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Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges

Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges

Md. Ashikuzzaman, Md. Hasan Howlader
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781799801986|ISBN10: 1799801985|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799801993|EISBN13: 9781799802006
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0198-6.ch002
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Ashikuzzaman, Md., and Md. Hasan Howlader. "Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges." Sustainable Waste Management Challenges in Developing Countries, edited by Agamuthu Pariatamby, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 35-55. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0198-6.ch002

APA

Ashikuzzaman, M. & Howlader, M. H. (2020). Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges. In A. Pariatamby, F. Shahul Hamid, & M. Bhatti (Eds.), Sustainable Waste Management Challenges in Developing Countries (pp. 35-55). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0198-6.ch002

Chicago

Ashikuzzaman, Md., and Md. Hasan Howlader. "Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges." In Sustainable Waste Management Challenges in Developing Countries, edited by Agamuthu Pariatamby, Fauziah Shahul Hamid, and Mehran Sanam Bhatti, 35-55. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0198-6.ch002

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Abstract

Solid waste management is a grave concern for Bangladesh as by 2025 waste generation per capita will be 0.75 kg/capita/day and total amount of waste will reach 21.07 million tons per year. This chapter attempts to uncover the facts regarding waste management along with the policies and regulations existing in Bangladesh by reviewing published secondary documents. The chapter also contains emerging issues of agricultural, industrial, hazardous, construction, and electronic generation and 3R practices in Bangladesh. Legal instruments for waste management in Bangladesh are also examined. It has been found that enforcing authorities lack the capacity to implement their strategies regarding 3R practices for waste management. Case studies about community-based approach, waste recycling sector, and medical waste management have been exemplified in this chapter. Finally, the authors apprised the issues and challenges of sustainable solid waste management practices and proposed the way forward for Bangladesh to have sustainable solid waste management.

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