Solid Waste Management in Jordan: Impacts and Analysis February 2019 Authors: Ebtihal Aldayyat Motasem Saidan University of Jordan Mousa A Abu Saleh Sudki Hamdan University of Jordan Show all 5 authors

01.Feb.2019

​The inefficient solid waste management (SWM) affects negatively the environment and the community health. That is why the SWM sector should take serious precautions and measures to address the growing rate of solid waste (SW) generation noting its characteristics (composition), proper collection and disposing methods in a manner aiming its impact decrease. The current situation of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is assessed in this paper. It reveals that the existing gaps in the legislations, the funding mechanisms, the capacities (or lack thereof) of the trained staff, the minimal public awareness, and the deficiencies in the equipment are determined to contribute to the overall inefficiencies of the SWM sector and its corresponding services. This paper highlights the SWM problem in Jordan and this problem amplification by the presence of large numbers of Syrian refugees reaching 600,000 individuals, 80 % of which settled in municipal jurisdictions. The improved management practices having the potential to mitigate the negative consequences of the large, improperly managed quantities of SW on health and environment are discussed in this paper. The improved management practices can positively affect Jordan's and municipal economies.

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