scholarly journals Analysis of Households' Willingness to Pay for Improved Solid Waste Management Services in Gondar city, Ethiopia: Evidence from a double-bounded Dichotomous Contingent Valuation Method

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kassahun Tassie Wegedie ◽  
Anteneh Mulugeta Eyasu ◽  
Yenesew Sewnet Yizengaw ◽  
Getnet Asifaw Shiferaw
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Management Service ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
The City ◽  
Management Services

Abstract Background: Waste is a byproduct of human life. Nowadays, municipal solid waste is being produced in excessive amounts and in this way, both developing and developed countries are facing challenges regarding generation of waste. Economic development, urbanization and improved living standards in cities have contributed to increase in the amount and complexity of solid waste produced. Methods: this study aims to Analysis of households' willingness to pay for improved solid waste management Services in Gondar city, Ethiopia: evidence from a double-bounded dichotomous contingent Valuation Method.Result: A total of 222 randomly selected households were interviewed to address the objective of this study. Finally, the survey result indicated that 192(87.3%) of sample households were willing to pay for improved solid waste management services. Following this, the one and double-bounded dichotomous contingent valuation result revealed that the mean willingness to pay estimated from the Double Bounded dichotomous CVM and open ended formats were 34.48 and 17.0756 ETB[1] per month per households respectively. The total WTP was obtained by adding the WTP of the total households in each stratum, and is equal to 941361ETB and 1900848 ETB for open ended and double bounded format, respectively. Additionally, the bivariate probit model result demonstrated that income and education have positive and significant effects on willingness to pay bid amounts. The results, age, marital status, Bid1 and Bid2 have a negative and significant effect on households’ amount of willingness to pay for better solid waste management services. Conclusion: When allocating service charges the city municipality considers amount of solid waste generation and income level of the households. The study results show that when educational status of the households increases and increase their willing to participate in planned improved solid waste management service. Thus, awareness creation is importance for better solid waste management. Additionally the city municipality facilitates a learning media for uneducated households to come up with at least secondary education level.

Analisis Willingness to Pay Masyarakat Kelurahan Antapani Tengah Menuju Optimalisasi TPS3R

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Faathir Alhakam ◽  
Iwan Juwana
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Waste Processing ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Processing Facility ◽  
Management Optimization

<p class="IJOPCMKeywards">Central Antapani sub-district is one of the regions in Bandung City that has a reduce reuse recycle waste processing facility, namely TPS 3R Cibatu. There are still problems that cause solid waste management did not run optimally. The manager of TPS 3R Cibatu confirmed that there would be an optimization attempt. But, the limited funds from previous solid waste retribution became a problem to accelerate that solid waste management optimization. The research’s purpose is to analyze Willingness to Pay (WTP) from the community of Central Antapani sub-district in the optimization attempt of TPS 3R Cibatu, because there has not been researched that done the study of the amount of the community’s WTP. The method used is the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) and bidding game technique. The number of respondents that being interviewed is 160 householders, with the details of 135 householders who are willing to pay and 25 householders who are not. Based on the interview result, obtained the average WTP of Rp. 7.163/month and the total WTP of Rp. 16.079.000/month. Based on the statistical analysis, known that the factors that affected the WTP value’s respondents are educational level and solid waste retribution fund.</p>

scholarly journals Analysis of Willingness to Pay Integrated Waste Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 461-468
Author(s):  
Tionarta Bakara ◽  
Prasetyo Ari Bowo
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Management Service ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
The Family

Waste volume in Semarang City increases every year. Local Regulation Number 6 Year 2012 forces households to reduce waste through 3R. 83% pre-survey citizens in West Semarang District have not done it yet. It needs an improvement on waste management. The purpose of this research is to know the citizen’s willingness to pay rate of West Semarang District on waste management improvement and to analyze the factors affecting willingness to pay. The data used in this research is Primary Data. The population in this research is 100 households in West Semarang District. Data collection method is using interview. Data analysis method is using Contingent Valuation Method and multiple  linear regression. The result shows that 68 respondents are willing to pay and 32 respondents are not. The amount of willingness to pay is Rp16.838. Influencing factors of willingness to pay are education level and staying duration. The recommendation of this research is the higher willingness to pay should be followed by better management service. Citizens can improve willingness to pay by having higher education level so that they realize the importance of maintaining environment. To increase willingness to pay, the higher family members the more they should have a good knowledge so that their perception about the payment based on head of the family will decrease. Volume sampah di Kota Semarang meningkat setiap tahun. Peraturan Daerah Nomor 6 Tahun 2012 memaksa rumah tangga untuk mengurangi limbah melalui 3R. 83% warga pra-survei di Kabupaten Semarang Barat belum melakukannya. Perlu perbaikan dalam pengelolaan limbah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kesediaan warga untuk membayar tarif Kabupaten Semarang Barat pada peningkatan pengelolaan limbah dan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi kesediaan untuk membayar. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Data Primer. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah 100 rumah tangga di Kabupaten Semarang Barat. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan wawancara. Metode analisis data menggunakan Metode Contingent Valuation dan regresi linier berganda. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa 68 responden bersedia membayar dan 32 responden tidak. Jumlah kemauan untuk membayar adalah Rp16.838. Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi kemauan untuk membayar adalah tingkat pendidikan dan durasi tinggal. Rekomendasi dari penelitian ini adalah semakin tinggi kesediaan untuk membayar harus diikuti oleh layanan manajemen yang lebih baik. Warga dapat meningkatkan kemauan untuk membayar dengan memiliki tingkat pendidikan yang lebih tinggi sehingga mereka menyadari pentingnya menjaga lingkungan. Untuk meningkatkan kemauan membayar, semakin tinggi anggota keluarga semakin mereka harus memiliki pengetahuan yang baik sehingga persepsi mereka tentang pembayaran berdasarkan kepala keluarga akan berkurang.

scholarly journals Willingness to Pay for Improving Household Solid Waste Management in Vietnam

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Phan C. Chinh ◽  
Nguyen T.Q. Hung ◽  
Nguyen M. Ky ◽  
Nguyen T.L. Ai ◽  
Nguyen M. Tam
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Household Solid Waste ◽  
Valuation Method

Management of solid waste is a major challenge in urban areas of most parts of the world, especially in developing countries. The study aimed to determine and estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) of the selected households for the improvement of solid waste management in Vietnam. The research evaluated WTP of household solid waste in case studies in Bien Hoa and My Tho cities using contingent valuation method (CVM). The data were collected through a closed-ended questionnaire survey and interviews with 200 households. The results showed that the most willingness to pay was equal to 10,000 and 15,000 VND per month. The respondents were willing to pay in Bien Hoa and My Tho with an average of 14,450 VND (0.63 USD) and 13,000 VND (0.56 USD) per month, respectively. Regression model identified influential factors on WTP of households in the two cities of Vietnam. The factors that significantly influence households’ WTP were monthly household income, education of respondents, age, occupation and solid waste volume (p<0.05). The results of this study can be used for the urban planning and implemented the sustainable development process in Bien Hoa and My Tho cities.

scholarly journals Solid Waste Management in Nagaon Town of Assam- An Application of Contingent Valuation Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1545-1550
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Valuation Method

Solid Waste in urban areas, popularly known as Municipal Solid Waste (SWM) refers to materials discarded in urban areas which municipalities are responsible for collection, transportation and final disposal. The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) Govt. of India defines Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) as commercial and residential waste generated in municipal or notified areas in either solid or semisolid form excluding industrial hazardous waste but including treated biomedical waste (MoEF, 2000). The paper was based on both primary and secondary sources of data. For collection of primary data, the study used stratified sampling technique. Firstly, Nagaon Municipality Board (NMB) was the universe of the study which included 26 wards. Secondly, NMB was divided into different zones in order to cover different groups of population. Finally, the households were selected by using random sampling technique. In order to fulfill the objectives of study, the contingent valuation method was used. Finally, a logit regression model was applied in order to determine the household’s willingness to pay for an improved solid waste management among the surveyed households.

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