Household waste constitutes 30–40% of municipal solid waste globally. Separating waste at the household level into compostable, recyclable, and non-recyclable is a crucial first step for local ...

Imagine when you take out leftover food and throw it away, and a volunteer in front of the bucket tells you to separate the waste. If you have two options, one is to do it by yourself, and the other ...

New research supports the value of household-level waste separation. But policies must also carefully consider consumer behaviours to maximize the quality of material collected. The world produces ...

As a first of its kind in China, a World Bank-financed project supported Ningbo Municipality in improving municipal solid waste management by developing a comprehensive waste separation, collection, ...