Abstract

Poor municipal solid waste management poses a very big threat to the environment as well as human health through the production of leachate and greenhouse gas emissions. This research focused on analyzing and characterizing solid waste at the Kabagarame dumping site in the district of Bushenyi, in Uganda. Specifically, wet solid waste 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 %). The findings also suggest that understanding the composition of municipal solid waste is
essential for creating the best disposal strategy for recovering resources trapped in waste.