Councils continue to struggle with waste management

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Councils continue to struggle with waste management

About 15 months after the country ’s city councils acknowledged the problem of refuse collection, the local authorities continue struggling in managing waste due to various reasons, including a shortage of refuse equipment. Spot-checks in some selected areas in Blantyre, Lilongwe, Zomba, and Mzuzu found that some residents have turned their respective areas into dumping sites due to a lack of skip bins. Garbage spilling over at market in Blantyr…