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Let Do IT

World Clean Up Campaign

Zambia Institute of Environmental Management Charles Mulenga

November 19 to 22

SUN BEACH HOTEL CotonouBENIN

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Population 13 million 61% rural Land: 750,000 km2 Two large river basins: Zambezi and Congo The name is derived from river Zambezi

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HealthEnvironmental

PurposeCharacteristics

Increase in SW.

Waste Disposal

Seizing opportunities to make a lasting difference to Sustainable Solid Waste Management across Africa

It is insane to expect different results from the same solutionsto old problems . Albert Einstein

PreventativeMeasures

INTRODUCTION

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Our Story: Meeting of Minds & Hearts

OpportunityChallenge Engagement Initiative

Networking for KnowledgeSharing & BestPractices

PersonalDevelopment.

Value to our environment

ContinuousWork in Silos

Pjt. Promotor

Like-mindedcolleaguesidentification

Commoninterests explo-ration & syner-gies leveraging

Meeting of Critical Minds

Concept Note Drafting

Draft Review &Development

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Corrosive : these are wastes that include acids or bases thatare capable of corroding mental containers, e.g. tanks

Ignitability : this is waste that can create fires under certaincondition, e.g. waste oils and solvents

Reactive : these are unstable in nature, they causeexplosions, toxic fumes when heated.

Toxicity : waste which are harmful or fatal when ingested or absorb.

Characteristics of wastes In ZAMBIA

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Types of Wastes

Mining Waste Automobile Waste Industrial Waste Plastic Waste Electronic Waste

Agro Waste Domestic Biomass

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Increase in Solid Waste

Population growth

Increase in industrials manufacturing

Urbanization

Modernization &Technological advancement.

This has resulted to rise in the amount of waste being generated daily by eachhousehold. 90 million tons of municipal solidwaste is produced daily in Zambia

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Waste Disposal

Landfills: waste is placed into or onto the land in disposalfacilities.

Underground injection wells: waste are injected under pressure into a steel and concrete-encased shafts placeddeep in the earth.

Waste piles: is accumulations of insoluble solid, non flowinghazard waste. Piles serves as temporary or final disposal.

Land treatment: is a process in which solid waste, such assludge from wastes is applied onto or incorporated into thesoil surface.Waste are disposed in flowing rivers in less developedcountries.

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Chemical poisoning through chemical inhalation Uncollected waste can obstruct the storm water runoff resulting in flood Low birth /pre mature birth weight Cancer Congenital malformations Neurological disease Nausea and vomiting Mercury toxicity from eating fish with high levelsof mercury.

Health & Environmental Impacts .

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Groups at risks due to solid waste

The Vulnerableps at risk from theunscientific waste disposal include:

Populations in areas where there is noproper waste treatment method.

Children Waste workers Populations living close to waste dump Animals

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Deterrence Measures

Waste Minimization is a process of reducing waste produce by individuals,communities and companies, which

reduces the impact of chemical wastes onthe environment to the greatest extent.

Household level of proper segregation of

waste, Recycling and reuse .Process and Product substitution e.g. use

paper bag instead of plastic bags

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Plastic Waste

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