SOLID WASTE

MANAGEMENT
ATWEBEMBERE CHRISTINE
19/U/EED/057/GV
DEFINITION
• Solid waste management refers to ways in which
wastes are properly handled after they have been
discarded by the owner.
• Solid waste refers to all non liquid wastes
SOURCES OF SOLID WASTE
• Medical centers • food distribution points
• Food stores • ware houses
• feeding centres • markets
• slaughter areas
• domestic areas
TYPES OF SOLID WASTES
• Organic waste; wastes from preparation of food,
market places
• Combustibles; paper, wood, dried leaves
• Non combustibles; metal, tin can,
• Ashes
• Bulky waste
• Dead animals
• Hazardous waste
• construction waste
ASSOCIATED RISKS OF IMPROPER
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
• Disease transmission
• Pollution
COMPONENTS OF SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT
• Generation. This is a stage where materials become
valueless to the owner and he doesn't need them
anymore
• Storage. The system of keeping discarded materials after
they have been disposed
• Collection. This refers to how wastes are collected for
transportation to the final disposal sites
• Transportation. This is a stage when solid waste is
transported to the final disposal site
• Disposal . The final stage of solid waste management is
safe disposal where associated risks are minimised.
METHODS OF DISPOSAL
• Land application like burial or land filling
• Composting
• Burning or incineration
• Recycling
• Chemical treament
On site disposal options (storage)
• Communal pit disposal
• Family pit disposal
• Communal bins
• Family bins
• Communal disposal without bins
OFF-SITE DISPOSAL OPTIONS
• Land filling
• Incineration
• Composting
• Recycling
LAND
FILLING
Here waste is placed into a large
pit and soil should be added on
top to prevent animals from
digging up the waste.
 INCINERATION
• Burning is used to reduce the volume of wastes
• It is appropriate for limited space for burial
• There can be smoke or fire hazards
COMPOSTING
• Organic waste COMPOSTINGcan be dug into the
soil to add humus and act as fertilizer
• Composting is environmental friendly and
beneficial to crops
• Experienced personnel is required
RECYCLING
• Plastic bags, containers, tins and glasses are often
recycled
• This method is environmental friendly.