Environmental Influences of Urban Solid Waste Management In Kushtia Municipality And Options For Sustainability
Journal Title: IOSR journal of Business and Management - Year 2018, Vol 20, Issue 8
Abstract
As a largely populated country, Bangladesh has a lot of problems of waste management from the beginning of its Independence in 1971. The purpose of the research is to investigate the present conditions and prepare the strategies for best urban waste management practice for the Kushtia municipality in Bangladesh thereby ensuring the safe and quality life and the environmental sustainability and investigate the human and environmental impacts resulting from the ongoing management practices. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP 2004), solid waste generation is an increasing global environmental and public health problem. The effect of particulate matter resulting from industrial pollution on the vertebrate animals includes impairment of respiratory system, damage to eyes, teeth and bones. This study is survey based classic descriptive research. Cluster sampling method was used to conduct the surveys. For socio-economic data collection, the ‘Questionnaire survey’ method was followed. The questionnaire was both open and close structured. The results of this study suggest that the success of sustainable urban waste management lies in the involvement of local communities as they are major stakeholders and decision-makers. It has been concluded that the community is capable of adequate waste management if given the appropriate opportunity.
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Mohammad Intaz Ali, PhD last semester
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