Waste management practices in the schools of Birendra Nagar Municipality of Surkhet district, Nepal: A case study

Abstract

Birendranagar Municipality is located in Surkhet district of Karnali Province of Nepal. Waste management in developing countries have been a problem in every sector including school, private and public sectors, small industries and industries.  There are public and private schools, in private school students found better to control waste in comparision to public schools students. These school generate 1.5 tons of waste including the waste of kitchen, green waste, plastics, papers and some broken pieces of construction materials and legs of chairs, desks and waste of training materials.  The schools have been using red and blue colors of dustbins but they do not have proper planning on to use of 3Rs.  The school should prepare   waste control plan and execute it properly.  Students are the source of change they should be made habitual to protect environment for preparing better world to live in.

Keywords: Management; School; Waste; Waste generation