Meru South District - UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative

Fig 2: Storms drain being used to discharge waste water
Storms drain being used to discharge waste water at Chuka town. This eventually ends up at the nearby
Naka River, posing serious health risks to downstream users
• Industrial wastes
Generated from manufacturing processes and include effluent from coffee
factories, metallic wastes and used oils from garages and Jua kali sheds.
Fumes and dusts from Posho mills and timber workshop including noise
pollution. The waste generated includes – hazardous wastes and toxic wastes.
• Construction wastes
Includes pieces of timber, iron bars, blocks, glass, iron sheets, tiles, empty
cement bags, plastic tins etc.
• Street wastes
These are wastes that accumulate on the streets and roads and include street
surface dirt, dropped materials from vehicles, leaves, sweepings from
pavements, food wrapping, fruit peeling, cigarette, buts etc.
• Junks/Old vehicles
Result from left over equipments old motor vehicles, ovens gas cookers, old
refrigerators etc.
• Mining wastes
Include broken stones, minerals, salts, dusts etc.
• Dead animals
These arise from unclaimed dead animals that are left to rot along the road
sides, public and private establishments e.g. dogs, cats, cattle, goats etc.
• Sewerage treatment wastes
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