Household waste disposal in Mekelle city, Northern Ethiopia

Waste on the roadside, ‘poi-sute’ waste: Its distribution and elution potential of pollutants into environment

“…4 Therefore, the composition of the domestic waste would be similar to that of roadside waste at these sites. In this study, the composition of the domestic waste sampled at the waste treatment center in Ueda City (Food scraps; 25 %, Wood; 24 %) 10 was different from that of 'poi-sute' waste.…”

“…3,4 However, there is no report about the quantity, distribution and influence of 'poi-sute' waste on the environment, such as the elution behavior of pollutants from the 'poi-sute' waste, in cities of developed countries, to our knowledge.…”

Planning of integrated/sustainable solid waste management (ISWM) - model of integrated solid waste management in Republika Srpska/B&H

“…A review of the literature suggests that cities and regions worldwide are making improvements, however development is a relatively slow process because of a number of factors (Schżbeler et al, 1996;Tedesse et al, 2008;UN-Habitat, 2010;Wilson et al, 2012;Sim et al, 2013;Topić et al, 2013;Wilson et al, 2013a). One of the major obstacles to improvement is the fact that developing and transitional countries try to simply "copy and paste" developments from developed economies without regard to their actual strengths and needs.…”

Model of Integrated/Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Republic of Srpska – comparative analysis between two different municipalities

“…However, the implementation of effective and sustainable solid waste management in developing and transitional countries is an especially challenging process. A review of the literature suggests that cities and regions worldwide are making improvements, however development is a relatively slow process because of a number of factors [5,9,10,11,12,13,6,14]. Furthermore, solid waste management professionals have recognized that there is no single, simple solution to solid waste problems.…”