Organic Waste Management Practices and Their Impact on Human Health

2015 ◽  
pp. 245-252
Author(s):  
Katheem Kiyasudeen S ◽  
Mahamad Hakimi Ibrahim ◽  
Shlrene Quaik ◽  
Sultan Ahmed Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Organic Waste Management ◽  
Waste Management Practices

Insights into organic waste management practices followed by dairy farmers of Ludhiana District, Punjab: Policy challenges and solutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-299
Author(s):  
Amandeep Singh ◽  
Rupasi Tiwari ◽  
Pragya Joshi ◽  
Triveni Dutt
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Farmyard Manure ◽  
Waste Utilization ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Organic Waste Management ◽  
Waste Management Practices

The study was conducted in Ludhiana District of Punjab (India) to understand the organic waste management practices followed by dairy farmers of the area. To investigate the practices pertaining to organic waste management, an ex-post facto research design was used and a total of 80 dairy farmers were selected randomly for the study, grouped as small and large dairy farmers. Results revealed that the majority of the farmers were using paddy straw as animal bedding followed by in situ burning. As far as paddy stubbles were concerned, most of the farmers were mulching them followed by in situ burning. All farmers were found to be using wheat straw as livestock feed and mulching wheat stubbles. For household waste, the majority of the farmers were found to be feeding kitchen waste to their livestock, preparing farmyard manure from garden waste and paper waste. For dairy waste management, all the farmers were preparing farmyard manure from dung and discarding livestock urine in drains. A little more than half of the farmers were producing biogas from the dairy waste. The majority of the dairy farmers of the research area were found to have low organic waste utilization scores. Relational analysis was carried out and social participation and knowledge level were found to be highly significant ( p < 0.01) with a positive effect on the organic waste utilization score. Therefore, the study was concluded with the impression that the knowledge level of the farmers needs to be enhanced for better and effective utilization of organic waste.

Clinical solid waste management practices and its impact on human health and environment – A review

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 754-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Sohrab Hossain ◽  
Amutha Santhanam ◽  
N.A. Nik Norulaini ◽  
A.K. Mohd Omar
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Management Practices

scholarly journals Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Human Health Trade-Offs of Organic Waste Management Strategies

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (15) ◽  
pp. 9200-9209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah L. Nordahl ◽  
Jay P. Devkota ◽  
Jahon Amirebrahimi ◽  
Sarah Josephine Smith ◽  
Hanna M. Breunig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Organic Waste Management

A review on waste management and compost production in the Middle East–North Africa region

2021 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2110682
Author(s):  
Lara Hussein ◽  
Ceylan Uren ◽  
Fatma Rekik ◽  
Zied Hammami
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Mena Countries ◽  
Waste Management Practices

Over the last two decades, solid waste management in the Middle East–North Africa (MENA) region has been one of the major challenges due to increasing solid waste quantities and poor waste management practices. With the tremendously increasing amounts of organic waste, MENA countries are under great pressure and are facing the threats of acute air pollution, contamination of water bodies and climate change. As a result, these countries are adopting different methods to cope with this rising challenge of waste management, including composting. This review reports on the different MENA countries’ organic waste quantities, disposal methods, organic waste management practices and challenges, along with the potential use and demand of compost, where information is available. The reported data are from 2009 to 2021, with the bulk of the papers being from 2014 and onwards. The total amount of municipal waste collected in the 21 countries ranged from 0.56 million tons in Mauritania to 90 million tons in Egypt, with an average of 16.42 million tons, equivalent to 1.08 kg per capita waste generation per day. Around 55% of this material is biogenous. Many treatments and repurposing methods of this material are adopted in the MENA region, mainly through composting, as it presents one of the most sustainable solutions that lead to immediate climate change mitigation. This article also presents the biotic and abiotic stressors faced by this region, which in turn affect the successful implementation of composting solutions, and proposes some solutions based on different studies conducted.

Population Growth and Waste Management in Metropolitan Lagos

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Femi O. Omololu ◽  
Akinmayowa S. Lawal
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
The Public ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Waste Management Practices

This paper examines the influence of population growth on waste generation in Lagos metropolis, African’s most populous urban conglomeration. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, the study analyses the pattern of household waste disposal, collection and transportation in Lagos State. It also examines the public-private partnership strategy adopted in waste management. The findings show that population growth significantly influences waste generation and management in Lagos metropolis. As the population increased, the volume of waste generated also increased in each LGA of Lagos State. The public-private partnership strategy has been effective in managing waste, but the Lagos State Waste Management Authority oversight was adjudged as less than satisfactory. The paper concludes that intervention is needed in terms of educating the growing population of the Lagos metropolis on the best waste management practices. It highlights the need for a more efficient and effective publicprivate partnership collaboration to solve this perennial social problem.

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