Waste disposal in Kericho County.
Industrialization and increased population in Kericho County has led to increase in the quantity of goods that are produced. This thus leads to generation of alot of waste materials. The question of what to do with human trash has been an area of concern and overtime the concerned local authorities has set up waste collection and disposal systems. Domestic and industrial discharge of waste contaminate air, water and land with toxics that causes harm to animals and human beings. Waste technologies must therefore grow hand in hand with changing societal complexities to cope with the high volume of waste produced in the county. Most households solid waste are removed from homes through community garbage collection and taken to landfills. The garbage is buried but still produce noxious odors. Rainwater seeps through landfills site and Leach out pollutants which are then carried into nearby rivers. This thus cause waterborne diseases affecting people and also animals...
