Bio-waste management at Batetela market, KIKWIT

Man is the master of his own destiny, and whether he succeeds or fails depends on his behaviour. There is a perfect relationship between population growth and the growth of waste today. Poor management leads to environmental degradation and sometimes adverse effects on people's health, as waste is a source of many diseases. This waste is often dumped in open areas, swamps and along watercourses. Collection services are irregular and slow, and the waste collected poses a danger to the health of the population and the environment. Waste from the various market services can, when infected, contaminate those who handle it and be capable of affecting human life and the environment through the transmission of certain diseases. This is the case of the Batetela market, a popular market that is an extension of the lower town of KIKWIT and contains several shops, stalls, hotels, the Régideso water treatment plant, and even some health centres on the way to the Lukemi bridge.