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PRESENTATIONON

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CONTENT

Introduction

Waste Generation

Effect of solid waste

Solid Waste Management

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DHAKA CITYATGLANCE:

Area: 131 sq. km

Population: about 12 million

Population growth: 6% Urbanization: 4%

Waste generation: 3200+tones

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WASTEGENERATION

VOLUME & QUANTITY

Waste generation in Dhaka City is summarized below:

Source: DCC, Studied by JAICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)

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WASTECOLLECTION &

DISPOSAL

Waste collection and disposal are summarized below:

Source: DCC, Studied by JAICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency

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EFFECTOFSOLIDWASTE

Water pollution:1,448 tones garbage beingdumped into water bodies, drains, open spaces a

day.

It happens due to lack of proper logistics, negligence

of sweepers and drivers involved in waste

management in carrying out their duties, said

sources at the Dhaka City, for this reason surface

water & under ground water is polluted.

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EFFECTOFSOLID

WASTE(CONTD)

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EFFECTOFSOLID

WASTE(CONTD)

Air Pollution: Smell from garbage

creates problem to breathe.

Due to burning this waste thousandsof tons of domestic waste at

various places has turned the

metropolis into air polluted city.

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EFFECTOFSOLID

WASTE(CONTD)

Walking the line: Women

(inset, right)covers her

mouth to block the stench

of garbage.

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SOLIDWASTE

MANAGEMENT

Waste management or disposal practices are

inadequate in Dhaka City. But we have to

take necessary measures to reduce Solid

Waste and take some advantages from it;

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; compositing, paper/plastic

recycling.

Capture gas from waste.

Compositing biodegradable waste. On site disposal.

Landfills must have a leachate collection system.

Reduction of the source of hazardous waste.

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LESSONSLEARNED

Master plan for Solid Waste Management.

Step by step improvement.

Institutional arrangement.

Capacity building.

Staff motivation.

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