jailcd2016066: Issues and ICT Solutions on Solid Waste Management in Kabul

Abstract

Afghanistan is covering 653,000 km² which is located in the heart of Asia and has an estimated population of 32 million people living in 34 provinces managed by provincial councils. The capital of Kabul which has approximately 5 million populations. The significant increase in the variety of waste materials generated in Kabul city and their damaging effects on the general environment and public health have run into an extreme necessity of accepting scientific methods for safe disposal of garbage. While there is a serious need to reprocess and recycle some of them, the skills for recovery of energy from wastes can show an active role in justifying the problem. Moreover, with the cumulative price and lack of conventional fuel in the capital city, this alternative energy source can be very profitable. Waste-to-energy(WTE) technologies include converting several elements of municipal solid waste such as paper, plastics and food wastes to produce energy. This paper indicates that Geographical Information System (GIS) makes a solid waste management planning easier and well prepared, which can be implemented more quickly. The present study aims at analyzing existing status of generation, collection, route, and treatment and disposal activities of solid waste management in Kabul. To propose a GIS based urban solid waste management (SWM) system and to implement an advanced model to study the area in order to resolve some of the current problems like proper allocation of waste bins, improving waste transportation routes and planning the location of the waste disposal facility. This paper will be signifying GIS as a decision support tool for solid waste management.