Getting Started

Is a Waste Management Program Feasible?

Do one or many of these conditions exist in the community?

• The community has identified solid waste as a priority


• The municipality has demonstrated interest and commitment to solid waste issues


• Technical experts are available in the municipality or in the district


• Community leaders talk about solid waste as a problem


• Community leaders demonstrate their ability to mobilize the population to achieve a common goal


• Community members complain about trash in the streets/river/etc.


• Woman complain about the poor health of their children that could be linked to the improper disposal of waste (diarrhea and respiratory diseases)

While all these conditions are not necessary to start a waste management program, they are a rough way to gauge interest and the ability of the community to organize a waste program. The only accurate way to measure these conditions is through the completion of the waste diagnostic.