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Solid Waste Management of Rajshahi City in Bangladesh and Its Impacts on Human Health and Environment

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Author	Rahman, Moshiur Jakia, Tahmid
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Bangladesh faces a huge waste management problem. Much of the country and specially the metropolitan cities are facing the impact of urbanization, as a growing population houses itself in congestion, leading to a severe pressure on infrastructure facilities at all levels. This has resulted in a decline in sanitation, which in turn causes adverse health impacts. Rajshahi City, the divisional head quarter of Bangladesh has more concern to the fact of solid waste management. The present study reveals that in spite of huge allocation in drainage and sanitation purpose the city fail to ensure a sound environment due to lack of proper waste management. Consequently, waste is indiscriminate by dumped on roads and into open space thus leading to serious health risk and degradation of living environment for about a million of city dwellers. The study conducted through personal in depth interview; data collection from primary and secondary sources; MSW sample collection with performing laboratory test; data processing and analysis; and drawing recommendation and conclusion. This paper attempts to find out the flaws lays behind solid waste management through traditional methods as well as adapting technologies for improving the sustainable waste management system. It is found that lack of knowledge of common people regarding waste management is one of the main reasons to pollute the environment. Simultaneously, unplanned waste dumping system practiced by the city authority worsens the situation which causes threat on health.
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Alternate Webpage(s)	http://uest.ntua.gr/tinos2015/proceedings/pdfs/Rahman.pdf
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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