Overview
Solid waste generation is the common basis for activity data to estimate emissions from solid waste disposal, biological treatment, and incineration and open burning of waste. Solid waste generation rates and composition vary from country to country depending on the economic situation, industrial structure, waste management regulations and life style. The availability and quality of data on solid waste generation as well as subsequent treatment also vary significantly from country to country. Statistics on waste generation and treatment have been improved substantially in many countries during the last decade, but at present only a small number of countries have comprehensive waste data covering all waste types and treatment techniques. Historical data on waste disposal at solid waste disposal sites (SWDS) are necessary to estimate methane (CH4) emissions from this category using the First Order Decay method. Very few countries have data on historical waste disposal going back several decades.
Solid waste is generated from households, offices, shops, markets, restaurants, public institutions, industrial installations, waterworks and sewage facilities, construction and demolition sites, and agricultural activities (emissions from manure management as well as on-site burning of agricultural residues are treated in the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) Volume). It is a good practice to account for all types of solid waste when estimating waste-related emissions in the greenhouse gas inventory.
Solid waste management practices include: collection, recycling, solid waste disposal on land, biological and other treatments as well as incineration and open burning of waste. Although recycling (material recovery) activities will affect the amounts of waste entering into other management and treatment systems, the impact on emissions due to recycling (e.g., changes in emissions in production processes and transportation) is covered under other sectors and will not be addressed here in more detail
Technical Working Group
Rogasian Lukoa
PORALG – Directorate of Sector Coordination
Chairperson
Mohammed Kassim Suleiman
Central Town Council, Division Of Sanitation and Environment
Secretary
Dr. Rwaichi J.A Minja
University of Daresalaam, College of Engineeing and Technology, Chemical & Process Engineering Department
Member
Dr. Hussein Mohamed Omar
VPO, Department of Environment
Member
Selemani Aston Kitururu
Kinondoni Municipal Council, Department of Sanitation and Environment
Member
Rajabu Ali Ngoda
Dar Es Salaam City Council, Department of Environment and Solid Waste Management
Member
Muhsin Ally Zuberi
Zanzibar Environmental Management Authority (Zema)
Member
Ally S Mfinanga
City Council of Dodoma, Environment and Solid Waste management Department
Member
Grace B Mbena
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development
Member
Neema Mgweno
VPO, Department of Environment
Member
Dr. Hussein Lujuo Mohamed
MUHAS – Department Of Environmental Health
Member
Hassan Mohamed Ali
Zanzibar Environmental Management Authority (Zema) – Kibele Sanitary Landfill Manager
Member
Dr. Minza Selele
Ardhi University, Department of Environmental Engineering
Member