Abstract
The Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) is primarily responsible for collecting and managing waste in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A significant amount of waste in Dhaka is not collected due to lack of infrastructure, funds and collection vehicles. Despites Dhaka’s limited waste management service, community based door-to-door waste collection from households to local waste bins is considered as a success. Informal waste recycling systems is also highly effective in waste recycling and job creations for the poor. Even though both horizontal and vertical expansion is prevalent in Dhaka, there has been an increasing trend in vertical expansion of the city in recent years as horizontal expansion is not possible due to barriers such as the built up urban core and low lying flood plains. Very limited number of studies has been conducted on waste management system in high-rise residential buildings in Dhaka. Therefore, this study focuses on the waste management scenario of high-rise residential buildings in Dhaka. The study is particularly interested in the socio-demographic, cultural and environmental features in high-rise residential buildings. The study identified key areas in waste management systems in high-rise residential buildings which is the avenue for future studies for integrating waste management strategies in high density residential development in Dhaka. Based on the findings, the study recommends a further examination of the integration of waste management infrastructure in the high-rise residential building development in Dhaka.
Highlights
Cities attract people for the various opportunities it can provide to the inhabitants in terms of income and services
The success of the waste management systems, both in developed and developing countries depends on a holistic waste management planning and adequate facilities Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh is one of the densely populated cities in the world
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) provides waste management services for 7 million people living in an area of 360 km2 [1]
Summary
Cities attract people for the various opportunities it can provide to the inhabitants in terms of income and services. Cities expand both horizontally and vertically to accommodate a huge number of people every year. This increasing population in cities produce an ever increasing amount of solid waste every day. Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) provides waste management services for 7 million people living in an area of 360 km2 [1]. The DCC can collect and dispose only 40-50% of the total waste generated every day due to the lack of funds and infrastructure (Dhaka City Corporation, 2013). A significant amount of health and environmental problems are created by the improper waste management systems in Dhaka
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