Municipal solid waste management in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka: Problems, issues and challenges

Vidanaarachchi, Chandana K.; Yuen, Sts; Pilapitiya, Sumith

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2005.09.013

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“…Disposable waste is mainly by manual loading onto the truck by government workers and the volumes of waste collected often vary. The percentage of waste collected vary between thirty five and sixty eight, which is comparable to other urban councils in developing countries [19][20][21]. Furthermore, the advent of private sector operation in most African countries jerked-up solid waste collection level more than when it was solely dependent on the urban councils [9,15].…”

Section: Collection and Transportation Of Wastementioning

confidence: 90%

Solid Waste Management in Africa: A Review

Bello¹,

Ismail²,

Kabbashi³

2016

Int J Waste Resour

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As a result of globalization, the quantity and generation rate of solid waste in Africa have increased tremendously and this calls for the need to salvage the situation before it gets out of hand. This article presents the review of solid waste trends in Africa from the pre-colonial era till the present day. It also discusses the composition of solid wastes, collection, transportation and disposal in different African countries. Different types of waste have been generated over the years but the management strategies implemented are inadequate. Waste management in African is faced with numerous challenges and recommendations for improved and efficient solid waste management have been proposed.

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Section: Collection and Transportation Of Wastementioning

confidence: 90%

Solid Waste Management in Africa: A Review

Bello¹,

Ismail²,

Kabbashi³

2016

Int J Waste Resour

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“…In order to prevent and mitigate deleterious effects, the challenges of MP pollution cannot be dealt with by solely focusing on their presence and impacts in the environment, but rather investigation of the entire chain from production to disposal is mandatory [76]. Thus questions of fate must be integrated into the requirement to report the presence and understand the sources.…”

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Microplastics in Inland African Waters: Presence, Sources, and Fate

Khan

Mayoma

Biginagwa

et al. 2017

The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

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As the birthplace of our species, the African continent holds a unique place in human history. Upon entering a new epoch, the Anthropocene defined by human-driven influences on earth systems, and with the recognition that plastic pollution is one of the hallmarks of this new age, remarkably little is known about the presence, sources, and fate of plastics (and microplastics (MPs)) within African waters. Research in marine regions, most notably around the coast of South Africa, describes the occurrence of MPs in seabirds and fish species. More recently environmental sampling studies in the same area have quantified plastics in both the water column and sediments. However, despite Africa containing some of the largest and deepest of the world's freshwater lakes, including Lakes Victoria and Tanganyika as part of the African Great Lakes system, and notable freshwater rivers, such as the River Congo and the Nile, the extent of MPs within the inland waters remains largely unreported. In the only study to date to describe MP pollution in the African Great Lakes, a variety of polymers, including polyethylene, polypropylene, and silicone rubber, were recovered from the gastrointestinal tracts of Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fished from Lake Victoria. The likely sources of these plastics were considered to be human activities linked to fishing and tourism, and urban waste. In this chapter we discuss the need for research focus on MPs in Africa and how what has been described in the coastal regions and other freshwater environments can be applied to inland African waters. The aforementioned study in Lake Victoria is used to exemplify how small-scale investigations can provide early indications of MP pollution. Lastly we discuss the current challenges and future needs of MP research in African freshwaters.

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“…Similarly, Parizeau (2013) states that waste picking allows those with little education or formal training to enter the labour market. However, waste picking is a marginalized form of employment and those who engage in it, like sanitary workers, are looked at and treated with disdain and disparagement (Vidanaarachchi et al, 2006). Douglas, (1984) reports that, in India where there is a caste system, 'dirty jobs', such as waste management, cleaning toilets or washing clothes, belong to the lower caste people.…”

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Alternatives for Dumpsite Scavenging: The Case of Waste Pickers at Lusaka’s Chunga Landfill

2017

International Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Educat

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Municipal solid waste management in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka: Problems, issues and challenges

Cited by 135 publications

References 4 publications

Solid Waste Management in Africa: A Review

Solid Waste Management in Africa: A Review

Microplastics in Inland African Waters: Presence, Sources, and Fate

Alternatives for Dumpsite Scavenging: The Case of Waste Pickers at Lusaka’s Chunga Landfill

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