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All sources cited in the Improper Waste Disposal research report. Formatted in academic citation style for reference and further reading.

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World Bank2018

What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050

Kaza, S., Yao, L. C., Bhada-Tata, P., & Van Woerden, F.

World Bank Publications

DOI: 10.1596/978-1-4648-1329-0Access Source
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WHO2022

Waste and Human Health: Evidence and Needs

World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO Workshop Report, Bonn, Germany

03
UNEP2021

Solid Waste Management

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

UNEP Global Environmental Outlook

04
World Bank2012

What a Waste: A Global Review of Solid Waste Management

Hoornweg, D., & Bhada-Tata, P.

Urban Development Series Knowledge Papers No. 15, World Bank

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Peer-Reviewed2013

Solid waste management challenges for cities in developing countries

Guerrero, L. A., Maas, G., & Hogland, W.

Waste Management, 33(1), 220–232

DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.09.008Access Source
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Peer-Reviewed2019

Future scenarios of global plastic waste generation and disposal

Lebreton, L., & Andrady, A.

Palgrave Communications, 5(1), 6

DOI: 10.1057/s41599-018-0212-7Access Source
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Peer-Reviewed2021

Health Implications of Solid Waste Disposal at Landfills

Okoye, P. U., & Mbohwa, C.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1795

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18041795Access Source
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Peer-Reviewed2019

Waste Mismanagement in Developing Countries: A Review of Global Issues

Ferronato, N., & Torretta, V.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(6), 1060

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16061060Access Source
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IPCC2022

Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change — Chapter 7: Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses (AFOLU)

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6)

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Peer-Reviewed2015

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

Jambeck, J. R., Geyer, R., Wilcox, C., Siegler, T. R., Perryman, M., Andrady, A., Narayan, R., & Law, K. L.

Science, 347(6223), 768–771

DOI: 10.1126/science.1260352Access Source
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UNEP2010

Solid Waste Management in the World's Cities: Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor

Scheinberg, A., Wilson, D. C., & Rodic-Wiersma, L.

UN Habitat, Earthscan Publications

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Peer-Reviewed2017

Illegal waste dumping and its environmental and health impacts

Mihai, F. C.

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 16(4), 805–814

DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2017.083Access Source
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Peer-Reviewed2010

Effects of Waste Dumps on Biodiversity in Developing Countries

Nkwachukwu, O. I., Chukwu, H., Chukwu, M. N., & Sonde, I. C.

African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 4(1), 048–055

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UNEP2019

Technical Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes

Basel Convention Secretariat

UNEP/CHW.14/6/Add.5, United Nations Environment Programme

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Industry2020

The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastics

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Ellen MacArthur Foundation Reports

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World Bank2006

Occupational and Environmental Health Issues of Solid Waste Management: Special Emphasis on Middle- and Lower-Income Countries

Cointreau, S.

Urban Papers UP-2, World Bank

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Peer-Reviewed2009

A review of waste management practices and their impact on human health

Giusti, L.

Waste Management, 29(8), 2227–2239

DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2009.03.028Access Source
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Peer-Reviewed2009

Municipal Solid Waste Characteristics and Management in Nigeria

Ogwueleka, T. C.

Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, 6(3), 173–180

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