Al-Khatib Issam A, Arafat Hassan A, Basheer Thabet, Shawahneh Hadeel, Salahat Ammar, Eid Jaafar, Ali Wasif
Institute of Community and Public Health and Faculty of Engineering, Birzeit University, Ramallah, Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Waste Manag. 2007;27(12):1910-9. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2006.11.006. Epub 2007 Jan 16.
There is a great interest in solving problems related to municipal solid waste (MSW) management in the Palestinian territory. However, few studies have been done to assess the extent of these problems and suggest the best alternative solutions. This study aims at assessing MSW conditions in the seven major districts in northern West Bank, Palestinian territory. The study focuses on comparing several MSW management elements (such as collection, budget, and disposal) in municipalities, village councils, and refugee camps in the studied districts and the problems faced by these institutions in handling the waste. It also provides information on MSW collection service availability and waste disposal practices in the districts studied. It was found that, although MSW collection service was available for 98% of the residents in the areas surveyed, no proper treatment or landfill procedure was followed for the collected waste in most of these areas. Instead, waste burning in open dumpsites was the most common practice. Moreover, due to inefficient collection of waste disposal fees from the residents, municipalities were forced to sometimes cut the collection service and reduce its labor force, especially in villages. The budget for MSW management was between 2% and 8% of the total budget of the municipalities studied, indicating a low priority for this issue.
巴勒斯坦领土上对解决与城市固体废物（MSW）管理相关的问题有着浓厚兴趣。然而，很少有研究来评估这些问题的严重程度并提出最佳替代解决方案。本研究旨在评估巴勒斯坦领土约旦河西岸北部七个主要地区的城市固体废物状况。该研究着重比较研究地区的市政当局、村议会和难民营中的几个城市固体废物管理要素（如收集、预算和处置）以及这些机构在处理废物时面临的问题。它还提供了有关研究地区城市固体废物收集服务可用性和废物处置做法的信息。研究发现，尽管在所调查地区98%的居民可获得城市固体废物收集服务，但在这些地区的大多数地方，所收集的废物并未遵循适当的处理或填埋程序。相反，在露天垃圾场焚烧废物是最常见的做法。此外，由于向居民收取的废物处置费收取效率低下，市政当局有时被迫削减收集服务并减少劳动力，尤其是在村庄。城市固体废物管理预算占所研究市政当局总预算的2%至8%，表明该问题的优先级较低。
