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Improvements in financing for sustainability in solid waste management

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  • McBean, E.A.
  • Rosso, E. del
  • Rovers, F.A.

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Contributing elements toward the development of a sustainable solid waste management system in Tucumán, Argentina, are described. Changes in the working environment for the wastepickers have been instrumental in providing a livable wage and diminished health and environmental risks to the wastepickers and to neighboring residents. Income levels to the wastepickers are now approximately 1.75 times minimum wages in Tucumán and are being driven almost entirely by the recycling of plastics. Educational improvements in Tucumán, which are assisting sustainability of the solid waste system, are being significantly improved by the operation of a pilot scale project, by demonstrating opportunities to government officials and school children. Improved financial sustainability to the solid waste management system is also potentially available from carbon credit trading opportunities, presenting the opportunity for 1.2 times the income available from recycling efforts.

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  • McBean, E.A. & Rosso, E. del & Rovers, F.A., 2005. "Improvements in financing for sustainability in solid waste management," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 43(4), pages 391-401.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:recore:v:43:y:2005:i:4:p:391-401
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2004.06.009
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    1. Barboza, E.S. & Lopez, D.R. & Amico, S.C. & Ferreira, C.A., 2009. "Determination of a recyclability index for the PET glycolysis," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 53(3), pages 122-128.
    2. Coelho, T.M. & Castro, R. & Gobbo, J.A., 2011. "PET containers in Brazil: Opportunities and challenges of a logistics model for post-consumer waste recycling," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 55(3), pages 291-299.

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