Occupational Risks Associated with Solid Waste Management in the Informal Sector of Gweru, Zimbabwe

Table 1

Average composition of hazardous solid waste generated in the informal enterprises per week (% by weight).

Kudzanai/Kombayi	Shamrock Park Monomotapa	Mkoba	Ascot
Containers of; (i) Paint; (ii) Outdated medicines; (iii) Toilet bowl cleaners; (iv) Hair waving lotions; (v) Shampoos; (vi) Nail polish; (vii) Disinfectants; (viii) Wood preservatives; (ix) Scouring powders; (x) Spot removers; Sharps; (i) Broken glass; (ii) Opened tin cans; WEEE; (i) Cell phones; (ii) Irons; (iii) Calculators; (iv) Air conditioners; (v) VCRs and DVDs	Containers of; (i) Motor oil; (ii) Paints; (iii) Spot removers; (iv) Diesel and petrol; (v) Brake fluid; (vi) Glass cleaners; (vii) Drain cleaners; (viii) Silver polish; (ix) Furniture polish; (x) Spot removers; (xi) Carpet cleaners; (xii) Upholstery cleaners; (xiii) Photographic material; (xiv) Pool cleaners; (xv) Laboratory chemicals; (xvi) Paint solvents; Sharps; (i) Scrap metal; (ii) Zinc pieces; (iii) Cable strip; (iv) Broken glass; (v) Pieces of wire; (vi) Opened tin cans; WEEE; (i) Large home appliances; (ii) Small home appliances; (iii) IT and telecom equipment; (iv) Consumer equipment; Others; Plastic; Acid lead; Batteries	Containers of; (i) Scouring powders; (ii) Shoe polish; (iii) Furniture polish; (iv) Glass cleaners; (v) Shampoos; (vi) Outdated medicines; (vii) Pesticides; (viii) Insecticides; (ix) Disinfectants; (x) Wood preservatives; (xi) Cosmetics; (xii) Hair lotions; (xiii) Toilet bowl cleaners; (xiv) Laboratory chemicals; (xv) Ant and roach killers; Sharps; (i) Broken glassware; (ii) Nails; (iii) Scrap metal; (iv) Needles; (v) Pieces of wire; (vi) Opened tin cans; WEEE; (i) Home appliances	Containers of; (i) Wood preservatives; (ii) Toilet bowl cleaners; (iii) Disinfectants; (iv) Laboratory chemicals; (v) Scouring powders; (vi) Shampoos; (vii) Hair waving lotions; (viii) Paints; (ix) Glass cleaners; (x) Toilet bowl cleaners; (xi) Outdated medicines; (xii) Ant and roach killers; Sharps; (i) Broken glassware; (ii) Nails; (iii) Needles; (iv) Opened tin cans; WEEE; (i) Large home appliances; (ii) Small home appliances; (iii) IT and telecom equipment; (iv) Consumer equipment
1.8% by weight	3.87% by weight	2,46% by weight	2,22% by weight

Source: field survey (2015).