Informal waste collection and its co-existence with the formal waste sector: The case of Kampala, Uganda

Habitat International

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Katusiimeh, Mesharch W ^a   Burger, Kees ^b   Mol, Arthur P J ^b  

^a UGANDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Co existence; Formal; Informal; Kampala; Solid waste collection

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INFORMAL SECTOR; SERVICE PROVISION; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TECHNOLOGY; COST; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

KAMPALA; UGANDA;

EID: 84866869491     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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