Knowledge

circular Economy
Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency (GACERE)
This working paper shows how circular economy practices can support government efforts in managing solid waste and promote sustainable development.
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

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.

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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
This report provides an update on global waste generation and the cost of waste and its management and presents potential strategies for waste reduction.
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
This report is a consolidation of two audit reports, which aims to support the development and monitoring of waste and resource recovery projects in the Solomon Islands and recommend the infrastructure and policy interventions required.
PacWastePlus, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
This document highlights a sustainable financing system in the Cook Islands that helps support the government's ability to divert recoverable items from landfill and into reuse or recycling.
SWITCH-Asia
This case study explores how Pakistan can develop its institutions and systems for the efficient management of waste.
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
The report, prepared by SPREP in collaboration with (T+TI), presents the findings of the waste audit undertaken for the Pacific island nation of Niue. 
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
This case study gathers information and data from waste audits to be used to support the development and monitoring of waste and resource recovery projects and recommend the infrastructure and policy interventions required.
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Asian Development Bank (ADB)
This publication suggests how Pakistan could strengthen solid waste management and in doing so reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japanese Technical Cooperation Project for Promotion of Regional Initiative on Solid Waste Management (J-PRISM)
This case study highlights the successful process through which the National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS) in Samoa was formulated.