Improving the informal recycling sector through segregation of waste in the household - The case of Dhaka Bangladesh

Habitat International

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 150-156

  Matter, Anne ^a,b   Dietschi, Martin ^b   Zurbrügg, Christian ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b Swisscontact: Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Dhaka; Household waste segregation; Informal sector; Recycling

Indexed keywords

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH];

EID: 84871924165     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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