Title: Collection, transfer and transport of solid waste
Course: Hygiene and Environmental Health Part 2 - Ethiopia (Full)

Collection, transfer and transport of solid waste

In urban centres, collection is a function that has its own process and services. Waste is collected and held at central transfer stations where waste is stored before it is transported to a final disposal site. In rural areas, waste is not normally collected in this way and disposal is limited to onsite processing options, although sometimes there may be communal collection of solid waste using animal carts.