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Determination of Present Household Solid Waste Generation Rate, Physical Composition and Existing SWM Practices in Selected Areas of Lahore


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1 Department of Environmental Sciences, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, 93 Jail Road, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
 

Industrialization, urbanization and rising population generates huge and diverse amounts of solid and toxic wastes. The effective and sustainable management of this waste poses a challenge for national and local governments. The present study was undertaken to determine waste generation rate and its physical composition in five areas of Lahore namely Gulberg, Model Town, Valencia, Mozang and Mughalpura. Door to door collection of household waste, 10 from each area, was carried out on daily basis for a week. The average generation rate was estimated to be 0.61 kg/capita/day. Physical composition of waste showed that food waste accounted for major portion (39.38%-64.12%) while glass waste (0.53%-7.4%) was the least. Other components varied according to the area socioeconomic strata. A questionnaire was also designed and household survey (100 households) was conducted. Information related to existing practices and issues of solid waste management, public attitude towards recycling and reuse and willingness to pay for provision of better services were also assessed.

Keywords

Municipal Solid Waste, Physical Composition, Solid Waste Management, Lahore.
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Authors

Almas Hamid
Department of Environmental Sciences, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, 93 Jail Road, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Sidra Asghar
Department of Environmental Sciences, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, 93 Jail Road, Lahore 54000, Pakistan

Abstract


Industrialization, urbanization and rising population generates huge and diverse amounts of solid and toxic wastes. The effective and sustainable management of this waste poses a challenge for national and local governments. The present study was undertaken to determine waste generation rate and its physical composition in five areas of Lahore namely Gulberg, Model Town, Valencia, Mozang and Mughalpura. Door to door collection of household waste, 10 from each area, was carried out on daily basis for a week. The average generation rate was estimated to be 0.61 kg/capita/day. Physical composition of waste showed that food waste accounted for major portion (39.38%-64.12%) while glass waste (0.53%-7.4%) was the least. Other components varied according to the area socioeconomic strata. A questionnaire was also designed and household survey (100 households) was conducted. Information related to existing practices and issues of solid waste management, public attitude towards recycling and reuse and willingness to pay for provision of better services were also assessed.

Keywords


Municipal Solid Waste, Physical Composition, Solid Waste Management, Lahore.

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