Assessment of household solid waste management in makina informal settlements, nairobi kenya by catherine muthoni mwangi b. However, in 2007, putrescible waste contributed approximately 46%, followed by paper waste 14% and plasticbased waste 15%. The thesis analyses the potential value of changing the plastic waste management system to a more circular system, where waste is not waste, but through investment in a finesorting facility is recycled and becomes a valued good. Chapter 7 solid waste management european commission. Ed arts n50106962006 a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of master of environmental studies community development in the school of environmental studies and human sciences of. Challenges of solid waste management and factors influencing its effectiveness. In october 2000, the ministry of environment and forests notified the municipal solid wastes management and handling rules 2000, which lay down the procedures and guidelines for collection, segregation, storage, transportation, processing, and disposal of municipal solid waste. So, although food waste management is a highly relevant issue in the world agenda and that actions have been taken all around the globe, guatemala is still lacking concrete strategies to address this issue ibid.
Today, the urban areas of asia produce about 760,000 tonnes of. Solid waste management case study of ndola, zambia edema. Due to population upsurge and urbanization, solid waste management is now one of the chief issues to deal with as it affects quality of life. A new screening metric to benchmark the sustainability of municipal solid waste management systems scott m. Proposal for strategic planning for solid waste management in lewiston, me jonathan anderson 17, brent feldman 17 and william sadlo 17 overseen by robert stalford, superintendent of solid waste at the lewiston department of public works. Municipal solid waste management was quite primitive until the late 1970s. This thesis focuses on the solutions of problems related to municipal solid waste management in jingshan which is a small city in the southern part of. Masters thesis at department of development and planning. Examination of chlorides in municipal solid waste to energy. Consumer electronics are the fastest growing sector of municipal solid waste msw in both developed and. The method of collection, segregation and transportation of wastes are not up to.
For the waste sector in south africa this means care must be given to raw material use, product design, resource efficiency, waste prevention, and minimization where avoidance is impossible. Effect of solid waste management projects on the welfare. The environmental effectiveness of solid waste management a case study of oslo, norway choi, hye jung master thesis in culture, environment and sustainability centre for development and environment university of oslo spring, 2016. Challenges and prospects of public participation in solid waste management the case of bahir dar city, ethiopia assaye beyene masters thesis sociology economy and industry publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay. Examines the level of community involvement in solid waste management in terms of. Assess solid waste management practices in polokwane city. The environmental effectiveness of solid waste management. Solid waste management in asia as urbanization and economic development increases in asia, nowhere is the impact more obvious than in societys detritus, or solid waste. A camera was used to collect and record data on the prevailing state of waste management. This thesis considers the solid waste management system in darjeeling municipal area, west bengal, india, in order to develop a framework for sustainable solid waste management in future.
Materials and methods the household solid waste management swm problem was observed and recorded during a reconnaissance visit of residential estates in eldoret. Phd thesis bottomup approach to sustainable solid waste. Municipal waste, solid waste, household waste, ndola, waste management, waste disposal introduction solid waste is defined as the waste arising from human and animal activities that are normally solid and that are discarded as useless or unwanted 1. Solid waste management is a polite term for garbage management. Solid waste management can be divided into five key components generation. Solid waste disposal and management is both an urban and rural problem. Assessment of solid waste management in kinondoni municipality in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of master of science in environmental science of the open university. Garhwal a central university, srinagargarhwal, uttarakhand,india abstract urbanization and population growth are solely responsible for high increasing rate of solid waste and its proper management is a major. The use of an integrated municipal solid waste management system was found to be essential for improving the overall efficiency in municipal waste management in most developed nations globally. Examination of chlorides in municipal solid waste to. The rules require that all cities should set up suitable waste treat. A thesispracticum submitted to the faculty of graduate studies of the.
A research paper submitted to the faculty of science, university of the witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of. In addition, it aimed at discussing the main causes of the inadequate solid waste management in addis ababa. In addition, in this thesis, efficient waste management is referred to a method that efficiently reduces the amount of produced waste and is at the same time to some extent considered environmentally friendly. Examination of chlorides in municipal solid waste to energy combustion residue. These notes are according to the r09 syllabus book of jntu. The problem of organic solid wastes management is not big issue as compare to plastic wastes since organic solid waste is biodegradable. Waste management research city university of pasay bpg 1. Pdf challenges of solid waste management and factors. Solid waste management service swms is an important public good, although most local governments in developing countries have failed to effectively provide it to their populace. Finally, the thesis will present and discuss the experimental work on chloride removal.
The thesis also analyses three case studies that were thought to be significant to suggest a. Per capital solid waste generation and garbage collection efficiency in selected. Solid waste management challenges in urban areas of. Assessment of solid waste management practices in bahir.
Hence, project topics on waste management generally include both commercial and residential waste management and disposal. Exploring the role of the informal sector in solid waste recycling in johannesburg. It is in line with this perspective that the present study was conducted in the bawku municipality of the upper east region of ghana with the objective of assessing the solid waste management system in the municipality so as to under. Solid waste is the useless, unwanted and discarded material resulting from day to day activities in the community. This thesis considers the solid waste management system in. The municipality has planned to provide solid waste management service for the residents once a week, but the survey results demonstrate that only 29% of the sample households received solid waste management services weekly, indicating that the performance of solid waste management service is low. The primary work of this thesis was to study the current solid waste management system using the limited research papers and project reports. Proposal for strategic planning for solid waste management. Solid waste management notes pdf swm notes pdf note. Thesis solid waste waste management municipal solid waste.
Thesis as a guide, credits to the owner as listed in the content. Doctoral thesis development and assessment of a novel. Make comparison on how households and the municipality take responsibility in storing, collecting, transporting, treating and disposing solid waste. Focus of the thesis is on the management of plastic waste from households in copenhagen. Read this article to learn about types, sources, effects and methods of solid waste management. University of wollongong thesis collection university of wollongong thesis collections 2001 waste management practices, perceptions and attitudes in tonga vika lutui university of wollongong. The las undertake the task of swm with their own staff, equipment and funds. Collins sends municipal solid waste msw to two different landfills. At the household level, people discard off their waste in an improper manner. An evaluation of the municipal solid waste management. In r and r15,8units of r09 syllabus are combined into 5units in r and r15 syllabus. To support municipal solid waste msw characterization efforts, epa conducted a scoping study on. Waste in the context of waste management, where waste is a solid, physical product.
The generation of solid waste is on the increase due to rapid rise in population. Investigate what problems the city encounters in managing solid waste. A thesis approved by the faculty of environmental sciences and process. Challenges and prospects of public participation in solid. As the current municipal solid waste incineration mswi fly ash management options are all associated with various disadvantages, this thesis aims at developing a novel fly ash treatment process and.
However, the nonbiodegradable nature of plastic waste poses a big problem since the plastic waste can stay in the environment for a quiet period of time causing all sorts of problems. Waste management research city university of pasay bpg. A research paper submitted to the faculty of science, university of the witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of. Waste management dissertation topics generally focus on the generation and efficient management of waste in the society. This thesis does so by looking into the concept of environmental effectiveness and its. As long as liumans have been living in settled communities, solid waste, or garbage, has been an issue, and modern societies generate far more solid waste than early humans.
In some cases, part of the work is contracted to private sector. Ineffective swms has serious environmental and public health. A new screening metric to benchmark the sustainability of. Solid waste management may be defined as the discipline associated with.