Browsing School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (SFEGS) by Subject "Plastic waste management"
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Assessment of plastic waste management in Isingiro Town Council, Isingiro District
(Makerere University, 2022-03)The generation of waste is on the rise globally and this has continued to be an increasing challenge to many city authorities in most Sub-Saharan African countries. This increase in the amount of waste generated is estimated ... -
Assessment of plastic waste management in the reverse logistics network of Kampala District: a case study of Kawempe division
(Makerere University, 2021-02)Globally plastic production is 300 tons per year. This makes it 9.1 billion tons of plastics yet only 9% of has been recycled, 3 to 8 million tons of plastics are dumped into water bodies per year. This is because reverse ... -
An assessment on plastic waste management options: A Case of Hoima City
(Makerere University, 2022-02)Cities around the world generate around 1.3 billion tons of waste annually and this value was expected to increase to 2.2 billion by 2025. Uganda, like many other developing countries, are facing rapid urbanization of 4.5% ... -
Participatory assessment of the acaricide plastic waste management system among the livestock farmers in Mubende district, central Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023-09-23)The study was conducted in Mubende district to investigate the prevalent type of acaricides and existing acaricide plastic waste management strategies used by the livestock farmers of Butoloogo sub-county, Mubende district. ...