Generation of Municipal Solid Waste in Commercial City ofBangladesh

The study was conducted during January to December 2009 to determine the generation of municipal solid waste (MSW)in Chittagong City Corporation of Bangladesh. A structured questionnaire was processed and waste collected from differentwaste generating sources were segregated and weighed. Residential waste generation rate varied in different socio economicgroups and was found minimum (0.5 Kg/day) in Low Socio-economic Group and maximum (3.54 Kg/day) in High SocioeconomicGroup and an average residential unit generated 1.72 kg of waste per day. Commercial waste generation rate by aperson was found 0.38 Kg/day. Waste generation rate by an average institution was recorded minimum (5.4 Kg/day) by thereligious institution and maximum (17.05 Kg/day) by the government institute and an average institution generated 10.2 kgof waste per day. The average waste generation rate by a large-scale industry was found 435 kg/day and small-scale industry77 kg/day and average industrial waste generation was 256 kg/day. The average medical waste generation was found 33kg/day. Medical waste generation rate per patient was 0.595 kg/day. The most important principles underlying effectiveprograms for the management of MSW include the awareness, assignment of legal responsibility, developing the rules andregulations and also need of a national waste management policy and national waste disposal and management guideline

کلیدواژه ها:

Solid Waste Disposal ، Residential Waste ، Industrial Waste ، Institutional Waste ، Waste Management