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ANALYSIS OF THE HOUSEHOLD WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF KASA VUBU, CITY OF KINSHASA IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGOAbstractOne of the important areas in the interaction between human and environmental activities is waste management. In low-income countries, in this case the Democratic Republic of Congo in general and the city of Kinshasa in particular, the most widely used method is uncontrolled dumping. However, if this solution is the easiest to implement and the least expensive, the fact remains that it must, to achieve its goal, respect certain rules, which is very rarely the case. Disposing of garbage in inappropriate places can be extremely harmful to the environment and to human health.As part of this study, the observations, interviews and surveys carried out in the field with local populations as well as the sampling of physico-chemical parameters using the EXTECH portable multi-analyzer device, model 433201, have determined several obvious nuisances such as odors, smoke, the proliferation of insects, the attraction of mice and dogs. And several diseases have been identified by the presence of this pirate dump, that is, 67% of the population suffers from malaria, 17% sulfur from amoebic dysentery, 10% from typhoid fever and 7% from diarrhea. This situation is particularly due to the absence of the evacuation of uncontrolled landfills; the population is not better informed about hygienic standards for waste management; the absence of transit sites for the deposit of household waste; the absence of a sorting and Waste recycling center; the lack of awareness of the populations of the danger that awaits them by the omnipresence of uncontrolled landfills; the lack of intervention and monitoring of public and municipal services on the ground and of political will for the establishment of waste management structures. These are the problems that household waste management is experiencing throughout the city of Kinshasa in general and the municipality of Kasavubu in particular.
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