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Waste disposal in developing countries [Quality Assurance: Sandy Cairncross]

Author(s): Ali, Mansoor  |  Cotton, Andrew  |  Westlake, Ken  |  Cairncross, Sandy

Publisher: WEDC
Place of publication: Loughborough University, UK
Year: 2005

Series: WELL Fact Sheet
Collection(s): WELL

Links:

• http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/wedc/well/

Waste disposal is a neglected area in many low income countries, and a major environmental health hazard. Increasing quantities of waste and their changing composition are a major challenge for municipal governments. The cost of disposal of large quantities of waste is often beyond their financial capacity. There is also poor institutional capacity and political will to address the problem. The Millennium Development Goals set targets for Environmental Sustainability and Access to Environmental Sanitation, but safe disposal of solid waste still seems beyond the capacity of many countries. This fact sheet presents some basic issues and solutions on municipal waste disposal.

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