INADEQUATE WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES
Illegal dumping
Uncollected waste
Litter
Hazardous waste with household waste
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURES
- Inadequate integrated waste management system
INADEQUATE TECHNICAL RESOURCES
- Inadequate waste management services
- Dissatisfied communities
URBANISATION
- Inadequate services.
- Blockage of waste water systems
- Litter
- Illegal dumping in open spaces
- Air pollution due to burning of waste
INCREASE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RELATED DISEASES
- Pollution of water systems, open spaces and drainage systems
- Diseases such as skin diseases
- Psychological effects living in a dirty environment.
INCREASE IN WASTE
- Depletion of natural resources
- Increase in air, water and land pollution
- Increasing demand for services
INCREASE IN POPULATION GROWTH
- Urban areas are growing at such a rate that it is difficult to keep pace with services.
When this is coupled with a stagnant or declining economy, the result is insufficient
funds, particularly for solid waste management.
- Inadequate landfill space and waste management services to cope with the wastes from the
ever-increasing population.
