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Waste management in Lilongwe’s poor settlements: Preliminary findings

Waste management in Lilongwe’s poor settlements: Preliminary findings. Nora Lindstrom Urban Governance Advisor October 2014. Background. Over the past year, LUPPEN with support from ActionAid Malawi has conducted research on waste management in Lilongwe

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Waste management in Lilongwe’s poor settlements: Preliminary findings

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  1. Waste management in Lilongwe’s poor settlements:Preliminary findings Nora Lindstrom Urban Governance Advisor October 2014

  2. Background • Over the past year, LUPPEN with support from ActionAid Malawi has conducted research on waste management in Lilongwe • Survey of all urban poor settlements in Lilongwe • Use of score cards to evaluate waste management in Chinsapo, Mwenyekondo, and Mchesi • Objectives: • Create baseline • Improved waste management in Lilongwe’s poor settlements through evidence-based advocacy and community mobilisation

  3. Waste management – a duty ”It shall be the duty of every local authority to take all lawful, necessary and reasonably practicable measures for maintaining its area at all times in clean and sanitary condition, and for preventing the occurrence therein of, or for remedying or causing to be remedied, any nuisance or condition liable to be injurious or dangerous to health” – Public Health Act, Article 60 An Assembly may “establish, maintain and manage services for the collection and removal and protection treatment of solid and liquid waste, and the disposal thereof whether within or without it its area and may compel the use of its services by anybody of persons to whom the services are available; “ – Decentralised Environmental Management Guidelines, Article 1.4.2.1 “Every person has a right to a clean and healthy environment and a duty to maintain and enhance the environment“ – National Environment Policy, Article 2.3a

  4. Status of waste management in Lilongwe Source: LCC (2012) Cleansing Services Division Monthly Report for February 2012

  5. Waste collection in urban poor settlements Sample: 33 settlements

  6. Waste management in urban poor settlements Total: 70 replies

  7. Chinsapo

  8. Mwenyekondo

  9. Mchesi

  10. Some findings/conclusions • Urban poor settlements are being significantly underserved by the LCC • Private waste management companies dump waste in poor settlements (e.g. Area 25) • Market waste is a particular problem • Composting is an under-used but effective waste management method • Over 70% of waste is organic • No separation of organic/inorganic waste in current composting

  11. Next steps for LUPPEN/AAM Interface meeting with duty bearers in mid-October Endline survey using score cards in three target settlements Publication of report on waste management in Lilongwe Publication of survey of urban poor settlements in Lilongwe Continued work with community waste committees Mobilisation of other communities on issues surrounding waste

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