Waste Management
According to WHO, poor waste disposal practices are responsible for a significant proportion of the world's infectious disease burden. In many areas, municipal sewage is often mixed with industrial waste and in some regions very little wastewater receives treatment before it is discharged into the environment. Resources available in this sub-theme include assessment reports of wastewater treatment plants, national strategies for sewage disposal, among other resources that support sustainable waste management.
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Waste Management Resources
Means of Disease Transmission
Published:
January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
Water- and sanitation-related diseases are major causes of illness and death among people in both rural and urban areas in many developing countries. This technical note describes what causes these diseases, how they are spread and the factors influencing their transmission. Methods for preventing...Read more
Operating and Maintaining Aqua Privies
Published:
January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
An aqua privy is an underground watertight vault filled with water that receives excreta and wash water from a drop-pipe, allows solids to settle to the bottom, and discharges effluent to a soakage pit. Maintaining a aqua privy involves keeping the liquid level at the flow line, cleaning the slab...Read more
Operating a Solid Waste Collection System
Published:
January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes how to operate and maintain three types of solid waste collection systems.Read more
Simple Methods of Washwater Disposal
Published:
January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes three simple methods of wash water disposal: sump, soakage pit, and soakage trench.Read more
Designing Slabs for Privies
Published:
January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes how to design a slab and arrive at specific end-products. Read the entire technical note before beginning the design process.Read more
Simple Methods of Excreta Disposal
Published:
January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes five simple methods of excreta disposal: pit privy, pit privy with improvements, aqua privy, compost toilet, and bucket latrine.Read more
Designing a Landfill
Published:
January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes how to design a landfill and arrive at the essential end-products. Read the entire technical note before beginning the design process.Read more
Designing Aqua Privies
Published:
January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes how to design an aqua privy and arrive at three end products: (1) a location map, (2) design drawings of the aqua privy, and (3) a detailed materials list. Read the entire technical note before beginning the design process.Read more
Designing Compost Toilets
Published:
January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes how to design a compost toilet and arrive at three end products: (1) a location map, (2) design drawings of the compost toilet, and (3) a construction materials list. Read the entire technical note before beginning the design process.Read more
Methods of Solid Waste Management
Published:
January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
Methods of solid waste management are described in this technical note including: landfill, composting, and biogas systems. A solid waste management collection system must go along with all three management methods. All these methods can be built and operated using locally available materials.Read more
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