Fundamental investigation for development solid waste management plan in KSA

What is it about?

Waste characterization is a fundamental step for the development of solid waste management plan. In this regards, understanding the waste generation and disposal patterns play a crucial role in developing realistic waste reduction strategies. Presently there exists no solid waste management plan for higher education institutes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Hence, the presented manuscript details the fundamental study related to waste generation and disposal behavior. The study also dwells into the existing practices of solid waste management and shed light on the new polices that can be adopted for waste reduction, along with highlighting barriers to optimization of solid waste management. Through investigation, it was found that by adopting E-learning system for examination and replacing paper towels with air-dryers in the washroom and by revising policy related to printing, considerable reduction in paper waste could be achieved. Furthermore, the adoption of the proposed sustainable drinking water solution led to 90% reduction in plastic pet bottle waste. The recommendations made by the presented investigation can be employed by other similar sized institutes in developing countries for the development of sustainable green campuses.

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Why is it important?

It details the waste generation, handling and disposal practices in Higher Education Institute in KSA

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