scholarly journals Solid Waste Management Practices in the Informal Sector of Gweru, Zimbabwe

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Jerie ◽  
Daniel Tevera
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Informal Sector ◽  
Management System ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Material Efficiency ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
The City

This paper contributes to the debate on the role of the informal sector in solid waste management by examining the effectiveness of informal sector solid waste management practices in transforming waste into nonwaste in the city of Gweru in Zimbabwe. The study focused on 589 informal enterprises that were surveys using questionnaire interviews and focus group discussions with key informants. Analysis of solid waste management in the informal sector of Gweru has revealed that large amounts of waste are generated indicating poor material efficiency in the enterprises, especially in food market areas where huge amounts of biodegradable material and vegetable wastes are generated and disposed of haphazardly. Analysis of the key factors that include solid waste generation rates, collection frequencies and transportation, waste minimisation, and reduction practices showed that the current waste management system is unsustainable in the long run. The municipality of Gweru needs to provide more resources for financing, training, and manpower to enable effective provision of an environmentally friendly solid waste management system in the city, including the informal sector.

Current status of waste management in Botswana: A mini-review

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 555-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Mmereki
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management System ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Waste Management Practices

Effective waste management practices are not all about legislative solutions, but a combination of the environmental, social, technical, technically skilled human resources, financial and technological resources, resource recycling, environmental pollution awareness programmes and public participation. As a result of insufficient resources, municipal solid waste (MSW) in transition and developing countries like Botswana remains a challenge, and it is often not yet given highest priority. In Botswana, the environment, public health and other socio-economic aspects are threatened by waste management practices due to inadequate implementation and enforcement mechanisms of waste management policy. This mini-review paper describes the panorama of waste management practices in Botswana and provides information to competent authorities responsible for waste management and to researchers to develop and implement an effective waste management system. Waste management practices in Botswana are affected by: lack of effective implementation of national waste policy, fragmented tasks and overlapping mandates among relevant institutions; lack of clear guidelines on the responsibilities of the generators and public authorities and on the associated economic incentives; and lack of consistent and comprehensive solid waste management policies; lack of intent by decision-makers to prepare national waste management plans and systems, and design and implement an integrated sustainable municipal solid waste management system. Due to these challenges, there are concerns over the growing trend of the illegal dumping of waste, creating mini dumping sites all over the country, and such actions jeopardize the efforts of lobbying investors and tourism business. Recommendations for concerted efforts are made to support decision makers to re-organize a sustainable waste management system, and this paper provides a reference to other emerging economies in the region and the world.

scholarly journals COMMUNITY BASED APPROACH FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN KHULNA CITY

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakibul Ahasan
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Management System ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Public Utility ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
The City

Generation of solid waste (SW) is a major problem in urban areas, thus its management is one of the important obligatory functions to not only urban local authority but also for the inhabitants. The citizens expressed their concerns about the waste management system in KCC and associated problems that they are encountering. Waste generation in Khulna City Corporation is around 455 tons of municipal solid waste/day and generation rate is now 0.75 Kg/capita/day on an average. Existing public utility services and facilities are not adequate to meet the demand of disposing these massive amounts of wastes and that’s why several problems are arising. There are some deterrents in the KCC’s solid waste Management system, arising from both the city corporation authority and the citizen of different levels. With a view to address the problem from through community participation, this paper intends to evaluate the potential of community based solid waste management approach in context of Khulna city.

Municipal Solid Waste Management

2016 ◽  
pp. 19-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaison Chatsiwa ◽  
Never Mujere ◽  
Avhatendi Bethania Maiyana
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Urban Settlements ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
The City

The rapid increase in urban population has resulted in poor environmental conditions in urban and peri-urban settlements. In most developing countries, the problem of inefficient municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is endemic. The problem manifests in heaps of uncollected solid waste or ubiquitous illegal dumps on open areas and by the street sides. This paper examines issues of solid waste management practices in the City of Kwekwe in Zimbabwe. It highlights types of waste, its generation, transfer and disposal. A mixed methodological approach including field observations, structured questionnaire survey and face-to-face interviews were employed in the gathering of data for the study. The key findings established to be the factors affecting effective solid waste management in the City are irregular solid waste collection, inadequate operational funding, inappropriate technologies, inadequate staffing, lack of knowledge cooperation and knowledge on the part of the residents. Based on the research findings, principles of environmental stewardship need to be promoted in the City.

scholarly journals A Review on the Current Status of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Nigeria: Problems and Solutions

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
H. A. Salami ◽  
J. O. Adegite ◽  
T. T. Bademosi ◽  
S. O. Lawal ◽  
O. O. Olutayo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management System ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Recovery Potential

The management of MSW is a major concern in several cities of developing countries due to its public health and environmental sustainability implications. This paper thus presents an overview of the current solid waste management practices and problems in some selected states in Nigeria. In addition to the comprehensive review of MSW generation, its characterization, collection, and treatment options in the considered states, an attempt was made to evaluate the major waste–to–energy indicators such as calorific values and energy (electricity) recovery potential. The legislations in place at the federal level to maintain healthy environment is also lucidly presented. An estimated electricity recovery potential in the range of 48.31 to 933.69 MW with a total of about 2600MW from six states was established. Evidences from literature suggested that the existing solid waste management system is inefficient due to uncoordinated and properly planned waste management system. This paper concludes that the thermochemical conversion of waste-to-energy into electricity is a feasible option in Nigeria, although this might require the input of additional quantity of fuel to initiate combustion since the lower heating values of the considered MSW fall below the optimum stipulated by World bank.

scholarly journals Possibilities of Kaliningrad city council's deputies for development of the waste management cluster

2007 ◽  
pp. 863-866
Author(s):  
Sergey Karpushenko
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management System ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
City Council ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
International Projects ◽  
Kaliningrad Region ◽  
The City ◽  
Solid Waste Management System

The formation of an effective household solid waste management system is a very importantdirection of the activities of Kaliningrad City Council.The function of the City Council is tocreate mechanisms for solid waste household management for collecting, storage andrecycling based on Russian, Kaliningrad Region and Kaliningrad City laws. Results whichwill be achieved in frame of the international projects between Kalmar City and KaliningradCity could be a basic for such program realization.

Solid waste management practice in a tourism destination – The status and challenges: A case study in Hoi An City, Vietnam

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 1077-1088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song Toan Pham Phu ◽  
Takeshi Fujiwara ◽  
Giang Hoang Minh ◽  
Dinh Pham Van
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management System ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Solid Waste Management System ◽  
Waste Management Practice

This study aims to present waste characterisation, solid waste management practice and analyse the challenges in the solid waste management system in the tourism destination of Hoi An City, Vietnam. The sampling and questionnaire surveys were conducted for measuring characterisation and management practice of solid waste. A material flow analysis method was used for analysing the waste flow. The results show that the tourism destination generated daily around 15080 kg t of waste, in which the significant proportions come from restaurants (46%), hotels (22%) and households (13%). The feature of the waste composition is high rates of kitchen waste (46.8%), tissue (11.54%) and recyclable materials (12.58%), which result in high moisture (46.79%) and a low heating value (16,866 kJ kg-1) of waste. Also, solid waste management practices were evasively implemented by stakeholders with low rates and efficiency. Furthermore, a substantial gap of the solid waste management system is the confusion in waste collection activities, which is shown by the overload of waste in street bins and the financial loss for the solid waste management system owing to the non-compliance with collection regulation of stakeholders. Also, the mixing of waste by collection crews after separation at sources, the in-appropriation of collection time and manner are the dark points of the solid waste management system that may be causes of the non-cooperation of stakeholders. These gaps and confusion in the solid waste management system are the significant challenges in the improvement of the solid waste management system in the tourism destination toward sustainability.

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