Convert Trash into Cash

"Growth in the population and number of households is the foremost factor affecting solid waste and its management. Cities are growing at a rate ranging between five percent and 12 percent—much higher than the overall growth rate of Nepal (2.24 percent). Major cities like Kathmandu and Pokhara are estimated to double their population within the next ten years. With rapid urbanisation and changing consumption patterns, solid waste management has become a major challenge in most of the nation’s urban centres, particularly the larger ones. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, only 17 percent of urban households have their waste collected by waste collectors. Furthermore, in low-income households (indicated by houses having no toilets) only two percent have their waste collected. " (Source:Kathmandu Post)

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