Executive summary
InvestigationWaste management in Mbour: illegal dumps and pollution
This summary presents the findings, causes and actions under way regarding waste management in Mbour.
- Illegal dumps
- 23
- identified by citizens
- Average collection delay
- 2 weeks
- in outlying districts
- Administrations involved
- 3
- incl. ONAS and the municipality
- Ongoing actions
- 7
- followed by citizens
Context
Tourism and population growth have doubled the volume of waste in ten years, while collection resources have barely changed.
Key findings
- 23 illegal dumps identified in 9 neighbourhoods.
- Collection every two weeks in outlying districts.
- Waste is regularly burnt in the open air.
Identified causes
- Too few collection trucks.
- No transfer station in the department.
- Low awareness of residents.
Impact on citizens
- Respiratory diseases linked to burning.
- Pollution of beaches and the lagoon.
- Loss of attractiveness for tourism.
Responses from the authorities
- Purchase of 4 compactor trucks announced.
- Clean-up operations every month.
Points of vigilance
- Funding of the transfer station.
- Regularity of collection rounds.
Summary conclusion
Without a transfer station and regular collection, illegal dumps will keep coming back. Citizen reports remain essential to target clean-up operations.
Next steps
- Delivery of the trucksJune 2025
- Closure of 5 dumpsSummer 2025
- Citizen progress reportOctober 2025