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Title: COVID-19’s Impact on the Waste Sector

Language: English

Type: Document

Nature: Guidelines

Published: June 1, 2020

Region: Global

Country: Global / Non-Specific

Sector: Municipal Solid Waste

Topic: Covid-19 and PPPs

Keywords: Covid-19, Municipal Solid Waste

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Document Summary:

Maintaining the delivery of basic urban service—including waste collection and management—is becoming a growing challenge to cities grappling with the fallout from COVID-19.

Document Details:

Every year the world generates over 2 billion metric tons of municipal solid waste. The World Bank estimates that by 2050 annual waste generation will increase by 70 percent—to 3.4 billion metric tons. In low-income countries, the volume of  waste is expected to triple by 2050, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Updated: October 25, 2021

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