3R s Critical Success Factor in Solid Waste Management System for Higher Educational Institutions

Thousands of solid waste tonnage are generated daily in Higher Educational Institutions (HEI's). The significance of integrated solid waste management systems in recent years increased due to the growing number of populations within HEI's and problems of waste management issues affecting the daily lives of people and the impact on the environment. Several promising approaches have been developed in the past few years, one of them is the 3R's system in Integrated Solid Waste Management Hierarchy. 3r's (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) system were proposed with priority on source minimization, intermediate treatment then final disposal and enlighten the waste generators to practice 3r s as a substantial measure to reduce, reuse and recycle the generated solid waste there all day. This paper critically analyses the 3R s strategic approach for the awareness amongst the waste generators within HEI's to minimizes the solid waste generated within HEI's and reduce the running cost of the system, for effective and efficient waste management in HEI's.