Global Journal of Human-Social Science, B: Geography, Environmental Science and Disaster Management, Volume 23 Issue 6

Analysis of the Household Waste Management System and the Health and Environmental Impact in the Municipality of Kasa Vubu, City of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo Holenu Mangenda Holy α , Vuni Simbu Alexis σ , Ngoma Nsungu Dervie ρ , Masamuna Parfait Ѡ , Mola Jean Paul ¥ , Muyulu Rosy § , Ebubu Adogo Jefferson χ , Nd Pukuta Reagan & ν Narcis Barsan Ѳ Abstract- One of the important areas in the interaction between human and environmental activities is waste management. In low-income countries, in this case the Democratic Republic of Congo in general and the city of Kinshasa in particular, the most common method used is uncontrolled dumping. However, if this solution is the easiest to implement and the least expensive, it is nonetheless necessary to respect certain rules in order to achieve its goal, which is very rarely the case. Throwing away garbage in inappropriate places can be extremely damaging to the environment and to human health. Within the framework of this study, observations, interviews and surveys conducted in the field with local populations as well as the sampling of physico-chemical parameters with the help of the EXTECH portable Multi- analyzer, model 433201, have determined several obvious nuisances such as odors, fumes, proliferation of insects, attraction of mice and dogs. And several diseases have been noted by the presence of this pirate dump, namely, 67% of the population suffers from malaria, 17% suffers from amoebic dysentery, 10% from typhoid fever and 7% from diarrhea. This situation is particularly due to the absence of evacuation of uncontrolled dumps; the population is not better informed about the hygienic standards in terms of waste management; the absence of transit sites for the deposit of household waste; the absence of a sorting and recycling center; the lack of awareness of the population of the danger that threatens them due to the omnipresence of uncontrolled dumps; the lack of intervention and monitoring of public and municipal services in the field and the lack of political will for the establishment of waste management structures. These are the problems faced by household waste management in the city of Kinshasa in general and the commune of Kasavubu in particular. It should be noted that this analysis has focused much more on the physico-chemical analysis of the pirate landfill, unlike the study on the Management of household waste in the city of Kinshasa: Survey on the perception of inhabitants and proposals, where we had just focused on the perception of the population of the city of Kinshasa in relation to solid waste management. Keywords: management system, household waste, health, environmental, impact. I ntroduction .6 billion people lacked access to adequate sanitation in 2004, representing 60% of the population of developing countries (WHOUNICEF 2006). This lack of sanitation represents a serious problem for human dignity, public health, environmental integrity, social equity and economic development. Lack of sanitation is considered one of the major causes of water-related diseases (WHO-UNICEF 2006). Solid waste management is inextricably linked to the broader issue of smart environmental management and social well-being. As early as the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, Agenda 21 recommended a hierarchy of goals for the United States that included reducing waste generation, optimizing waste reuse and recycling, promoting waste treatment and disposal by less polluting means, and extending waste services throughout the United States, leaving no citizen unprotected and no community without resources. These objectives and approaches were taken up in the 2002 Johannesburg Summit Action Plan. In line with these objectives, the waste sector has developed in developed countries to become an important component of environmental policy. Waste management has indeed become a priority due to the growing awareness on the part of citizens and the media that it is a serious problem linked to the deterioration of the natural environment. Waste is one of the best indicators of the economic vitality and lifestyle of a society. The protection of the environment is becoming more and more a collective concern. The issue of waste is a daily one and affects every human being, both professionally and at home. As a consumer, producer, user of garbage collection and recyclable waste sorter, citizen or taxpayer, everyone can and must be an actor in better waste management (Philippe Thonart and Sory Diabaté 1997). In an integrated vision of sustainable development, the problem of waste cannot be treated as an isolated object, nor can it be limited to the aspects of recovery and disposal alone. It must be placed in a holistic perspective of risk and resource management, covering the entire life cycle of the waste, from its generation to its final treatment. It anticipates waste from the project stage, includes source reduction, recovery and disposal strategies and aims to control flows 2 © 2023 Global Journals Volume XXIII Issue VI Version I 21 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2023 B Author α σ ρ Ѡ ¥ § ν : Université de Kinshasa, Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, Mention Géosciences, BP 190 Kinshasa XI, RD Congo. e-mail: holyholenu@gmail.com Author χ : Département de Géographie- Gestion de l’Environnement, Section des Sciences Exactes à l’Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Buta (I.S.P). B.P.106. BUTA, Province du Bas-Uélé. (R.D.CONGO). Author Ѳ : ‘’Vasile Alecsandri’’ University of Bacau, Calea Marasesti 157, Bacau, 600115, Romania.