Solid Waste
Solid Waste is defined as waste collected by, or on behalf of, municipalities. These solid waste generally originate from households, commerce and trade, small businesses, office buildings and institutions such as schools, hospitals, government buildings, etc. In some cases, solid waste from parks and gardens and street cleaning services are also included. There has been a substantial increase in generation of solid waste in developing countries, due to a rise in income of individuals leading to higher rates of consumption of electrical goods and increased packaging waste. The growing trend of urbanization of the population where there is a movement away from rural areas to urban areas, also tends to increase the per capita generation of waste since urban population tends to have higher income, higher consumption of goods and consequently, higher generation of waste compared to rural populations. However, increased urbanization of the population leads to a greater potential recycling since the population density is increased.
Solid Waste is defined as waste collected by, or on behalf of, municipalities. These solid waste generally originate from households, commerce and trade, small businesses, office buildings and institutions such as schools, hospitals, government buildings, etc. In some cases, solid waste from parks and gardens and street cleaning services are also included. There has been a substantial increase in generation of solid waste in developing countries, due to a rise in income of individuals leading to higher rates of consumption of electrical goods and increased packaging waste. The growing trend of urbanization of the population where there is a movement away from rural areas to urban areas, also tends to increase the per capita generation of waste since urban population tends to have higher income, higher consumption of goods and consequently, higher generation of waste compared to rural populations. However, increased urbanization of the population leads to a greater potential recycling since the population density is increased.
It has also been found that, households with younger children have been shown to produce more solid waste than house holds with older people (EOECD 2004). In crease in the population also leads to increase in per capita generation of waste, since increased population would mean an increase in the number of households which, in turn, increase waste generation.
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