.

Citation

Romano, G., Marciano, C. and Fiorelli, M.S. (2021), "Key Drivers of Sustainable Urban Solid Waste Management ¹ ", Best Practices in Urban Solid Waste Management, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 103-127. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-888-020211013