Vulnerability assessment of informal waste workers in India and its implications towards sustainable waste management policy
Published online on March 19, 2026
Abstract
Waste Management & Research, Volume 44, Issue 8, Page 1194-1209, August 2026.
India’s informal waste sector (IWS), embedded in the shadows of urban metabolism, remains vital yet systematically marginalised. Despite the sector’s unprecedented contribution to the circular economy and resource recovery, it is highly vulnerable to ...
India’s informal waste sector (IWS), embedded in the shadows of urban metabolism, remains vital yet systematically marginalised. Despite the sector’s unprecedented contribution to the circular economy and resource recovery, it is highly vulnerable to ...