The waste generated in Bujumbura, and in Burundi as a whole, is mainly disposed of in open lands, called landfilling, or it finds its way into natural river bodies, creating a negative impact on the environment and is significantly responsible for water pollution in a...
Solid waste management in developing countries, Burundi included, and emerging economies is generally characterized by highly inefficient waste-collection practices, variable and inadequate levels of service due to limited resources, lack of environmental control systems and appropriate legislation, limited know-how, indiscriminate dumping, littering and scavenging and,...
