Practices of Solid Waste Management by Municipality and Community in Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia: a Case of Adama City, Ethiopia

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2017 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 4 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2017

Authors : Asefa Abahumna Woldetsadik

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V4I1P101

How to Cite?

Asefa Abahumna Woldetsadik, "Practices of Solid Waste Management by Municipality and Community in Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia: a Case of Adama City, Ethiopia," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 4,  no. 1, pp. 1-7, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V4I1P101

Abstract:

Due to rapid increase in urbanization, industrialization and population, the generation rate of municipal solid waste in Adama city Administration is also increasing due to which the city is facing several difficulties in providing proper Solid waste management services to its population. This study employed descriptive research design. 378 questionnaires were distributed and 322 were filled and returned. In the city there are 60 different micro enterprises of 10 members each engaged in collecting solid waste from door to door. 203 door to door collectors are randomly taken while available sampling technique is used for taking 1 plc enterprise owner and 10 experts authorized for sanitary purposes of the city administration, a sanitarian from 18 kebels or county each and 90 households from 18(5 households from each county or kebele) kebeles or county are considered. The study showed that Adama municipal solid waste management practices is mainly focusing on collection, transport and disposal of wastes. It is viewed that uncollected waste negative effect on environments and public heath. But the municipality seems not yet properly utilizing this opportunity and create awareness. It revealed that wastes are disposed in the night time on the roadsides, empty spaces; dumped arbitrarily in the streets and in drains, on the bank of rivers, among the bushes and besides neighbors’ fence. It seems there is interest and willingness from the community side to pay the charges for the service provided. It seems there are serious challenges maintaining Hazardous Waste Storage Depot, Recycling Plant, Composting Plant, and disposing sites.

Keywords:

waste collection, disposal, community participation, government waste management practices

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