Sustainability context analysis of municipal solid waste management in Harare, Zimbabwe

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Authors / Editors

Muzenda, Edison

Research Areas

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Frascati classification)

Publication Details

Subtitle: Sustainability context analysis of municipal solid waste management in Harare, Zimbabwe

Author list: Muzenda, Edison

Publisher: SAGE Publications (UK and US) / Wiley: No OnlineOpen

Publication year: 2017

Journal: Waste Management & Research : The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy (0734-242X)

ISSN: 0734-242X

eISSN: 1096-3669

URL: https://ujcontent.uj.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/uj:26121

Languages: English-United States (EN-US)

Abstract

Harare is experiencing enormous solid waste management challenges manifesting themselves in the form of both groundwater and surface water pollution leading to outbreak of water born diseases. The solid waste management infrastrucre in Harare was designed to cater for almost a third of the population it is currently serving. Heaps of illegally dumped solid waste has become daily eyesore. Numerous waste management studiescarried in Harare highlighted the nature of the challenges being faced and recommended the need to have a waste management paradigm shift in the City. This study argues for the need to undertake simulation and laboratory based studies to develop and design waste management options for Combined Heat and Power Generation for theCity. This paper argues that Harare could possibly use the energy generated from its waste on its water and wastewater treatment and other potential uses. Options for decentralized waste management systems unlike thecurrent centralized system must also be incorporated in the simulation models and laboratory scale experiments where, waste sorting and separation might occur at source or a certain waste management boundary where, onlythat which is not fit for reuse and recycle will be transported to landfills.

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