| Waste Generation
In the context of Nepal, the per capita waste generation of the
urban centers varies from 0.20 to 0.28 kg per day. The waste composition
includes biodegradable compostable ranges from 24.95% to 65.1 %.
Recyclable and reusable waste varies from 15.95% to 27.9%. And the
waste as inert material, which requires landfill site or land reclamation,
varies from 18.7% to 49.94%. The comparative waste composition of
four different municipalities is illustrated in the following table.
The information is derived from the relevant reports produced by
different organizations/firms including Zero Waste Nepal in various
dates.
A comparative scenario of waste of four different municipalities.
| |
|
Percentage
by Weight |
| S.No.
|
Waste
Composition |
Dharan
|
Kathmandu
|
Banepa
|
Pokhara |
| A |
Bio-Degradable
Waste / Organic Waste |
53.52 |
24.95 |
65.10 |
47.00 |
| 1 |
Straw,
Bamboo, Leaves, Garden Waste |
28.21 |
23.93 |
64.99 |
46.60 |
| 2 |
Vegetable
Origin, Kitchen Waste |
23.71
|
| 3 |
Wood |
1.56 |
0.77 |
0.11 |
1.30 |
| 4 |
Bones |
0.04 |
0.25 |
0.50 |
| |
| B |
Recyclable
Waste (Inorganic / Organic) |
26.20 |
24.95 |
15.95 |
27.90 |
| 1 |
Plastic
|
12.62
|
9.33 |
3.28 |
13.20 |
| 2 |
Paper/Cartoon
|
7.26
|
8.06
|
9.56
|
5.80 |
| 3 |
Glass |
3.39
|
2.42
|
1.06
|
2.00 |
| 4 |
Textile
/ Jute |
1.86
|
3.28
|
1.50 |
4.00 |
| 5 |
Metal
|
0.82
|
0.79 |
0.40 |
0.70 |
| 6 |
Rubber
/ Leather |
0.25
|
1.07 |
0.15 |
2.20 |
| |
| C |
Inert
Materials (Inorganic / Organic) |
20.27
|
49.94 |
18.70
|
23.30 |
| 1 |
Dust/Fine
Waste |
9.74
|
11.13
|
17.95
|
17.30 |
| 2
|
Others
(pieces of stone, brick, ceramic) |
10.53
|
38.81
|
0.75
|
6.00 |
|
|
