Its to be noted thatthe total quantity of solid wastes generated depends on the
population of particular city and itsthe per capita generation fate Ua of primary
Interest The amount of wastes collected also important.
‘The amount of solid wastes collected varies widely depending on many factors such
28 standard of living and cos of collection Services. In Europe and North America
Solid waste collection may be as mich a 2.0 kgfapitdsy, whereas in developing
Counties it wsalyvares between 0.3 and 1 kpeepitalay.
“The quantity of solid wastes generated inthe city of Dhaka snot yet exactly known,
tis estimated that he pe capita waste generation in Dhaka vais betweed 0:4 ad
(05 kglay and on this basis 3,500 fo 4.500 tos of wastes pr day ae generated in
Dhaka of which only 50% are collected.
Inthe absence of information on measured quantities, estimates have been made (World
Bank, 1998) ofthe quantities of solid wastes generated in wan and rural seas of
‘Bangiadesh-The estimated quanites are presented in Table 143.
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‘Thecomposition of municipal solid waste may include orgie fod waste, paper and
paper products, wood, meal, gas, plastis including hospital waste, constuction
‘ast, indus] waste dus rewood et The wily seepted method for speciying
compoijsp fo express its ether percentage by weight or parcentage by volume.
“TableZ44 Estimated quantities of solid wastes generated in Bangladesh in 1991
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‘These characteristics vary considerably from county to country and even from
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‘pial composition of solid wastes fram developing and industrialized cout.
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Its to be noted, however, that wide variations exist in practice and solid wastes
from different towns and feom different areas in the same town cannot be
assumed to be the same. Hence, the contents should be analyzed belore