As global e-waste streams rise, recycling efforts remain insufficient, as does the willingness to promote recycling …. This insufficiency is primarily due to the perception of "waste" as "disposable", which has hindered its consideration as a … this prevailing notion, this working paper promotes the idea of "e-waste as a commodity" and argues that recycling can …

In the debate on international waste trade, the focus on resource efficiency and recycling has gradually begun to … Responsibility (EPR) on the export of waste batteries (WB). EPR is considered as a key policy for the "marketization of waste". On … the other hand, WB are a hazardous waste that also contain a high concentration of critical raw materials. As such, they …

-established, there are several macroeconomic benefits like employment creation. There is an essential need to focus on waste management … policies and measures that can aid an effective functioning of the entire waste management system in the country. In line with … (IRRP) in the state of Rajasthan using the ICRIER Sampada Waste Supply-Use Table (WSUT) model. The WSUT model includes (a …

This study analyses the environmental and financial sustainability of solid waste management in Indian cities. It … presents an assessment of the rapidly rising volume of municipal solid waste, its changing composition, the continuing practice … of mixing biodegradable (wet) waste with dry waste at the source of generation, and the growing volume of plastic in the …