Research Article
Analysis of Enterprise Profile and Composition of Solid Waste Generated in the Informal Sector of Gweru, Zimbabwe
Table 9
Composition of waste generated in the wet season (% by weight).
| Waste category | Monomotapa | Shamrock Park | Mkoba | Kudzanai/Kombayi | Ascot |
| Food/vegetable | 11 | 17 | 23 | 63 | 34 | Paper | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 | Cardboard | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | Plastics | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | Glass | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Metals | 29 | 43 | 18 | 6 | 5 | Wood | 13 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 14 | Textiles | 7 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | Rubber | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | WEEE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Builder’s rubble | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Miscellaneous | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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