%T Wasteful thinking; A Study on the Private Waste Recovery Sector in Bacolod City, the Philippines %L theses_frw2916 %D 2005 %X Extensive waste economies exist in developing countries. Several actors are using discarded materials as an economic resource in order to create a livelihood or to set up small enterprises. This thesis studies these actors and their activities, in the context of increasing waste related problems in urban areas in developing countries. %A I. Haenen