Analysis of Enterprise Profile and Composition of Solid Waste Generated in the Informal Sector of Gweru, Zimbabwe

Table 5

Categories used for solid waste characterization.

Waste category	Types of waste
Food and vegetable waste	Wastes from handling, preparation, cooking, and eating of foods including fruits, maize cobs, chicken waste, and bones.
Paper	Old and torn books, old newspapers, high grade paper (e.g., office and computer), old magazines, mixed paper, and other nonusable paper.
Cardboard	Old corrugated cardboard/kraft (recyclable).
Plastics	PETE (e.g., soft drink bottles and vegetable oil containers), HDPE (milk and water containers, and detergent bottles), mixed plastics (commingled), plastics, and other plastics (PVC, LDPE, PP/5, and PP/6).
Glass	Flat glass, container glass, and beverage containers.
Metals	Mainly ferrous and nonferrous metals, aluminium or steel metals from tinsmith activities, empty containers of paint, motor oil, thinners, and so forth.
Wood	Wood shavings, waste building material and pallets, and small pieces of timber.
Textiles	Pieces of cloth and fabric (synthetic and cotton) and threads.
WEEE	Waste from electronic repairs, damaged speakers, cell phones, expired elements, unfit wires, plates, plugs, and used oil.
Soil, builder’s rubble	High amount of sand and organic matter, bricks, and few stones.
Special waste	Hazardous waste in the enterprise waste stream such as batteries, oil, pieces of hair, and weaves.
Miscellaneous	Wood ash, coal ash, room sweepings, and so forth.