Very first we will have to reduce or control in population increase.

second, by education

Third, Self realization to every one about this.

Hi Armawati Arbi: I think this is a cultural issue and needs to be addressed slowly but persistently . One possibility is to start work with schools , setting up small areas of composting. In general, children like to work on projects like this. The obtained compound was used in gardens and , with the first harvest is likely that the project call the attention of the local community. Realizing that organic waste can be used to generate food , it is possible that the habit of burning the same is gradually replaced voluntarily. after checking the beginning of replacement , I suggest starting another project dealing with questions about garbage collection , waste reduction and illnesses related to air pollution by burning outdoors.

Since its a habit to burn the waste, you need to understand why they take to burning it. For instance, is it because it's cheaper? Faster? Saves time etc. From then on, you have the opportunity to educate them on the dangers of burning waste (both the environmental and health implications), then you can introduce them to the benefits they can reap from any proposed alternative to the burning. In this case, you may introduce a means of rewarding those who chose to follow your proposed method. Remember, it's a habit, so you have to be patient. For it takes time to change people habit.

Create awareness on the benefits of recycling organic waste and possibly start a demonstration garden for them to see and learn.

Educate the children; they will then educate the parents. Get a few farmers also involved.

What about a recycling program through schools? Make them grow vegetables by composting the organic wastes.

Hi, give them value for that waste and an alternative source of heat if they do require it. 

If if they are using the waste for household heating purposes, perhaps someone can set up a central facility to digest the waste and supply pipes has to the houses, or other such measures. 

Follow the money!  First determine who has a vested financial interest in continuing the burning of the waste.  Now figure out how to make it in their financial interest to stop burning the waste.  Finally make sure the solution solves the problem of the disposal of the waste for the whole community.  For example, show them that the waste has more economic value to them if it were converted into biochemicals.  Attached is a paper that was published in June in the Journal of Sustainable Development titled "Products From Organic Waste Using Managed Ecosystem Fermentation".  The paper lays out the economics of why organic waste has a much higher value that burning, composting, producing bio gas, or land filling.

dear Arbi

Farmers’ eye accept better than their ear

you accompany them in agricultural practice and find out their reasons for this work (burning waste) ( their main reason could be : for destroying pest in priority crops ). you suggest alternative ways for burning waste on a small farm in actual ways. and you show them that burning waste is harmful for environment by film and … .

I hope that you succeed in this duty.

Give them value for the waste. Collect it in a centre and use that waste to generate power to supply back to the villagers. Central heating. Perhaps use a barter trade system where each kg of organic waste supplied can get them several units (kWhr) of power. Use the power to supply treated piped water to their homes as well. 

Dear Armawati,

I would like to answer your question from my experience in Indonesia which I suppose is also the location of your interest.

From a techno-economical point of view, the situation of organic waste is unfortunately not as good as for plastic, paper, or metal. For the latter, I observed a well-functioning market in densely populated areas. You could calculate if a business can work on the production of biogas and/or compost from organic waste. A very useful resource for this and technical questions is EAWAG’s “Anaerobic Digestion in Developing Countries” (http://www.eawag.ch/fileadmin/Domain1/Abteilungen/sandec/publikationen/SWM/Anaerobic_Digestion/biowaste.pdf). However, such a business needs to compete with low prices for LPG, electricity and fertilizer in Indonesia. Therefore, additional incomes are probably necessary. It’s worth to consider a subsidy using carbon offsets for the produced biogas or compost, i.e. GHG emissions are “paid off” by supporting projects that reduce GHG. Here is an example for community based solid waste management in Indonesia that is supported this way (https://www.atmosfair.de/en/biogas_und_biomasse/indonesien). Capital costs and some operational costs might be also covered by governmental and non-governmental organizations. Finally, a tipping fee by all community members might be necessary.

If the community members need to pay a waste tipping fee, community work becomes extremely important to explain the necessity of a proper waste management and to create the necessary institutions that faciliate the collection of tipping fees, as well as the collection and treatment of waste. 

I encourage you to contact two NGOs that have gained a lot of practical experience in this topic in Indonesia and beyond: “BEST” (http://www.best.or.id/) and BORDA (http://www.borda-sea.org/basic-needs-services/deswam-decentralized-solid-waste-management.html).  

Selamat sore dari Leipzig, Jerman! : )

http://www.eawag.ch/fileadmin/Domain1/Abteilungen/sandec/publikationen/SWM/Anaerobic_Digestion/biowaste.pdf

http://www.borda-sea.org/basic-needs-services/deswam-decentralized-solid-waste-management.html

http://www.best.or.id

https://www.atmosfair.de/en/biogas_und_biomasse/indonesien

Dear Armawati,

I would like to answer your question from my experience in Indonesia which I suppose is also the location of your interest.

From a techno-economical point of view, the situation of organic waste is unfortunately not as good as for plastic, paper, or metal. For the latter, I observed a well-functioning market in densely populated areas. You could calculate if a business can work on the production of biogas and/or compost from organic waste. A very useful resource for this and technical questions is EAWAG’s “Anaerobic Digestion in Developing Countries” (http://www.eawag.ch/fileadmin/Domain1/Abteilungen/sandec/publikationen/SWM/Anaerobic_Digestion/biowaste.pdf). However, such a business needs to compete with low prices for LPG, electricity and fertilizer in Indonesia. Therefore, additional incomes are probably necessary. It’s worth to consider a subsidy using carbon offsets for the produced biogas or compost, i.e. GHG emissions are “paid off” by supporting projects that reduce GHG. Here is an example for community based solid waste management in Indonesia that is supported this way (https://www.atmosfair.de/en/biogas_und_biomasse/indonesien). Capital costs and some operational costs might be also covered by governmental and non-governmental organizations. Finally, a tipping fee by all community members might be necessary.

If the community members need to pay a waste tipping fee, community work becomes extremely important to explain the necessity of a proper waste management and to create the necessary institutions that faciliate the collection of tipping fees, as well as the collection and treatment of waste. 

I encourage you to contact two NGOs that have gained a lot of practical experience in this topic in Indonesia and beyond: “BEST” (http://www.best.or.id/) and BORDA (http://www.borda-sea.org/basic-needs-services/deswam-decentralized-solid-waste-management.html).  

Selamat sore dari Leipzig, Jerman! : )

http://www.eawag.ch/fileadmin/Domain1/Abteilungen/sandec/publikationen/SWM/Anaerobic_Digestion/biowaste.pdf

http://www.borda-sea.org/basic-needs-services/deswam-decentralized-solid-waste-management.html

http://www.best.or.id

https://www.atmosfair.de/en/biogas_und_biomasse/indonesien

Practical way of recycling is sorting at household level. degradable waste can be heaped,watered and covered with thin layer of soil so as make best compost out of wastes. Product thus prepared can be used for improving fertility of soil  for crop production and garden.

This is a very important health concern. So it is the responsibility of both the country Environmental Protection Agency and the Ministry of Health. The University also may participate this system by incorporating conferences on Air pollution and the risks of incenerating organic wastes. 

Give them better value for it and that will solve the problem.  Make an alternative product of greater value from the biomass/organic waste so that you can pay higher prices to them and you have your solution.  

Make them understand that organic wastes are actually not 'waste' but wealth/resource at wring place in wrong quality and wrong time. We can convert  the socalled organic waste into resource for in agri/horti/aquacultural production. Thus we can avert the pollution out of their burning and additionally we can harness the hidden potential for productive purposes and generate money which can help them uplift the communities economic status. It may be started from their household and be extended to farmland. At home kitchen garded can be promoted using kitchen wastes and other orgnic wastes generated at our homes. Cowdung, vegetable and crop residues, etc. can be used in composting that can covert garbage into gold. The principal principle is to emulate nature, follow the natural nutrient cycle and be inspired by mother Nature who uses all, no 'waste' is there in her world.  

Dear Arbi

3R s practices comprises different measures and skillful techniques to minimize the volume of discarded waste materials that was generated to dispose out. I think the Public Awareness/Education is essential in this regards. At the community level, Integrated Waste Management Scoreboard points should be awarded for based on the establishment of programs that raise awareness of people regarding solid waste management issues and practices.

Good luck in your research,

Ata

Organic waste is resource placed at wrong place in wrong quantity at wrong tome. We can covert organic waste into valuable resource through recycling in economy driven agricultural and aquacultural practices. We can even growth some plants ans algae in organic wastewater that can be used for biofuel production. We all have to raise the awareness and sensitize people that buring of organic waste causes air and water pollution. Thus we are simply shifting the pollution load from one environmental domain to another, which is considered as a 'shell game' with pollution. On the other hand those organic waste can be converted into resources in our household or in a community. Thus responsibility is lying with each and every member of the society, each group and social structural organization as well as from local government (municipality/panchayet) to national government. Through concerted effort by practices the 3R philosophy (Reduce waste, Reuse resources and Recycle resources) there could be a paradigm shift in tackling organic wastes from buring/incineration to recycling and recovery of resources.

Dear Arabi,

I have noticed that, most of the municipality staff such as people who sweep streets often burn such wastes. In our residential colony in Pakistan, we had see every day such burning. When I personally noticed, I saw the government sweeper was firing organic wastes at the collection points. I explained him that, your duty is to weep and put waste at this point only, but why you fire it? I further added to him that, this smoke causes irritation to people inhaling, plz do not burn in future. He said sure I will not.

So, my idea is that, we should ask / write to the main supervisors or head of the municipal staff who can ask to all his staff to quite such practice. As a teacher, we can insert a footnotes on our lectures about this thing. Advertisement/seminars can give knowledge to people. Very important is that, the government should ban the firing of organic wastes and the regional police station should be responsible, I think this will give 99% result.

Regards,

Dr. Laghari

We should aware peoples about the harmful effect of such activities

If you change the economics of the end product to where it is worth the effort to concentrate and process the waste... the problem goes away.

Attached is a paper that describes some of the products that can come from organic waste using a natural cycle with a little control system as well as its economcis.