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This article is about the municipal waste generation and treatment in Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, from 1997 to 2012. The statistical data that are represented show that with the increase in GDP per capita of Winnipeg, waste generation has decreased because of the increased effectiveness of the municipal waste management plan after 2005. It also includes the strategies used by Winnipeg City to treat municipal waste. == Municipal waste generation == The collection, transportation, processing or disposal and the monitoring of waste is known as waste management. Due to the harmful effects to humans and to the environment as well as its low aesthetic value, it becomes important to manage these wastes. Municipal waste is a challenge to every developed or developing or under developed countries. The water and waste department of Winnipeg city Municipality has been collecting publishing their data on waste and water for the purpose of sustainable development of the city. They have been collecting data and publishing them since 1996. These data helps them to know the current situation of the city and helps to make the waste management work efficiently. The data represented covers the period from 1996 to 2012. This data basically covers the garbage and recycle generated by the residential areas of Winnipeg. It excludes the yard waste generated by Winnipeg and is represented in tonnes. The Figure – 1 shows the municipal waste generated by Winnipeg. This figure contains statistical data from 1997 to 2012. It shows the garbage generation (Black); recycle waste generation (Green) and total waste generation (Red) in Winnipeg. The figure includes the comparison of the waste generation in different years that could help in recognizing the effectiveness of the waste management in this city. The total waste generated in Winnipeg in 1996 was about 171,117 tonnes with an average of 275 kg per capitaper year, whereas in year 2005 it was remarkably very high very high around 297,848 tonnes. After this the due to better help and programmes regarding the waste management by Winnipeg itself as well as from Manitoba Province, waste management become very effective and its results are seen in the Figure – 1 itself. The waste generated in Winnipeg City in year 2009 was remarkable with the total of 275,291 tonnes which makes an average of 298 kg per year of garbage was generated by each person in Winnipeg. Figure – 2 represents the garbage generated in 2009 consisted of Food waste: 27.9%, Paper: 14.2%, Packaging fiber: 10.7%, other waste (includes furniture, computer equipment, small appliances, and carpeting): 8.7%, Plastics packaging: 7.6%, Renovation waste: 7%, Diapers and sanitary products: 7%, Pet waste: 6.6%, Glass containers: 5%, Textiles: 3%, Metal packaging: 2.8 (Source: Winnipeg Residential Waste Composition Study 2009). The quantity of residential waste also depends on the season of the years for e.g. Garden trimmings, autumn leaves; clean-up campaigns, summer produce, Christmas residues, etc. are all seasonal in their waste generation. Even type of housing affects the waste generation in the city for e.g. high density areas such produce less waste per capita; whereas apartments produce very little grass and leaves as a waste; also less food waste is generated by the areas with large number of garbage disposal units. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Municipal waste management in Winnipeg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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