Kotte Solid Waste Management Strategy

The StrategyThe proposed strategy is not a monolithic collection & disposal system. Instead, it proposes toemploy a multi-pronged approach that revolves round the ‘4R’ participatory principle of Reduce, Reuse,and Recycle & Reject. The strategy employs six main elements. They are:1. Engaging an affordable mix of appropriate technical options to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle & Reject.2. Involving all major stakeholders in the implementation3. Promoting Private-Municipal Partnerships4. Strengthening institutional SWM capacity of SJKMC5. Influencing national and provincial level policies & program support6. Enforcing laws and policy1. Engaging an affordable mix of appropriate technical options toReduce, Reuse, Recycle & Reject.The strategy is based on the broadly accepted “Hierachy of waste management” which gives apriority listing or the waste management options avialable. The hierachy gives important general guidelineson relative disirabiliry of different management options/The Municipal Council will emphasize the use of an affordable mix of appropriate technical optionsand thus will cease to depend solely on the conventional collection and disposal method. The proposed mixof options is:• Creation of an environment friendly, eco-sensitive city• Promotion of waste reduction at the source of generation• Separation of waste at source of generation• Return of Recyclable material to the market.• Composting & home-gardening• Research in to anaerobic digestion• Scientific handling of clinical and hazardous waste• Door to door collection of household waste• Set up polluter pay system for special waste like demolition waste, some hazardous waste etc.• Sanitary landfill as the last resort.2. Engaging the major stakeholders in the implementationStakeholder participation is the fulcrum of the new strategy. The strategy is built on the premisethat solid waste management is not a mere public health engineering exercise. It requires the participationof every single resident and user of city facilities. SJKMC will use the following approaches to mobilizetheir cooperation and support.• Creation of Institutional mechanisms such as working groups and regular cityconsultations to involve the residents individually and collectively.• Conduct of community-based civic education programmes.• Setting up Ward level Environment Management Committees (EMC) in each ward underthe leadership of the clergy.• Setting up of Lane Committees for environment• Revitalizing School Environment Committees to get involved in social mobilization.• Publication of waste collection schedules• Promotion of urban horticulture.• Recognition and facilitation of the private informal sector.• Engagement and facilitation of NGOs and CBOs.