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