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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. Sold wases ar not hmogcnecusael dont haveconssentcharacinicsAconpreensive -nowledgeol hepsi alchemical mtr of ol wasesis eset fr pops handing ates wastes. Th compotion of sold wastes muse Known to concerned axis sel the mos economical collection veces, o design and operat aspecife processing nto plan stable sity lil sean o poet acca te cost end ficiency operation wen choosing paicuar method of dsp ‘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 eae Rural [Tota ea Ean Est" — Tesi Er scot | pot] rata | | oma | rants as Biv (gee | bores: Serer [fon | pane oI TER Tay | | Bes —toase —T-os —Hoe —t at 04 — [tas fs —te [ee Ts — 580 Desi ses 1-3 —|oeea arene tee — [are ‘hte 2st Los —[ ta10 | 9290 200 — [ae fet loos —T 9a his Tease 108 tie trio] ea sia ese — [oa 147s [zuzat Soars Ward Hank (998) Physical « ‘slowing! ind + parc 2 aay These cha place 0 Industrial ‘ypical com Tables [Fonda [Bags — [lesan ‘Ore (6 Risto be. from diffe assumed ¢ decisions a ‘The chemi processing require ana hom sh tt nds on the of primary tors sich America lereloping known, en tend erated in ade (Word areas of retensve ehialing merit processing femisensy paper and speciying chin 1991 jes | Physical composition of solid wastes can be analyzed by considering the ‘Silowing factors ‘individual components that make up slid wastes + pamiclesizess oie content of wastes; 2 cera afsoid masts ‘These characteristics vary considerably from county to country and even from place to place within a county depending upon standard of living, urbanization, Industalization and many other factors. Table 14a summarizes and compares ‘pial composition of solid wastes fram developing and industrialized cout. tag rosa composition a wastes ndash Europe ‘Waste componente Tea ‘Bangadeah” | — Europe coopweionn | “Ohaea) | cy wean | ceby mah [Fond and vegeabie asa | 75 ra a oa eS ‘arco wass — a ‘tier (sts, ET a Wis ca we i cd (ater Carros nd Feschem, 1993) * IRD & BCSIR (1958) 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

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