Improving solid waste managment as important step to sustainability: separation of waste in households

Waste management is still a global challenge in the 21st century. Sustainable waste management aims to minimize the amount of solid waste that goes to landfill, keep materials in use as long as possible and thus ensure a reduction in the negative environmental, social and financial impacts of consumption. Household waste management is a challenging task because of the increasing amount of waste globally and the large quantity of different materials in this waste stream. Sorting the waste at the source, the place where it is generated, is a crucial task to promote recycling and circular economy... Mehr ...