scholarly journals Household Willingness to Pay for Improved Solid Waste Management Services: Using Contingent Valuation Analysis in India

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muniyandi Balasubramanian
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Management Services

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.

scholarly journals Willingness to pay for improved solid waste management services in an urbanizing area in South-East Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 793-803
Author(s):  
F.P. Oyawole ◽  
O.P. Ajayi ◽  
R.O. Aminu ◽  
D Akerele
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Ordered Logit ◽  
Southeastern Nigeria ◽  
Public Health And Safety ◽  
Private Sector Involvement ◽  
Management Services

Developing countries often fail to pay adequate attention to solid waste management in the bid to accelerate the rate of their development, and this oversight typically culminates into an adverse impact on the environment and on public health and safety. This paper sought to analyse the factors influencing residents’ willingness to pay for improved solid waste management services due to private sector involvement in Ihiala, Southeastern Nigeria. Data were collected with structured questionnaires administered to ninety respondents, and was analysed using descriptive statistics and ordered logit regression. The results showed that majority (92.2%) of the residents were aware of the inherent risks that could stem out of improper solid waste management, although a lesser proportion of them (64.4%) were willing to pay for an improvement. WTP was influenced by marital status, household size and income. It was recommended that government pursue policies that will significantly improve the income of residents and encourage public-private partnership in waste management.Keywords: Solid waste management, Willingness to Pay, Ordered logit, pollution

scholarly journals Household Willingness-to-Pay for Improved Solid Waste Management Services in Four Major Metropolitan Cities in Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kofi Sekyere Boateng ◽  
Peter Agyei-Baffour ◽  
Daniel Boateng ◽  
George Nana Kwasi Rockson ◽  
Kofi Akohene Mensah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Financing Mechanism ◽  
Sustainable Financing ◽  
Management Services

Introduction. Waste management is an important developmental issue globally, especially in developing countries like Ghana. A key challenge of waste management in developing countries is sustainable financing. This study assesses the willingness-to-pay, an integral attribute of sustainable financing mechanism for improved solid waste management (SWM) services in Ghana. Methods. A cross-sectional multicenter study was conducted in Ghana from January to August 2017 among 1560 households in four regional capitals in Ghana; Accra, Takoradi, Kumasi, and Tamale. Data were collected by using a structured interview questionnaire. Logistic regression models were used to determine the predictors of willingness-to-pay for SWM services in Ghana. Results. Overall, 53.7% of the households were willing to make additional payment for improved services, with difference across study sites: 54.5%, 53.1%, 61.7%, and 46.6% in Takoradi, Tamale, Accra, and Kumasi, respectively. Willingness-to-pay for improved SWM was predicted by educational level, marital status, type of employment, and region of residence. Compared to women who had no formal education, those having senior high school (aOR (adjusted odds ratio): 2.53; 95% CI: 1.48, 4.30), postsecondary (aOR: 1.97; 95% CI: 1.08, 3.60), and tertiary education (aOR: 3.30; 95% CI: 1.91, 5.69) were associated with higher odds of willingness-to-pay for improved SWM services. Conclusion. This study provides important evidence on important attribute of financing mechanism, willingness-to-pay for improved SWM services. Findings would contribute to efforts at finding sustainable financing mechanism for waste management services in Ghana.

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