Impact of household waste on the environment and health in the periphery of kinshasa, DRC[Impact des déchets ménagers sur l'environnement et la santé dans la périphérie de Kinshasa, RDC]

This paper highlights the findings of the investigation related to 120 plots sampling with a survey step calculated at 7, through interviews and field work. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the city of Kinshasa in general, and mainly the municipality of Selembao let alone the Madiata neighbourhood are areas where poor management of household waste is one of the main causes of pollution and pathologies due to lack of regulations and appropriate facilities, particularly for toxic and dangerous waste. The inhabitants in this neighbourhood do not figure out what to do with the thousands of tons of rubbish piling up all over the place. Inadequation management policy is the source of serious problems affecting health and environment, fastering increased risk of diseases, erosions, environmental degradation. This situation is essentially paired with non-compliance with local sanitation. The ignorance of the inhabitants of the Madiata neighborhood with regard to hygiene and sanitation practices leads to littering as a result of poor management of household waste. All in all, it is recommended to set up a strategic municipal-sectoral plan for the disposal of trash; the recovery of the household waste produced (source of income at the same time), the sensitization of the population by the public authorities and the activation of the environmental police. As a conclusion, the involvement of the State is essential. Keywords: Impact on the environment, Household waste, Pollution, Impact on health.