Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Currency Equivalents -- Abbreviations -- Weights and Measures -- Glossary -- Executive Summary -- I. Introduction -- A. Background -- B. Geographical Distribution of Municipalities -- C. Land Use Pattern -- D. Urban-Rural Setting -- E. Demographic Information -- F. Objectives of the Study -- G. Scope of the Study -- H. Study Limitations -- II. Municipal Solid Waste Generation and Composition -- A. Household Waste Generation -- B. Institutional and Commercial Waste Generation -- C. Municipal Solid Waste Generation -- D. Municipal Solid Waste Composition -- III. Existing Solid Waste Management System -- A. Collection and Segregation -- B. Transport and Final Disposal -- C. Resource Recovery Methods -- D. Public Awareness and Community Mobilization -- E. Special Waste Management -- IV. Managerial Aspects of Solid Waste Management -- A. Organizational Structure -- B. Resources Allocation for Waste Management -- C. Solid Waste Management Planning -- D. Actors Involved in Solid Waste Management -- E. Solid Waste Management Policy and Legislation -- V. Nepal's Solid Waste Management Status in the Region -- A. Solid Waste Generation -- B. Waste Composition -- C. Waste Management Practices -- VI. Key Policy Challenges and Recommendations -- A. Development of Policy, Strategy, and Guidelines -- B. Promotion of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle -- C. Strengthening Capacity of Local Bodies -- D. Public Participation and Consultation -- E. Cost Recovery -- F. Improvements toward Integrated Solid Waste Management -- G. Public-Private Partnership -- H. Data Management, Updating, and Dissemination -- VII. Conclusions -- Appendixes -- 1 Main Outputs of the Technical Assistance -- 2 Area and Population of the 58 Municipalities of Nepal -- 3 Methodology for Sampling and Field Work.

4 Municipal Solid Waste Generation and Collection Efficiency in the 58 Municipalities -- 5 Composition of Household Waste in the 58 Municipalities (%) -- 6 Composition of Institutional Waste in the 58 Municipalities (%) -- 7 Composition of Commercial Waste in the 58 Municipalities (%) -- 8 Solid Waste Management Systems in Municipalities -- 9 Total Municipal Budget and Solid Waste Management Budget in the 58 Municipalities, Fiscal Years 2010-2012 -- Tables -- 1 Geographical Distribution of the 58 Municipalities -- 2 Classification of Municipalities Based on Population -- 3 Per Capita Waste Generation of Selected Countries in Asia -- 4 Waste Composition of Municipal Solid Waste in Nepal and Other Selected Countries -- Figures -- 1 Location of the 58 Municipalities -- 2 Average Household Waste Generation by Monthly Expenditure Level -- 3 Average Household Waste Generation Pattern in Different Ecological Regions -- 4 Composition of Household Waste in the 58 Municipalities -- 5 Composition of Household Wastes in Different Ecological Regions -- 6 Average Composition of Institutional Waste in the 58 Municipalities -- 7 Average Composition of Commercial Waste in the 58 Municipalities of Nepal -- 8 Types of Solid Waste Disposal Method in the 58 Municipalities of Nepal.