Abstract

The purpose of this study (technical assessment) is to understand the effect of the Syrian crisis on the solid waste management (SWM) sector in Non-State Armed Group (NSAG) controlled areas and define the worst communities located in Jisr-Ash-Shugur-district (JASD)/Idleb governorate of Syria. The assessment showed that: SWM sector, in general, is not supported by Non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The number of communities of JASD is ninety-nine about 262,246 persons (113,382 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),147,449 resident population, 1,415 returnees, and population) live in it, all these local councils are not received or supported by SW equipment, tools, and machines, About seventy communities out of ninety-nine communities (92195 persons of 262,246 persons) of JASD does not have dedicated works for solid waste collection , and Eighty 80 communities (120,237 persons of 262,246 persons) do not have SW containers, and 67 communities (77,195 persons of 262,246 do not have solid waste tractors with a trails are necessary for SWM. the average, maximum and minimum of SW production per capita at JASD communities (0.21; 0.79; 0.02) kg day-1. All the landfills of JASD are not sanitary and could be considered a randomly dumps.

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