People living in slums know how to make the most of what they have at hand. The slums in the global south hold the key to building circular cities in other developing countries, according to Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers. Slums, a term used to describe informal settlements within cities with mostly insecure land tenure, and inadequate access to safe water, sanitation and housing, are often perceived to carry significant societal, environmental, and other costs. Advancing a slum-circular economy model for sustainability transition in cities of the Global South , published in the prestigious Nature Sustainability journal, looks at circular economy (CE) habits in slums in a range of countries, including Mexico, South Africa, India, Brazil, Kenya, Bangladesh and Angola.

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