ABDUL HALIM1*, NAZMUN NAHER2, TANIA SULTANA1, ZANNATUL FIRDAUS BINTE HABIB1
and MUHAMMAD DULAL MIA3
1Assistant Professor, 2Professor, Department of Agroforestry and Environmental Science, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207 and 3Section Officer, Dean Office, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
*Corresponding author’s E-mail: abdulhalim2894@gmail.com.
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted at the Department of Agroforestry and Environmental Science, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh during January to June 2014 to conduct on solid waste management practices at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University. The study area was 86.97 acre with a population about 7,500. A huge quantity of solid waste generates regularly in the study area and maximum amount of which remain unmanaged. The study encompassed the complete scenario of the present solid waste management system ranging from regular waste generation to final disposal of the waste and different support facilities. 2.32 tons of solid waste was generated per day with a per capita of about 0.31 kg/day at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University among all the solid waste 68% organic solid waste, 23% combustibles solid waste, 8% non-combustibles solid waste and 1% hazardous solid waste. Only a small portion of area had facilities for proper solid waste management. Solid waste was disposed without proper disposal method.
Keywords: Solid waste, Combustible, Organic, Hazardous and Management.