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| Waste in the streets of Bamenda |
A research conducted in Bamenda town indicate
an unsustainable solid waste management system with present generation rates of
0.53kg/person/day with residencies producing 270tonnes/day expected rise to
420.14 by 2035. Based on the findings, a recycling industry is needed in
Bamenda.
Most cities in developing countries possess
certain common characteristics such as rapid population growth, urbanization,
and lack of resources to provide a better solid waste management system. This
often leads to insufficient waste collection, open dumping and the piling up of
waste on the streets and in the streams. Waste generation is increasing
significantly as a result of these urban characteristics aggravating current
capacity constraints in waste management.
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| Electronic shop converting dumped screens to tv sets |
Municipal solid waste is generally composed
of electrical and electronic equipment such as discarded computers, printers,
mobile phones, TVs and refrigerators, construction and demolition waste,
health-care waste, and waste from households, offices, shops, schools and
industries, and agricultural residues. These include food waste, garden and park
waste, paper and cardboard, wood, textiles, disposable diapers, rubber and
leather, plastics, metal, glass and refuse such as ash, dirt, dust, soil and
electronic waste (Guerrero et al., 2013).
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| our partners: CEO Mendel Foundation at bee keeping site |
Gross amounts of solid waste are collected
and dumped in most cities today. These amounts of municipal solid waste, one of
the most important by-products of an urban lifestyle is said to be multiply
with the city’s development.
At Tobby Vision Computers, with our mission
of inspiring men and women everywhere to reach for a star in ICTs, we do dumping at electronic
repair shops where guys collect these and
produce statues with or scrap to use in their repair workshops. Also our dumped
screens are converted by local electronician into a television screens. Our
school premise is earthed and there is a circuit breaker and surge arrests and
we switch off all electricity and remove from wall outlets before leaving. With
advice a special partnership with community based Mendel Foundation; we planted
100 trees during the 2015 World Environment Day along the banks of river Atunui
in Bambui in line with our vision for a healthy environment..
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| our students planting trees on world environment day 2015 |
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