SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE IN KHULNA CITY OF BANGLADESH

This paper presents the outline of a demonstration project that aims to develop a
safe and sustainable system for the management of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in
Bangladesh through the practical application of ‘WasteSafe Approach’. Khulna, the third largest
city of Bangladesh and situated at the Southwest region of the country, is considered as the case
study area. Target groups of this project are local governments, national governmental
ministries, professional engineers, academicians, researchers, civic societies, Non Governmental
Organisations (NGOs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs), the private sectors and overall
the city dwellers who will benefit directly from an improved safe and sustainable MSW
management. The main activities are a specific need analysis based on local conditions, the
practical application of WasteSafe proposal and its reality check, the development of acceptable
composting technology and appropriate landfill construction method through demo projects,
studies on the usability of local construction materials and wetlands for engineered landfills, the
development of a waste management master plan, the development of technical guidelines for all
tiers of waste management, an assessment system and training, seminar and workshops for
different target groups regarding to implement an appropriate waste management system as well
as technical assistance and backstopping, dissemination and publications.