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Plastic WastePlastic waste made up 20% of thetotal waste stream by weight. Thelargest single component of thatplastic waste was clear PETcontainers at 46%, followed by filmplastic at 33%, HDPE containers at12%, and other plastics at 5%.Brown and green PET accounted for2% each.A large proportion of the clear PETcontainers, most of which havecontained drinking water, are takenout of the waste by the waste pickersand sold to middle-men who usuallywash and shred the material beforetransporting it by truck to Uganda orKenya.We found no evidence that film plastic or HDPE containers are recycled at all. Oneplausible explanation for this apparent anomaly is that those materials will fetch a lowprice in the regional market place and so are not prized by the waste pickers.Paper & Cardboard WastePaper & Cardboard waste made up12% by weight of the total wastestream. The largest component ofthis waste category was cardboard at57%, followed by office paper at15%, other miscellaneous paper at13%, newspaper at 9% andmagazines and catelogues at 6%.We found no evidence that paper orcardboard are recycled at all.Municipal solid waste composition analysis study – Juba, South Sudan 16
Metal WasteMetal waste accounted for 7% of theoverall waste volume by weight.Aluminium containers, typically usedfor containng soft drinks, representsthe largest component of the metalwaste stream at 49%, followed bytin/steel containers at 39%, otherferrous metals at 10%, and other nonferrous metal containers at 2%.Waste-pickers recover and sell a largeproportion of the aluminium containersthat arrive at the site. The middle-menwho buy the aluminium melt it into smallbars so as to facilitate transporting thematerial by road to Kenya and Uganda.Tin and steel containers are not as yetbeing collected in significant numbers -probably because they are worth less thanaluminium.Other WasteOther waste accounted for 7% of theoverall waste stream sampled. Thelargest component of this wastecategory by weight was nylon sheetingat 31%, followed by disposalnappies/diapers at 24%, charcoal at19%; waste electrical equipment at12%; polystyrene at 8%, ceramics at4%, and tyres at 2%. This category ofwaste is targetted by the waste-pickersbut in an understandably ad hocfashion. This is particularly true ofcharcoal and waste electricalequipment.Municipal solid waste composition analysis study – Juba, South Sudan 17
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