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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (2024). Global Waste Management Outlook 2024: Beyond an age of waste – Turning rubbish into a resource. UNEP , Nairobi, Kenya. 10.59117/20.500.11822/44939.
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Abstract
Jointly published with the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), the report provides an update on global waste generation and the cost of waste and its management since 2018. The analysis uses life cycle assessments to explore what the world could gain or lose through continuing business-as-usual, adopting halfway measures, or committing fully to zero waste and circular economy societies. The report also evaluates three potential scenarios of municipal waste generation and management, examining their impacts on society, the environment, and the global economy. Furthermore, it presents potential strategies for waste reduction and enhanced management, following the waste hierarchy, to treat all waste materials as valuable resources.
Municipal solid waste generation is predicted to grow from 2.3 billion tons in 2023 to 3.8 billion tons by 2050. In 2020, the global direct cost of waste management was an estimated USD 252 billion.
When factoring in the hidden costs of pollution, poor health and climate change from poor waste disposal practices, the cost rises to USD 361 billion. Without urgent action on waste management, by 2050 this global annual cost could almost double to a staggering USD 640.3 billion.
| Item Type: | Other |
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| Research Programs: | Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) > Pollution Management (PM) |
| Depositing User: | Michaela Rossini |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2024 10:58 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2024 10:58 |
| URI: | https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/19556 |
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