Resource Recovery Potential: A Case Study of Household Waste in Kinondoni Municipality, Dar es Salaam

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Author	Oberlin, Aisa Solomon
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	This paper examines the resource recovery potential from household wastes in Kinondoni municipality, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The empirical investigations were conducted in three informal settlements namely Hananasifu, Makangira and Kilimahewa all located in Kinondoni Municipality, part of Dar es Salaam city. The study involved both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. A sample of 180 households from these settlements with a focus group of 12 respondents was used. The solid waste generated was characterized using direct waste analysis, in order to determine the per capita daily waste generation and composition of solid waste. The findings from waste characterization exercise showed a rate of 0.36 kg/capita/day. The composition of waste shows that households generate large amount of kitchen waste. The average percentages (on a weight basis) of solid waste constituents sampled was as follows: kitchen/food wastes 64.6%, plastics 9.67%, paper 10.67%, aluminum 2.33%, metals 2%, glass 1.4% and residual waste 9.33%. The results show that the composition of household waste is amenable to a substantial amount of resource recovery i.e. re-use, recycling and composting. The results obtained can be used to make an evaluation of the solid waste recovery potential for other areas similar to the one studied. Keywords: Kinondoni, Tanzania, resource recovery, household, solid waste, waste composition
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