SUSTAINABLE APPROACH OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT OF SMALL URBAN AREA: CASE FOR HABIBGANJ MUNICIPALITY IN BANGLADESH

Existing solid waste management system of habibganj municipality (pourashava) of bangladesh wasstudied. a total of 234 households were surveyed. solid waste generation rate was found to be 0.36kg/cap/day. household waste disposal was one of the main problems across the city. among the differentoptions of waste disposal, 21.4% and 23.9% respondents generally threw their wastes into nearby pondsand drains, respectively. about 14.5% of the sampled households discarded their wastes in theirrespective compound and only 12% households used bins supplied by the municipality. about 10.7%households disposed their garbage on the roadside. lack of awareness, lack of dustbins, and impropermaintenance of drainage system and lack of drainage facilities were the main reasons of the currentinadequacy of the management system as reported by 183 (78%) respondents. the result indicate that fora 200 mt capacity composting plant, safe distance will be about 800 m from the disposal site in terms ofodorous impact, while 500 m for health impact. in this study, a sustainable management system of solidwaste disposal is suggested for the habibganj municipal area.