A clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is a human right. Inadequate waste management endangers the environment, biodiversity, and human health on a local and global scale, affecting billions of people worldwide. As the world's population and material consumption continue to expand, the waste and resource management sector will play an increasingly important role in improving public health, preserving life on land and underwater, increasing productivity, facilitating a sustainable economic recovery, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
