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| Issues and Pitfalls of Solid Waste Management in Municipalities of the Rajshahi Region in Bangladesh |
S M Akram Ullah, A K M Mahmudul Haque and Md. Asfaq Salehin
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Abstract:
With rapid growth, the rural areas of Bangladesh are transforming into urban areas at a quick speed. As the living standard of the people is growing, their purchasing capability and consuming habit are also growing. The municipalities (locally known as Paurashava) of Bangladesh have already confronted with huge challenges of taking care of both domestic and commercial solid wastes, produced every day. Choosing the stakeholders and authorities of three of the municipalities of Bangladesh as the primary sources of data, this paper mostly used qualitative information both from the primary and secondary sources where quantitative information has mostly been gathered from secondary sources. Studying and observing the selected areas, this paper has sorted out the vulnerability and lack of concern among both the authorities and stakeholders to manage the generated wastes. This paper identifies the weak solid waste management capacity of the municipalities in Bangladesh and argues that current practice is nothing but a potential pitfall for the country. This study also felt the urgency of framing a contemporary, efficient, and accessible system of solid waste disposal.
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