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Book chapter |
Title: | Solid Waste Management in Mombasa |
Author: | Maende, S. |
Book title: | Recent Advances in Coastal Ecology: Studies from Kenya |
Editors: | Hoorweg, J. Muthiga, N. |
Year: | 2003 |
Pages: | 145-152 |
City of publisher: | Leiden |
Publisher: | African Studies Centre |
Geographic term: | Kenya |
Discipline: | Environment |
Subjects: | Waste - solid Mombasa |
Abstract: | Aspects of solid waste management in Mombasa District are analysed. The findings are from a survey conducted between November 1998 and February 1999, that covered educational institutions, supermarkets, hospitals, hotels and restaurants, markets, recreational parks, industries, waste collectors, residential areas, and waste re-users and recyclers - all drawn from Mombasa District. The paper outlines issues of waste generation, handling, transportation, storage and disposal with special emphasis on waste re-use and recycling. Brief recommendations are included. (Source: Author Abstract). |