GROUP 1

BLESSINGS CHIEPA

EVARLY NEMBELE

ESTHER CHILIGO

TAPIWA G. MKWANDA

BRENDA KAULEMBE

JOHN DUSABE

JOHN M. KENALA

WASTE MANAGEMENT GROUP PRESENTATIONS

WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BLANTYRE

PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION PRESENT CURRENT CHALLENGES OF WASTE MGT. IN

BT HOW CITY AUTHORITIES ARE DEALING WITH THEM PRESENT A WASTE MGT PLAN FOR EFFICIENT WASTE

MGT EXPLAIN CHALLENGES LIKELY TO AFFECT THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN HOW TO DEAL WITH SUCH CHALLENGES

INTRODUCTION

BT HAS A POPULATION OF 661 256 WITH ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF 2.6% AS OF 2008 (NSO,2009)

OVER 70% OF THE POPULATION LIVE IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS (UNHABITAT,2011)

ONLY FORMAL AREAS HAVE ACCESS TO URBAN SERVICES

INFORMAL & THAs HAVE LITTLE OR NO ACCESS TO BASIC URBAN SERVICES

MAP 1: FORMAL AND INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN BLANTYRE

Source:UN-HABITAT (2011). Malawi: Blantyre Urban Profile

MAJORITY OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENT RESIDENTS DISPOSE OF THEIR WASTE IN A HAPHAZARD MANNER THAT IS HARMFUL TO

THEIR HEALTH AND DANGEROUS TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Informal Dumpsite in Ndirande

Source: BCC/S. Berman

WHO MANAGES WASTES IN BLANTYRE?

BLANTYRE CITY COUNCIL IS IN CHARGE OF WASTE MGT

CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENGINEERING SERVICES

MALAWI HOUSING COOPERATION & OTHER TRASH COLLECTORS.

CURRENT CHALLENGES POOR ROAD ACCESS ESP. IN INFORMAL/POOR HOUSING AREAS LACK OF EQUIPMENT TO CARRY OUT WASTE SEPERATION PROCESS THERE IS ONLY ONE DUMPING SITE FOR THE WHOLE BLANTRYE

KNOWN AS MZEDI LACK OF EQUIPMENT AND SKILLED PERSONNEL BLANTYRE HAS GOT 5 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS 3 OF

THEM ARE NOT WORKING & NEED MAJOR REPAIRS-CHIRIMBA, LIMBE, MAONE WHEREAS TWO ARE WORKING-BLANTYRE, SOCHE

AS A RESULT, LIQUID WASTE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE TREATED AT THE PLANTS ENDS FLOWING UP INTO RIVERS UNTREATED

MANASE INDUSTRIAL TREATMENT PLANT FOR EXAMPLE FLOWS UNTREATED WASTEWATER INTO MUDI RIVER DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE WHICH AFFECTS THE TREATMENT PROCESS.

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN BLANTYRE IN PICTURES

WHAT BCC IS DOING TO ADRESS CHALLENGES

PROVISION OF WASTE STORAGE BINS ALONG MAIN ROADS & MARKETS

PROVISION OF SKIPS IN ALL MARKET PLACES WHICH ARE EMPTIED WEEKLY

PARTNERED WITH FOREIGN CITY COUNCILS TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE

GOV. RECENTLY NEGOTIATED WITH JAPAN WHICH WILL GIVE CITY COUNCILS VEHICLES FOR WASTE COLLECTION & TRANSPORTATION

EXTENDED CITY CLEANING TO MORE AREAS ESP. SWEEPING

OUR PLAN/STRATEGYINTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING WHICH WILL INCLUDE WASTE

INFORMATION SYSTEMS, WASTE MINIMIZATION, RECYCLING, WASTE COLLECTION AND

TRANSPORTATION, WASTE TREATMENT AND WASTE IMPLEMENTING INSTRUMENTS.

WASTE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

-database, new waste to be identified WASTE MINIMIZATION

-priority waste lists identified; minimization strategies discussed

WASTE RECYCLING

-privatization; Waste to energy conversions e.g. Chinhoyi, Zim

WASTE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION

- priority given to the unserved and poorly serviced residential areas;safe collection & transp of hazardous wastes

WASTE TREATMENT

-natural treatment systems should be developed e.g anaerobic digestion,lagoon & wetlands successful in Brazil, India etc

WASTE DISPOSAL SITES SHOULD BE REGISTERED- permitted with operational agreements and also private

entities be allowed to participate,- maintained at intervals e.g Accra, Ghana

CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PLAN

WILL REQUIRE HEAVY FINANCING, DIVERT OTHER RESOURCES TO WASTE MGT

LACK OF POLITICAL WILL COMMUNITIES MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THEIR

ROLE IN WASTE MGT. THUS MAY NOT RESPOND/PARTICIPATE

LACK OF ENTHUSIASM & COMMITMENT BY GOV.

OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES FORMULATING THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK TO

GUIDE THE WHOLE PROCESS E.G AN ACT INTERSIFY AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS USE A DECENTRALISED APPROACH TO WASTE MGT,

PROBABLY INVOLVE THE LOCAL LEADERS

-used in the Orangi Pilot Project of Karach Pakistan MONITOR AND EVALUATE FREQUENTLY THE PROGRESS

OF THE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING MECHANISM SOULD BE PUT IN PLACE CAPACITY BUILDING INCLUDING HUMAN RESOURCE

TRAINING

JUSTIFICATION FOR ITS EFFECTIVENESS

it has involved managing waste from the time they are produced,

incorporated recycling (element of sustainable development) & public participation,

treatment & finally safe disposal It has also considered the socio-economic

status of Blantyre City. thus an all in one approach

CONCLUSION THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT

PLAN WHICH JUST NEEDS WILLINGNESS & DEDICATION

ISSUES TO DEAL WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY GOV. ONLY; OTHER STAKEHOLDERS E.G THE PUBLIC,PRIVATE SECTOR, CSOs ETC NEEDS TO STEP IN & HELP

IF NOTHING IS DONE TO THE STATUS QUO, CITIES WILL NOT SERVE ITS FUNCTIONS, RURAL AREAS WILL BE DESIRABLE TO LIVE

BLANTYRE IS GROWING AND DEVELOPING RAPIDLY HENCE REQUIRES THIS KIND OF EFFICIENT & COMPREHENSIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN

REFERENCES

UN-HABITAT (2011). Malawi: Blantyre Urban Profile (Nairobi: UN-HABITAT).

National Statistics Office [NSO] (2009). 2008 Population and Housing Census: Final Report (Zomba: Government of Malawi).

Berman, S. (2011). “Living with Garbage.” http://thestar.blogs.com/africa/author-sarah-berman/

END OF PRESENTATION

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