Directly related to daily human activities, the generation of solid waste has been increasing worldwide, especially in developing regions, where there is a pressing need for investments to promote the replacement of a linear and generally inadequate waste management system with a system in which the appropriate infrastructures are in place and supported by the principles of circularity.
Inadequate waste management poses a direct threat to the environment, to biodiversity and to human health, both locally and globally, affecting billions of people.