LAKE VICTORIA WATER AND SANITATION INITIATIVE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR MASAKA, KYOTERA AND MUTUKULA, TOWNS IN UGANDA REPORT BY MANUS COFFEY, UN-HABITAT CONTRACT NO 4798 Submitted: 26th June 2006 1 Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 3 OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTANCY SECTION 1. OVERVIEW OF SWM IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 1.1. SWM OVERVIEW-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -6 1.2. Previous studies---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 SECTION 2. SWM IN NYENDO/SSENYANGE DIVISION, MASAKA--------------------------------- 12 .1. BACKGROUND-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 2.1.1 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN MASAKA .......................................................................................... 12 2.1.2. Street sweepers------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ 14 2.1.3. Waste disposal site for Masaka Municipality .................................................................. 14 2.1.4. Billing and revenue generation for SWM------- ---------------------------------------------- 14 2.2 PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS--------- ----------------------------- --------------------------------------------- 15 2.2.1 IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION FOR MASAKA TOWN .................................................................. 15 2.2.2. Interventions for NYENDO / SSENYANGE DIVISION ............................................... 16 2.2.3. Waste disposal site----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 2.2.4 Community awareness ........................................................................................................ 22 2.2.5 Preventative maintenance ................................................................................................... 22 2.2.6 Street sweeping .................................................................................................................... 22 2.2.7 Hospital wastes ..................................................................................................................... 23 2.2.8 Litter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 2.2.9. Informal sector scavenging -------------------------------------------------------------------------24 2.2.10. COMPOSTING ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 2.3. BUDGET ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -25 2.3.1 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE – IMMEDIATE INTERVENTIONS ................................................................... 25 2.3.2 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE – LONG TERMS INTERNVTIONS ................................................................... 26 2.3.3 OPERATING COSTS FOR NYENDO/SSENYANGE .................................................................................. 26 Section 3 – SWM in Kyotera ..................................................................................................................... 29 3.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................... 29 3.2 Description of current Solid Waste management system .................................................................. 29 3.2.1 Waste Bunker system .......................................................................................................... 29 3.2.2 Waste quantities and characteristics .................................................................................. 30 3.2.3 Existing collection vehicles .................................................................................................. 30 3.2.4 Labour rates for collection .................................................................................................. 31 3.2.5 Disposal site .......................................................................................................................... 32 3.2.6 Street sweeping .................................................................................................................... 32 3.2.7. Litter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 3.2.8 LITTER BINS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------34 3.2.9 RECYCLING .......................................................................................................................... 33 3.2.10 Industries ......................................................................................................................... 33 3.3. Proposed Interventions ....................................................................................................................... 35 3.3.1 Sustainability ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 35 3.3.2 Emergency clean up .............................................................................................................. 34 3.3.2 Public awareness and enforcement ..................................................................................... 35 3.3.3 Alternative collection system ............................................................................................... 35 3.3.4 Hospital and clinic wastes .................................................................................................... 37 3.3.5 Abattoir ................................................................................................................................. 37 3.4 Budget .................................................................................................................................................. 38 3.4.1 COST IMMEDIATE INTERVENTIONS ........................................................................................ 38 3.4.2 CAPITAL COST OF LONG TERM INTERVENTIONS ................................................................... 39 3.4.3 OPERATING COSTS FOR KYOTERA------------------------------------------------------------------- 43 3.4.4 Cost recovery--------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------44 2 SECTION 4. SWM FOR MUTUKULA 4.1. Background information--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -45 4.1.1. EXISTING WASTE COLLECTION------------------------------------------------------------------------ 46 4.1.2. WASTE DISPOSAL------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------47 4.2. PROPOSED WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEMS------------------------------------------------------------------- 48 _Toc139181923 4.2.1 Tractor and trailer with bins-------------------------------------------------------------------------49 4.2.2 Tractor and trailer with "Bell" system------------------------------------------------- 50 4.2.3 Tractors for Mutukula-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50 4.2.4 Litter collection ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 4.2.5. Disposal of wastes--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------52 4.2.6. Community awareness--------------------------------------------------------------------------------54 4.2.7. Preventive maintenance------------------------------------------------------------------------------54 4.3. Budget------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -55 4.3.1. Proposed immediate and long term interventions---------------------------------------------- 55 4.3.2. Operation and depreciation costs-------------------------------------------------------------------56 SECTION 5. UN-HABITAT STRATEGY FOR SOLID WASTES. 5.1 Proposed strategy for Masaka & Kyotera 58 5.2 Local activities in Masaka and Kyotera ---------------------------------------------------------------------59 5.2.1. Confirm waste estimates. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------59 5.2.2. Community awareness----------------------------------------------------------------------------------59 5.2.3. Willingness to pay ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------59 5.2.4. Waste disposal--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------59 5.2.5. Capacity building-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------59 5.2.6. Maintenance------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- 60 5.2.7. Training ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------60 5.2.8. Financial-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60 5.2.9. Cost recovery---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------60 5.2.10. Container locations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------60 5.2.11. NGOs & CBOs-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------60 5.2.12. Performance indicators ------------------------------------------------------------------------------