Evolution of Solid Waste Management System in Lahore: A Step towards Sustainability of the Sector in Pakistan
, Abdullah Yasar 1, Abdul-Sattar Nizami 1, Faiza Sharif 1, Amtul Bari Tabinda 1, Imran Ali Sultan 2, Syeda Adila Batool 3, Rafia Haider 4, Anum Shahid 5, Muhammad Murtaza Chaudhary 6,7 and Maqsood Ahmad 8
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Paper deals with very populous countries, which were not thoroughly analysed.
Can be a contribution to the journal, if improved and corrected.
What are the sources of pictures used in Fifs? If not the original development from the authors they should be referenced and if appropriate copyright transfer forms provided.
A similar comment can be made for Tables.
Would you use ISO SI symbols as kg, t, t/d,
daily 1300-kilometres should be 1,300 km/d
CO2 - 2 should be in subscript
etc
I have a problem when the authors from Lahore are praising Lahore as a clean city - is really this classification valid when worldwide cities are compared?
A wider comparison should be included and special suggestions for future development assessed and included in the conclusions.
How precise are data used, for MSW it has been usually a problem, how much they are fluctuating during the various seasons?
Author Response
Observations and replies;
Observation-1: What are the sources of pictures used in Fifs? If not the original development from the authors they should be referenced and if appropriate copyright transfer forms provided. A similar comment can be made for Tables.
Reply-1: Sources/ references are mentioned where required. Aslo acknowledged in acknowledgement action.
Observation-2: Would you use ISO SI symbols as kg, t, t/d,
Reply-2: Compliance ensured please.
Observation-3: daily 1300-kilometres should be 1,300 km/d
Reply-3: compliance ensured, please.
Observation-4: CO2 - 2 should be in subscript
etc
Reply-4: compliance ensured, please.
Observation-5: I have a problem when the authors from Lahore are praising Lahore as a clean city - is really this classification valid when worldwide cities are compared?
Reply-5; thanks for the valuable suggestion, a detailed comparison of 54 middle-low-income countries is incorporated in the manuscript.
Observation-6: A wider comparison should be included and special suggestions for future development assessed and included in the conclusions.
Reply-6: compliance ensured. future perspective for the waste sector in Lahore is added in the manuscript on pages 24-27. thanks for the valuable suggestion that really helped to improve the manuscript.
Observation-7: How precise are data used, for MSW it has been usually a problem, how much they are fluctuating during the various seasons?
Reply-7: A paragraph showing temporal fluctuation in waste collection/ disposal and collection efficiency is added in the manuscript on page 24.
Reviewer 2 Report
The manuscript is interesting since its focus in on WM strategies in developing countries coupled with data with historical evolution.
Anyway, the authors should improve the novelty of the study, the methodological approach and obtained results.
The methodological approach could be inserted a scheme at beginning of the manuscript, reporting type of utilised data and source, modelling approach ì, obtained results and future perspective.
Obtained results should be reported in the abstract, where authors can better insert the scientific contribution of the work.
Author Response
Observations and reply
The manuscript is interesting since its focus in on WM strategies in developing countries coupled with data with historical evolution.
Observation-1: Anyway, the authors should improve the novelty of the study, the methodological approach and obtained results.
Reply-1: compliance ensured. the methodological approach is improved with results.
Observation-2: The methodological approach could be inserted a scheme at beginning of the manuscript, reporting type of utilised data and source, modelling approach ì, obtained results and future perspective.
Reply-2: A scheme of methodological approach is added on page 2 and elaborated. Compliance ensured on data, sources, and modeling approach. new heading of future perspective of the waste sector in Lahore added on pages 24-27.
observation-3: Obtained results should be reported in the abstract, where authors can better insert the scientific contribution of the work.
reply-3: compliance ensured and detailed added in abstract, please.
