Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Title: Informal Recycling vs municipal Waste Service in Asian cities: Opposition or Integration?
Number: 07c154f8-d6a3-4480-907b-130853b58d5a
Handle: RePEc:avg:wpaper:en8027
Publication-Status: Published in Research Papers
Author-Name: Rémi DE BERCEGOL 
Author-Name: Jérémie CAVE 
Author-Name: Arch NGUYEN THAI HUYEN 
Abstract: 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.
Creation-Date: 2018-01-16
File-URL: https://www.afd.fr/sites/afd/files/2018-07-05-37-14/pr-64-Waste-Asia.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Keywords: Inde, Indonésie, Vietnam
Classification-JEL: Q
Length: 18