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Due to the disproportionate increase in income opportunities, the accelerated population in Bangladesh encounters problems of poverty long since. Consequently, a considerable number of people lives below the poverty line. Among them, rural inhabitants appear to be more vulnerable who, in most cases, are denied to learn skills that could usher in income opportunities for them. To overturn their fortune, they tend to migrate into the urban areas; nearby or far, where they are forced to live in the slum areas. Generally, a slum is seen as an unhealthy area where basic amenities like water supply, drainage for a standard living are lacking. Increasing magnitude of immigration incapacitates the urban governing body to satisfy housing demands of urban-dwellers which give birth to the emergence of such informal settlements. Furthermore, the city authority attempts to properly manage the domestic wastes produced by these concentrated settlements where inhabitants tend to carelessly dispose of wastes in absence of authority. The poor management of waste often leads to the environmental and health hazards. The slum-dwellers appear to be more susceptible to various waterborne diseases such as typhoid, diarrhea, hepatitis and so on. According to Sankoh et al. (2013), waste in slum area is ultimately thrown into municipal disposal sites and due to poor and effective management, the dumpsites turn to sources of environmental and health hazards to people living in the vicinity of such dumps. Especially, the cities in developing countries seem more vulnerable to severe health and environmental consequences in terms of unplanned waste management. The UNEPA (2006) states that wastes that are not properly managed, especially excreta and other liquids and solid wastes from households and the community, are a serious health hazard and could lead to the spreading of diseases. Underscoring the implication of poorly managed wastes, this paper attempts Abstract: Major purpose of this study was to investigate the domestic waste disposal techniques of slum dwellers. This study also tried to assess their surrounding environmental condition. To conduct the study, two slum areas; Ranu’s colony and Helal Miah`s colony, were selected as study areas. Both of the locations fall under ward no.8 governed by Sylhet City Corporation (SCC). In total, 50 households head participated in the household survey administered through structured questionnaire. The descriptive design incorporated mean, standard deviation, table and bar graph utilizing SPSS for data analysis and presentation. The study indicates most of the slum residents throw their domestic wastes into nearby yards. Furthermore, the study reveals variations of the slum-dwellers in terms of education, income, age and so on. The most fascinating distinction yields in their perception towards waste management responsibility. Nearly 65% respondent of Helal Miah`s colony reveals that slum-owners should take this responsibility, while 42.4% respondent in Ranu`s colony reveals slum-dwellers should be responsible for this. However, a significant number of them, 78.8% of Helal Miah’s colony and 47% of Ranu`s colony, strongly agrees that throwing waste everywhere is deleterious to environment. It is recommended from this study that the local governments; city corporation or municipality, in conjunction with NGO’s should devise an organized plan to make slum dwellers aware about potential risks associated with poorly disposed waste. Further study may include the interaction between poor waste management and its impact over the immediate environment.

Scrutinizing Domestic Garbage Disposal Techniques of Slum Dwellers: A Study on Slum Areas of Sylhet City of Bangladesh