scholarly journals Informal Collection of Household Solid Waste in Three Towns of Anambra State, Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-116
Author(s):  
Anthony Egbu ◽  
Decklan Okoroigwe
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Solid Waste Collection ◽  
Urban Household ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Household Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Solid Waste

Abstract Management of urban solid waste implies the collection, transfer, treatment recycle, reuse and disposal of such waste. Collection of urban household solid waste traditionally rests with government agencies designated with such responsibility. Solid waste collection begins from storage at the household level to the final treatment or disposal point and represents the most important aspect of urban solid waste management. Little has however been written on urban household solid waste collection in Nigeria. Using empirical data from three urban areas of Anambra State, Nigeria, the paper examines the place of informal private solid waste collectors in household solid waste collection. The ANOVA technique is used to test the null hypothesis that the sample means of the distance to designated community/street solid waste collection containers in the residential neighbourhoods of the three towns are equal. We conclude on household patronage of informal private solid waste collectors as against government provided community/street collection containers in the areas studied.

scholarly journals Assessment of status of solid waste management in Asella town, Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gorfnesh Lema ◽  
Million Getachew Mesfun ◽  
Amade Eshete ◽  
Gizachew Abdeta
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Solid Waste Collection ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
The Status

Abstract Background Improper solid waste management (SWM) is a major public health and environmental concern in the urban areas of many developing countries such as Asella Town. The aim of this study was to assess the status of SWM in Asella town. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study design was used to assess the status of improper SWM and associated factors in Asella town. From the total of eight kebeles (smallest administrative unit in Ethiopia) four kebeles were randomly selected using lottery method. The sample size was 413 households. The households were proportionally allocated to each randomly selected kebeles. The data was collected by pretested questionnaire in the local language. Data was entered using statistical software Epi Info version seven and transferred to SPSS version 21. Descriptive data analysis was done to summarize the socioeconomic status of the respondents. Chi-square was used to show the association between the status of solid waste management and different variables. Binary logistic regression was used to determine the potential factors for improper SWM. Result 332 (82.8%), had improper solid waste management practice. Lack of adequate knowledge about solid waste management and not having access to door to door solid waste collection could have contributed to the reported improper solid waste practice. Participants who didn’t have access to door to door solid waste collection service were about three times more likely to practice improper solid waste management when compared to those who had access (AOR = 2.873, 95 CI (1.565,5.273) P = 0.001). Conclusion The study finding showed that, the majority of the residents practiced improper solid waste management. Lack of adequate knowledge about solid waste management and not having access to door to door solid waste collection could have contributed to the reported improper solid waste practice. Therefore, there is a need to enhance the awareness of the community about proper SWM and to improve the door to door solid waste collection service by the town municipality.

scholarly journals Improving Municipal Solid Waste Collection Services in Developing Countries: A Case of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Kumar Rai ◽  
Mani Nepal ◽  
Madan Singh Khadayat ◽  
Bishal Bhardwaj
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Solid Waste Collection ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Metropolitan City

Municipal solid waste management is one of the major challenges that cities in developing countries are facing. Although waste collection services are critical to build a smart city, the focus of both scholarship and action/activism has been more on the utilization of waste than on collection. We devised a choice experiment to elicit the preferences of municipal residents with regard to the various attributes of solid waste collection services in the Bharatpur Metropolitan City of Nepal. The study showed that households identify waste collection frequency, timing of door-to-door waste collection services, and cleanliness of the streets as the critical elements of municipal waste collection that affect their welfare and willingness to pay. While almost all households (95%) were participating in the waste collection service in the study area, more than half (53%) expressed dissatisfaction with the existing service. Women were the main actors engaged in waste collection and disposal at household level. The results of the choice analysis suggest that households prefer a designated waste collection time with waste collection bins placed at regular intervals on the streets for use by pedestrians who often throw garbage on the streets in the absence of bins. For these improvements, households were willing to pay an additional service fee of 10–28% on top of what they were already paying. The study also finds that municipal waste collection can be improved through the involvement of Tole Lane Committees in designing the timing and frequency of the service and by introducing a system of progressive tariffs based on the number of storeys per house.

Exploring determinants of public satisfaction with urban solid waste collection services quality

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio César Puche-Regaliza ◽  
Santiago Porras-Alfonso ◽  
Alfredo Jiménez ◽  
Santiago Aparicio-Castillo ◽  
Pablo Arranz-Val
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Services Quality ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Solid Waste Collection ◽  
Urban Solid Waste

scholarly journals Willingness to Pay for Improved Household Solid Waste Collection in Blantyre, Malawi

Economies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanke Ndau ◽  
Elizabeth Tilley
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Environmental Perceptions ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Solid Waste Collection ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Minute Walk

Insufficient staff, inappropriate collection vehicles, limited operating budgets and growing, hard to reach populations mean that solid waste management remains limited in most developing countries; Malawi is no exception. We estimated the willingness to pay (WTP) for two hypothetical solid waste collection services. Additionally, we tested the impact of the WTP question positioning relative to environmental perceptions on respondents’ WTP. The first scenario involved a five minute walk to a disposal facility; the second scenario involved a 30 min walk. Additionally, the order of the question was randomized within the questionnaire. A WTP value of K1780 was found for the five minute walk scenario when the question was placed first, and K2138 when placed after revealing the respondent’s perceptions on the environment. In the 30 min walk scenario, WTP was K945 when placed first and K1139 when placed after revealing the respondent’s perceptions on the environment. The estimated values indicate that there is both a willingness to pay for solid waste services and that there are at least two options that would be acceptable to the community; a pilot scale implementation would be required to validate the hypothetical values, especially given the dependency on problem framing. Community financing should be considered as a sustainable approach to solid waste management in underserved areas.

Environmental Management in cities: A Perspective from the Akure Solid Waste Management Authority, Ondo State, Nigeria.

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 6-18
Author(s):  
S. E. Okosun ◽  
A. O. Omodehin ◽  
I. S. Ajayi
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Solid Waste Collection ◽  
The Core ◽  
Ondo State ◽  
Collection And Management

Management of wastes which is a part of the daily activities of man is an important aspect of environmental management. Over the years, there have been concerted efforts made towards adequately solving the problems created by improper waste management and disposal in Nigeria cities. This study, appraises environmental management in cities; a perspective from the Ondo state Waste Management Authority (OSWMA) Akure. The broad objectives of this study are to identify types of wastes managed by OSWMA, describe the attitude and role of residents (household) toward solid waste management, and examine the possible constraints faced by OSWMA, Akure in the discharge of their duties. Samples were drawn from the total number of OSWMA staff and clients served by the authority in the core, transition and peripheral districts of Akure. 53 questionnaires were administered to the staff representing 10% of the total number of staff while 324 questionnaires representing 1% of residents were administered, collated and analyzed using SPSS version 19. The results of the analysis, revealed that majority (81.1%) of the staff respondents opined that the type of waste managed by the Authority is solid waste; using the door to door method of solid waste collection as submitted by 54.5% of the staff. On the other hand, majority of the households’ respondents (81.4%) expressed willingness to pay for service rendered by the authority. Findings also revealed that poor funding was the main constraints faced by the authority. The study therefore recommends proper funding, provision of equipment and facilities needed for smooth running of the authority in order to ensure effective collection and management of waste in the study area.

THE REALITY OF MEDICAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL AT THU DUC DISTRICT HOSPITAL, HO CHI MINH CITY IN 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Phan Thi Thu Trang ◽  
Vo Van Hai ◽  
Le Thi Thanh Huong
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
District Hospital ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Solid Waste Collection ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Waste Classification

There are 11 rooms and 38 departments with 1791 staffs in Thu Duc District Hospital. Moreover, there are above 6000 patients coming for examination and approximately over 900 in-patients at the hospital. Although the medical solid waste management was concentrated and focused on, there is still some insufficient points that need to be researched. Therefore, we are now proceeding in researchingour aim to describe the reality of medical solid waste management at Thu Duc District Hospital in 2019 and evaluate the factor that affects the waste management. The method for this research is cross-section descriptive research. We have observed all tools, equipments used for managing medical solid waste, and observed the medical solid waste classification in 36 departments/ clinical units, paraclinical, also have used designed inventory. The ratio of the department that meet thegoals in general of collecting, transporting, storage and waste disposal is not really high, only 75%, in which that the ratio for collecting by department only is lowest with 77.8%; next for collecting the waste by equipments with 80.6%; for waste classification by equipments is 83.3%.

scholarly journals OPTIMIZED ROUTING OF TRUCKS FOR INSTITUTIONAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION IN KUMASI, GHANA

Detritus ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 50-58
Author(s):  
Alhassan Sulemana ◽  
Emmanuel Amponsah Donkor ◽  
Eric Kwabena Forkuo ◽  
Juliet Asantewaa ◽  
Isabella N. A. Ankrah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Travel Time ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Operating Cost ◽  
Travel Distance ◽  
Route Optimization ◽  
Maintenance Cost ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Complete Collection ◽  
Solid Waste Collection

Solid waste collection constitutes 60-80% of the total solid waste management cost. Reduction of solid waste collection cost can be achieved through route optimization in a geographic information system (GIS) environment. The purpose of this study was to generate optimized routes for solid waste collection on Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology campus in Kumasi, Ghana. The study modelled the existing routes for a complete collection cycle using travel time criteria and generated optimized routes for same using an ArcGIS software. Validation of the optimized outcome (travel distance and travel time) was done by subjecting the solid waste collection trucks to the optimized routes. The results from the study showed significant reduction in total travel time from 1,000.75 mins to 855.70 mins for existing and optimized routes respectively, translating into saving of 14.5%. Total travel distance significantly reduced from 367.30 km to 334.20 km for existing and optimized routes respectively, representing saving of 9.0%. Significant savings in travel time and travel distance have implications on reduction of fuel and maintenance cost of institutional solid waste collection trucks. The results indicate that the application of GIS-based route optimization in solid waste collection can provide significant improvement in reduction of operating cost.

scholarly journals Local Government Capacity for Solid Waste Collection in Local Markets in Tanzania

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 288
Author(s):  
Stella Malangalila Kinemo
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Solid Waste Collection ◽  
Dominant Type ◽  
Municipal Council ◽  
Government Capacity ◽  
Depth Interviews

Solid waste collection is one of the roles of municipal councils in Tanzania stipulated by the local government Act of 1982. This study empirically examined the capacity of Morogoro Municipal Council in collecting solid waste generated from the two market centers of Mawenzi and Manzese. The study employed case study design and mixed research approaches of qualitative and quantitative. The data collection methods were in-depth interviews and questionnaire. The data obtained in this study were subjected to interpretative and content analysis for qualitative data and descriptive statistics for quantitative data. Findings revealed that the most dominant type of waste generated in the two markets were the biodegradable wastes generated from natural products such as vegetables, fruits and food remains in general. More findings show that the process of solid waste management needed the resources of different types including financial resources, physical resources and human resources. It was found that Morogoro Municipal Council had inadequate resources to manage the amounts of the generated wastes in the two markets. To improve capacity of collecting solid waste in the two markets the study recommends increasing number of staff, vehicles and containers for waste collection, increase budget for solid waste collection and collect the waste frequently according to the accumulation of waste.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document