Waste Municipal Service and Informal Recycling Sector in Fast-Growing Asian Cities: Co-Existence, Opposition or Integration?

Rémi De Bercegol, Jérémie Cavé and Arch Nguyen Thai Huyen
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Rémi De Bercegol: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 8586 PRODIG, 2 Rue Valette, 75005 Paris, France
Jérémie Cavé: 2 Ter Rue des Puits Creuses, 31000 Toulouse, France
Arch Nguyen Thai Huyen: Faculty of Urban and Rural Planning, Hanoi Architectural University, Km10 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam

Resources, 2017, vol. 6, issue 4, 1-10

Abstract: Despite being generally poorly recognized by public authorities, informal recycling remains nevertheless a major component in the waste sector, which questions the legitimacy of the official waste arrangements. A look at the current transformation in Hanoi (Vietnam), Delhi (India) and Surabaya (Indonesia) allows us to understand the socio-technical aspects of infrastructural choices in the management of waste generated in fast-growing Asian cities. The three cases present similar traditional recycling practices yet contrasted (non-) regulation within their waste policies. From the co-existence of a municipal waste management service with a traditional informal recycling sector, to an opposition between both, there is also a possibility of making use of the existing local practices to achieve a more sustainable system.

Keywords: waste management; linear system; recycling; informal sector; Hanoi; Surabaya; Delhi (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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