WASTE MANAGEMENT IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES: SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES

Abstract

Problems and features of waste management in two African countries - Sierra Leone and Zimbabve, are analyzed. Environmental, economic and social aspects of dumpsites in the cities and estimation of sanitary landfills organization are considered.

Keywords

• sustainable development
• waste management
• least developed countries
• sanitary landfills
• illegal dumps
• occurrence of diseases
• types of solid waste
• multi criteria decision analysis