Sustainability and replication potential of community-based composting: a case study of Bangladesh

Tariq Bin Yousuf and Syed Mansoor Ali

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2007, vol. 7, issue 3/4, 421-445

Abstract: Composting is one of the potential waste reduction strategies of solid waste management. It represents waste not as a problem but as a potential resource in the sustainable development paradigm. A number of community-based composting projects are being piloted in the cities. Some projects are successful to produce lasting impacts; however, many projects could not support themselves or expand further. This paper is an attempt to study the state of sustainability and replication potential of four community-based composting projects in Bangladesh. Main findings of the projects show that to achieve sustainability and replication of the community-based composting projects, it needs an integrated approach of community, government and business.

Keywords: solid waste management; community-based composting; sustainability; replication; solid waste compost; Bangladesh; sustainable development. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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