Municipal solid waste management in Nepal: practices and challenges.
Solid waste management in Kathmandu valley of Nepal, especially concerning the siting of landfills, has been a challenge for over a decade. The current practice of the illegal dumping of solid waste on the river banks has created a serious environmental and public health problem. The focus of this study was to carry out an evaluation of solid waste management in Nepal based on published information. The data showed that > or =70% of the solid wastes generated in Nepal are of organic origin. As such, composting of the solid waste and using it on the land is the best way of solid waste disposal. This will reduce the waste volume transported to the landfill and will increase its life.
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Faculty of Engineering, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2.
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D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009390:Nepal; D011057:Politics; D011634:Public Health; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D045483:Rivers