scholarly journals The Assessment of Solid Waste Products Management in Ethiopians Municipal Urban Areas

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Nahom Fesseha ◽  
Fan Bin
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
Waste Products ◽  
Service Areas ◽  
The Usa

Due to the rapid and immense quantities of solid wastes products in our city, municipality and urban areas have been increasing day by day due to developments of new Industries. As a result of increasing number of Industries a huge amount of wastes is produced daily in all developing nations and Ethiopia being among them and has surpassed the USA as the world’s largest solid waste (SWM) generator since 2004. The phenomena and critical issues of SW in Ethiopia has inspired this paper to investigate and analyze the SW in an urban area of Ethiopia by comparing the increasing rates of the SW generation with Solid Waste Management (SWM). It is noted that very little effort is being made in handling Solid waste management (SWM) which is one of the public service areas where effectiveness can be easily be gauged, and should not be regarded as a matter of luxury. Addis Ababa in general faces problems which are associated with poor SWM. This study deals with the assessment of Governance in SWM in Addis Sub city. Therefore governance is used as a framework for the study because currently it dominates development discourse and governance policies are implemented by governments aiming at improving urban services such as SWM. The paper has employed both qualitative and quantitative approach with descriptive types of research. Quantitative data was analyzed using statistical tools whereas qualitative data was analyzed in narrative explanation and discussion. The main findings revealed in the paper are: containers are not properly emptied on time, insufficient of support from SWM office, due to the absence of processing and recovery system by MSEs, lack of awareness and poor public attitude towards solid waste management, weak monitoring and evaluation system.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12468          Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 165-179 

scholarly journals Solid Waste Management Practices in Ghana: Challenges and Prospects

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Kwasi Nartey ◽  
Patrick Nyarko
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Waste Products

World Bank report revealed that waste generation has been on the ascendancy, the worlds’ cities generated 2.01 billion tons of solid waste in the year 2016. This figure is expected to reach 3.40 billion tons per year by 2050 due to increasing urbanization – a growth of 70%. Proper management of these has become a challenge for most developing countries in recent years. The path of urbanization, population growth and affluence is associated with the challenge of proper waste management in urban areas of developing countries since the higher the income level and rate of urbanization, the greater the solid waste generated. Unfortunately, sub-Saharan African countries like Ghana only focuses on waste collection instead of waste management. Waste management comprises all activities and actions needed to manage waste from inception to the final disposal. These activities and actions include collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste as well as monitoring and regulation. Also, Sanitary landfilling is among the best methods of decreasing the volume of waste products; however, the lack of suitable land for landfill sites is a key issue. Therefore, the lifespan of a landfill site can be prolonged when waste reduction at the source is well considered as an aspect of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management. Solid waste management in Ghana has been faced with several challenges which includes; poor attitude of the general populace towards waste disposal sanitation, unplanned human settlement especially in the urban centers, poor planning of waste management programmes, low or no public education on the good sanitation, inadequate waste infrastructure, lack of political will in enforcing sanitation bye laws, inadequate operational funds and equipment to support waste management activities among others. Also, there is lack of reliable national data on waste generation and composition to inform effective planning on waste management in Ghana Developing countries such as Ghana has to adopt measures that will be sustainable, efficient, cost effective and environmentally friendly to help in proper waste management and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 3, 6, and 11 by 2030.

scholarly journals Ways of Arising of Public Awareness and Educational Level in Solid Waste Management Sphere of St. Petersburg

2017 ◽  
pp. 407-411
Author(s):  
Maria Lyubarskaya
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Professional Skill ◽  
Waste Products ◽  
The Given ◽  
And Training

Whereas solid waste products influence deterioration of the environment and reduce quality of human life, intensification of activity on creation the effective solid waste management (SWM) system is necessary. In the usual conditions of management there is a necessity of application of the integrated approach allowing comprehensively to evaluate usual situation in the sphere of SWM and to find the most rational solutions. It demands significant improvement of the system of education, training and improvement of professional skill of technicians and managers for the given sphere. Use of experience of the Nordic countries in the field of scientific and practical researches on the given problem and in the organization of education and training specialists, will assist to the achievement of the object and solving the connected problems. For Elaborating of Educational course on Solid Waste Management for students of Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics the following methods was used:- Revealing of problems in the SWM sphere in St Petersburg – organizational, legislative, technical, technological, psychological, informational, educational and environmental;- Studying of the experience of the organizational charts for the SWM in big and small citiesof adjacent Nordic countries, realization of the SWOT-analysis and benchmarking ofoperating of these systems;- Development of measures on improving organizational, economic and legal principles of SWM, on stimulation of innovation activity for attraction modern engineering andtechnologies, and also on radical improvement of education and training for improving professional skill of personnel for this sector of economy.

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.

scholarly journals RSW-MCFP: A Resource-Oriented Solid Waste Management System for a Mixed Rural-Urban Area through Monte Carlo Simulation-Based Fuzzy Programming

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Li ◽  
H. J. Wu ◽  
B. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Management System ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Fuzzy Programming ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Solid Waste Management System

The growth of global population and economy continually increases the waste volumes and consequently creates challenges to handle and dispose solid wastes. It becomes more challenging in mixed rural-urban areas (i.e., areas of mixed land use for rural and urban purposes) where both agricultural waste (e.g., manure) and municipal solid waste are generated. The efficiency and confidence of decisions in current management practices significantly rely on the accurate information and subjective judgments, which are usually compromised by uncertainties. This study proposed a resource-oriented solid waste management system for mixed rural-urban areas. The system is featured by a novel Monte Carlo simulation-based fuzzy programming approach. The developed system was tested by a real-world case with consideration of various resource-oriented treatment technologies and the associated uncertainties. The modeling results indicated that the community-based bio-coal and household-based CH4facilities were necessary and would become predominant in the waste management system. The 95% confidence intervals of waste loadings to the CH4and bio-coal facilities were 387, 450 and 178, 215 tonne/day (mixed flow), respectively. In general, the developed system has high capability in supporting solid waste management for mixed rural-urban areas in a cost-efficient and sustainable manner under uncertainty.

scholarly journals Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Management System in a Developing Country

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ahsan ◽  
M. Alamgir ◽  
M. M. El-Sergany ◽  
S. Shams ◽  
M. K. Rowshon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Management System ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Solid Wastes ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Management Concept ◽  
The City

This study represents a few basic steps of municipal solid waste management practiced in the six major cities of Bangladesh, namely, Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Barisal, and Sylhet. A six-month field study was conducted to identify the solid wastes management steps such as storage at source, separation, on-site storage, collection, transportation, treatment, reuse, recycling, and ultimate disposal. This study addresses the role of the city authority to meet the demand of the city dwellers in solving this emerging socioenvironmental issue and the initiatives taken by some nongovernmental organizations and community based organizations. The problems and constraints of the solid wastes management system are also identified to find a sustainable management concept for the urban areas of Bangladesh.

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