The study aimed to critically assess the existing literature through secondary data analysis to find literature that answered whether good practices for waste management practiced by one country be implemented in another. Moreover, the literature was studied to check importance of time frame in devising sustainable waste management practices and the level of development in the country they are implemented impacted the outcome. Lastly, whether the literature regarded preventative measures a more sustainable solid waste management solution as compared to disposal measures.
Purpose: The main objective of the study is to identify best practices in the world to tackle the problem of solid waste in a sustainable for developing countries like Pakistan with limited resources. The study is aimed to be segregated in three main dimensions where the solutions would be categorized under systems, people and technology keeping Waste Minimization Strategy as the theoretical framework.
Design: The research uses a deductive approach and qualitative methods to use secondary data in order to carry out a comparative study which further became the basis for thematic and content analysis.
Findings: The study revealed strategies in one country cannot be applied to another without incorporating the local context. Moreover, preventative measures were preferred but did not stand ideal in every situation which led to sustainable disposal methods.
Practical Implications: The study provides an opportunity to build further on the challenge of sustainable municipal solid waste management and provide insights on areas that require most attention in a particular phase of waste management.
Originality: The results of this dissertation contribute towards waste management systems in developing countries from the perspective of waste minimization strategy model. It combines the waste management systems of five countries to identify how similar or different they are in their strategies to find sustainable municipal waste management solutions.
Key words: Waste minimization Strategy, climate change, best practices, waste management
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