Significant relationships were observed between respondents sex, age and social class and their level of awareness, knowledge and practices of solid waste. Assessment of healthcare waste management practices in enugu. This applies to all pages in the guide to conducting and analyzing a food waste assessment. A significant relationship was found between students knowledge and their attitudes toward solid waste management. Pdf assessment of municipal solid waste management. 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 kenyatta university. Links to nonepa sites do not imply any official epa endorsement of, or. Environmental assessment of municipal waste management scenarios. Burckle metals and inorganic chemicals branch ierl cincinnati office of research and development in.
Assessed the reasons for gap in number of lca studies in different asian countries. Instructions on conducting waste assessments sustainable. This paper therefore sets out to assess the healthcare waste management practices of health workers in those health institutions. A cornerstone of sustainable development is the establishment of affordable, effective and truly sustainable waste management practices in developing countries.
Solid waste management swm in an urban area is a complex activity that involves the collection, transportation, recycling, resource recovery and disposal of solid waste generated in an urban area. The study showed that the propensity for solid waste management practices differed by background sex, social class and age of residents. The different operations performed during the leather manufacturing were examined. Ecoenviro consultants solid waste management best practices p a g e 1 35 management research paper sustainable solid waste management best practices global benchmarks shailesh kumar jha1 abstract every city can become smarter. Analysed widely used inputs, outputs, and software for impact assessment. The las undertake the task of swm with their own staff, equipment and funds. The different operations performed during the leather manufacturing were examined and it was found that the. Research article assessment of municipal solid waste. The total generation of municipal solid waste in ethiopia in 2003 is estimated to be 2. This paper gives an overview of solid waste management in malaysian with the aim of presenting the state of waste generation, composition, management practices, and problems with regards to environmental, econom. A case study of granville brook dumpsite, freetown, sierra leone 666. In particular, the study explored households solid waste generation rate, households solid waste management practice, and institutional structure of sanitation, beautification and parks development department sbpdd. Assessment of status of solid waste management in asella.
Solid waste can create significant health problems and a very unpleasant living environment if not disposed of safely and appropriately. Assessment of municipal solid waste management practices in. Assessment of solid waste management practices and its vulnerability to climate risks in maldives tourism sector submitted to. The results of the assessment revealed that the average solid waste, generated by a household in a week, was 1. Ayodejieducational level and gender ifegbesan studied the waste management awareness knowledge and practices of secondary school teachers in. It is according to this waste management hierarchy that all waste management practices across the country are analysed.
Ifegbesan studied the waste management awareness knowledge and practices of secondary school teachers in ogun state and itshowed that teachers were aware and knowledgeable about waste management even though they possessed negative waste management practices 6. The county balances a variety of competing demands to address its solid waste management needs. It was discovered that gender, level of education, monthly earnings, residential unit and household sizes were significantly associated with household solid waste management practices p assessment of the current level of service delivery and capacity with regards to solid waste management. Investigate what problems the city encounters in managing solid waste. Assessment of solid waste management practices in bahir dar. Waste management practices of the institutions were also examined through the assessment of the institutional arrangement. Radha, assessment of existing knowledge, attitude and practices regarding biomedical waste management among the healthcare workers in a tertiary care rural hospital, international journal of health services and research, vol. Moreover, no private facilities currently exist in the region to compost mixed msw, and based on the commercial status of these technologies, none is expected in the near future. Assessment of solid waste management practices and the. Yohanis birhanu, genemo berisa, assessment of solid waste management practices and the role of public participation in jigjiga town, somali regional state, ethiopia, international journal of environmental protection and policy.
The information collected by this questionnaire for all the urban areas in a country, in turn, can be used to evaluate the status. Baseline assessment swm practices and approaches in yangon. Assessment of municipal solid waste management practices. The waste management practice that took place before 1994 focused mainly on waste disposal. Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice about. Assessment of college students knowledge and attitudes. In general this does not include excreta, although sometimes nappies and the faeces of young children may be mixed with solid waste.
The solid waste management swm assessment carried out in the nine towns covered by this report is a component of a larger study covering 15 towns three each in each of the five east african community eac member countries. Issues and challenges of solid waste management practices in. 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. Pdf the rapid and constant growth of urban population has led to a crucial socioeconomic and environmental impact in solid waste. Sustainable solid waste management best practices global. This chapter identifies county solid waste management needs and outlines a plan direction to address those needs. Characteristics of solid waste management swm practices in hambantota municipal council hmc. It was discovered that gender, level of education, monthly earnings, residential unit and household sizes were significantly associated with household solid waste management practices p solid waste management practiced in the six major cities of bangladesh, namely, dhaka, chittagong, khulna, rajshahi, barisal, and sylhet.
Pdf assessment of solid waste management practices and. This study examined solid waste generation and management practices in public and private institutions. The information contained on these pages is intended to. International journal of environmental protection and policy. Pdf an assessment of solid waste management practices and. Part ii detailed life cycle assessments list of tables table 1 the baseline distribution of waste material fractions for malta in 2004. It must be further emphasized that multiple public health, safety and environmental co.
The east bay regional park district park district is soliciting proposals from qualified professional firms consultant to assess the park districts current solid waste management practices. Assess solid waste management practices in polokwane city. Assessment of household solid waste management in makina informal settlements, nairobi kenya by catherine muthoni mwangi b. The study uses the descriptive research method and employed survey in determining the current solid waste management practices and extent accumulation of solid waste. Even though solid waste management has become a major public health and environmental concern in urban areas of ethiopia, only 2% of the population receive solid waste management services.
Part ii detailed life cycle assessments list of tables table 1 the baseline distribution of waste. Assessment of municipal solid waste management system in a. To achieve the above objective, waste audit was carried out over a period of three weeks. Combustion under suitable process systems can reduce waste volume up to 90%. Mixed msw composting is a developing technology that has not been included as a component of the countys solid waste management system.
Issues and challenges of solid waste management practices. High population growth rate and increase of economic activities in the urban areas of developing countries combined with the lack of training in modern solid waste management practices complicate the e orts to improve the solid waste. Jigjiga city, like other cities in developing countries, faces problems associated with poorly managed solid waste operation. Solid waste management is a severe challenge in developing countries like ethiopia due to the. Pdf impact of solid waste on health and the environment. Manual, volume1, waste characterization and quantification with projection. Questionnaire solid waste management for sustainable. Environmental and health impact of solid waste disposal in. This study focused on identifying waste management problems and evaluating the current performance of.
Make comparison on how households and the municipality take responsibility in storing, collecting, transporting, treating and disposing solid waste. But there are almost no studies to address such issues. The present work shows the current waste management practices of municipal solid waste management mswm of india, including collection, transportation, treatment and disposal systems. The study was conducted to assess the management of municipal solid waste management practices using a. Solid waste needs assessment the existing solid waste management system was evaluated to identify specific needs to be addressed in the development of the central virginia solid waste management plan and its implementation. Combustible waste components including garden yard landscaping trash and paper products are incinerated. Pdf an assessment of solid waste management system in. Impact of solid waste on health and the environment. The south african waste management policy framework. Specific information is given on the characteristics of msw, existing frameworks, emerging trends, and important considerations. Moreover, no private facilities currently exist in the region to compost mixed msw, and based on the commercial status of. This study focused on assessment of colleges of education students knowledge and attitudes toward solid waste management in the.
In some cases, part of the work is contracted to private sector. The study will help to design an appropriate lca study for solid waste management. Furthermore, gender was shown not to have any significant influence on knowledge and attitudes of students toward solid waste management. Assessment of solid waste management practices and the role. This study concerns about analysis of the citys current municipal solid waste management problems, opportunities and existing solid waste management practices and. Pdf on jan 1, 2015, yohanis birhanu and others published assessment of solid waste management practices and the role of public. Pdf an assessment of solid waste management practices in. This study aimed to assess the solid waste management in kinondoni municipality in the year 2014. City specific data on waste necessary for planning are also not readily available akoni, 2007. The primary objective of this study is to assess solid waste management practices of bahir dar city. Food discards are separated from other wastes and dumped in the ocean.
The technique of multistage random sampling has been employed to draw 350 households for this study, with. The evaluation of environmental impacts from solid waste management practices in hambantota municipal council. Pdf assessment of solid waste management practices and the. Assessment of solid waste management practices and its. The solid waste management assessment has been carried out in accordance with the agreed methodology presented in the working paper wp ii eia methodology and assessment report, the requirements of clause 6. Assessment of waste management practices among residents. Assessment of status of solid waste management in asella town. An assessment of solid waste management practices in abeokuta. These areas become childrens sources of contamination due to the incubation and proliferation of flies, mosquitoes, and rodents. Talsania and others published an assessment of solid waste management practices and awareness in. Impact of swm practices on sustainable development sd key research findings and recommendations. In order to get a full continuum of the capacity of the local municipalities, institutional arrangements with respect to waste services management, staffing, business structure and integrated waste management planning is provided.
An assessment of solid waste management practices in abeokuta, southwest, nigeria by h. Income, but also household hygiene practice, affects how and where waste is contained and. Smart cities start with smart systems that work for the benefit of both residents and the environment. Instructions on conducting waste assessments a waste assessment identifies waste generated at a facility, and purchasing and management practices. Waste minimisation and recyclingreuse policies have been introduced to reduce the amount of waste generated, and increasingly, alternative waste management practices to solid waste disposal on land have been implemented to reduce the environmental impacts of waste management. Assessment of solid waste management practices and the role of public participation in jigjiga town, somali regional state, ethiopia. The aim of this study was to assess the status of swm in asella town. The information contained on these pages is intended to inform the public and does not establish or affect legal rights or obligations. Ministry of tourism, arts and culture male, republic of maldives submitted by. Assessment of solid waste management practices in bahir. The thesis also analyses three case studies that were thought to be significant to suggest a solution.
Assessment of waste management practices among residents of. Introduction this questionnaire is designed to facilitate the assessment of the current situation of solid waste management service in an urban area. As a result, the present study attemptrs to assess solid waste management practices of bahir dar city, particularly aiming at assessing current solid. Solid waste, which is a consequence of daytoday activity of human kind, needs to be managed properly. Assessment of solid waste management practices and.
The baseline assessment provides a set of data that allows the team to measure the results of the ac on the students knowledge of swm practices. Environmental assessment of municipal waste management. Pdf questionnaire for solid waste management survey. An assessment of solid waste management system in chandigarh city, india article pdf available in electronic journal of geotechnical engineering 206. The advances in technology have also contributed immensely to the common practices today of waste management. Assessment of solid waste management practices and the role of public participation in jigjiga town, somali regional state, ethiopia article pdf available january 2015 with 1,847 reads. Sampling techniques simple random sampling method was used to take samples. Assessment of solid waste management problems and practices in nonferrous smelters prepared by pedco environmental, inc. The rapid and constant growth of urban population has led to a crucial socioeconomic and environmental impact in solid waste management practices. Fifteen years back, waste management was not regarded as a national priority issue in south africa. The sample comprised a total number of 50 households in which two wards of sinza and ubungo were purposively chosen to represent the rest of wards in kinondono municipality.
Regrettably, waste collection and treatment do not seem. Sep 12, 2019 improper solid waste management swm is a major public health and environmental concern in the urban areas of many developing countries such as asella town. Even though solid waste management has become a major public health and environmental concern in urban areas of ethiopia, only 2% of the population. Jun 03, 2014 assessment methods are common tools to support decisions regarding waste management. Original research assessment of municipal solid waste. Municipal solid waste is composed of different wastes generated by households and different institutions such as schools, hospitals, slaughter houses and public toilets. Environmental and health impact of solid waste disposal in developing cities. 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. The environmental protection agency epa is primarily in charge of setting up develop and publish national guidelines for solid waste management in liberia, environmental quality standards and related. It indicated that the participation in solid waste separation activities depended on the level of awareness of recycling activities in the area, household income, 5. Most studies focus on municipal solid waste and consider specific environmental loadings.
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