The broader benefits of waste system investments in the global south

Malak Anshassi () and Timothy G. Townsend
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Malak Anshassi: Florida Polytechnic University
Timothy G. Townsend: University of Florida

Nature Sustainability, 2025, vol. 8, issue 8, 855-856

Abstract: Investing in waste management infrastructure in the global south nets a more cost-efficient sustainability return when compared with advancing technology improvements in the global north. Efforts to reduce ocean plastic and to mitigate the climate change footprint of discarded municipal waste should include strategies to bring basic collection and disposal practices to those regions where they are lacking.

Date: 2025
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