Introduction of a recycling system for sustainable municipal solid waste management: a case study on the greater Banjul area of the Gambia |
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Authors: | E S Sanneh Allen H Hu Y M Chang Edrisa Sanyang |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Engineering Technology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan;(2) Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan;(3) EC-Child Fund Water & Sanitation Project, Banjul, The Gambia |
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Abstract: | This research proposes for the introduction of a recycling system in the Gambia to enhance sustainable municipal solid waste
management. Poor infrastructures, coupled with inadequate resources and lack of funding, work against the optimization of
a MSW disposal service. In the authors’ view, authorities in charge of waste management need to change not only behaviors,
but modernize their processes. Recycling technology is a key part of the solution. A model has been developed which suggest
the involvement of stakeholders to achieve meaningful sustainable MSWM. This can be achieved by recognizing the role of the
informal sector through community-based organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and the private sector. The
open dump approach is leading to severe environmental consequences as the groundwater and soil within the dump is been contaminated.
In this study, an integrated municipal solid waste management approach was developed with a model to help achieve sustainable
municipal solid waste management. Resource recovery, not waste disposal, must be the ultimate goal with clearly defined end
user markets so that the recovery loop is complete. Mandatory sorting of waste at household level would help greatly in making
recycling activity successful. |
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