scholarly journals The right place. Solid waste management in the Republic of Maldives: between infrastructural measures and local practices

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Malatesta ◽  
Marcella Schmidt di Friedberg ◽  
Valeria Pecorelli ◽  
Andrea Di Pietro ◽  
M. Angelica Cajiao
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Small Island ◽  
High Dispersion ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Informal Practices ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Right

Abstract The 2010 UNPD’s Assessment of Development Results defined the Maldives “a vulnerable Small Island Developing State” by pointing out the influence of both external and local human factors on their fragile ecosystems. This impact is deeply related to a main geographical feature: the high dispersion of land mass and population, both of them spread over a distance of 860 km. Above all, this dispersion has an effect on two environmental issues: energy distribution and solid waste management. The latter is particularly interesting for the geographical analysis of Small Island Countries. Due to centre-periphery distance and cost benefits analysis, in the Maldives public and private actors have developed different solid waste management models: central and regional waste management dumpsites, hybrid systems implemented by resorts and “informal” practices still followed by local communities. In this paper, we discuss these systems stressing on the relevance of combining infrastructural measures with “informal” practices at local level. Furthermore, we report the outcomes of The Right Place, a participatory waste management action carried out by MaRHE Center (a Milano- Bicocca Research Center) in Faafu Magoodhoo Island.

scholarly journals Implementation of the Solid Waste Management of Barangays in a Highly Urbanized City

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-154
Author(s):  
Joedcel M. Go ◽  
Merlita V. Caelian
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
World Crisis ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The City ◽  
Great Harm

The present alarming environmental world crisis is the uncontrolled generation and illegal dumping of solid waste (SW) that poses great harm to public health and the environment (Ali & Sion, 2014). Poor waste management may cause air, water, and soil contamination. The Republic Act 9003 (RA 9003) or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (ESWMA) had been in place for several years. However, its implementation was a challenge for every LGU, including in a highly urbanized city. Hence, the paper examined the level of implementation of the provisions and enforcement of prohibited acts on ESWMA of barangays as assessed by community leaders as a whole and according to their geographical location and income. Also, it explores the challenges encountered by the barangays and the recommendations of the community leaders in the implementation of RA 9003 and the local ordinance enacted by the city.

scholarly journals Institutional Dynamics of Municipal Solid Waste Management in the Bamenda Metropolis

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-78
Author(s):  
Victor Konfor Ntoban ◽  
Mbanga Lawrence Akei ◽  
Clarkson Mvo Wanie
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Institutional Dynamics ◽  
The Right

Rapid and uncontrolled urbanization in several parts of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), has introduced a plethora of urban development challenges. This has left city governments ‘standing in their sleep’, as they strive to deal such issues. A classic example is solid waste management – with waste considered to be principally an urban problem. While the issue of waste has been belaboured in the literature, there is a dearth in geographical literature on the institutional dynamics of solid waste management. Viewed as structures and processes, institutions demonstrate potentials to determine the intentions and actions of urban waste managers and urban dwellers, within the waste management spectrum. Taking the case of Bamenda – a primate city par excellence – this paper explores the dynamics of institutions and their implications for solid waste management. Specifically, it explores the waste management institutional transition and its bearing on current and potentially, future waste management practices. Household surveys, complemented by expert interviews provided data for the study. Through narratives and descriptive statistics, we observed that despite the litany of institutions involved in solid waste management and their related institutional frameworks, their effectiveness remains questionable. This rests, in part, on the inadequacy in personnel, and the lack of law enforcement in the courts and city judiciary systems. The ineffectiveness of these instruments in the Bamenda Municipality is as a result of weak legal institutional setup, the absence of courts and a city judiciary system to handle environmental issues (solid waste), irregular or poorly enforced laws, inaccessible neighbourhood, and organizational lapses. Furthermore, the socio-political climate, characterised by insecurity, mars the effective implementation of waste management approaches. This paper argues that the institutional change process in waste management should strive towards the introduction of economic incentives that can motivate urban dwellers to fully engage in the process. Further empirical evidence on the right business-oriented waste management models are required to ground this claim.

scholarly journals Public-Private Sector Involvement in Providing Efficient Solid Waste Management Services in Nigeria

Recycling ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olukanni ◽  
Nwafor
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Right ◽  
Private Sector Involvement

This paper reviews the partnership between the public and the private sectors in providing efficient solid waste management (SWM) services. While the responsibility of providing SWM services lies with the public sector, the sector has not been able to meet the demand for efficient service delivery, especially in developing countries. In a bid to increase efficiency and lower costs incurred in rendering these services, the involvement of the private sector has been sought. With a focus on major Nigerian cities, partnerships between the local government and private operators in SWM have been analysed based on the level to which the partnership has improved the SWM services. This paper provides an understanding that the success of any public-private partnership relies on the extent to which all stakeholders perform their duties. If the public sector is slack in monitoring and supervising the activities of the private operators, the latter may focus on profit generation while neglecting efficient service delivery. Also, legislation is an important part of SWM. Without the right legislation and enforcement, waste generators will not be mandated to dispose their waste properly. The public sector as a facilitator is responsible for creating an environment for private operators to function, particularly through legislation, enforcement and public sensitization.

Solid Waste Management in the Context of Public Policies and Private Sector Participation

2019 ◽  
pp. 229-247
Author(s):  
Gamze Yıldız Şeren
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Important Position

Public policies have undoubtedly a very important position in the economy. The environmental economy is a phenomenon that requires intervention in the market through public policies. This is because environmental problems need to be intervened with public policy tools because they have the characteristics of externalities and are public goods. Accordingly, waste management is a subject of environmental economics, at which point public policies come into play particularly at the level of local governments and gain importance. However, this is not only a matter of public policies but also requires the active involvement of the private sector and social participation. The participation of society and non-governmental organizations, as well as public and private partnerships plays a pivotal role in the effective management of this process because it is difficult to understand the significance of solid waste management for a society that has not completed its intellectual and cultural education.

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.

Current status of solid waste management in small island developing states: A review

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 539-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romeela Mohee ◽  
Sumayya Mauthoor ◽  
Zumar M.A. Bundhoo ◽  
Geeta Somaroo ◽  
Nuhaa Soobhany ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Small Island Developing States

scholarly journals Identifying Critical Issues Relating to Environmental Audit of Solid Waste Management in Large Educational Institutions; A case study of Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha

2010 ◽  
pp. 57-65
Author(s):  
Lekhasri Samantsinghar
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Environmental Audit ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Integrated Solid Waste Management ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
The University

Of the entire problems related to environmental audit that have come into focus, institutional solid waste management has been the slowest to develop either in direction or regulatory mechanisms. In the absence of any specific regulatory directive, the institutions and especially the Universities have left waste management to the lower staff. There is no environmental management programme in any of the Universities in Odisha, India unlike most of the Universities abroad. This study examines the critical gaps in management through an audit of the solid waste of Ravenshaw University, Odisha. Results show that there is no framework in place for compliance of environmental laws. The top management of the University is not actively involved in directing the efforts. Even though the University generates 100.5 tons of waste per month only 37.5% of it is collected through regular municipality channels. Biodegradable waste constitute 82% of the total waste but is not used for energy recovery. There is no awareness among the students and faculty regarding sound practices. This paper attempts to provide a framework for policy and planning strategies relating to solid waste management in public and private educational institutions within the framework of Sustainable Integrated Solid Waste Management practices.

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