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Solid waste management (SWM) has become a global burning environmental issue influenced by rapid population growth, urbanization, socio-economic development and the consumerism syndrome of the complex society. Zambia, like many other countries, has not been spared from environmental challenges...

Kaunda Square has been experiencing the problem of indiscriminate dumping of waste for a long time. The most affected areas include the markets, shopping centres, roads and streets, open spaces and school grounds. Lack of adequate and efficient solid waste service delivery system has contributed...

Solid Waste Management (SWM) continues to be a major concern in Zambia. As such, the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ), through the Ministry of Local Government and Housing (MLGH) in 2004 instituted the Make Zambia Clean and Healthy (MZCH) campaign aimed, in part, at enhancing solid...

The topic of research was an assessment of environmental awareness on solid wastes management in Lusaka; the case study of Kaunda Square Township. The problem being addressed by this study is the environmental awareness on solid waste in Kaunda Square. The General Objective of the study was to...

This study was undertaken to assess environmental awareness towards sustainable development among selected grade twelve secondary school pupils in Lusaka District. The study used questionnaires, focus group schedules, and semi-structured interviews to collect data from the field. The main...

Introduction: Access to safe and clean water is important as a health and development issue at regional, national and local levels (World Health Organization, 2006). Throughout human history, the major health problems that humans have faced are concerned with community life such as control of...

This study was aimed at ensuring Kabwe Municipal Council had a clean environment. As part of contributing to solving the problem, this study analysed the possible measures to tackle the problem of solid waste management. The overall purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the...

This study sought to analyze the effect of community sensitization on the outcome of indoor residual spraying program against mosquitoes in Mpika district of Zambia. Indoor residual spray using carbamate insecticide was carried out in two phases: phase one march to April, phase two October to...

The term, “heavy metals” (HMs) refers to a group of metals with atomic density greater than 4g/cm3. HM contamination is a major environmental problem worldwide today, especially in growing cities of developing countries mainly due to pollution. High levels of HMs can cause health problems in an...

The principal areas and causes of environmental degradation include land degradation through erosion, land, air and water pollution to mention only but a few. Many of these environmental issues emanate from mining activities in one way or the other. Although these environmental concerns are...