Solid waste Solid waste management and Disposal is a new idea in the official and commercial city of Monrovia, Liberia. This is so because of the long civil war which damaged most if not all the existing sanitary practices as was practiced in the past. Monrovia’s nearly one million residents lived without any formal garbage collection and disposal system. Toxic blue haze from burning waste greeted the citizens of Liberia’s capital city every morning. Garbage choked the dilapidated drains and clogged sewers, causing flooding during the rainy season and creating breeding grounds for mosquitoes and other disease carriers. Because of the poor waste system, people were forced to burn, bury or indiscriminately dump their rubbish to get by. Many communities resorted to using their refuse to reclaim land, filling swamps and extending riverbanks with exposed garbage However, in recent years, there have been various international and national interests in solid waste management and disposal due to the adverse effect on the people and the environment. The recently started collection service handles approximately 30 percent of daily waste generated in Monrovia. Since the project began, collection and disposal of nearly 125,000 tons of trash has transformed the look of the city and significantly improved environmental conditions for its residents. Notwithstanding other types of solid waste disposal can be applied such as combusting and composting to rapidly increase the percentage of waste management and disposal in the city of Monrovia. e management in Monrovia
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:17:44 +0000
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