The quantification and characterization of HW should be done
in order to design an effective waste collection and waste management plan for the residential block of the city. HW is a
heterogeneous type of stuff which contains a variety of wastes
of different chemical and biological nature (e.g., biodegradable,
non-biodegradable, biologically contaminated, hazardous type,
solid, semi-solid, inert, etc.). So such stuff needs close attentions
while designing the major waste management processes (handling,
segregation, transportation and treatment) to minimize the environmental and occupational health issues related to the whole
waste management mechanism. For that a detailed characterization of HW is essentially needed in order to develop an effective
waste management plan for the urban residential localities of the
city. The solid waste management plan includes all activities that
seek to minimize the health, environmental and aesthetic impacts
of solid wastes. Unscientific disposal practices leave waste unattended at the disposal sites which attract birds, rodents, fleas, etc. to
the waste and creates unhygienic conditions like, odour; release of
air borne pathogens; greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions; breeding
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2014.07.004of disease vectors (e.g., flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, rats, and
other pests), etc. in the surroundings. The uncollected waste piles
left in the streets, blocking drainage channels, waste dumped in
the watercourses, etc. are the major cause of public health risk.
The uncontrolled waste disposal can threaten urban surface water
resources and pose significant environmental health risks in residence those living nearby to it (Bhuiyan, 20