Solid Waste Management (SWM) Conditions, Practices and Challenges

One of the major challenges around the globe is solid waste and solid waste management. It is a challenge for the city authorities in developing countries mainly due to the increasing generation of waste, the burden posed on the municipal budget as a result of the high costs associated to its management, the lack of understanding over a diversity of factors that affect the different stages of waste management and linkages necessary to enable the entire handling system functioning. It is a recurring problem associated with the vast increase in population. Solid waste affects us and our environment. It affects land, water, air, and human health. According to the UN (2013) it is expected that two-thirds of the global population will migrate to cities. And with the growing population, waste generation is anticipated to upsurge.

Author(s): Engr. Joan M. Villanueva

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