Solid Waste Management and Recycling

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Table App. 7.5. Percentage of metal waste purchased by wholesale traders from different

agents (last week) by size of unit (quantity in Kgs)

Size of the

unit (No. of

workers)

Street/Dump

site waste

pickers

Itinerat

buyers

Retail

traders

Governmet

offices

Others Total

1 – 5

6 – 10

11 – 15

16 – 21

840

(2.2)

350

(1.8)

350

(5.0)

• 
  

8,995

(23.7)

3,010

(15.2)

700

(10.0)

• 
  

23,135

(61.1)

12,600

(63.6)

4,900

(70.0)

• 
  

700

(1.8)

• 
  

1,050

(15.0)

• 
  

4,200

(11.2)

3,850

(19.4)

• 
  


• 
  

37,870

(100)

19,810

(100)

7,000

(100)

• 
  

Total = 12 1,540
(2.4)

12,705

(19.6)

40,635

(62.8)

1,750

(2.7)

8,050

(12.5)

64,680

(100)

Source: Field Survey

Table App. 7.6. Percentage of bottle waste purchased by wholesale traders from different

agents (last week) by size of unit (quantity in Nos)

Size of the

unit (No. of

workers)

Street/Dump

site waste

pickers

Itinerant

buyers

Retail

traders

Government

offices

Others Total

1 – 5

6 – 10

11 – 15

16 – 21

3,640

(12.6)

• 
  


• 
  


• 
  

525

(1.8)

3,500

(50.0)

49,000

(26.9)

• 
  

24,640

(85.6)

3,500

(50.0)

119,000

(65.4)

• 
  
  
  
  • 
    
  
  
  • 
    
  
  
  • 
    
  
  
  • 
    
    
    
    • 
      
    
    
    • 
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

14,000

(7.7)

• 
  

28,805

(100)

7,000

(100)

182,000

(100)

• 
  

Total = 8 3,640
(1.7)

53,025

(24.3)

147,140

(67.5)

• 14,000
  (6.5)

217,805

(100)

Source: Field Survey