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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN AL-ABYAR CITY, LIBYA

Omran Gebril Abdelnaser

First published: 2011-06-20https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2011/s20.162View metrics

Abstract

Solid waste management has become an environmental concern for many developing countries including Libya country. There have been several significant obstacles facing the city of Al-Abyar in dealing with th is issue including; limited documentation regarding generation, handling, management, and disposal of waste. In this paper, solid waste management status in the city of Al-Abyar has been investigated through an extensive survey carried out on selected p ublic and private comp anies. Solid waste management practices including: waste genera tion, storage, collec tion, transportation, treatment, and disposal were determined. The results of this study along with key findings are discussed and summarized. In a ddition, several effective recommendations and improvements of SWM are suggested.

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Title
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN AL-ABYAR CITY, LIBYA
Authors
Omran Gebril Abdelnaser
Proceedings
SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference EXPO Proceedings; SGEM2011 11th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference
Publisher
Stef92 Technology
Year
2011
Pages
Not available yet
ISSN
1314-2704
ISBN
Not available yet
Language
en
Publication type
Conference Paper
Keywords
Solid wastesolutionsgenerationstorageand transportationdisposalAl- AbyarLibya
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