Municipal solid waste management: Constraints and opportunities to improve capacity of local government authorities of Phnom Penh Capital

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 985-992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vin Spoann ◽  
Takeshi Fujiwara ◽  
Bandith Seng ◽  
Chanthy Lay
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Phnom Penh ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Performance

Solid waste management is a challenge for Phnom Penh city owing to the increasing volume of waste produced and insufficient collection capacity. Sustainable management is required in response to continuing population growth and urbanisation. This article aims to examine the status and constraints of solid waste management in Phnom Penh and discuss the performance of local government authorities to propose possible mechanisms and strategies to improve the system. Data were collected through literature reviews, key informant interviews and focus group discussions with the local government authorities. Six performance measures were used as assessment variables, including technical, environmental, institutional and organisational, financial and economic, social and cultural, and policy and legal factors. Limited institutional capacity and performance are the consequence of insufficient decentralisation power and allocation of budget and workforce for promoting technological and environmentally sustainable practices. Lack of cooperation and coordination among relevant agencies led to their unwillingness to participate in management performance. A decentralisation and provision of management services in the public–private partnership would enable operational procedures that enhance accountability, transparency, efficiency, and productivity at the local level.

scholarly journals Sustainability Transitions in the Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems of Bolivian Cities: Evidence from La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise P. Lozano Lazo ◽  
Alexandros Gasparatos
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Sustainability Transitions ◽  
Santa Cruz ◽  
La Paz

Municipal solid waste management (MWSM) systems have been evolving across most of the developing world. However, despite decades of refinement, they are still underperforming in many cities, leading to negative sustainability impacts in rapidly urbanizing cities of the global South. Despite similarities in the observed transitions between developed and developing countries, there are important differences in their characteristics and underlying drivers. This study aims to unravel the sustainability transitions of the MSWM systems in the two major cities of Bolivia, La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra, illustrating the role of various actors, and specifically local governments. This is achieved through the analysis of secondary data and expert interviews with stakeholders involved in different aspects of the MSWM system at the national and local level. We identify three partially overlapping sustainability transitions in the two cities, namely “Collection and centralized disposal”, “Environmentally controlled disposal”, and “Integrated solid waste management”. However, timelines, speed and elements of these transitions are somewhat different between cities, largely due to their inherent characteristics, institutions and stakeholder dynamics. Many technological, socioeconomic, and institutional factors converge to facilitate and hinder these transitions, including interactions of government and private sector actors, and the country’s broader political context.

Municipal solid waste management in Phnom Penh, capital city of Cambodia

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 491-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bunrith Seng ◽  
Hidehiro Kaneko ◽  
Kimiaki Hirayama ◽  
Keiko Katayama-Hirayama
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Phnom Penh

scholarly journals The Importance of Public Participation in Sustainable Solid Waste Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. PROOFREAD
Author(s):  
Lubna Salsabila ◽  
Eko Priyo Purnomo ◽  
Hazel D. Jovita
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Management Problem ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
The Status ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Urbanization Development

This study aims to do comparative analysis of what influence the SWM in Indonesia and the Philippines. As Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will not be achieved as long as the Solid Waste Management problem is left unsolved. Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) has become a common issue in most developing country along with the rapid urbanization development and globalization. Qualitative approach chosen to analyze literatures selected related to SWM during 2000-2020. Data obtained from previous studies in this article were analyzed by the NVivo 12 Plus. The results shown that governance and participation become the main factors affected the status of MSWM as it is mentioned in most of the previous studies in the Philippines. Which is different with the previous studies in Indonesia.

Alternative strategies towards a sustainable municipal solid waste management system: A case study in Cairo

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (9) ◽  
pp. 995-1006
Author(s):  
Sarah ElSaid ◽  
El Houssaine Aghezzaf
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management System ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
The Status

Major cities in transitional and developing countries are facing the ever-growing challenge of managing solid waste in a sustainable manner. While a variety of treatments exist for solid waste, cities are in need of a sustainable integrated municipal solid waste management (MSWM) system. Such a system is meant to assist them in selecting and investing in an appropriate combination of treatments for the waste they generate, depending on the composition and quantity of this waste. This study presents a systems analysis of the MSWM in Cairo. A constrained non-linear mathematical model is developed to represent an underlying model of a MSWM system, with six waste material flows (cardboard and paper, plastics, metals, glass, organic material, and others). The developed model depicts combinations of five treatment alternatives (composting, anaerobic digestion, mechanical biological treatment, incineration, and landfilling). The treatment methods and their capacity are determined by the model, indicating possible optimal design solutions and recommendations. Starting with an evaluation of the status quo of the MSWM system in Cairo, the paper proposes a staged strategy, involving investigating improvements to the current mixed-waste management system, then exploring the possibility of introducing at-source waste sorting. The environmental and economic implications of different scenarios are analyzed and compared. A material flow analysis, including input data uncertainties, is also conducted by applying substance flow analysis. This analysis shows the difference between the status quo and the proposed improved solutions for diverting waste from landfills and, thus, decreasing carbon dioxide emissions.

scholarly journals Assessment of Public–Private Partnership in Municipal Solid Waste Management in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vin Spoann ◽  
Takeshi Fujiwara ◽  
Bandith Seng ◽  
Chanthy Lay ◽  
Mongtoeun Yim
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Phnom Penh ◽  
Private Partnership

The overall responsibility for waste management in Phnom Penh Capital (PPC) has rested with the municipal authorities and contracted waste collection companies. Providing waste collection services is a major challenge for Phnom Penh due to the increasing waste volume and the deficiency of the system under public–private partnership. In response to continuing population growth and urbanization, sustainable management is necessary. This study reviewed the details of the processes and examined the performance of the private sector and local government authorities (LGAs). The study used sustainability assessment, according to a success and efficiency factor method. This assessment method was developed to support solid waste management in developing countries. Multiple sustainability domains were evaluated: institutional, legislative, technical, environmental and health aspects as well as social, economic, financial and critical aspects. The results indicate that the long-term contract design attempts for partnership may actually result in a worsening of the situation by facilitating new ways of concentration, inefficiency and political interest. The limited institutional capacity of the public sectors is a consequence of the inefficient decentralization of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) policies. Public–private partnerships can be neither effective nor sustainable if LGAs and CINTRI co. Ltd. waste collection company do not build proper incentives into their management of the two sectors. Revisiting the legal framework, establishing a facilitating agency that will assist in the design and the nurturing of partnerships, competitive tendering, and transparency and financial accountability are essential elements for PPP on the provision of waste services in PPC.

Assessment of the status of municipal solid waste management in metro cities, state capitals, class I cities, and class II towns in India: An insight

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 883-895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil Kumar ◽  
J.K. Bhattacharyya ◽  
A.N. Vaidya ◽  
Tapan Chakrabarti ◽  
Sukumar Devotta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Class I ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
The Status

Households’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward solid waste management in suburbs of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 993-1000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bandith Seng ◽  
Takeshi Fujiwara ◽  
Vin Spoann
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Economic Factor ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Phnom Penh ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
The Status ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

This study developed logistic regression models to analyse the relationship between 12 observed variables on knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward solid waste management in the suburbs of Phnom Penh city. We interviewed 800 households, including 200 collection service users and 600 non-service users. The determinants of how individuals are aware of, think of, and behave were assessed in the models based on the values of estimated coefficient and probability of t-statistics. As a result, education level and knowledge of health effects have positive influences on knowledge of waste problems. Income is a decisive economic factor of knowledge and attitudes. The residents seem dissatisfied with the status of waste management and collection service if they are aware of the problems. The administration, therefore, needs improvements to satisfy the knowledgeable citizens. Service provision to the non-service users is imperative to halt the practice of illegal dumping. However, the infrequent collection still leads to the improper practice of the service users. We suggest that the service is provided widely, efficiently, and regularly.

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