Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Management System in a Developing Country

Table 1

Basic information of six city corporations of Bangladesh.

City corporation	City area; (sq. km)	Population; (million)	Number of Wards	Wastes generation rate; (kg/cap/day)	Total generation; (tons/day)	Ultimate disposal site
Dhaka	360	11.00	90	0.40–0.55	5000–5500	2
Chittagong	156	3.65	45	0.30–0.45	1200–1400	2
Khulna	47	1.50	31	0.30–0.40	420–520	1
Rajshahi	48	0.45	30	0.25–0.35	160–210	1
Barisal	45	0.40	30	0.20–0.25	100–140	1
Sylhet	26.5	0.50	27	0.35–0.45	200–240	1