Waste segregation is an essential function in improving waste management. Waste
segregation not only facilitates recycling and reduces waste going to landfills, rather it can …

In developing countries like Pakistan, the amount of solid waste is increasing due to rapid
urbanization and economic growth. Limited financial resources and lack of data availability …

Characterization of municipal solid wastes as well as projection of waste generation and
disposal rates are needed to plan and implement disposal and recycling activities. The …

Municipal solid waste is a growing concern in cities of developing countries and households
are the main contributor. Lack of reliable data sources remain one of the major drawbacks …

Implementing unified municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is often difficult due to
socio-economic variables. However, spatial GIS models and statistical analysis of solid …

The objective of this study was to carry out a field survey of the solid waste generation profile
in Kuwait. In addition, the paper examines the compatibility between household-estimated …

A reliable estimate of the quantity of solid waste generation in the city is very important for
proper solid waste planning and management. However, reported estimates of solid waste …

Planning and implementing an integrated, effective solid waste management system is one
of the biggest challenges in large cities. In this study, all the wards under the Shivamogga …

A person stops generating waste only when he or she is in a state to be disposed of as
waste (Adogame, 2009). As the generation of solid waste in Kumasi increases continuously …

Waste stream characteristics must be understood to tackle waste management problems in
Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), Nepal. Three-stage stratified cluster sampling was …