Solid waste management practice in Karachi through GIS techniques

Solid waste management system is the most difficult task that many countries face. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of solid waste management practices of households and analyze dumpsites' environmental suitability in Debre Markos town. Primary data were collected from randomly selected households using structured questionnaire and from secondary data from different bureaus, from research and other reports in 2017. Qualitative and quantitative techniques were used to evaluate solid waste management practices. Data were analyzed using statistical package for social Science and Geographical Information System computer program. The results revealed that households dominantly produced biodegradable solid wastes (87.6%) with the generation rate of 0.3 kg/person/day. This made the daily total solid waste generation of households up to 6210 kg (17 m3). The suitability map of the area for landfill showed that 1.4% of the study area was highly suitable, 36% was moderately suitable and 58% was less suitable. Moreover, 4.7% of the area was found unsuitable to be used for waste disposal. In conclusion, sustainable solid waste management systems must be executed, the structure and capacity of the municipality improved and integrated solid waste management practice must be applied for a healthy environment. Moreover, the municipality should make dumpsites environmentally sound and socially acceptable to decrease impacts of solid wastes on the communal land, on human, on animal and on environmental health. Keywords: Dumpsite; Solid waste; Biodegradable; Suitability; Environmental health; Geographic Information system; Landfill; Incineration.

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Solid Waste Management Practice in Mymensingh Municipal Area, Bangladesh

Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources ◽

10.3329/jesnr.v5i2.14813 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 193-198 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MM Mian ◽

AK Paul ◽

MD Alam ◽

M Rasheduzzaman ◽

ASM Saifullah

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Waste Treatment ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Management Practice ◽

Treatment Plant ◽

Total Solid ◽

The People ◽

Logistic Support ◽

Waste Management Practice

The study was conducted to investigate the present solid waste management practice in Mymensingh municipal area especially in Ward 04 and 06. Huge solid wastes are generated every day in these wards but the waste management is not properly done because of their irregular waste management activities or unconsciousness. Maximum respondents discharged 1kg solid waste from their households per day and the respondents were 64%. Other 18% household discharged 0.5 kg and another 18% discharged 2 kg solid waste from their house per day. A majority percent of people dumps the produced solid waste in their living surroundings which produce various hazards in human health and environmental problems. This improper waste management can be managed by the regularity of management work, building awareness of the people and improving waste treatment. The municipality and other related NGOs should work together to solve these issues. It was revealed from the study that due to lack of people knowledge about solid waste management, lack of adequate budget for waste management, lack of available transport vehicles for waste management, lack of proper solid waste treatment plant etc. The total solid waste management system required following the recommendation which include proper planning, creating awareness, developing infrastructure, providing logistic support and finally involving NGOs, CBOs, public in this process. A sustainable solid waste management can be established which can lead the studied area to a healthy setting.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v5i2.14813 J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 5(2): 193-198 2012

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Analysis of Variations in Household Solid Waste Management Practices in Bauchi Metropolis, Nigeria

The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management ◽

10.5276/jswtm/2020.304 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 46 (3) ◽

pp. 304-313

Author(s):

Binta Garba Gumau ◽

Isa Adamu Harir ◽

Bello Yunusa Mohammed

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Management Practices ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Management Practice ◽

Study Approach ◽

Waste Storage ◽

Collection Data ◽

Waste Management Practices ◽

Waste Management Practice

This paper reports the variations in household's solid waste management practices in Bauchi metropolis, the administrative headquarters of Bauchi state, Nigeria. The study approach is quantitative using questionnaire survey as the major instrument for data collection. Data analysis covers the socio economic attributes of respondents and the different practices of solid waste storage, collection, transportation and final disposal. The study involved 150 households that were selected using systematic random sampling in three existing residential zones in the study area. The result of the analysis showed that both variations and similarities existed in the solid waste management practice between the three residential densities within the metropolis. Therefore, recommendations of specific options for solid waste management practice were based on residential densities in the study area.

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

Waste Management & Research ◽

10.1177/0734242x19862042 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 37 (11) ◽

pp. 1077-1088 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

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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Solid waste management practice in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal ◽

10.1108/meq-04-2017-0036 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 547-571 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Adeniyi Samson Afolabi ◽

Hafeez Idowu Agbabiaka ◽

Abel Omoniyi Afon ◽

Akinkunle Akintan Akinbinu ◽

Emmanuel Adetayo Adefisoye

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Teaching Hospital ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Management Practice ◽

University Teaching ◽

World Health ◽

Content Type ◽

Questionnaire Administration ◽

Waste Management Practice

Purpose Hospital solid waste may cause serious health hazards and impair the quality of life of the community through transmission of diseases and injury if not properly managed. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine solid waste management practice (SWMP) in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex. Design/methodology/approach Primary data were collected for this study through interview and questionnaire administration. Systematic sampling technique was used to select 60 students, 13 staffs, 43 cleaners, 8 contractors, and a management staff for questionnaire administration. Data obtained were analyzed using frequency distribution, pictorial analysis, and factor analysis. Findings Findings established that solid wastes components generated in the hospital were not segregated in line with the directive of the World Health Organization. The study further established that the factors influencing SWMP accounted for 79.9 percent variance in the following proportion: available storage and collection facilities (30.94 percent), number of patients’ factors (17.86 percent), transportation factor (15.39 percent), human and material resource factors (8.33 percent), and disposal (7.36 percent). Originality/value The study therefore concludes that the effectiveness of SWMPs depends on the facilities and equipment, human resources capacity, and frequency of waste collection and disposal.

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