Improving the Municipal Waste Management System of Kaolack

With the support of the Institut Africain de Gestion Urbaine (IAGU), a Senegalese NGO and a technical expert in urban man­agement, the Capstone team studied the waste management systems of Kaolack, Senegal. Kaolack is a rapidly growing urban area with a waste management problem: the city lacks coordinated efforts to manage increasing waste generation and experiences frequent illegal dumping of trash at the main axis of the city's entrance. The Capstone team interviewed local municipal officials, NGO representa­tives, and owners of trash collection busi­nesses to assess Kaolack's current waste management services and practices, and identify the technical, financial, social, and administrative weaknesses and opportuni­ties of the system. With this report, IAGU intends to inspire action to improve solid waste management internationally.