Current situation of municipal solid waste landfills in Jordan
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Summary, in English
Jordan has seen a large increase in inhabitants over the past five
decades as a result of a high population growth rate and forced
migrations. Economic and cultural development has improved
the standard of living and changed consumer habits, resulting in
an increase in the volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) over
time. The rate of production of MSW has been estimated at about
1,964,284 ton annually with an average generation rate of 0.95 kg/
cap/day in urban and 0.85 kg/cap/day in rural areas (SWEEP, 2010)
and is expected to reach 2.5 million ton by 2015. The major fraction
of MSW composition is organic (Fig. 1), which implies a high
moisture content value, as expected in a developing country where
food is the major component of the solid waste stream (Abu Qdais,
2007). About 86% of the MSW is decomposable and recyclable,
while the remainder is inert matter.
The solid waste volume is still increasing at high rates due to
the rapid population increase as well as the change in living standards
and consumption patterns.
decades as a result of a high population growth rate and forced
migrations. Economic and cultural development has improved
the standard of living and changed consumer habits, resulting in
an increase in the volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) over
time. The rate of production of MSW has been estimated at about
1,964,284 ton annually with an average generation rate of 0.95 kg/
cap/day in urban and 0.85 kg/cap/day in rural areas (SWEEP, 2010)
and is expected to reach 2.5 million ton by 2015. The major fraction
of MSW composition is organic (Fig. 1), which implies a high
moisture content value, as expected in a developing country where
food is the major component of the solid waste stream (Abu Qdais,
2007). About 86% of the MSW is decomposable and recyclable,
while the remainder is inert matter.
The solid waste volume is still increasing at high rates due to
the rapid population increase as well as the change in living standards
and consumption patterns.
Department/s
Publishing year
2011
Language
English
Pages
1897-1898
Publication/Series
Waste Management: international journal of integrated waste management, science and technology
Volume
31
Issue
8
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Elsevier
Topic
- Water Engineering
Keywords
- Energy potential
- Recycling potential
- Landfilling
- municipal solid waste
- Jordan
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1879-2456