Improving a Municipal Waste Management Strategy : Case: Sunwal Municipality, Nepal
Pun, Anish (2020)
Pun, Anish
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202005077851
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202005077851
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With the increasing number of wastes all over Nepal, Municipalities face big problems and challenges on waste management from local bodies, budget, skill staffs and government policies. The study gives an overall picture of waste management situation of Sunwal municipality. The purpose of the thesis was to find out waste generation, waste composition, the current waste management system, gap and the shortcomings of Sunwal municipality waste management system and develop a strategy plan to improve the current waste management system in the long run.
Electronic questionnaires were done to municipality environmental officer and the college students. A visit to the landfill area was done and interview to municipal waste collectors, households, restaurants and hotels owners and local recyclers were conducted. The study also includes PESTEL and SWOT analysis to help to find out a better strategy.
A strategic plan is presented which intend to improve current waste management system towards integrated waste management system. It discusses important concepts such as segregation at source, 3R practices, strengthening capacity, public participation and safe disposal in the context of Sunwal municipality.
Electronic questionnaires were done to municipality environmental officer and the college students. A visit to the landfill area was done and interview to municipal waste collectors, households, restaurants and hotels owners and local recyclers were conducted. The study also includes PESTEL and SWOT analysis to help to find out a better strategy.
A strategic plan is presented which intend to improve current waste management system towards integrated waste management system. It discusses important concepts such as segregation at source, 3R practices, strengthening capacity, public participation and safe disposal in the context of Sunwal municipality.