As towns and cities around the world expand and populations grow, volumes of waste produced increase, as do the challenges of solid waste management. It is vital that we reduce our consumption of resources, so that it matches, or is less than, what our planet can produce. This section looks at some of the approaches that can be taken in this area to reduce and recycle waste, and how it is viable to generate income from waste.

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