Solid Waste Management Checklist

• Introduction

  Select I am a Kyambogo university undergraduate student pursuing bachelor’s degree of engineering in Environmental engineering and Management. I am carrying out a research on solid waste management a case of Improved Solid Waste Management Practices for Better Sanitation at Mbale City.

  • I am a Kyambogo university undergraduate student pursuing bachelor’s degree of engineering in Environmental engineering and Management. I am carrying out a research on solid waste management a case of Improved Solid Waste Management Practices for Better Sanitation at Mbale City.

• Date and Time of Inspection

  30/JAN/2023 - 3/FEB/2023

• Prepared by (Full Name)

  MUKHWANA SAMUEL

• Location

  MBALE CITY, UGANDA

Solid Waste Management in Mbale City

• Are there solid waste management plans/strategies employed by Mbale City Authority?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How effective and efficient are these solid waste management strategies

  Excellent

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

• What are the major sources of solid waste generations in Mbale City

  Select Market Commercial places Residential homes INSTITUTIONS INDUSTRIES

  • Market
  • Commercial places
  • Residential homes
  • INSTITUTIONS
  • INDUSTRIES

• Are there temporal waste collection and storage facilities in Mbale City to collect and store solid waste temporary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Which collection and storage methods are used?

  Select Open dumpsites Containers Sacks Bins/Tins

  • Open dumpsites
  • Containers
  • Sacks
  • Bins/Tins

• Are there any environmental, social and human health adverse impacts caused by these facilities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• which environmental, social and human health adverse impacts are experienced around this facilities?

  Select Floods Drainage channel blockage Sewer burst Bad odor Diseases Death

  • Floods
  • Drainage channel blockage
  • Sewer burst
  • Bad odor
  • Diseases
  • Death

• Are number of bins and dumpsters adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are waste containers emptied regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• what type of solid waste is generated

  Select Degradable( e.g. wood, food waste, paper, agricultural waste) Non- degradable( e.g. metal, rubber, plastic, electronic waste, polythene bags etc. )

  • Degradable( e.g. wood, food waste, paper, agricultural waste)
  • Non- degradable( e.g. metal, rubber, plastic, electronic waste, polythene bags etc. )

• Are citizens aware about solid waste management practices?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are citizens aware about proper solid waste management practices benefits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there workers enployed by Mbale City Authority to clean, collect and store the solid waste generated in Mbale City?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How often do they clean, collect and store the waste generated

  Twice a day

  Once a day

  Once a week

• Are there any private companies liceased by Mbale City Authority to collect and transport the generated waste?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• how many are they?

  Select One Two Three Four Five Six

  • One
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
  • Five
  • Six

Sorting

• Are the wastes generated segregated at the source?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How are they segregated?

  By hands

  By machine

• Are the waste storage areas free from odors, contaminants, or signs of vermin?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do all workers wear appropriate PPE while segregating wastes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have measures been put in place to deal with any hazardous waste?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the first aid kit readily available in case of emergency?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do Mbale City solid waste management team apply any of the 4Rs waste management mechanism?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• which of the 4Rs waste management mechanism is applied

  Reduce

  Re-use

  Recycle

  Recovery

Disposal

• Are there any solid waste disposal management facility in Mbale City?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How many are there?

  Select One Two Three Four Five Six

  • One
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
  • Five
  • Six

• Is the location of disposal facility appropriate? (i.e., away from water bodies, reasonable distance from the waste generation sources, away from residential houses)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• which disposal management method is employed?

  open dumpsites

  engineered landfill

  open burning

  incineration

  compost

Completion

• Recommendations

• Officer in charge (Full Name and Signature)

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