ABSTRACT
Unfortunately, little data exist on pathogens in municipal solid waste (MSW), dumps, and the handling of garbage, although the World Health Organization (WHO) does provide data and information available on the Internet. By reviewing the method of how MSW and garbage is handled globally, the lack of data is apparent. In 1983, Althaus et al. (Althaus, Sauerwald, and Schrammeck 1983; Collins and Kennedy 1992) examined wastes from hospitals and municipal garbage dumps and found that household wastes often contained more pathogens than hospital wastes.
