Exploring the Environmental Feasibility of Integrated Sanitation Systems for Uganda.
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Date
2019
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Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Abstract
In urban areas of Uganda, management of waste which consists of at least 70% organic
content is accomplished by collection and disposal in landfills, resulting in emission of
landfill gases among other impacts. Meanwhile, the limited number of wastewater and
sludge treatment plants makes further management of sewage and faecal sludge
generated from urban areas a major challenge. Thus, integrated sanitation systems which
consider combined management of organic waste streams, i.e., bio waste, animal waste,
sewage and faecal sludge, are proposed. The sanitation systems consist of a combination
of anaerobic digestion and other technologies such as composting, incineration among
others. Moreover, the systems also promote resource recovery in the form of biogas and
organic fertilizer. The environmental feasibility of the integrated sanitation systems was
investigated using life cycle assessment method. The results indicated that resource
recovery contributed to the environmental feasibility of these sanitation systems.
The more resources that were recovered from the sanitation systems, the lower the
environmental impact.
Description
This is a research Article explaining management of waste materials
Keywords
Environmental feasibility, Integrated sanitation systems, Life cycle assessment
Citation
Agunyo, M. F., Born, J., Wozei, E., Moeller, B., Exploring the Environmental Feasibility of Integrated Sanitation Systems for Uganda, J. sustain. dev. energy water environ. syst., 7(1), pp 28-43, 2019, DOI: https://doi.org/10.13044/j.sdewes.d6.0217