Resources 2017, 6(4), 70; https://doi.org/10.3390/resources6040070
Waste Municipal Service and Informal Recycling Sector in Fast-Growing Asian Cities: Co-Existence, Opposition or Integration?
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 8586 PRODIG, 2 Rue Valette, 75005 Paris, France
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2 Ter Rue des Puits Creuses, 31000 Toulouse, France
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Faculty of Urban and Rural Planning, Hanoi Architectural University, Km10 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam
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Received: 24 October 2017 / Revised: 29 November 2017 / Accepted: 6 December 2017 / Published: 11 December 2017
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recycling In Emerging Economies: Practical Considerations for the Circular Economy in Fast-Growing Middle-income Cities and Countries)
Abstract
Despite being generally poorly recognized by public authorities, informal recycling remains nevertheless a major component in the waste sector, which questions the legitimacy of the official waste arrangements. A look at the current transformation in Hanoi (Vietnam), Delhi (India) and Surabaya (Indonesia) allows us to understand the socio-technical aspects of infrastructural choices in the management of waste generated in fast-growing Asian cities. The three cases present similar traditional recycling practices yet contrasted (non-) regulation within their waste policies. From the co-existence of a municipal waste management service with a traditional informal recycling sector, to an opposition between both, there is also a possibility of making use of the existing local practices to achieve a more sustainable system. View Full-TextKeywords:
waste management; linear system; recycling; informal sector; Hanoi; Surabaya; Delhi
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de Bercegol, R.; Cavé, J.; Nguyen Thai Huyen, A. Waste Municipal Service and Informal Recycling Sector in Fast-Growing Asian Cities: Co-Existence, Opposition or Integration? Resources 2017, 6, 70.
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