Advances in Recycling & Waste Management

Department of Environmental Pollution Management Research, Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Quantification and Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste as a Measure Towards Effective Waste Management in Metu Town, South-West Ethiopia
  Author(s): Yohannis Fetenea*, Biruk Gobena and Mohammed Birhan
  
  For effective planning and development of waste management systems for cities, proper quantification and characterization of the municipal solid waste are essential. The objective of this study was to determine the composition and generation rate of household, commercials and institutions solid waste in Metu town as a measure towards effective waste management. Total daily municipal solid waste generated from the town was estimated to be 35,649 kg, among it more than 83% of the waste generated from households, 16% from commercials area and the rest from institutions. The per capita daily solid waste generation for households was 0.378 ± 0.05 kg/cap/day, commercials area and institutions were found to be 0.024 ± 0.01 kg/floor area/day and 0.14 ± 0.05 kg/employee/day, respectively. The Physical characterization showed that biodegradable waste, plastic, paper and car.. Read More»
  

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