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Waste management landscape
- Author: United Nations Environment Programme
- Main Title: Waste Crime - Waste Risks , pp 30-39
- Publication Date: September 2016
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/ee9fb938-en
- Language: English
The global waste market sector from collection to recycling is estimated at USD 410 billion a year (UNEP 2011), excluding a very large informal segment. As in any large economic sector, there are opportunities for illegal earnings at different stages of legal operations, with both monetary and ethical implications. The exploiters of these opportunities range from organized transnational crime to small groups or individuals (Europol 2015, 2013). Illegal and illicit trade of waste takes advantage of weak spots, such as the low overall possibility of controlling the trade, the price of waste treatment, and the complexity of waste-related legislation.
© United Nations
ISBN (PDF):
9789210599641
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/c943f9bd-en
Related Subject(s):
Environment and Climate Change
Sustainable Development Goals:
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