Sustainable solid waste management toward an inclusive society: Integration of the informal sector

Emenda Sembiring and Vilas Nitivattananon

Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2010, vol. 54, issue 11, 802-809

Abstract: Waste is a subjective notion. Some see waste as a risk to public health and the environment, some see it as a mere aesthetic inconvenience, and others see it as a source of income. In the informal recycling sector, there is no question that waste is perceived as a resource.

Keywords: Capital forms; Inclusive society; Indonesia; Informal recycling; Solid waste management policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.12.010

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