世界经济论坛：2025年扩展可追溯性创新，释放非正式废物管理的价值报告（英文版）

The world faces an escalating waste crisis, with emerging economies bearing the heaviest burden. Rapid urbanization, limited infrastructure and insufficient financing have left waste unmanaged, creating severe health, environmental and economic consequences. In parallel, a vast but undervalued informal waste system recovers an estimated 88 million tonnes of recyclables annually, exceeding formal collection in Europe across similar categories.1 However, this contribution remains largely invisible