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Waste Incineration and Informal Livelihoods: A Technical Guide on Waste-to-Energy Initiatives

By on August 22, 2019

This brief provides waste picker organizations, policymakers and practitioners with information about waste-to-energy initiatives with a view to strengthening solid waste management models true to an inclusive circular economy. This includes zero waste strategies, waste minimization, reuse and reduction, and environmentally-friendly decentralized technologies for disposal that are suited for local contexts and that include livelihood protection.

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IJgosse, Jeroen. Waste Incineration and Informal Livelihoods: A Technical Guide on Waste-to-Energy Initiatives. WIEGO Technical Brief No. 11, , . WIEGO, 2019. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IJgosse_waste-incineration_informal_livelihoods_WIEGO_TB11.pdfIJgosse, J. (2019). Waste Incineration and Informal Livelihoods: A Technical Guide on Waste-to-Energy Initiatives. WIEGO Technical Brief No. 11, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IJgosse_waste-incineration_informal_livelihoods_WIEGO_TB11.pdfIJgosse, Jeroen. "Waste Incineration and Informal Livelihoods: A Technical Guide on Waste-to-Energy Initiatives." WIEGO Technical Brief No. 11, WIEGO, 2019, .IJgosse Jeroen. "Waste Incineration and Informal Livelihoods: A Technical Guide on Waste-to-Energy Initiatives." WIEGO Technical Brief No. 11 (2019). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IJgosse_waste-incineration_informal_livelihoods_WIEGO_TB11.pdfIJgosse, J 2019, 'Waste Incineration and Informal Livelihoods: A Technical Guide on Waste-to-Energy Initiatives', WIEGO Technical Brief No. 11, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IJgosse_waste-incineration_informal_livelihoods_WIEGO_TB11.pdfJeroen IJgosse, 'Waste Incineration and Informal Livelihoods: A Technical Guide on Waste-to-Energy Initiatives' (2019) WIEGO Technical Brief No. 11 IJgosse J. Waste Incineration and Informal Livelihoods: A Technical Guide on Waste-to-Energy Initiatives. WIEGO Technical Brief No. 11. 2019. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IJgosse_waste-incineration_informal_livelihoods_WIEGO_TB11.pdfIJgosse, Jeroen. Waste Incineration and Informal Livelihoods: A Technical Guide on Waste-to-Energy Initiatives. WIEGO Technical Brief No. 11. 2019. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IJgosse_waste-incineration_informal_livelihoods_WIEGO_TB11.pdf

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