Md. Lokman Hossain - Tropical and International Forestry, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Goettingen, ۳۷۰۷۷Goettingen, Germany
Satyajit RoyDas - Assistant Commissioner and Executive Magistrate, Office of Deputy Commissioner, Kishoreganj-۲۳۰۰, Bangladesh
Snigdha Talukder - Assistant Commissioner and Executive Magistrate, Office of Deputy Commissioner, Kishoreganj-۲۳۰۰, Bangladesh

The study was conducted during January to December 2009 to determine the generation of municipal solid waste (MSW)in Chittagong City Corporation of Bangladesh. A structured questionnaire was processed and waste collected from differentwaste generating sources were segregated and weighed. Residential waste generation rate varied in different socio economicgroups and was found minimum (0.5 Kg/day) in Low Socio-economic Group and maximum (3.54 Kg/day) in High SocioeconomicGroup and an average residential unit generated 1.72 kg of waste per day. Commercial waste generation rate by aperson was found 0.38 Kg/day. Waste generation rate by an average institution was recorded minimum (5.4 Kg/day) by thereligious institution and maximum (17.05 Kg/day) by the government institute and an average institution generated 10.2 kgof waste per day. The average waste generation rate by a large-scale industry was found 435 kg/day and small-scale industry77 kg/day and average industrial waste generation was 256 kg/day. The average medical waste generation was found 33kg/day. Medical waste generation rate per patient was 0.595 kg/day. The most important principles underlying effectiveprograms for the management of MSW include the awareness, assignment of legal responsibility, developing the rules andregulations and also need of a national waste management policy and national waste disposal and management guideline

Solid Waste Disposal, Residential Waste, Industrial Waste, Institutional Waste, Waste Management