Over 80% of Local Governments (LGs) worldwide are responsible for residential solid waste collection within their territory [1]. However, solid waste management is a great challenge from an organizational, technical, and financial perspective, and municipalities are often overburdened by the task. This solution focuses on the processes which the LGs can undertake to promote sustainable waste management in their communities through a long-term approach.
ISWM is a process which can be implemented for the delivery of technically viable and financially sustainable waste management concepts in communities. It follows a waste management hierarchy (such as: reduce, reuse, recycle) aimed to reduce the amount of waste being disposed of and thus reducing the cost of collection, handling, treatment and disposal, while supporting the shift to a circular economy in which resources are protected, used efficiently and cycled back into production systems.
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PUBLISHED: 24.10.2025
