WASTE MANAGEMENT AT MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

One of the waste bins donated by the Lions Club at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) at Makerere University

By Gloria Kabazazi and Latifah Namuwaya

Proper waste management protects the environment by preventing land pollution, threat to human health where risks of contracting diseases associated with poor waste management like dysentery and cholera are high thereby promoting hygiene and sanitation around campus. At Makerere University, different waste receptacles are allocated in different centers of the colleges and halls around the university to ensure proper disposal of waste at any point. 

Waste disposal has always been a crucial issue around the university since it accommodates a large population of people from different localities and behavior. This raises a sanitation concern thus different waste receptacles being placed at different points of the university some donated by different clubs and organizations to allow a room for proper waste disposal at any point and anywhere. 

Proper waste management is the placement of waste in a designated waste receptacle, or other suitable container which is regularly emptied by a refuse collector, or disposed into a system designed to convey domestic sewage for proper treatment and disposal.