Waste management is a crucial strategy for halting climate change and maintaining a clean, safe environment. Biodegradable garbage produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas that, if not captured and used as fuel, contributes to the atmosphere's rapid warming. Estimates indicate that the amount of methane released into the atmosphere by biodegradable trash at disposal sites and open landfill sites is far higher than previously believed. In addition, it is anticipated that between 2005 and 2025, urban food waste will rise by 44%, greatly increasing global greenhouse gas emissions if effective management is not put in place.

Any material that has served its original usefulness but is now considered waste. The owner discards it because she has no use for it. Even priceless goods can and do become rubbish simply because they were thrown away. Hugh's War on Waste, a recent (and very excellent) BBC documentary, highlighted attitudes toward disposable clothing.

There was a stunning amount of clothing that was discarded despite being in pristine shape when bins on a normal street were searched. This brings to light a fundamental truth: garbage has lots of value. Because of its accumulation over recent decades and its detrimental effects on the environment and public health, plastic garbage is becoming more visible. Plastic can take hundreds to thousands of years to disintegrate in nature, unlike biological garbage. In addition to clogging drains and poisoning waterways, plastic garbage also shortens the lifetime of animals when consumed, causes respiratory problems when burned, and clogs canals and oceans. When plastic garbage is improperly managed, such as by open dumping, open burning, or disposal in waterways, it mostly enters the environment. 

Unfortunately, plastic litter is growing as more than one-fourth of waste is thrown in the open and many official disposal facilities are poorly maintained. Even when plastic trash is collected, many nations lack the resources to process it. The decision last year by more than 180 nations to impose tight restrictions on the export of plastic garbage from wealthier to poorer nations was hailed as a major win in the war against plastic pollution.

Women typically manage household garbage as part of their everyday responsibilities in many countries, which means they are more involved in domestic waste management and waste management services.

Women are typically found in the lower tier of the overall informal waste management sector, picking and sorting waste at dump locations. Males predominate in higher-paying and decision-making positions, including those of truck drivers, scrap dealers, repair shop employees, and buyers and sellers of recyclables. As a result, women are frequently left out of institutionalized waste management operations and miss out on protections and advantages like social security or higher earnings. This reflects the gendered division of labor in society.

The one service that virtually every local government offers to its citizens is solid waste management. Solid waste management is likely the most significant municipal service and is a requirement for other municipal actions, despite the fact that service levels, environmental implications, and costs vary greatly. Municipal solid waste (MSW), one of the most significant byproducts of an urban lifestyle, is increasing even more quickly than the rate of urbanization as the globe races toward its urban future.

References: 

https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/why-gender-dynamics-matter-waste-management

https://www.bioenergyconsult.com/future-of-waste/