Urban Solid Waste Management Based on Circular Economy Principles: A Systematic Review in Latin America
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| Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Description: | [Introduction]: The scopes of urban solid waste management with the incorporation of the circular economy, are a process that demands structural changes in the dynamics of Latin American nations. There are many differences in the use of natural resources to counteract environmental damage with the incorporation of innovative practices defined to maintain the stability of ecosystems. [Objective]: The aim is to identify the advances in the region with respect to the principle of sustainable development, in the terms of circular economy for the effective management of urban solid waste. [Methodology]: A systematic literature review is applied with publication period from 2020 to 2024, using prism modeling to discard studies in Spanish and Portuguese that had no relevance to the topic, due to the need to understand the advances for the selected region. [Results]: After a screening process, 18 publications were selected, where it was possible to recognize a continuous approach to address environmental risks within 5 analytical categories corresponding to: sustainable management strategy, environmental impact, technological innovations, socioeconomic impact and governmental policies. Thus, demonstrating important conceptual nuances to deepen the practices of strategic innovation of resources according to the needs of the evaluated context. [Conclusions]: Many of the strategies require comprehensive work that will be positioned over time, all because in some cases exposed is still in the process of study and implementation requires greater efforts in financial and cultural terms. |
| Country: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Institution: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Language: | Español Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/21062 |
| Online Access: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/21062 |
| Keyword: | Circular economy urban solid residues sustainability environment Latin America Economía circular residuos sólidos urbanos sostenibilidad medio ambiente Latinoamérica economia circular resíduos sólidos urbanos sustentabilidade meio ambiente América latina |