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Informal Recycling vs municipal Waste Service in Asian cities: Opposition or Integration?

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  • Rémi DE BERCEGOL
  • Jérémie CAVE
  • Arch NGUYEN THAI HUYEN

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Despite being generally poorly recognized by public authorities, informal recycling remains nevertheless a major component in the waste sector, which questions the legitimacy of the official waste arrangements. A look at the current transformation in Hanoi (Vietnam), Delhi (India) and Surabaya (Indonesia) allows us to understand the socio-technical aspects of infrastructural choices in the management of waste generated in fast-growing Asian cities. The three cases present similar traditional recycling practices yet contrasted (non-) regulation within their waste policies. From the co-existence of a municipal waste management service with a traditional informal recycling sector, to an opposition between both, there is also a possibility of making use of the existing local practices to achieve a more sustainable system.

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  • Rémi DE BERCEGOL & Jérémie CAVE & Arch NGUYEN THAI HUYEN, 2018. "Informal Recycling vs municipal Waste Service in Asian cities: Opposition or Integration?," Working Paper 07c154f8-d6a3-4480-907b-1, Agence française de développement.
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