The rapid population growth accompanied by urbanisation and industrialisation has
resulted in a dramatic increase in the volume of waste being generated by modem
societies. This has led to a growing awareness of the serious threats that these wastes
pose to the environment. Thus, it has been acknowledged that one of the many
environmental challenges confronting authorities in Metropolitan Durban is The
Management of Solid Wastes. A number of researchers have found that inadequate and
inefficient waste management practices are heavily impacting on the human and natural
environment.
Although formal townships are supposed to have adequate waste removal services, many
of these townships are characterized by wastes being disposed of in streets, open spaces,
streams etc. In the light of above, the aim of this study was to assess the Solid Waste
Management Practices in the Phoenix Township. Questionnaires relating to the problem
of Solid Waste Management Practices were administered to the residents of the Phoenix
community. The study identified factors that contributed to the detrimental impacts on
the physical and human environment.
The study revealed that the current waste management practices (which encompassed the
generation, storage, collection, disposal and waste reduction options) are characterized by
inefficiency. Furthermore, it was evident, that this inefficiency impacts negatively on the
physical and human environments, of which the major impacts are the illegal dumping in
the Phoenix area. Therefore, recommendations were made consulting both the residents
and local authorities with regards to combating or curbing the problems relating to Solid
Waste Management Practices / Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of Durban-Westville, 2002.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/5054 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Creators | Rajpal, L. |
| Contributors | Onyejekwe, O. O., Moodley, Vadivelu. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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