Poor municipal solid waste management poses a very big threat to the environment
as well as human health through the production of leachate and greenhouse gas
emissions. This research focused on analyzing and characterizing solid waste at the
Kabagarame dumping site in the district of Bushenyi, in Uganda. Specifically, wet solid
waste samples were characterized and analyzed. The results revealed organics (45.25
%), food waste (24.17 %), inorganics (12.54 %), this was followed by plastics (11.38 %),
mixed paper (2.88 %), glass of all kinds (2.36 %) and wood of all kinds (1.42 %). The
findings also suggest that understanding the composition of municipal solid waste is
essential for creating the best disposal strategy for recovering resources trapped in
waste.
Keywords: Characterization, solid waste, Kabagarame, and dumping site.
as well as human health through the production of leachate and greenhouse gas
emissions. This research focused on analyzing and characterizing solid waste at the
Kabagarame dumping site in the district of Bushenyi, in Uganda. Specifically, wet solid
waste samples were characterized and analyzed. The results revealed organics (45.25
%), food waste (24.17 %), inorganics (12.54 %), this was followed by plastics (11.38 %),
mixed paper (2.88 %), glass of all kinds (2.36 %) and wood of all kinds (1.42 %). The
findings also suggest that understanding the composition of municipal solid waste is
essential for creating the best disposal strategy for recovering resources trapped in
waste.
Keywords: Characterization, solid waste, Kabagarame, and dumping site.
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2023-05-03
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Mutungirehi Faisal, Mustafa M. Mundu and Stephen N. Nnamchi (2023). Analysis and Characterization of the Solid Waste from Kabagarame Dumping site in Bushenyi District, Uganda. IDOSR Journal of Applied Sciences, 8(2) 87-107. https://doi.org/10.59298/IDOSR/2023/10.1.7007