this presentation is about how waste management is done in Blantyre and it has developed a plan which is for efficient waste management in the same city. the presentation was made by University of Malawi students-the polytechnic, prepared by Blessings Chiepa

1. GROUP 1
BLESSINGS CHIEPA
EVARLY NEMBELE
ESTHER CHILIGO
TAPIWA G. MKWANDA
BRENDA KAULEMBE
JOHN DUSABE
JOHN M. KENALA
WASTE MANAGEMENT GROUP PRESENTATIONS

2. WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BLANTYRE
PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION
 PRESENT CURRENT CHALLENGES OF WASTE MGT. IN
BT
 HOW CITY AUTHORITIES ARE DEALING WITH THEM
 PRESENT A WASTE MGT PLAN FOR EFFICIENT WASTE
MGT
 EXPLAIN CHALLENGES LIKELY TO AFFECT THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN
 HOW TO DEAL WITH SUCH CHALLENGES

3. INTRODUCTION
 BT HAS A POPULATION OF 661 256 WITH
ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF 2.6% AS OF 2008
(NSO,2009)
 OVER 70% OF THE POPULATION LIVE IN
INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS (UNHABITAT,2011)
 ONLY FORMAL AREAS HAVE ACCESS TO
URBAN SERVICES
 INFORMAL & THAs HAVE LITTLE OR NO
ACCESS TO BASIC URBAN SERVICES

4. MAP 1: FORMAL AND INFORMAL
SETTLEMENTS IN BLANTYRE
Source:UN-HABITAT (2011). Malawi: Blantyre Urban Profile

5. MAJORITY OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENT RESIDENTS DISPOSE OF THEIR WASTE
IN A HAPHAZARD MANNER THAT IS HARMFUL TO THEIR HEALTH AND
DANGEROUS TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Informal Dumpsite in Ndirande
Source: BCC/S. Berman

6. WHO MANAGES WASTES IN BLANTYRE?
 BLANTYRE CITY COUNCIL IS IN CHARGE OF
WASTE MGT
 CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND ENGINEERING SERVICES
 MALAWI HOUSING COOPERATION & OTHER
TRASH COLLECTORS.

7. CURRENT CHALLENGES
 POOR ROAD ACCESS ESP. IN INFORMAL/POOR HOUSING AREAS
 LACK OF EQUIPMENT TO CARRY OUT WASTE SEPERATION PROCESS
 THERE IS ONLY ONE DUMPING SITE FOR THE WHOLE BLANTRYE
KNOWN AS MZEDI
 LACK OF EQUIPMENT AND SKILLED PERSONNEL
 BLANTYRE HAS GOT 5 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS 3 OF THEM
ARE NOT WORKING & NEED MAJOR REPAIRS-
CHIRIMBA, LIMBE, MAONE WHEREAS TWO ARE WORKING-
BLANTYRE, SOCHE
 AS A RESULT, LIQUID WASTE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE TREATED AT
THE PLANTS ENDS FLOWING UP INTO RIVERS UNTREATED
 MANASE INDUSTRIAL TREATMENT PLANT FOR EXAMPLE FLOWS
UNTREATED WASTEWATER INTO MUDI RIVER DUE TO POOR
MAINTENANCE WHICH AFFECTS THE TREATMENT PROCESS.

8. WASTE MANAGEMENT IN BLANTYRE IN PICTURES

9. WHAT BCC IS DOING TO ADRESS
CHALLENGES
 PROVISION OF WASTE STORAGE BINS ALONG
MAIN ROADS & MARKETS
 PROVISION OF SKIPS IN ALL MARKET PLACES
WHICH ARE EMPTIED WEEKLY
 PARTNERED WITH FOREIGN CITY COUNCILS
TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE
 GOV. RECENTLY NEGOTIATED WITH JAPAN
WHICH WILL GIVE CITY COUNCILS VEHICLES
FOR WASTE COLLECTION & TRANSPORTATION
 EXTENDED CITY CLEANING TO MORE AREAS
ESP. SWEEPING

10. OUR PLAN/STRATEGY
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING WHICH
WILL INCLUDE WASTE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, WASTE
MINIMIZATION, RECYCLING, WASTE COLLECTION AND
TRANSPORTATION, WASTE TREATMENT AND WASTE
IMPLEMENTING INSTRUMENTS.

11.  WASTE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
-database, new waste to be identified
 WASTE MINIMIZATION
-priority waste lists identified; minimization strategies discussed
 WASTE RECYCLING
-privatization; Waste to energy conversions e.g. Chinhoyi, Zim
 WASTE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION
- priority given to the unserved and poorly serviced residential
areas;safe collection & transp of hazardous wastes
 WASTE TREATMENT
-natural treatment systems should be developed e.g anaerobic
digestion,lagoon & wetlands successful in Brazil, India etc
 WASTE DISPOSAL SITES SHOULD BE REGISTERED
- permitted with operational agreements and also private entities be
allowed to participate,
- maintained at intervals e.g Accra, Ghana

12. CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS PLAN
 WILL REQUIRE HEAVY FINANCING, DIVERT
OTHER RESOURCES TO WASTE MGT
 LACK OF POLITICAL WILL
 COMMUNITIES MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THEIR
ROLE IN WASTE MGT. THUS MAY NOT
RESPOND/PARTICIPATE
 LACK OF ENTHUSIASM & COMMITMENT BY
GOV.

13. OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES
 FORMULATING THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK TO
GUIDE THE WHOLE PROCESS E.G AN ACT
 INTERSIFY AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS
 USE A DECENTRALISED APPROACH TO WASTE
MGT, PROBABLY INVOLVE THE LOCAL LEADERS
-used in the Orangi Pilot Project of Karach Pakistan
 MONITOR AND EVALUATE FREQUENTLY THE PROGRESS
OF THE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
 FUNDING MECHANISM SOULD BE PUT IN PLACE
 CAPACITY BUILDING INCLUDING HUMAN RESOURCE
TRAINING

14. JUSTIFICATION FOR ITS EFFECTIVENESS
 it has involved managing waste from the time they
are produced,
 incorporated recycling (element of sustainable
development) & public participation,
 treatment & finally safe disposal
 It has also considered the socio-economic status of
Blantyre City.
 thus an all in one approach

15. CONCLUSION
 THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHICH JUST NEEDS WILLINGNESS & DEDICATION
 ISSUES TO DEAL WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT SHOULD
NOT BE DONE BY GOV. ONLY; OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
E.G THE PUBLIC,PRIVATE SECTOR, CSOs ETC NEEDS TO
STEP IN & HELP
 IF NOTHING IS DONE TO THE STATUS QUO, CITIES WILL
NOT SERVE ITS FUNCTIONS, RURAL AREAS WILL BE
DESIRABLE TO LIVE
 BLANTYRE IS GROWING AND DEVELOPING RAPIDLY
HENCE REQUIRES THIS KIND OF EFFICIENT &
COMPREHENSIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN

16. REFERENCES
 UN-HABITAT (2011). Malawi: Blantyre Urban Profile
(Nairobi: UN-HABITAT).
 National Statistics Office [NSO] (2009). 2008
Population and Housing Census: Final Report
(Zomba: Government of Malawi).
 Berman, S. (2011). “Living with Garbage.”
http://thestar.blogs.com/africa/author-sarah-
berman/

17. END OF PRESENTATION
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