'Wasteaware' benchmark indicators for integrated sustainable waste management in cities. (January 2015)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- 'Wasteaware' benchmark indicators for integrated sustainable waste management in cities. (January 2015)
- Main Title:
- 'Wasteaware' benchmark indicators for integrated sustainable waste management in cities
- Authors:
- Wilson, David C.
Rodic, Ljiljana
Cowing, Michael J.
Velis, Costas A.
Whiteman, Andrew D.
Scheinberg, Anne
Vilches, Recaredo
Masterson, Darragh
Stretz, Joachim
Oelz, Barbara - Abstract:
- Graphical abstract: Highlights: Solid waste management (SWM) is a key utility service, but data is often lacking. Measuring their SWM performance helps a city establish priorities for action. The Wasteaware benchmark indicators: measure both technical and governance aspects. Have been developed over 5 years and tested in more than 50 cities on 6 continents. Enable consistent comparison between cities and countries and monitoring progress. Abstract: This paper addresses a major problem in international solid waste management, which is twofold: a lack of data, and a lack of consistent data to allow comparison between cities. The paper presents an indicator set for integrated sustainable waste management (ISWM) in cities both North and South, to allow benchmarking of a city's performance, comparing cities and monitoring developments over time. It builds on pioneering work for UN-Habitat's solid waste management in the World's cities . The comprehensive analytical framework of a city's solid waste management system is divided into two overlapping 'triangles' – one comprising the three physical components, i.e. collection, recycling, and disposal, and the other comprising three governance aspects, i.e. inclusivity; financial sustainability; and sound institutions and proactive policies. The indicator set includes essential quantitative indicators as well as qualitative composite indicators. This updated and revised 'Wasteaware' set of ISWM benchmark indicators is the cumulativeGraphical abstract: Highlights: Solid waste management (SWM) is a key utility service, but data is often lacking. Measuring their SWM performance helps a city establish priorities for action. The Wasteaware benchmark indicators: measure both technical and governance aspects. Have been developed over 5 years and tested in more than 50 cities on 6 continents. Enable consistent comparison between cities and countries and monitoring progress. Abstract: This paper addresses a major problem in international solid waste management, which is twofold: a lack of data, and a lack of consistent data to allow comparison between cities. The paper presents an indicator set for integrated sustainable waste management (ISWM) in cities both North and South, to allow benchmarking of a city's performance, comparing cities and monitoring developments over time. It builds on pioneering work for UN-Habitat's solid waste management in the World's cities . The comprehensive analytical framework of a city's solid waste management system is divided into two overlapping 'triangles' – one comprising the three physical components, i.e. collection, recycling, and disposal, and the other comprising three governance aspects, i.e. inclusivity; financial sustainability; and sound institutions and proactive policies. The indicator set includes essential quantitative indicators as well as qualitative composite indicators. This updated and revised 'Wasteaware' set of ISWM benchmark indicators is the cumulative result of testing various prototypes in more than 50 cities around the world. This experience confirms the utility of indicators in allowing comprehensive performance measurement and comparison of both 'hard' physical components and 'soft' governance aspects; and in prioritising 'next steps' in developing a city's solid waste management system, by identifying both local strengths that can be built on and weak points to be addressed. The Wasteaware ISWM indicators are applicable to a broad range of cities with very different levels of income and solid waste management practices. Their wide application as a standard methodology will help to fill the historical data gap. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Waste management. Volume 35(2015)
- Journal:
- Waste management
- Issue:
- Volume 35(2015)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 35, Issue 2015 (2015)
- Year:
- 2015
- Volume:
- 35
- Issue:
- 2015
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2015-0035-2015-0000
- Page Start:
- 329
- Page End:
- 342
- Publication Date:
- 2015-01
- Subjects:
- ISWM integrated sustainable waste management -- 3Rs reduce, reuse, recycle -- GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH -- GNI Gross National Income -- MSW municipal solid waste
Benchmark indicators -- Performance monitoring -- Solid waste management -- Governance -- Developing countries -- Recycling rates
Hazardous wastes -- Periodicals
Refuse and refuse disposal -- Periodicals
363.728 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0956053X ↗
http://www.elsevier.com/journals ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.10.006 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0956-053X
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