Urban waste management and circular economy in Bangladesh: a systematic review

Year 2023, Volume: 18 Issue: 2, 55 - 63, 30.06.2023

Zobayer Ahmed , Md. Kamrul Hasan , Md Jahidul Islam

Abstract

The volume of solid waste is expanding in Bangladesh as the urban population grows. However, urban solid waste management is essential from a circular economy perspective. This study aims to conduct a literature review on urban solid waste management scenarios in Bangladesh from 1994 to 2022 and to offer suggestions for future studies. From SCOPUS and WOS databases, the research amasses 13 articles for a systematic review. The analysis summarises the methodologies used in the studies, problems related to urban waste management and circular economy, policy suggestion toward waste management and implementation of the circular economy. The analysis further reveals that most of the studies used a quantitative approach and the origin of the waste management problems stems from governance, demographic, infrastructure and cultural issues. Eventually, the policy suggestions also focused on public intervention, technological innovation, NGO involvement, infrastructure and cultural issues of the stakeholders. The study uniquely presented the summary and synthesis of the sample papers to identify future research streams.

Keywords

Circular economy, Chittagong (Chattogram), Dhaka, Urban Waste, Waste management.

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