Abstract

By 2050, the world is expected to generate 3.40 billion tons of waste annually, increasing drastically from today’s 2.01 billion tons. What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050 aggregates extensive solid waste data at the national and urban levels. It estimates and projects waste generation to 2030 and 2050. Beyond the core data metrics from waste generation to disposal, the report provides information on waste management costs, revenues, and tariffs; special wastes; regulations; public communication; administrative and operational models; and the informal sector.

Keywords

Snapshot (computer storage)Solid waste managementWaste managementEnvironmental scienceMunicipal solid wasteBusinessEngineeringComputer scienceDatabase

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Publication Info

Year
2018
Type
book
Citations
5379
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Closed

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5379
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642
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2912
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Silpa Kaza, Lisa Yao, Perinaz Bhada‐Tata et al. (2018). What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050. Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks . https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1329-0

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DOI
10.1596/978-1-4648-1329-0

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Data completeness: 81%