European Academic Research ISSN 2286-4822
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Article Name :
The Impact of Solid Waste on the Ecosystem of Quetta
Author Name :
AFIFA NOOR, MUHAMMAD ANWAR PANEZAI, JAHANGIR KHAN ACHAKZAI, SAMINA GUL, ABDUL MANAN KAKAR, NAZIMA YOUSAF KHAN, AJAB KHAN TAREEN, MUHAMMAD IMRAN
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Abstract :
The paper is based over the finding of municipal solid waste of Quetta city. Waste is increasing day by day and it impacts the ecosystem of the city. That needs invention to handle the arising issue. Three hundred and seventy-five houses from twenty-five union councils are surveyed. Questionnaire is filled by the persons inhibiting the houses and the results compiled in the tables. The details throughout the paper explain that the filthy and dump areas with solid waste is depicting our poor planning, poor education and poor capacity of the government and private organization. These filthy areas are not only injurious for the health of the local dwellers but also to the visitors coming from across the border and from other provinces. The mounting garbage is an eyesore. But it has even more harmful effect on environment and ecosystem. The piles of the garbage collected by the private garbage workers and throw it to the various open spaces and vacant plots. The same garbage rises in the air with the wind and makes the environment polluted. We breathe in this polluted air, which ultimately has a health hazard risk for the people of the population. The aim of this paper is to present the facts of municipal waste management and its impact on ecosystem relevant to Quetta city.
Keywords :
Municipal solid waste (MSW), Municipal waste management (MWM)
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