Environmental, Social and Economic Sustainability of Waste Management
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Resources and Sustainable Utilization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2023) | Viewed by 42137
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
New trends in waste management are emerging with the goal to reduce, reuse and recycle waste. The challenges of sustainability in waste management can be well defined according to the so-called triple-bottom-line, or triple-P, paradigm (People, Planet, and Profit). Firms need to reconcile their economic goals with environmental and social targets. This Special Issue welcomes both conceptual and empirical contributions that may help to evaluate the relationships, the complementarities and the trade-offs along these three dimensions.
Authors from different disciplines such as business, management, economics and other related disciplines are invited to submit their papers. Multidisciplinary research that embraces the diversity of sustainability perspectives is particularly appreciated. Submissions could relate, but are not limited, to the following topics:
- Best practices in solid waste collection and recycling
- Measuring environmental and cost efficiency in waste services
- Innovative practices in waste management
- Working with consumers to improve waste management
- Impact of pricing schemes on household and industrial waste production
- Green practices, firm reputation and financial performances
- Decoupling waste generation from economic growth
- Impact of illegal waste management practices
Dr. Graziano Abrate
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- waste reduction, reuse and recycling
- efficiency
- municipal waste services
- waste pricing
- corporate social responsibility
- green marketing
- citizens engagement
- waste crimes
