Dar es Salaam waste generation doubles: report
In this 2016 photo, a truck full of solid waste arrives at the open dump in Pugu Kinyamwezi, around 20 kilometres north of Dar es Salaam. The trucks were operated by contracted companies under the city’s municipalities. To the right a group of waste pickers bow down over a pile of waste, in search for materials like plastic and glass which they can sell onward to industries. PHOTO | File.
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The report estimates that 80 per cent of the generated waste can be categorized as Municipal waste whereby households constitute 75 per cent, institutions 0.5 per cent, markets 3.5 per cent, street sweeping 0.5 per cet and other sources 0.5 per cent.
Dar es Salaam. Waste and composition solid waste generated in Dar es Salaam city has doubled to 4,600 tons in 2017 from 2,000 tons recorded in 1998.
According to National Environment Statistics Report, 2017 Tanzania Mainland, published by the National Bureau of Statistics the amount of waste generated in Dar es Salaam is expected to triple to 12,000 tons in 2025.
The solid waste generation rate is estimated to be about 0.815 kg/day per capita (2012 Population and Housing Census), which is higher than typical values for developing countries, ranging from 0.4 to 0.6 kg/day per capita.
Approximately 50 – 60 per cent of the waste is readily biodegradable.
The report estimates that 80 per cent of the generated waste can be categorized as Municipal waste whereby Households constitute 75 per cent, Institutions 0.5 per cent, Markets 3.5 per cent, Street sweeping 0.5 per cet and other sources 0.5 per cent.
According to the report other 20 per cent is produced by the private sector (industry and commercial).
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“This means that every person in Dar es Salaam produces a daily average of 0.9 kg/day per capita of household waste,” it says.
It is indicated that, total generation of waste in Dar es Salaam increased slightly from 1,991 in 2013 to 2,243 in 2016.
The largest contributor institution for generation of waste is non-industrial with 5,904 thousand tonnes (69.7 per cent), followed by residential 2,374 thousand tonnes (28.0 per cent). Waste generated from industrial sources accounted for 183 thousand tonnes (2.2 per cent) for the period.
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