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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Transactions ID Number: 31-490
Full Name: Mengiseny Kaseva
Position: Associate Professor
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Sex: Male
Address: P. O. Box 35176
Country: TANZANIA
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E-mail address: kaseva@uccmail.co.tz
Other E-mails: kaseva@aru.ac.tz
Title of the Paper: Problems of Solid Waste Management on Mount Kilimanjaro–A Challenge to Tourism
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Mengiseny E. Kaseva and Josia l. Moirana
Email addresses of all the authors: kaseva@uccmail.co.tz,kaseva@aru.ac.tz
Number of paper pages: 13
Abstract: This paper reports on the findings of a study on the problems of Solid Waste Management (SWM) on Mountain Kilimanjaro (MK) which is located within Kilimanjaro National Park (KINAPA) in Northern Tanzania. The study was prompted by the fact that flourishing tourism activities on the mountain over the years has resulted into the increase in the tonnage of Solid Waste (SW) generated and thus posing serious challenges in its collection and disposal. The methodology employed in this study included physical observations and questionnaire surveys, as well as waste sorting and weighing to quantify and characterize waste loads collected from each tourist route station covered in this study. On the basis of the established SW generation rate (0.6 kgca-1day-1) a total amount of SW generated was estimated to range from about 87 tons (in 2003) to 125 tons (in 2006). An improvement in SW collection from 64% in 2003 to 94% in 2006 was also noted. This improvement can be attribute!
d to the Trash–In–Trash-Out (TITO) system of SW collection which is currently practiced by the management of KINAPA for SWM on MK. The study also reveals a potential environmental pollution including air pollution emanating from open burning and pit disposal of SW. Based on average percentage values of waste components and the estimated quantity of waste generated, it was established that the total waste quantum contains about 34% of recyclables. The study recommends that resource recovery and conservation measures through waste recycling and re-use be instituted as one of the options for sustainable SWM on MK.
Keywords: Solid waste management, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Tourism
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