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dc.contributor.authorSandhu, Kiran
dc.contributor.authorBurton, Paul
dc.contributor.authorDedekorkut-Howes, Aysin
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-25T23:52:50Z
dc.date.available2019-02-25T23:52:50Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn0956-053X
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.wasman.2016.10.012
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/100605
dc.description.abstractThe informal waste recycling sector has been an indispensable but ironically invisible part of the waste management systems in developing countries as India, often completely disregarded and overlooked by decision makers and policy frameworks. The turn towards liberalization of economy since 1991 in India opened the doors for privatization of urban services and the waste sector found favor with private companies facilitated by the local governments. In joining the privatization bandwagon, the local governments aim to create an image of a progressive city demonstrated most visibly through apt management of municipal solid waste. Resultantly, the long important stakeholder, the informal sector has been sidelined and left to face the adverse impacts of privatization. There is hardly any recognition of its contributions or any attempt to integrate it within the formal waste management systems. The study investigates the impacts of privatization on the waste pickers in waste recycling operations. Highlighting the other dimension of waste collection and management in urban India the study focuses on the waste pickers and small time informal scrap dealers and this is done by taking the case study of Amritsar city, which is an important historic centre and a metropolitan city in the state of Punjab, India. The paper develops an analytical framework, drawing from literature review to analyze the impacts. In conclusion, it supports the case for involving informal waste sector towards achieving sustainable waste management in the city.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom545
dc.relation.ispartofpageto556
dc.relation.ispartofjournalWaste Management
dc.relation.ispartofvolume59
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental engineering not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBuilding
dc.subject.fieldofresearchChemical engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4011
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode401199
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3302
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4004
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4104
dc.titleBetween hype and veracity; privatization of municipal solid waste management and its impacts on the informal waste sector
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBurton, Paul A.
gro.griffith.authorDedekorkut Howes, Aysin


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