Abstract

Rapid growth of population and unchecked urbanization is redoubling the municipal solid waste (MSW) generation piles all over the universe day-to-day. Many studies have already been performed on MSW management in big cities but limited in small scale and new cities. Therefore, we executed a study in Chuadanga Municipality to estimate the bulk of MSWs generation in residential area and their physical composition as-well-as the household#x2019;s attitudes towards its disposal. A semi-structured questionnaire was outlined and surveyed in 2012 on 30 households from randomly selected wards. Wastes collected from those households were segregated and weighed. This study revealed that on an average 1.015 kg/household/day and 0.22 kg/person/day were found in the study area. Further, food wastes were found the highest (75%) wherein (20.07%) recyclable, (86.50%) degradable, and (14.3%) inorganic. Majority of households (79%) opined that MSW management lies on municipality wherein about 55% of people were unsatisfied with current system.