Urban Solid Waste Management: A Study on Comilla City Corporation

Abstract

Improper management of solid waste is one of the main causes of environmental pollution and degradation in many cities. Low collection coverage, unavailable transport services, and lack of suitable treatment, recycling and disposal facilities are responsible for unsatisfactory waste management, leading to water, land and air pollution, and for putting people and the environment at risk. The process of establishing door-to-door waste collection system is not always transparent to the public. People usually receive services of primary collection service providers (Community Based Organization) and Comilla City Corporation (CCC) are not fully involved in the activities/decision making process. Comilla City Corporation does not have adequate capacity to handle the increasing solid waste mainly due to limited budgets. This paper aims to identify the status of waste management process, explore the problems of service delivery, and to justify the public satisfaction. It also provides some recommendations for better solid waste management in Comilla City Corporation.

Keywords: Solid Waste Management, Comilla city Corporation, Satisfaction, Public Awareness.