Solid & hazardous waste

Photo: I. Kabenge, AWE.

Solid waste management
Sustainable solid waste management continues to dog many cities and towns in Uganda. With a fast growing national population and land scarcity, Uganda will come face to face with even tougher solid waste disposal challenges. As industries grow in number and complexity, industrial and trade waste disposal is equally getting complex and expensive.

AWE engineers have a good understanding of engineering, management and economics associated with solid waste disposal and have published such ideas in Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers’ Journal and Newsletter. The quality of staff at AWE and their joint cooperation with international consultants and equipment suppliers make the firm able to provide sustainable solutions on solid waste disposal for industries, towns and cities in Uganda, through;

• Design and construction administration of municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal facilities such as landfills
• Design and installation of solid waste incineration facilities (stationary or mobile) for conventional or hazardous waste
• Consulting services on municipal, industrial and agricultural waste management
• Cost-recovery models for economical and sustainable waste disposal
• Resource and energy recovery from waste

Hazardous waste management
AWE stays abreast of the regulations and enforcement trends affecting the management of hazardous and solid waste in Uganda. We have knowledge and experience in facility investigations and corrective action plans for sustainable hazardous waste management.

AWE can adequately perform the following services:

• Corrective Measures Studies (CMS)
• Groundwater/Water Quality Monitoring Systems
• Ambient Air Quality Monitoring/Industrial Hygiene
• Hazardous Waste characterization
• Hazardous Waste Minimization
• Development of Standard Operating Procedures for hazardous waste
• Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Training
• Sale, installation and after-sales service of hazardous waste treatment systems
• Design of treatment, recycle, reuse and disposal systems for hazardous waste
  

RELATED LINKS:

 1. Wastewater
 2. Air pollution
 3. Solid and hazardous waste
 4. Water and sanitation
 5. Site remediation
 6. EIA and environmental auditing
 7. Cleaner production
 8. Noise pollution
 9. Occupational health and safety
10. Monitoring
11. Pollution control equipment