Support to Improve Waste Disposal Practices at Pugu Dumpsite and Assistance for Planning of the Construction of New Landfills.
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Support to Improve Waste Disposal Practices at Pugu Dumpsite and Assistance for Planning of the Construction of New Landfills.
In August 2016, the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), on behalf of the CCAC Waste Initiative, conducted a 2.5-day capacity building event which focused on potential upgrades of operations at the Pugu Kinyamwezi dumpsite and on basic principles for the construction of sanitary landfills. The capacity building was held by two experts, Dr. Sahadat Hossain, professor of the University of Texas at Arlington and David Dugger, landfill manager of the City of Denton. The event was attended by 19 stakeholders from all sectors, including the local authorities, academia, NGOs and private companies.
As a result of the capacity building, a document was created with the aim of providing an overview of the most important considerations for the construction of a sanitary landfill. The report is based on the content of the capacity building provided in August 2016 and on other documents written by ISWA experts and published by ISWA, such as the:
- Guidelines for Construction and Operation Municipal Solid Waste Landfill in Tropical Country
- A Roadmap for closing Waste Dumpsites, The World’s Most Polluted Places
- International Guidelines for Sustainable Landfill Evaluation 3 (available in ANNEX I) and presentations of the ISWA World Congress 2013 sessions, held in Vienna, Austria.
In addition, ISWA commissioned a report, on behalf of the CCAC Waste Initiative, to explore the potential benefits of Pugu-based installations and operations for the separation and sorting of recyclables from 100,000 tons/year of household waste and for composting the organic fraction.
