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Household solid waste generation and composition: a case study in Palapye, Botswana

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dc.contributor.author Dikole, Ronald
dc.contributor.author Letshwenyo, Moatlhodi Wise
dc.date.accessioned 2021-10-15T12:18:06Z
dc.date.available 2021-10-15T12:18:06Z
dc.date.issued 2020-02
dc.identifier.citation Dikole, R. and Letshwenyo, M.W. (2020) Household solid waste generation and composition: a case study in Palapye, Botswana. Journal of Environmental Protection, 11 (2), 98464. doi: 10.4236/jep.2020.112008. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2152-2219
dc.identifier.issn 2152-2197
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.biust.ac.bw/handle/123456789/368
dc.description.abstract The purpose of this case study was to conduct a case study in the generation rate, composition, and characterise solid wastes from low, middle and high income households during weekdays and weekends in Palapye, Botswana. The study was conducted through sampling and analysis of the wastes from sampled households from each of the three categories. Palapye village does not have an engineered solid waste management system in place; hence the study can be used as a starting point. The village is rapidly urbanising with many shopping complexes coming up which will generate high amounts of solid wastes of different compositions. The lowest generation rate was 0.038 kg/capita/day from low income households during weekends and the highest was 0.364 kg/capita/day generated from high income households during weekends. The composition of the wastes was dominated by food wastes ranging from 46.44% to 80.78% with low income households generating the highest percentage during weekdays. The average moisture contents of samples from low, middle and high income households were 71% ± 0.0%, 66.3% ± 1.25% and 74.3% ± 2.2% respectively during weekdays compared to 77% ± 0.0%, 66.5% ± 3.5% and 69.3% ± 3.3% during weekends. The average moisture contents from low, middle and high income households were 71% ± 0.0%, 66.3% ± 1.25% and 74.3% ± 2.2% respectively during weekdays compared to 77% ± 0.0%, 66.5% ± 3.5% and 69.3% ± 3.3% during weekends. The results can be used as part of the waste management planning purpose by the Administrative Council of the area. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship This study was supported by the Ministry of Tertiary Education Research Science and Technology under the Department of Tertiary Education Financing. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Scientific Research Publishing Inc. en_US
dc.subject Food Wastes en_US
dc.subject High Income Households en_US
dc.subject Middle Income Households en_US
dc.subject Lower Income Households en_US
dc.subject Solid Waste Generation Rate en_US
dc.title Household solid waste generation and composition: a case study in Palapye, Botswana en_US
dc.description.level phd en_US
dc.description.accessibility unrestricted en_US
dc.description.department cee en_US


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