Research Article
Analysis of Enterprise Profile and Composition of Solid Waste Generated in the Informal Sector of Gweru, Zimbabwe
Table 8
Composition of waste generated in the dry season (% by weight).
| | Waste category | Monomotapa | Shamrock Park | Mkoba | Kudzanai/Kombayi | Ascot |
| | Food/vegetable waste | 9 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 29 | | Paper | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | Cardboard | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | Plastics | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | | Glass | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | Metals | 31 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 5 | | Wood | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 20 | | Textiles | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | | Rubber | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | WEEE | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | Builder’s rubble | 14 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | Miscellaneous | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| | Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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