Pilot Projects on Solid Waste Management of Environmental Sanitation, Hygiene and Water Supply in Urban Slums and Fringes
Client DPHE / UNICEF Description of work: The project included capacity building on waste management, baseline survey, and research on waste generation rates in 14 municipalities. Activities performed: Carried out a baseline survey on waste generation in 14 municipalities. Developed training manual on community mobilization on solid waste management. Imparted training […]
ASHOKA Fellowship for the year 2000
ASHOKA INNOVATORS FOR THE PUBLIC, USA Maqsood and Iftekhar Enayetullah are tackling urban waste disposal by developing a network of decentralized, financially self-sufficient composting centers adapted to Bangladeshi conditions. Note: This profile was prepared at the time when A. H. Md. Maqsood Sinha was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship in 2000. Ashoka Fellowship for the year […]
Dhaka Community-Based Urban Solid Waste Management under Sustainable Environment Management Program (SEMP)
Client Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) / UNDP Description of work: The assignment included laying out national waste management rules, as well as design and implementation of pilot schemes. Activities performed: Drafted rules on solid waste management, hospital waste management, and battery waste management for Bangladesh. Designed and implemented pilot […]
Study of Potential of Waste Recycling, Composting in the city of Jessore, Bangladesh.
Client: UNIDO & UNDP Description of work: Assessed the volume of rubbish collected and collectable by the Municipality of Jessore and convertible into compost & dry fertilizer; Studied the state of art of waste composting in Dhaka; Obtained from Jessore the basic statistics on current rubbish disposal practices & volumes; and Prepared a brief pre- […]
