A Strategy for Sustainable Mananagement of Municipal Solid Waste in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 864-867 ◽  
pp. 1968-1975
Author(s):  
Aliyu Baba Nabegu
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Bacterial Isolate ◽  
Organic Content ◽  
State Agency ◽  
Dump Site ◽  
Methane Generation ◽  
The Public ◽  
High Prevalence

This paper assesses the current management of municipal solid waste in Kano metropolis, Nigeria. Data was collected through a desk study of the operations of the state agency responsible for waste management, - Refuse management and sanitation board (REMASAB); interview with key officials of the agency; participation in the day to day activities of the agency; direct measurement and segregation of the waste; laboratory analysis of some bacterial isolate in the waste and interview with residents of the city between 2006 - 2013. The results of the study indicates that 79.25% of the residents do not use official dump site , 68% consider the service as very poor, 55% believe frequency of collection is unsatisfactory and 92.4% believe coverage is very poor. Presence of some bacterial isolate in the waste such as escherichia coli 86.7%, staphylococus aureus 76.7%, shigella 43.3% samonella Sp 46.7%, klebsiela Sp 43.3%, protues Sp 33.3%, indicates presence of faecal matter and may be the source of the high prevalence of cholera, diarrhea and typhoid in Kano metropolis. The high organic content 61%, ash and dirt 20 %, use of unsanitary landfill portends great potential for methane generation which is dangerous to the global environment. The paper recommends a decentralised system to local authorities where local businesses can be created to utilise the large pool of unemployed as well as to explore the opportunities of the waste management chain in recycling, composting, re-use and equipments manufacture. The paper highlighted some of the constraints that must be addressed to ensure the success of the proposal, which includes, lack of data collection on waste stream, lack training and need to create awareness among the public. Key Words: Sustainable development, municipal waste management; recycling; composting; reuse

Pattern, Characterization and Quantification of Unauthorized Waste Dump Sites: A Case Study of Bangalore

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 362-370
Author(s):  
Kashyap Shwetmala ◽  
H.N. Chanakya ◽  
T.V. Ramachandra
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Industrial Wastes ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Dump Site ◽  
Waste Composition ◽  
Metal Rubber ◽  
Spread Area

Developing country municipal solid waste management is complex, managed by multiple institutions, prone to socio-political disruptions and often requires frequent and rapid estimates of good functioning. Estimating the quantity, composition and status of municipal solid waste found at unauthorized dump sites helps in diagnosis and in improving solid waste management system. The objective of this study was to find occurrences of unauthorized dump sites and to determine quantity, area, height of dumps, waste density and waste composition at these sites. A total of 452 locations were identified and quantification of solid wastes was carried out at 268 locations by determining waste spread area, measuring dump height and density by multiple techniques. Mixed dumped wastes at site was physically segregated into twelve waste categories (organic fraction, plastic, construction debris, paper, cloth, glass, leather, metal, rubber, biomedical waste, burnt waste and industrial wastes). It was estimated about 213310 Mg of wastes were dumped in 452 unauthorized dump sites. The composition of waste dumped in unauthorized sites have 41.3% of construction debris followed by 28.9% of organic waste and other fractions constituted the remaining. The waste composition at dump site suggests less efficient recycling systems and the possible direction for the system improvements.

A Study on Environmental Impact of MSW Landfill Site of Two Different Regimes

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-114
Author(s):  
Rubina Chaudhary ◽  
Shukti Singh ◽  
Nighat Gani
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Dump Site ◽  
Significant Difference

This paper assessed an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Municipal Solid waste landfill sites of two different regimes. The study deals with two sites of entirely different geographical areas and waste generation pattern. India enforced Municipal Solid Waste Management and Handling rules,2000 and its subsequent amendments for all the cities and towns having entirely physical and climatically different conditions for solid waste management. Still, MSW dumped in open places without any treatment results in severe environmental impacts in and around the surrounding areas, making it essential to assess its impact. Quantitative assessment of ground water, soil and air quality was determined. Whereas in this study, we used Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix (RIAM), because all the components and parameters can easily be integrated into one platform, applying the criteria that were considered to be the most significant in the evaluated cases to compare the environmental and social impact of the two MSW dump site. The RIAM results revealed that the method could be used for comparison and ranking of separate and distinct areas, based on their negative or positive impact. No significant difference was observed in the scoring of the two sites, i.e.the Indore city landfill obtained slightly more negative scoring (100%) than Srinagar landfill (96.6%). The decomposition of waste seems to be more in Indore than in Srinagar due to cold climatic zone. The paper reveals the adverse impact of dump sites on the nearby areas in both the regions.

scholarly journals VOC emissions from urban municipal solid waste dump sites

2007 ◽  
pp. 517-523
Author(s):  
Anjali Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Present System ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Dump ◽  
Dump Site ◽  
Safety Property

Municipal solid waste management in India is becoming important in view of the fact thatincreasing amount of solid waste generated in most cities is now being recognized as a major publichealth problem. Poor management of solid waste leads to problems, which transcend traditionalenvironmental boundaries and contribute to air, waters and soil pollution,The percentage of India's population living in cities and urban areas has doubled to 28.8% by 200 Ifrom 14% at the time of Independence, showing the rapid pace of urbanization. The progressivelyimproved standards of living and the wasteful consumer attitudes have resulted in increase ofquantities of municipal wastes to be handled.The present system of solid waste management in India, like any other developing country, isfraught with many inadequacies. Illegal dumping is a major problem that raises significant concernswith regard to safety, property values, and quality of life in our communities. Poor collection ordisposal practices are the problem. Since most cities in India still lack properly engineered landfillsfor safe disposal, waste here is mostly disposed in open dumps, which causes major environmentalhavoc.Apart from other environmental hazards from open dumping of municipal solid waste, one of themajor problems that rise are the uncontrolled emissions of VOCs or Volatile organic Compounds.VOCs are well known to be hazardous to human health and are potent carcinogens,The present paper deals with qualitative and quantitative identification of VOCs from a twomunicipal waste dump site in Mumbai. Air at dump sites was sampled and analyzed on GC/MS inaccordance with USEPA TO-17 compendium method for analysis of toxic compounds. As many as20 VOCs were qualitatively identified and some VOC's were quantified, Concentration of Benzenewas observed in the order of 0.6ppm, Some of the VOCs identified were Hazardous Air Pollutantsaccording to USEPA clean air act amendment of 1990,

scholarly journals Partnership towards Synergistic Municipal Solid Waste Management Services in a Coastal Tourism Sub-Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 397
Author(s):  
Surasak Jotaworn ◽  
Vilas Nitivattananon ◽  
Kyoko Kusakabe ◽  
Wenchao Xue
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Coastal Tourism ◽  
The Public

Solid waste generated on land could potentially contribute continuously to marine waste, with current municipal solid waste management (MSWM) focusing on human-related activities as the main source. While there has been challenges and opportunities in the MSWM’s partnership in the growing waste generation for the coastal tourism area, the aim of this study is to explore public and private sectors as the key players to identify challenges, opportunities, and need for further analysis of the synergistic MSWM services in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), Thailand. A mixed-method approach was adopted, including primary data collected through semi-structured interviews and questionnaire surveys. Content analysis, descriptive statistics, and chi-square tests were applied. The results show that the public sector has different MSWM strategies—with public-private partnership (PPP) and without PPP, with many challenges in the EEC region—while the private sector has a lot of potential for MSWM effectiveness. The synergistic opportunities from both sectors can therefore be considered for possible integration into four aspects: challenging synergies within the public sector, potential synergies via the private sector, synergies with a cross-sectoral partnership, and synergies through other types of partnership. Additionally, a synergic partnership was another appropriate approach for MSWM services enhancement.

scholarly journals Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management - A case study of Kanpur, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-22
Author(s):  
Ashna Mehra ◽  
Akshey Bhargava
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Methane Generation ◽  
Present Context

Municipal solid waste generation and disposal is a problem not only in India but all over the world. Presently majority of such waste is being dumped indiscriminately over vacant lands causing problems of odor, methane generation leading to air pollution, leaching effect polluting ground water and runoff polluting water bodies. Technological options are available to treat this solid waste and convert it into usable products but the biggest problem is its segregation preferably at the source of generation or even at the disposal area. Municipal solid waste generated in India consists of 15 percent nonbiodegradable which has high calorific contents and can be converted into power generation. Remaining 85 percent is degradable which can either be converted into compost or bio fuels. Under the present context, sustainable municipal waste management strategy needs to be evolved and put in place with effective implementation to address the issue of environmental pollution. An attempt has therefore been made by the authors of the present paper to take up a case study of Kanpur, India for managing such wastes having sustainable approach. The authors have worked out trends of population starting from the year 1951 and projected to 2051. Similarly waste generation trends established on the lines of population. An effort has also been made as to how much compost, bio fuel and power can be generated along with economic value to make it sustainable on a time scale.

scholarly journals A selection method of municipal solid waste reduction in East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara Province

2021 ◽  
Vol 896 (1) ◽  
pp. 012058
Author(s):  
S Septarini ◽  
H S Huboyo ◽  
Sudarno
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Population Expansion ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Area

Abstract Waste management is an important activity in human life that aims to find solutions to the waste problem. The province and local governments in Indonesia are responsible for waste management. The volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) in West Nusa Tenggara province, specifically in East Lombok, reached 2.792 m3/day. The public area for waste processing is technically limited. In East Lombok, there are 58 Transfer Post (TPS) units, although the majority are not operational. In East Lombok, the majority of the population (86.9%) did not separate their MSW. The volume of MSW in East Lombok, particularly MSW from urban areas, is affected by population expansion; therefore, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the best scenarios for implementation in the East Lombok district using four approaches: waste reduction through recycling, composting, incinerating and pyrolisis in the TPS. According to the modelling, scenarios 2 and 3 have the same impact on waste reduction. The percentage of total waste reduction can be seen. It has the potential to reduce complete waste by up to 50%. It applies to the method in East Lombok.

scholarly journals Role of NGOs in Solid Waste Management: A Study in Different Municipalities of Manipur, India

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-170
Author(s):  
Ch. Raghumani Singh ◽  
Mithra Dey
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Physical Characterization ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
The City

The quantity of solid waste produced in city depends on the type of the city, its population, living standards of the residents and degree of commercialization and various activities prevailing in the city. The generation of waste mainly depends on the increase in population and the type of activity. Improper municipal solid waste management (MSWM) causes various health hazards and leads to environmental degradation. The present paper highlights the existing status of the municipal solid waste management in the three municipalities of Manipur – Imphal, Thoubal and Bishnupur Municipality. The study involved both primary and secondary data. Study of the physical composition of the waste generated helps in the better management of the waste. The physical characterization of the waste and existing management system like collection system practiced, storage, transportation and disposal systems used were studied. Physical characterization revealed that organic waste was the highest in all the three municipality i.e. 60.59%, 60.08% and 57.71% for Imphal, Thoubal and Bishnupur respectively and followed by plastics and paper and least was leather. The present paper tries to analyze the scenario of management of municipal solid waste in the three municipalities of Manipur and the role NGOs play in their efficient management. NGOs were found to be operative only in Imphal municipality and not in the other two. It is suggested that generating awareness among the public and their participation along with initiatives of NGOs is essential and integral part for efficient solid waste management.

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