Community-based waste management comes to the rescue

Publication language
English
Date published
01 Mar 2008
Type
Blogs
Keywords
Urban, Water, sanitation and hygiene
Countries
Zimbabwe
Organisations
Practical Action

 Most local authorities in Zimbabwe are struggling to provide and sustain adequate levels of urban services. As the country’s economic hardships deepen, major cities and towns are facing a growing number of migrants to the urban areas in search of employment. The result has been an even greater strain on the provision of services and amenities by the local authorities, with such as solid waste management being the worst affected.