Environmental Impacts of Waste Management in the City of Taluqan

Abstract

This study aims to find the environmental impacts of waste management within four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) of the year in Taluqan City. In this research, samples from 100 families during one week noted that dustbin setups for each house and labels like plastics, metals, organics, ashes, diapers, and plastic cans were used to separate waste easily. Household waste generation was analysed using various methods; a questionnaire survey was carried out among 400 householders to assess the current state of waste management in Taluqan City. The result showed that the government has no proper waste management; the residents collect and throw waste into the environment (surface water, vacant lands, streets, agricultural areas, etc.). The average waste generation was 0.903 kg/capita/day for winter, 0.805 kg/capita/day for summer, 0.53 kg/capita/day for spring, and 0.6 kg/capita/day for fall. The percentage of solid waste components in Taluqan City is organic at 60%, glass at 4.2%, metals at 13.25%, plastic and papers at 7.75%, and diapers at 15%. The average generation rate for all seasons is 0.72 kg /capita/day in Taluqan. Based on the respondents, 90 % of households throw their waste into surface water or vacant lands, 75% were interested in receiving information regarding the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle), 70 % wanted to pay for the collection, 65% wanted to collect from Masjid-to-Masjid, 35% like to be visited house-to-house and 17% were willing for separation of their waste.