A conceptual framework for zero waste management in Bangladesh

The rapid expansion of industrialization, urbanization, and the influx of migrant citizens into the cities has become a cause of concern for huge waste generation in Bangladesh. These wastes include solid, and liquid contaminated with chemicals, food waste, ago-waste etc. generated from multiple sources have been frequently dumped in open landfills, causing environmental degradation in the urban areas. This indiscriminate dumping of waste in the open places reveals the poor waste management capability of the city's authorities. Thus soil, air and water pollution is common phenomena in the most of the cities in Bangladesh. The main challenge is the severe land scarcity. It has dense highly population which causing more than 7000 metric ton waste generating per day only from the Capital Dhaka city. Therefore, this study aims to formulate a conceptual framework to facilitate a zero-waste management initiative in Bangladesh through analyzing an extensive existing study available in the research domain. It is expected that the application of the proposed waste management framework will inspire a number of entrepreneurs to involve themselves in waste recycling initiatives with the direct interference of the municipalities and the government's concerned ministries. Lastly this research amplifies the policy recommendations for the policymakers of Bangladesh which will enable them to manage zero waste management in Bangladesh. However, this type of research not done before in Bangladesh that can be helpful for existing literatures for further research.