Impact of solid waste disposal on health and environment in the Nyagatare city: An assessment Pierre Dukuziyaturemye*, Dr. Naik Prashanta** *Research Scholar, Mangalore University, Department of Biosciences, Mangalagangothri, Karnataka, India **Associate Professor, Mangalore University, Department of Biosciences, Mangalagangothri, Karnataka, India Online published on 19 November, 2016. Abstract Worldwide, solid waste disposal has been considered as one of the sources of the environmental pollution and in turn environmental degradation. In most of the developing countries, characterized by acceleration of population and the escalating demand for food, there has been a rise in the quantity of waste generated. This waste ultimately reaches into public disposal sites and due to poor and ineffective management, potential for negative health effects on people and animals and quality of land, air and water. Nyagatare city in Rwanda has more concernof methods of solid waste disposal and its ill effects. The present work projects lack of proper solid waste disposal system poses serious threat on living and non-living environment. Therefore, an attempt has been made to understand consequences of poor solid waste disposal on environment and Health. The study conducted through personal in-depth interview, observations and questionnaire. The data have been collected from primary and secondary sources and used for processing, analyzing and drawing recommendations and conclusion. It is found that lack of financial resources and rapid urbanization are the main causes of poor solid waste disposal. Simultaneously, lack of equipment's and uncontrolled use of packaging material worsen the problem. Furthermore, environmental conditions in Nyagatare are appalling due to inadequate provision services like water supply, sanitation and poor waste disposal. Due to lack of proper facility and skills toward waste management, the gathered waste in the city is just discarded to the open dump, and its accumulation causes the problem on environment and community health. Top Keywords Waste disposal, Environmental effects, Health effects, Nyagatare. Top |