Analysis and Characterization of the Solid Waste from Kabagarame Dumping site in Bushenyi District, Uganda.
Poor municipal solid waste management poses a very big threat to the environmentas well as human health through the production of leachate and greenhouse gasemissions. This research focused on analyzing and characterizing solid waste at theKabagarame dumping site in the district of Bushenyi, in Uganda. Specifically, wet solidwaste samples were characterized and analyzed. The results revealed organics (45.25%), food waste (24.17 %), inorganics (12.54 %), this was followed by plastics (11.38 %),mixed paper (2.88 %), glass of all kinds (2.36 %) and wood of all kinds (1.42 %). Thefindings also suggest that understanding the composition of municipal solid waste isessential for creating the best disposal strategy for recovering resources trapped inwaste.