Solid waste management (SWM) services have consistently failed to keep up with the vast amount of solid waste produced in urban
areas. There is not currently an eYcient system in place for the management, storage, collection, and transportation of solid waste. Kathmandu
City, an important urban center of South Asia, is no exception. In Kathmandu Metropolitan City, solid waste generation is predicted
to be 1091 m3
/d (245 tons/day) and 1155 m3
/d (260 tons/day) for the years 2005 and 2006, respectively. The majority (89%) of
households in Kathmandu Metropolitan City are willing to segregate the organic and non-organic portions of their waste. Overall collection
eYciency was 94% in 2003. An increase in waste collection occurred due to private sector involvement, the shutdown of the second
transfer station near the airport due to local protest, a lack of funding to maintain trucks/equipment, a huge increase in plastic waste, and
the willingness of people to separate their waste into separate bins. Despite a substantial increase in total expenditure, no additional
investments were made to the existing development plan to introduce a modern disposal system due to insuYcient funding. Due to the
lack of a proper lining, raw solid waste from the existing dumping site comes in contact with river water directly, causing severe river contamination
and deteriorating the quality of the water.