scholarly journals Practices and Challenges of Household Solid Waste Management in Woldia Town, Northeastern Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (30) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silamlak Birhanu Abegaz ◽  
Kindu Alem Molla ◽  
Seid Ebrahim Ali
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
Waste Pickers

Background. The rapid growth of urban populations has led to a dramatic increase in urban waste generation with environmental and public health problems associated with water contamination, emission of toxic and noxious fumes, soil contamination and introduction of disease vector populations. Objectives. The aim of the present study was to assess solid waste disposal practices and challenges of solid waste management in Woldia town, northeastern Ethiopia. Methods. A descriptive research design was employed, using a survey method and naturalistic observational methods. A total of 236 households were surveyed, including waste collectors and cleaners, waste pickers, and 20 students and ten teachers from Woldia secondary and preparatory schools. A purposive sampling technique (made up of municipal officers, scavengers (waste pickers), waste collectors and cleaners and a simple random sampling technique (of teachers, students and kebeles of the study area) was employed, then proportional allocation was made for each randomly selected kebeles based on population size to determine the sample. Finally, survey questionnaire, interview, focus group discussion and observation were used as data collecting tools. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were also employed. Results. The current study revealed that educational status (AOR = 10.92, 95% CI = (3.12–38.27)), occupational status (AOR = 8.08, 95% CI = (2.08–31.31)), monthly income (AOR = 5.72, 95% CI = (1.55–21.13)), and age (AOR = 2.53, 95% CI = (1.04–6.19)) were found to be the major factors associated with solid waste management practices. Additionally, shortage of storage materials, lack of alternative waste disposal options, household attitudes, and lack of awareness were the major challenges for low performance of solid waste management practices of the local government and households. The focus group individuals and interviewed participants indicated that solid waste management practices were poor. Conclusions. The present study revealed that solid waste management practices in Woldia town remain inadequate. Therefore, efforts by the municipality and other stakeholders are needed to mitigate the problem of waste management and disposal practices. Participant Consent. Obtained Ethics Approval. The study was approved by the Institutional Research Ethics Review committee (IRERC) of Woldia University Competing Interests. The authors declare no competing financial interests.

scholarly journals Problem Faced by The Public Due to The Improper Waste Disposal and Behaviour of Waste Disposal

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-77
Author(s):  
R. Geetha ◽  
S. Rajalakshmi
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Public ◽  
Human Wellbeing ◽  
Waste Management Practices

The solid waste management is not only necessary for maintaining the hygienic environment but in reducing the probable health hazards. The current study deals with the problems faced by the public due to improper waste management and the behaviour in waste disposal. The data used in our study is both primary and the secondary data. Waste cannot be simply thrown away anymore, now it must be managed. Many materials thrown away could be saved by simple things like reusing glass, the municipal landfill could be reduced by almost 10 percent and there are still many advantages to waste management. Today, more people are in favour of companies who invest in “green products”. As a result, companies have removed phosphates, bleaches, and have made their paper products out of recycled papers. The objective of writing this paper is to study the current practices related to the various waste management initiatives taken in India for human wellbeing. The other purpose is to provide some suggestions and recommendations to improve the waste management practices in Indian towns. Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 7, Issue-2: 70-77  

Knowledge, Perception and Solid Waste Management Practices among Residents of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area, Lagos State Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
Oladejo John A
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste Disposal ◽  
Point Rating Scale ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Waste Management Practices

The rapid generation of waste through households, industrial and commercial activities are a common challenge of all globalization. This study therefore examined the knowledge, perception and solid waste management practices among the residents of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government area, Lagos State, Nigeria. The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design. A Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 600 respondents for the study. A validated semi-structured interviewer administered questionnaire was used for data collection from the residents. Descriptive and inferential statistics were conducted to give statistical responses to the research questions and hypotheses using SPSS version 23. The mean age of respondents ‘was 38.28±12.48years. More than half (51%) of the respondents were male. The respondents’ level of knowledge about solid waste management measured on 11point rating scale revealed that the respondents had a mean of 8.3±2.1. The respondents’ perception measured on a 15-point rating scale showed a mean of 11.7404±2.56. The respondents’ solid waste management practice measured on a 11-point rating scale revealed a mean score of 4.61±1.91. Less than half (35.2%) of the respondents practiced good solid waste management. A significant relationship between respondents’ perception (r =0.16, p=0.00) and their solid waste disposal practice. Although the residents had a high level of knowledge and positive attitude towards solid waste disposal, this does not translate to their practices as they had poor solid waste disposal practices. The study recommended that there should be education on laws regarding waste management and ensuring enforcement of the law by the government.

scholarly journals Awareness of Solid Waste Management and its Health Issues

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1S6) ◽  
pp. 73-77
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
The Public ◽  
Baseline Information ◽  
Waste Management Practices

This research paper focused on awareness about the management of solid waste among the public. The research is descriptive in nature. The study has gone through in Thanjavur District with 240 public as respondents. The researcher adopts a convenience sampling technique. The researcher used factor analysis, multiple regression and One-way anova statistical tools be used to assessed the data using IBM 21 SPSS package. The study result would be the baseline information about solid waste management in the research area. The results would help the municipalities to know the current position also needs of the community concerning solid waste management practices.

scholarly journals Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Management Practices in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Oladapo Michael Ogungbade ◽  
Butu William Ali ◽  
Abdulganiyu Oriola Kilani ◽  
Gbenga John Oladehinde ◽  
Tolulope Joy Akeju
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Ondo State ◽  
Waste Management Practices

Rapid urbanization and uncontrolled population growth in the city of Akure create a huge generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) and waste management authority has not been able to manage it properly. This has led to inefficient waste collection methods, insufficient coverage of the collection system and improper disposal of solid waste. This paper investigated municipal solid waste management practices in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. Simple random sampling was used in selecting 392 respondents within the eight districts in the study area. Information was collected on socio-economic characteristics of the respondents; nature and compositions of municipal solid waste and solid waste management practices in the study area. The study showed that female respondents (58.2%) were more than male (41.8%) in the study area. Also, a larger proportion of the respondents earned above N40,000 per month. More than one-third of the respondents (37.8%) created squander from vegetable and food remains, next to this were plastic (19.1%), paper (8.2%) and metal waste (6.6%). Further findings showed that the majority of the respondents (66%) do not segregate waste before disposal while the wastebasket was commonly preferred to collect waste due to its affordability. The study concluded that despite the establishment of waste management authority, most of the wastes collected was not sorted before disposal while the majority of the respondents preferred to burn their waste. The study recommended that government and non-governmental organizations should pay much attention to the issue of waste management in the area as waste was not properly managed.

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