Bridging the gap: participation of stakeholders in waste management of Iran cities - A Review

Participation of stakeholders is a fundamental ingredient for sustainable waste management. The first part of this article reviewed and discussed stakeholders and waste management. Focus given to the history of stakeholder participation and its origin and then focuses on stakeholders and waste management issues such as typology and role of stakeholders with special attention on developing countries, Analysis of relationship between stakeholders in waste management in developing countries was also discussed in this part. The second part focuses on Iran cities which briefly overlooked the participation concept of stakeholders in waste management especially in Tehran as a case study