FORHOM Training: Solid Waste Collection and Treatment

Theme 1 – Introduction
Saturday 07/12/13
Tour of the trainees (experience, current project and current responsibilities, expectations in relation to the Internship)

General information on urban solid waste in Africa
Current and innovative practices in Africa
Composition of urban solid waste.
Theme 2 – Suitable channels and actors of solid waste treatment
Sunday 08/12/13

Pre-collection of solid urban waste
Collection and transport of solid urban waste
Issues in the treatment of urban solid waste
Difficulties in collecting and treating solid urban waste
Waste disposal centers: their operation, management and financing.
Theme 3 – The recovery of solid waste
Monday 09/12/13

Composting
Anaerobic digestion
Recovery and recycling
Selective sorting and participation of inhabitants.
Theme 4 – Toxic waste, risks and treatments
Tuesday 10/12/13 and Wednesday 11/12/13

Solid wastes with toxic characteristics
The risks associated with the handling of toxic waste
Protection means and techniques for the treatment of toxic waste
Some experiences of solid waste collection and treatment in Africa