Best Practices in Urban Solid Waste Management

Ownership, Governance, and Drivers of Performance in a Zero Waste Framework

Giulia Romano|Claudio Marciano|Maria Silvia Fiorelli

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Efficient waste management is crucial for a sustainable future. However, due to population growth and the threat of global climate change, systems of urban waste management are under increasing pressure. For the waste sector, the prospect of transitioning to a circular economy presents an opportunity to promote organizational changes and improve performance, as well as contribute to a more sustainable world.

Through the examination of case studies of municipalities and waste management firms across Europe, this book provides an overview of the most innovative best practices in urban waste management. The authors analyze the development and results of collection methods, tariff-setting systems, collaborations with partners and providers, recycling policies, and employees’ and stakeholders’ engagement programs. Given the complexity of urban waste management procedures, analysis is multidisciplinary, encompassing management, environmental and sociological perspectives.

Providing an overview of opportunities for knowledge sharing and transfer among firms and municipalities to help them promote best practice, this book is a valuable reference for managers and policy makers in urban waste management.

Introduction and methodology Chapter 1. Urban waste management in Europe: challenges and opportunities ; Chapter 2. Zero Waste genealogy: a social movement and the Italian experience ; Chapter 3. The ownership and governance models of urban waste services Chapter 4. Measuring and comparing waste management performance in an integrated view: the triple bottom line approach to foster sustainability ; Chapter 5. Key drivers of sustainable urban solid waste management ; Conclusion: Considering the linkage between ownership and corporate governance, key drivers of good waste management, and performance under the Zero Waste framework

Giulia Romano is Associate Professor of Business Administration, Corporate Governance and the Economy of Public Services at the University of Pisa, Italy.

Claudio Marciano is a postdoctoral researcher in Economic Sociology at the University of Turin, Italy, and Adjunct Professor in Sociology and Politics for Innovation at the University of Aosta Valley, Italy.

Maria Silvia Fiorelli is a researcher in Business Organization at the University of Pisa, Italy.