Knowledge Agora



Similar Articles

Title Strategies to Strengthen Integrated Solid Waste Management in Small Municipalities
ID_Doc 9473
Authors Bernache-Pérez, G; De Medina-Salas, L; Castillo-González, E; Giraldi-Díaz, MR
Title Strategies to Strengthen Integrated Solid Waste Management in Small Municipalities
Year 2023
Published Sustainability, 15.0, 5
Abstract Many developing countries have problems associated with waste management; therefore, this research aims to propose strategies for waste management in small municipalities (less than 50,000 inhabitants), pointing out the importance of involving the stakeholders responsible for improving each phase of this process. The methodology consisted of carrying out a diagnosis to show the current situation at the national, state, and municipal levels, as well as several strategies. The results revealed that in Mexico the waste management system consists of a collection and final disposal model, while waste recovery and treatment are incipient. To strengthen integrated waste management in small municipalities, the strategies proposed in this research consider higher budgets by the federal government to enable an infrastructure for collection, treatment, and final disposal, allowing waste valorization. Other strategies consist of improving coordination between the different stakeholders involved, based on actions by federal, state, and municipal authorities to promote the participation of the social, service, productive, and educational sectors, through public policies, as well as formal incorporation of scavengers and the formation of inter-municipal associations responsible for waste management. Among the conclusions, it is highlighted that the implementation of these strategies will favor the transition towards a circular economy model for small municipalities.
PDF

Similar Articles

ID Score Article
6804 Ferronato, N; Portillo, MAG; Lizarazu, EGG; Torretta, V; Bezzi, M; Ragazzi, M The municipal solid waste management of La Paz (Bolivia): Challenges and opportunities for a sustainable development(2018)Waste Management & Research, 36, 3
13460 Llanquileo-Melgarejo, P; Molinos-Senante, M; Romano, G; Carosi, L Evaluation of the Impact of Separative Collection and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste on Performance: An Empirical Application for Chile(2021)Sustainability, 13, 4
18331 Franceschi, FF; Vega, LT; Sanches-Pereira, A; Cherni, JA; Gómez, MF A combined approach to improve municipal solid waste management in upper-middle-income countries: the case of Sabana Centro, Colombia(2022)Clean Technologies And Environmental Policy, 24.0, 8
28464 Miranda, ITP; Fidelis, R; Fidelis, DAD; Pilatti, LA; Picinin, CT The Integration of Recycling Cooperatives in the Formal Management of Municipal Solid Waste as a Strategy for the Circular Economy-The Case of Londrina, Brazil(2020)Sustainability, 12.0, 24
2207 Díaz-Peña, LD; Tinoco-Castrejón, MA The Urban Solid Wastes Management in Cuautlancingo, Puebla, Towards a Circular Economy: Social and Economic Impacts of CE to the Region - Innovative Business Models(2019)
28859 Rodrigo-Ilarri, J; Vargas-Terranova, CA; Rodrigo-Clavero, ME; Bustos-Castro, PA Advances on the Implementation of Circular Economy Techniques in Rural Areas in Colombia under a Sustainable Development Framework(2021)Sustainability, 13.0, 7
10688 Fidelis, R; Guerreiro, EDR; Horst, DJ; Ramos, GM; de Oliveira, BR; de Andrade, PP Municipal solid waste management with recyclable potential in developing countries: Current scenario and future perspectives(2023)Waste Management & Research, 41, 9
5349 Amores, MSS The Requirement For Efficient Management Of Municipal Waste In The Context Of The Circular Economy Strategy(2023)
20435 Ferronato, N Integrated analysis for supporting solid waste management development projects in low to middle income countries: The NAVA-CE approach(2021)
13295 Cantillo, OJE; Quesada, B Solid Waste Characterization and Management in a Highly Vulnerable Tropical City(2022)Sustainability, 14, 24
Scroll