Improved cost planning for solid waste management in developing countries

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dc.contributor.authorParthan, Shantha Rashmi
dc.contributor.authorMilke, M.
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-24T23:28:05Z
dc.date.available2010-05-24T23:28:05Z
dc.date.issued2010en
dc.description.abstractThe need for improved estimation and planning methods for solid waste management (SWM) is particularly strong in emerging economies such as India, China and Phillipines where problems are severe, expectations for improvements are high, but finances are constrained. An attempt has been made to relate the average costs of SWM using 200x, NIUA data from ... municipalities in India. The data were analysed for different population ranges. The data present high scatter but indicate no clear correlation between per ton or per capita costs and population, indicating no clear economy-of-scale. Stepwise multiple regression involving ... predictor variables was conducted on costs to detect any statistically significant correlations. It can be concluded that average costs on either a per ton or per capita basis are most influenced by the total number of staff employed in municipalities. This result is expected because SWM is a highly labour intensive activity in India. The analysis, although preliminary, can be useful as a planning tool for SW managers.en
dc.identifier.citationParthan, S., Milke, M. (2010) Improved cost planning for solid waste management in developing countries. Chennai, India: ASCE/EWRI Developing Nations Conference: India 2010, 5-7 Jan 2010. 10pp.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/3876
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Civil and Natural Resources Engineeringen
dc.rights.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subject.marsdenFields of Research::290000 Engineering and Technology::290800 Civil Engineering::290802 Water and sanitary engineeringen
dc.titleImproved cost planning for solid waste management in developing countriesen
dc.typeConference Contributions - Published
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