Gutu Rural District Council Intergrated Waste Management Plan

GUTU RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL INTERGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
GUTU RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL

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GUTU
GUTU RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL
INTERGRATED
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
PLAN
APRIL 2016
VISION STATEMENT
To become prosperous city, in a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, where each
individual takes responsibility for waste management and minimisation and actively works
toward zero waste to landfill
MISSION STATEMENT
Committed to improve and protect the public health of residents, to protect ecological health,
diversity and productivity, and to maximize resource recovery through a participatory
approach.
Compiled by:
Courage Marazanye
Gutu Rural District Council
Cell: +263 777 680 102
marazanye1@gmail.com
INDEX
1.0 Background Information ...................................................................................................... 4
2.0 Gutu Rural District Council Municipal Area ........................................................... 5
3.0Legislation on Solid Waste Management ............................................................................. 6
4.0Introductory Phase ................................................................................................................ 7
5.0Current Condition and Practises ........................................................................................... 8
5.1 Council waste management technology and services ...................................................... 8
5.2 Wate Composition and weight to landfill ......................................................................... 8
5.2.1 Waste Composition ................................................................................................... 8
5.2.2 Weight of Solid Waste to Landfill ........................................................................ 8
5.3 Type of Waste Disposed th the Landfill........................................................................... 9
5.4 Current Methods of Waste Transportation and Disposal ................................................. 9
6.0Vision, Mission, Goals, Guiding Principles and Targets........10
6.1 Vision ............................................................................................................................ 10
6.2 Mission ........................................................................................................................... 10
6.3 Goals ............................................................................................................................. 10
6.4 Guiding Principles .......................................................................................................... 10
7.0 Waste Management Targets...............................11
8.0 Gap Analysis, Themes for Action ...................................................................................... 12
8.1 Gap Analysis ................................................................................................................. 12
8.2 Themes for Action ........................................................................................................ 12
8.2.1Infrustrusture and system for residual waste............12
8.2.2 Technological Developments for Solid Waste........12
8.2.3 Other Methods of Managing Waste......13
9.0 An Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan for GRDC..14

10.0 Monitoring and Review22
1.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Gutu Rural District Council (GRDC) is located at the central part of the Gutu district. GRDC
is under Gutu Central Constituency in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. Gutu District is the
third largest district in Masvingo Province. GDRC is located in Ward 34. However it
stretches to Ward 33 where there are some government departments offices, industrial area
and some residential areas. The following are some residential suburbs in GutuMupandawana Growth Point: Hwiru, Gonville, Redbricks, Old Location among others.
There is an industrial area located in the western side of the town and Mpandawana Bus
terminus is found in the central part of the town. The GRDC lies some 78 kilometres
northwest of the Provincial City Masvingo, along the Chivhu-Roy Highway. GRDC gained
town status in April 2014.
Climatically, the area falls under natural farming region III. Natural Regions (NRs) in
Zimbabwe's context are areas delineated on the basis of soil type, rainfall and other climatic
factors. The annual average rainfall total received is between 650 to 800 mm, with some midseason dry spells. The area is dominated by granite rock which is hard and resistant to
weathering. The soils found are moderately shallow and they are sandy loamy, derived from
granite rock .The most common identified tree species include Brachystegia spiciformis
(Musasa), julbernadia globiflora, syzygium cordatum and phragmites near rivers. The town is
dissected by several streams most of which drain into the Deure river which is a tributary of
Save river and Munhende river which is a tributary of Mutirikwi river.
The district population is 203 083 according to Zimstat (2012). Gutu-Mupandawana Growth
Point has a population of 8 299 (Zimstat, 2012) and 1 200 households which are distributed
as follows; Hwiru suburb (209), Gonville suburb (350), Business area (200), Munhende
suburbs (50), Infill suburb (91), Old location suburb (170), Gutu suburb (90) and Industrial
area (40). However, the total population of the town has been increasing due to rural-urban
migration. Like other cities, the town is divided into low, medium and high density
residential area.
2.0 Gutu Rural District Council Municipal Area
Figure 1: Study Area-Gutu Rural District Council Municipal Area
3.0 LEGISLATION ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Refuse collection in Zimbabwe is governed by Environmental Laws and Urban Councils
Act., Public Health Act and Municipal by-laws. According to the Environmental
Management Act (2007), all people have the right to live in a clean and health environment
which is not harmful to their lives. The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) and
the Ministry of Health officials always do some check-ups and enforce the hygiene and
environmental laws. They regulate the collection, disposal and treatment of waste. The
Environmental Management Act requires all persons whose activities generate waste, to
employ measures essential to minimise the waste through treatment, reclamation and
recycling. The Zimbabwe National Waste Management Strategys main objective is to make
sure that waste management does not affect human and environmental health. EMA can fine
an individual, company or even the city council for illegal dumping of refuse and the amounts
range from US$1500 to US$5000 depending on the offence committed. Plastic containers are
also easily dumped and EMA is tough on anyone found carrying fuel in plastic container as
this will also cause fire which destroys the environment. To make sure that city councils and
residents are complying with the waste management laws, EMA carries out periodic
environmental audits of projects and special emphasis is put on the management of waste.
4.0 INTRODUCTORY PHASE

In dealing with waste management, Gutu Rural District Council seeks to adopt most effective
technologies and methods while also striving to protect the environmental and public health.
Council aims to provide an environmentally sustainable waste management system whilst
encouraging community accountability for the waste that they produce towards reduction in
waste generation to landfill. To achieve its vision, mission, goals and targets the Council has
managed to come up with its desired Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan which is
discussed in this document.
5.0 CURRENT CONDITIONS AND PRACTICES
Municipal solid waste management involves activities associated with generation,

storage, collection, transport, recovery, processing and disposal of solid waste.
5.1 Council waste management technology and services
The Council has the following key waste management infrastructure and technology in place:
One refuse tractor with a trailer for refuse collection and disposal
One grader for waste compaction
One refuse landfill for the disposal of solid waste materials
Dumpsters/Plastic bins for residential refuse collection
There are brooms, shovels, rakes, plastic and metal bins and shredders.
5.2 Waste composition and weight to landfill
5.2.1Waste composition
The waste produced in GRDC is mainly from residential areas, business centre, hospital,
surgeries, schools, government departments and industrial area. Below is a simple
categorization of waste used to describe solid waste being managed by GRDC?
Plastics
Paper and cardboard
Metal craps
Timber residues
Glass
Rubber
Garden waste
Clinical waste which is generated from the hospital, clinic and surgeries
5.2.2Weight of solid waste to landfill
The tonnage of waste being disposed of has been calculated using the simple method of
measuring the loads disposed of per day from two different locations against the weightage of
the truck trailer:
1. Residential areahas an estimated tonnage of 20 tons of waste per day
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2. Township has an estimated tonnage of 10 tons per day.

3. Industrial area-has an estimated tonnage of 2 tons per day.
5.3 Type of waste disposed to landfill
The type of waste disposed to the landfill site includes the following categorical waste:
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Industrial/commercial/institutional from various industries within the town
Domestic/residential from streets or from households

5.4 Current methods of waste transportation and disposal
The council has the following methods of transporting and disposing of its solid waste
materials to its landfill:
Waste is disposed in a landfill through crude open dumping; hauling the wastes by a
truck, but there is no bulldozer and grader for spreading, compacting and levelling the
waste. Landfills were established in abandoned or unused pits. The landfill is not
properly designed and well-managed, these create a number of adverse environmental
impacts such as wind-blown litter, attraction of vermin, and generation of liquid leachate ,
gas (mostly composed of methane and carbon dioxide), which is produced from anaerobic
breakdown of organic waste this gas create odour problems, kill surface vegetation and is
a gas. There is a dumpsite manager.
Waste is collected from residential and commercial areas using a refuse tractor with an
uncovered trailer from two locations as follows:
Twice per week from residential suburbs.
Thrice per week from township/bus terminus.
Disposed of material is usually covered with gravel within the landfill and compacted
using a grader.
The equipments currently available for refuse management are tractor with a trailer,
brooms, shovels, rakes, plastic and metal bins and shredders. There is no equipment such
as compactors , incinerators, graders, bull dozer and much more modern equipment
needed in use for refuse management. There is a trained tractor driver, and four other
workers who load and off load the refuse tractor and a dumpsite attendant.
However, currently there is a critical shortage of equipment/technology such as

compactors, incinerators, graders, bull dozer and much more modern equipment needed
in use for refuse management.
6.0 VISION, MISSION, GOALS, GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND TARGETS

6.1 Vision
Aspires to become prosperous town, in a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, where
each individual takes responsibility for waste management and minimisation and actively
works toward zero waste to landfill.
6.2 Mission
Committed to improve and protect the public health of residents, to protect ecological health,
diversity and productivity, and to maximise resource recovery through a participatory
approach.
6.3 Goals
Individuals, businesses and organisations take greater responsibility for waste
minimisation.
Council supports and incentivises waste reduction, reuse and residual management.
Council provides environmentally sound waste transportation and disposal services.
To build environmentally sound technology, infrastructure and systems for safe
transportation and disposal of residual waste as well asreciting of current waste landfill.
Proper waste management at site on landfills and dumping sites.
6.4 Guiding Principles
The council is guided by the below guiding principles in its solid waste management
planning:
Integrated Solid Waste Management
This includes the following activities:
Re-use - The repeated or continued use of a product or item in its original form before it
being useless for disposal.
Reduce - The reduction of the volume and toxicity of waste produced per individual or
organization.
Residual management - The environmentally responsible treatment or disposal of material
that is not able to be reduced, reused, recycled or recovered.
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Personal Responsibility Everyone has to take responsibility of the waste they produce
towards minimisation of solid waste to landfill.
Full Cost Pricing - The generator of waste should pay the cost of managing that waste in
a visible way to discourage waste generation. This also reflects the principle of personal
responsibility, since those responsible for generating the wastes are those who should
bear the cost of disposal.
Transparency The process implementation of this plan should be visible and being
adopted by everyone responsible in waste management and minimization.
7.0 WASTE MANAGEMENT TARGETS

Increase the level of collection from current 50% to approximately 70% by 2017 for all
zones.
To develop solid waste management infrastructure and technology for better waste
transportation and disposal methods by 2020.
To establish a new engineered landfill site by 2020.
To peg and ban all illegal dumpsites in all zones by 2020.
To have all stakeholders being educated and aware of other better ways of solid waste
management.
To facilitate stakeholder and the community participation and engagement in
environmentally sound integrated solid waste management practices such as re-use.
To establish environmental committees to monitor waste management within different
zones of Gutu district.
To increase communities or individual accountability for waste that they generate.
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8.0 GAP ANALYSIS, THEMES FOR ACTION

8.1 Gap Analysis
Issues
Gaps
Proposed interventions
Reuse
Awareness and education on

attitude change on re-use.
Recycling
Limited access to suitable technology

for re-use of other wastes
Unhelpful attitude that poor people
use
Insufficient infrastructure, and no active
land-use planning for such infrastructure
No technology incubation
Disposal
Prevention
Provide infrastructure and space

for recycling
Enforcement of waste recycling
laws and regulations within
some industries
Develop incubation centers for
recycling
New landfill project not proceeding with Stakeholder consultations to
required urgency due to conflicting
ensure speedy implementation
interests.
Limited financial and technical capacity.
No yet appropriate technologies/know Develop technologies and
how to handle hazardous waste.
policies for handling toxic and
Lack of policies for handling toxic and
hazardous wastes
hazardous wastes such as clinical waste.
8.2 Themes for Action

A plan of action has been proposed for proper waste management system for an integrated
waste management activity.
8.2.1Infrastructure and system for residual waste
Fencing of current landfill to capture waste scattered around the dumpsite area.
Development of knew engineered site for the landfill.
Distribution and location of public waste dumpsters/bins on strategic positions.
8.2.2Technological development for the solid waste

Having a dump truck to avert the scattering of waste by the road sides during
transportation or develop the tractor trailer by putting nets to cover waste during
transportation to the landfill.
Replacing a grader by a compactor machine for waste compaction on site.
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Having personal protective equipment for the workers who clean the city and carry waste
to the landfill.
8.2.3Other methods of managing solid waste

To improve solid waste collection intervals per week.
Manning to be done within the landfill twice per week to monitor on waste disposal
activities.
Establishing waste management committees within different zones of the district.
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9.0 AN INTERGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR GRDC

OBJECTIVE
RECOMMENDED
STRATEGY
1.Source
Reduction
Strategy
Number
1-1
Educate
consumers
and
businesses about the effects of
their purchasing choices and
behaviors on waste generation,
and provide education and
incentives to help change
purchasing and behavioral
practices to reduce the amount
and toxicity of waste produced
1-2
Promote reuse and publicizes
product reuse opportunities.
1-3
Seek partnerships, provide
funding, and coordinate a
model
source
reduction
program to reduce the amount
and toxicity of solid waste
generated in at least one ward
community.
TYPE OF
ACTION
INITIATION RESPONSIB
TIME
ILITY
FRAME
LEAD/ KEY
PARTNERS
Administrative
- Meetings
- Adverts
- Posters
- Awareness
January 2017
Environment
Management
Agency
Recycling and Composting

1-4
Introduce
beverage
container
deposit
and
collection system by liaising
with Delta to
- increasing the deposit
amount and
- install can containers
Objective 2
Management
of Solid
Waste
Requiring
Disposal
2-1
Minimize the amount of waste
disposal through aggressive
implementation of the source
reduction,
recycling,
composting,
and
other
initiatives in this Plan.
2-2
Monitor waste generation and
capacity on a regular basis, and
Administrative January 2017

- Meetings
- Adverts
- Posters
- Awareness
campaigns
- enforcemen
t
Environmenta
l Management
Agency
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Objective 3
Management
of Special
Waste and
Other Types
of Waste
with
input
from
the
Environmental Management
Agency, evaluate the need for
additional
MSW
waste
disposal capacity.
2-3
Research and track new solid
waste
management
technologies that have the
potential
to
reduce
environmental impacts and
maximize benefits.
2.4
Identify land for a landfill
3-1
Identify opportunities to reuse
and recycle building related
Construction and Demolition
waste (C&D).
Enforcement
of Council ByLaws
and National
environment
Laws
January 2017
EMA and
Ministry of
Health and
Child Welfare
3-2
Manage building related C&D
waste that cannot be reduced,
reused,
recycled,
or
composted, in a manner that
ensures protection of land, air,
and water resources and the
public health, in compliance
with the state hierarchy for
managing solid waste.
3-3
Increase
the
recycling,
composting, and beneficial use
of land clearing debris.
3-4
Enact legislation that provides
for recycling of electronic
wastes based on a producer
responsibility model.
3-5
The Municipality will continue
to monitor and research
management options for other
types of special wastes that
have not been adequately
addressed to date, or as
problems and the need arise,
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and as resources allow. Types

of wastes that need to be
addressed include: animal
mortalities;
road
wastes;
contaminated soils; sewage
sludge;
water
treatment
residual solids; preservative
treated wood; sharps and waste
pharmaceuticals;
disaster
debris; and other materials as
appropriate
4-1
Objective 4
Undertake
education
and
Education
and Outreach outreach actions using minimal
additional resources. Such
actions
could
include:
coordinating existing resources
and
sharing
information;
enhancing the GRDC website;
promoting awareness through
recognition
programs;
integrating solid waste issues
with
other environmental
issues; ongoing outreach to
media;
and
encouraging
Councilors to provide solid
waste
and
recycling
information to residents and
businesses.
Administrative
- Meetings
- Adverts
- Posters
- Awareness
January 2017
EMA
4-2
Undertake
education
and
outreach
actions
using
additional resources. These
actions can include: providing
comprehensive assistance to
regional and local outreach
programs;
developing
partnerships; and assessing and
modifying outreach programs
on a two year basis.
4-3
Undertake
education
and
outreach
actions
using
expanded resources. These
actions
can
include:
researching and developing
effective outreach approaches;
disseminating new educational
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and
outreach
materials;
developing an independent
recycling website.
5-1
Establish per capita waste
disposal minimization goals
for GRDC solid waste.
Objective 5
Program
Planning,
Evaluation,
and
Measurement 5-2
Minimize the reporting burden
by only targeting the collection
of data necessary to support
the goals of the Plan and
provide the information needed
for ongoing solid waste
management planning and
evaluation.
5-3
Implement
an
iterative
planning process for the Solid
Waste Management Plan to
allow revisions on a more
frequent and as needed basis,
following
a
management
system
model
of
Plan/Do/Check/Act. A strong
on-going stakeholder process,
local and regional planning,
and an improved methodology
for measuring success will
inform the planning cycle.
5-4
Develop system performance
benchmarks relevant at both
the council and local levels
aimed at achieving a unified
solid
waste
management
vision. Explore opportunities
to fund planning activities at
the local level.
5-5
Provide
training
and
informational materials to
council officials, regional and
local waste management and
recycling staff regarding best
practices and strategies for
strengthening solid waste and
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recycling programs. Encourage

communities and regional
recycling programs to share
their best practices and
strategies. Investigate the
possibility of established a
council solid waste/recycling
mentor program.
Objective 6
Permitting
and
Enforcement
5-6
Conduct
a
solid
waste
characterization study.
6-1
Council
will make the
permitting of solid waste
haulers a priority.
January 2017
6-2
Council will conduct a
comprehensive assessment of
the
state
statutes
and
regulations as they relate to
solid waste management and to
the implementation of the State
Solid Waste Management
Plan.
6-3
Will establish a streamlined
method of regulating waste
haulers in order to incorporate
reporting and other substantive
requirements, along with a
simple means of assessing the
solid waste fee. Any action
taken by the council will be
consistent with the government
environmental regulations.
7-8
GRDC will partner EMA to
establish
demonstration
projects that would not require
traditional permitting.
7-9
GRDC will continue to
identify activities appropriate
for
approval by general permit,
and devote staff resources to
this
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effort.
7-10
GRDC
will
develop
a
procedure to allow the
modification of
existing permit approvals in
order to facilitate improved or
modified business operations
and enhanced protection of the
environment that are needed
due to evolving technologies,
markets
conditions,
and
environmental concerns.
7-11
The
GRDC
will
seek
amendments to its By-Laws to
allow the council transfer
stations to accept and do
minimal
separation
of
residentially
generated
construction and demolition
waste without requiring full
permit modifications and fees.
7-12
GRDC will establish criteria
for C&D waste Volume
Reduction Facilities to help
ensure that more of this waste
stream is diverted from
disposal.
7-13
GRDC
will
seek
and
encourage public input at the
appropriate steps with regard
to the development of General
Permits for certain activities
and Beneficial Use General
Permits.
7-14
GRDC will consider host
community agreements as part
of there-writing of the solid
waste regulations. Until such
time regulations are adopted,
host community agreements
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shall been encouraged on a

case-by-case basis.
7-15
GRDC will continue to
evaluate the environmental
impacts of the alternatives for
solid waste disposal and will
examine its authority to require
an applicant for new capacity
and disposal to provide
detailed information on such
impacts.
7-16
GRDC will increase its
compliance outreach efforts to
develop a more comprehensive
and
mutually
supportive
network of communications
with land use, public works,
and other council officials who
are directly involved in solid
waste activities. GRDC will
take appropriate actions to
ensure compliance.
7-17
GRDC will take enforcement
actions against recycling law
violators as necessary to
ensure compliance
7-18
GRDC will evaluate incentives
that would encourage
council to take on enforcement
responsibilities
they
are
already authorized to do.
7-19
GRDC will establish civil
penalty
regulations
for
violations of recycling laws.
7-20
GRDC will evaluate additional
tools for taking enforcement
actions against violators of the
solid
waste
statutes,
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regulations, and permits.
Objective
Funding
7-21
GRDC will ensure that solid
waste
facilities
including
landfills and transfer stations
comply
with
national
environmental
regulations
which require solid waste
facilities periodically to inspect
loads delivered to them for
significant
quantities
of
recyclables and report such
violation
back
to
the
municipalities.
8 8-1
Adopt a comprehensive, long
term, integrated solid waste
management funding system to
ensure that adequate revenue is
available to implement the
strategies and achieve the
goals of this Plan. The
Agencys Housing Department
Advisory Committee will
assume a major role in
identifying appropriate funding
mechanisms.
January 2017
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10.0 MONITORING AND REVIEW

Waste Management Plan should be monitored against the performance indicators on an
annual basis and progress reported to the Council. The Waste Management Strategy will be
reviewed every five years to ascertain that the Council maintains strategic plan for waste
management.
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