RT Report
T1 Global Waste Management Outlook 2024: Beyond an Age of Waste – Turning Rubbish into a Resource
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 International Solid Waste Association, 
A2 Lenkiewicz, Zoë
A2 Bernardes, Fernando
A2 de Baedts, Erik
A2 Halpaap, Achim
A2 Louzada, Luca
A2 Ramola, Aditi
A2 Filho, Carlos Silva
A2 Souza, Hugo Henrique Simone
A2 Smith, John
A2 Ternald, Daniel
A2 Wilson, David
K1 waste management
K1 municipal waste
K1 municipal waste generation
K1 circular economy
PB United Nations Environment Programme
SN 978-92-807-4129-2
YR 2024
FD 2024-02
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/44939
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/44939
NO The Global Waste Management Outlook 2024 is a collective effort of UNEP and the International Solid Waste Association. It was published in response to Resolution 2/7 from the second session (UNEP/EA.2/RES.7) of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) and reaffirmed in Resolution 4/7 from its fourth session (UNEP/EA.4/RES.7).It provides a pioneering scientific assessment of the impacts and costs of the growing amounts of waste to be managed, and calls for global action to prioritise waste prevention and municipal waste management services for the sake of planetary and human health. The report evaluates three potential scenarios of municipal waste generation and management, examining their impacts on society, the environment, and the global economy. It also presents potential strategies for waste reduction and enhanced management, following the waste hierarchy, with the aim of treating all waste materials as valuable resources.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026