Abstract
To correctly address the complex and challenging task of waste management, urban societies have developed and implemented waste management policies. However, authorities in developing countries are still struggling to establish waste management policies and provide acceptable waste management systems. This study examines the current Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) policy in Maputo City, the capital of Mozambique, and the barriers to its implementation according to seven fundamental policy instruments: legislation and regulation; voluntary agreements; economic instruments; education and influence over behavioral change; monitoring, information and performance assessment; choice of technology; and community linkages. The Delphi method, a group problem-solving technique, was applied to collect information from experts, and 26 barriers hindering waste management policy were definitively identified.
Highlights
There is a growing worldwide need for sustainable and coherent solutions to solid waste management (SWM) problems
This study examines the current Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) policy in Maputo City, the capital of Mozambique, and the barriers to its implementation according to seven fundamental policy instruments: legislation and regulation; voluntary agreements; economic instruments; education and influence over behavioral change; monitoring, information and performance assessment; choice of technology; and community linkages
This section aims to discuss the findings for each waste management policy instrument obtained from the application of the Delphi method by supplementing the experts’ input with relevant literature on the issue
Summary
There is a growing worldwide need for sustainable and coherent solutions to solid waste management (SWM) problems. SWM seems to be more complex in developing countries, where the increasing volume and a variety of wastes resulting from economic growth, urbanization, and industrialization are becoming a burgeoning problem for national and local governments that usually rely on remedial measures, uncoordinated efforts, and investment in inadequate resources making it tougher to ensure effective and sustainable waste management. The need for a good waste management plan backed by a comprehensive waste management policy, is indispensable because such a policy would reflect the main principles and goals of the plan (Brazilian Association of Public Cleaning and Waste Management Companies [ABRELPE] & International Solid Waste Association [ISWA], 2013; Konteh, 2009). To successfully review and update a waste management plan, it is necessary to assess the progress of the existing waste management policy, including the identification of barriers to success (Hyman, Turner & Carpintero, 2013; ABRELPE & ISWA, 2013)
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