Appendix A: Stakeholder list

1.2 Waste characterisation studies

Waste characterization studies to inform IWMPs are still largely lacking. The composition of waste collected from households differs depending on income level and geographic location of the municipality. Waste composition figures reported in literature are summarized in Table 6.

The following shortcomings relating to waste characterization studies were identified:

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  sampling and sorting methods used are not standard
  
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  waste categories vary between studies and are not comparable
  
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  low numbers of samples renders the study unrepresentative
  
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  sampling periods does not cater for seasonal variation (the majority was done in winter)
  
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  variability in sorting accuracy.
  

Table : Domestic waste composition (% by weight) by municipality