{"id":1053,"date":"2025-09-08T21:28:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wasteaware.org\/?page_id=1053"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:00:58","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wasteaware.org\/index.php\/services\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1053\" class=\"elementor elementor-1053\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c6f2bb8 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c6f2bb8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472e4bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"472e4bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u2018Operator Models: Respecting Diversity\u2019<\/strong><\/p><p>This study on operator models for integrated sustainable\u00a0waste management (ISWM) aims to understand and\u00a0classify the diversity of ways in which waste management\u00a0services are organized across the world. The study\u00a0has involved in-depth case studies in 5 cities in different\u00a0parts of the world, and research into 23 other secondary\u00a0cases.<\/p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wasteaware.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GIZ-operator-models-sourcebook-en.pdf\"><strong>Source Book<\/strong><\/a> looks at the range of ways ISWM is organized\u00a0at a local level and understanding the conditions and\u00a0capacities that influence decision-making on different\u00a0model-types implemented. It illustrates the importance\u00a0of understanding and integrating local objectives when\u00a0implementing projects under development cooperation\u00a0programmes.<\/p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wasteaware.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GIZ-operator-models-guidance-paper-en.pdf\"><strong>Guidance Paper<\/strong><\/a> provides a methodology for identifying and selecting the integrated sustainable waste management (ISWM) operator models most suited to your local situation.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>The aim is to provide a methodology that can assist you make an informed decision about which operator models to try out, and to provide you a menu of options to chose from. The Guide provides a series of checklists to help you:<\/p><ul><li>Identify problems and framework conditions;<\/li><li>Formulate and prioritize objectives;<\/li><li>Assess conditions and capacities; and<\/li><li>Select an appropriate model or combination of models.<\/li><\/ul><p>In an Annex to the Guidance Paper, we summarise the common operator models (coms) in use within ISWM systems worldwide, describe their advantages and drawbacks, and provide a handy tool for designing your ISWM system.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30adff4e\" data-id=\"30adff4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522c2c36 elementor-button-info 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https:\/\/wasteaware.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-28-at-08.37.44.webp 1086w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c3eca00\" data-id=\"6c3eca00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775f8625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"775f8625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><p>In 2014, Zero Waste SA engaged a team of international and Australian waste management experts to provide an independent review of South Australia\u2019s Waste Strategy 2011\u20132015. The objectives of the review were to:<\/p><ul><li>understand and analyse South Australia\u2019s waste strategy and programs<\/li><li>review international best practice in waste management<\/li><li>identify critical needs for the next strategy period<\/li><li>assess institutional delivery options to best meet these needs.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-54e364dc\" data-id=\"54e364dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758d0a76 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"758d0a76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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href=\"https:\/\/wasteaware.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WH-Opinion_paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wasteaware.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WH-Opinion-paper-Image-1-212x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-976\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wasteaware.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WH-Opinion-paper-Image-1-212x300.webp 212w, https:\/\/wasteaware.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WH-Opinion-paper-Image-1.webp 567w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-68678ef8\" data-id=\"68678ef8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59280f8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59280f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><p>This paper argues that integrated solid waste management (SWM) interventions are often ill-designed in the Global South because they rely on the waste hierarchy created for the Global North. Poorly designed and planned interventions have led global development agencies, practitioners, national\/local authorities, and the civil society (amongst others) to spend resources on activities which yield minimum impact and do not improve neither public health nor environmental protection. A reframed hierarchy, or an investment\/intervention hierarchy rather than a policy guiding hierarchy, is needed for integrated SWM interventions to be impactful and resilient in developing contexts.<\/p><p>This opinion paper proposes to rethink the waste hierarchy for SWM interventions in the Global South, to achieve three objectives:<\/p><ol><li>Tackle greenwashing<\/li><li>Address the practical challenges of local authorities in the Global South<\/li><li>Create a donor focus on operational support and strengthening, rather than on investment<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ef078a9\" data-id=\"5ef078a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2793d614 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2793d614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;pulse&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wasteaware.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Opinion-paper_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to Paper<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c96cd40 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4c96cd40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53c2f65a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53c2f65a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-646b5993\" data-id=\"646b5993\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publications \u2018Operator Models: Respecting Diversity\u2019 This study on operator models for integrated sustainable\u00a0waste management (ISWM) aims to understand and\u00a0classify the diversity of ways in which waste management\u00a0services are organized across the world. The study\u00a0has involved in-depth case studies in 5 cities in different\u00a0parts of the world, and research into 23 other secondary\u00a0cases. 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