The municipal solid waste management of La Paz (Bolivia) : Challenges and opportunities for a sustainable development

Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is considered an important public health, economic and environmental concern, especially in developing countries. This paper introduces the situation of MSWM in La Paz (Bolivia) in 2016, and is based on the Wasteaware indicators and waste flow analysis, useful...

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Veröffentlicht in:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. - 1991. - 36(2018), 3 vom: 21. März, Seite 288-299
1. Verfasser: Ferronato, Navarro (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Gorritty Portillo, Marcelo Antonio, Guisbert Lizarazu, Edith Gabriela, Torretta, Vincenzo, Bezzi, Marco, Ragazzi, Marco
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Schlagworte:Journal Article Bolivia Wasteaware benchmark indicators circular economy developing countries material flow analysis municipal solid waste Solid Waste
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