The disposal of solid waste is one of the most important contemporary environmental issues. Increasing population and what has been associated with the change in the patterns and lifestyles and increased consumption led to increasing the amount of pr
oduced waste and its quality, especially in cities; the estimated amount of solid waste produced daily in the city of Latakia was 840 tons. Thus, there is an urgent need to follow the techniques in the management of solid waste in all stages to maintain human health and protect the environment from pollution.
This study as a whole aims to estimate the amount and characteristics of solid waste, the methods used to collect and analyze the spatial distribution of the current waste collection containers in areas of the city of Latakia, better planning commensurate with its population and the amount of waste produced using GIS technology. To accomplish this, we have a comprehensive field survey to collect the waste containers in the study area where they were monitoring their locations and identifying characteristics; we relied on statistical analytical approach in the recruitment of data that have been obtained, and used the map to the city of Latakia Tags. And, through the program (ARC GIS 9.3) the data has been entered and processed, linked and analyzed using analysis tools attached to the program, exit maps and various forms that serve the study.
The study concludes that the current number of containers is not enough when discharged per day, and that the spatial distribution is not commensurate with the amount of waste produced in areas of the city .
With the increasing population, the rising standards of living, industrial progress and
rapid technological advancement, solid waste has varied and increased in amount as a
result of various human activities. Thus, waste disposal has become one of
the main
problems facing cities and human populations because of the dangers posed by this waste
to the environment and natural resources and health. Therefore, the development of an
integrated management system for solid waste has become one of the most important
elements of urban development strategies.
Traditional management of municipal solid waste disposal, which includes
collection, transfer and backfilling or burning operations, has evolved the concept of
disposal of solid waste during the previous decades and begun waste management
programs that focus on the use of computer programs such as geographic information
systems, which help environmental planning for cities, and selection of the most optimal
and economical solutions and.
This study includes the use of geographic information systems software technology
in the planning and selection of the optimal paths to collect and relay solid waste
containers in the city of Latakia. In fact, selecting these routes undergoes the equations of
length and time as to choose the shortest path, taking into account traffic regulations and
diesctions in the streets. As for time, it takes the shortest path in terms of speeds specified
for each road.
