Current status of solid waste management in small island developing states: A review

Mohee, Romeela; Mauthoor, Sumayya; Bundhoo, Zumar M.A.; Somaroo, Geeta Devi; Soobhany, Nuhaa; Gunasee, Sanjana

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2015.06.012

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“…Anaerobic digestion is yet another on-site waste disposal technology involving the biological decomposition of organic materials in the absence of oxygen to produce a biogas. This biogas can then be used for fuel (e.g., for cooking dinner or heating a home), while the residue from the decomposition process can be spread like fertilizer on agricultural fields [66,67].…”

Section: Waste Treatment Servicesmentioning

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Rural Solid Waste Management in China: Status, Problems and Challenges

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This paper seeks to describe the overall state of Rural Solid Waste Management (RSWM) in China in three main areas: waste collection services, waste transportation services and waste disposal services. Given China's urbanization, industrialization, and the subsequent improvement of household living standards, the amount of solid waste generated in rural China has increased rapidly. Based on primary data collected in 2016 from 100 villages across five provinces in China, we find that the proportion of villages with waste collection, waste transportation, and waste disposal services in 2015 is 80%, 55% and 22%, respectively. The differences in shares of villages with these services across provinces are statistically significant. Using descriptive and econometric analyses, the authors show that richer villages are more likely to provide rural solid waste (RSW) collection and transportation services. Villages with new (newly elected or appointed) village leaders are more likely to supply RSW disposal services. While the majority of villages report that they offer waste collection services (installing waste collection facilities and employing waste collection workers), the vast majority of villages do not transport their waste to treatment plants. Even fewer villages report using centralized disposal methods to dispose of waste, as required by law or regulation. This study represents the first effort to describe the state and determinants of waste management services in rural China in the wake of increased investment in and new policies regarding RSWM released in 2015. Additionally, we provide evidence-based suggestions that might be useful for policy makers interested in improving RSWM in China. These suggestions include increasing investments in waste collection facilities and worker services; encouraging local residents to classify and recycle waste; designing optimal waste transportation networks and routes; and improving on-site waste disposal technology.

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Section: Waste Treatment Servicesmentioning

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Rural Solid Waste Management in China: Status, Problems and Challenges

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“…contributed very much to the recyclable waste materials. The major fraction of MSW comprised of organics (44%) followed by recyclables namely paper, plastics, glass and metals; total: 43% (Mohee et al, 2015;Ojeda-Benitez et al, 2003). From the waste composition data, the recyclability, combustibility or biodegradability of the waste streams can be identified and these can be subsequently used for designing and implementing appropriate waste management technologies.…”

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“…The high contribution of recyclable materials in the MSW generated in these districts could be due to the excessive use of plastic items, glass, paper, cardboard, etc. Recyclable materials contributed most in MSW (Mohee et al, 2015). Food is the lifeline to every form of life and is the most important consumable on daily basis; with the result it contributes lot to the MSW.…”

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Municipal Solid Waste Generation and its Management, a Growing Threat to Fragile Ecosystem in Kashmir Himalaya

Bhat¹,

Dervash²,

Mehmood³

et al. 2017

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

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The Kashmir valley is facing tremendous pressure associated with problems of growing waste generation. Thus, the aim of the present research was to generate baseline data for adequate waste management and associated problems. For the collection of samples, 20 houses were randomly selected in the main town from each district and segregated into compostable, recyclable, combustible and inert categories. All the samples were transported with immense care to the laboratory for further analysis. Waste generation for the four districts with an average of 0.526 kg/capita/day in Srinagar, 0.479 kg/capita/day in Anantnag, 0.400 kg/capita/day in Ganderbal and 0.397 kg/capita/day in Budgam were determined during the current investigation. The total waste generated on annual basis observed in all the four districts was observed to be 57,199.99 Metric Tonnes (MT) with the highest (236,732.75 MT) in Srinagar and the lowest of (42,840.00 MT) in Budgam. The waste constituent accounted highest 20-22% for food waste followed by cardboard and paper (11-15%), wooden items (11-14%). The major fraction of category waste comprised of recyclable (62-64%), followed by compostable (20-21%) and minor comprised of inert materials (3-4%). In general, poor to negligible systems of waste collection, transportation and disposal were observed in all four districts. Srinagar was found as the lone district practicing landfilling of MSW in Achan area. Thus, the need of hour is to save the scenic beauty of fragile ecosystem from waste disposal hazard after adopting various strategies like segregation of waste at the source and statutory provisions.

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“…En los territorios insulares se acrecienta esta problemática dado el desafío que supone la gestión de residuos ante la falta de centros de tratamiento (Mohee et al, 2015) sumado a la baja accesibilidad a los centros de tratamientos (Renou et al, 2008) y a la carestía y los límites que exige la administración para el depósito legal de residuos (Liu et al, 2017). De otra forma, los vertederos ilegales aparecen cuando ello corresponde más beneficios que costos a la población (Webb et al, 2006).…”

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Análisis de la Potencialidad de Ocurrencia de Vertederos Ilegales en la Isla de La Palma, España.

Quesada-Ruiz¹

2017

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Current status of solid waste management in small island developing states: A review

Cited by 161 publications

References 21 publications

Rural Solid Waste Management in China: Status, Problems and Challenges

Rural Solid Waste Management in China: Status, Problems and Challenges

Municipal Solid Waste Generation and its Management, a Growing Threat to Fragile Ecosystem in Kashmir Himalaya

Análisis de la Potencialidad de Ocurrencia de Vertederos Ilegales en la Isla de La Palma, España.

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