World Bank2013-02-192013-02-192010-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12389Solid waste management (SWM) is a major environment and health hazard in the urban areas of Pakistan. The World Bank is of the opinion that as cities economies are fast growing, business activity and consumption patterns are driving up solid waste quantities. In Pakistan the collection of waste is sporadic and the disposal is poor. Despite the fact that solid waste services represent the single largest expenditure item, less than 50 percent of the waste generated is collected; and even then it is disposed at dumpsites or roadsides since there is hardly any single sanitary landfill in Pakistan. The World Bank has been supporting the SWM agenda by financing analytical studies and formulating policies in Punjab, replicable to other provinces. The studies also pointed out needs and opportunities for the reduction and reuse of the waste by recycling and composting; and presented replicable local practices and opportunities for involving the private sector in various stages and segments of the SWM system. The report follows on from the inception report in September 2009 that summarized preliminary findings from the initial data gathering, research and the meetings held with key officials within and outside government during the inception phase of the assignment. This report further expands on the initial findings and provides a detailed situational analysis together with identification of gaps in the present ISWM system in Multan.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOANIMALSBLOCKAGE OF DRAINSCOCOLLECTED WASTECOLLECTION OF WASTECOLLECTION VEHICLESCOMMERCIAL WASTECOMMERCIALIZATIONCOMPOSTCOMPOSTINGCOMPREHENSIVE WASTE MANAGEMENTCONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTION WASTEDEMOLITION DEBRISDEMOLITION WASTEDISPOSALDISPOSAL FACILITYDISPOSAL OF WASTEDISPOSAL POINTDUMPDUMP SITESDUMPSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONEXPLOSIVEFINAL DISPOSALGAS COLLECTIONGLASSGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER RESOURCESHAZARDOUS SOLIDHAZARDOUS SUBSTANCEHAZARDOUS WASTEHEALTH HAZARDSHEALTHCARE WASTEHOSPITAL WASTEHOSPITAL WASTESHOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTEHOUSEHOLD SOLID WASTEHOUSEHOLD WASTEHOUSEHOLD WASTESINCINERATORSINDUSTRIAL WASTEINTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTIRONLAND FILLLANDFILLLANDFILL GASLANDFILL GAS COLLECTIONLANDFILL SITESLEACHATELGLIQUID WASTELITTERLOCATIONMUNICIPAL SERVICESMUNICIPAL SOLIDMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTEMUNICIPAL WASTEMUNICIPAL WORKERSNUCLEAR WASTEPMRECYCLINGSANITARY LANDFILLSANITARY LANDFILL SITESANITATIONSANITATION DEPARTMENTSANITATION STAFFSCAVENGERSCAVENGERSSCAVENGINGSEWAGESEWAGE SLUDGESEWERSSLAUGHTERHOUSESSLUDGESOLID WASTESOLID WASTE COLLECTIONSOLID WASTE DISPOSALSOLID WASTE GENERATIONSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTSSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICYSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSOLID WASTE OPERATIONSSOLID WASTE SERVICESSOLID WASTE STAFFSOLID WASTE SYSTEMSOLID WASTESSPECIAL WASTESWMTRANSFER STATIONSURBAN POPULATION GROWTHWASTE COLLECTIONWASTE COMPOSITIONWASTE DISPOSALWASTE DISPOSAL SITESWASTE GENERATIONWASTE GENERATION RATEWASTE HANDLINGWASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENTWASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMWASTE MATERIALSWASTE QUANTITIESWASTE TREATMENTWASTE TREATMENT FACILITYWASTE TYPESWASTE VOLUMEWASTE VOLUMESWASTESWATER POLLUTIONWorld Bank10.1596/12389