Assessment of Community Perception on Solid Waste Management Practice in Bedele Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Francis Abuye

doi:10.7176/cer/11-10-01

Abstract

Solid waste management is basic activities needs the participation of all individuals to increase the quality of environment and health. The aim of this study was to assess community perception on solid waste management practice in Bedelle Town, Oromia region, Ethiopia. Sampled households interview, field observation and key informants were used for data collection. Focus group discussion was also employed for the cross checks the data collected through interview. Food waste, plastic bags, plastic bottles, papers and cartons, cans and glass were some of solid waste released from each household and disposed to inappropriate disposal site and environment. Common diseases associated to poor solid waste management identified were common cold (52.9%), respiratory track and shyness (27%) and typhoid and cholera (4.6%), respectively. Mean daily solid waste generation rate per capita per household in the town based on the current finding was 0.3240 kg/day/house hold. Also, the determinants willingness of urban community on solid waste management practice was also highlighted using linear regression model. Age, educational level, awareness and availability of training on solid waste for the urban community affect the attitude and willingness of urban communities to practice solid waste management. Generally the communities had very low thinking on the impact of improper solid waste management on the environmental condition. Therefore, the municipality should have to intervene with the integration of concerned stakeholders with appropriate waste management practices and disposal sites like landfill, demonstration sites. Keywords: Solid waste, community perception, generation rate, solid waste management practice DOI : 10.7176/CER/11-10-01 Publication date: November 30 th 2019

Highlights

Solid wastes are non-liquid, non-soluble and non-decomposable or decomposable materials ranging from municipal garbage to industrial wastes that contain complex and sometimes hazardous substances
Independent variables On the other hand the following variables were hypothesized to affect solid waste management and community perception: Age: - It is a continuous variable, which refers to the age of the household head measured in years
Conclusion Solid wastes were highly generated from every household from day-to-day in Bedele town

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Solid wastes are non-liquid, non-soluble and non-decomposable or decomposable materials ranging from municipal garbage to industrial wastes that contain complex and sometimes hazardous substances. Solid waste is unwanted matter or material of any type (non-liquid), often that which is left after useful substances or parts have been removed (Williams, 2005). Both domestic and industrial waste generation continues to increase world-wide in tandem with growth in consumption (Okalebo et al, 2014) while quantity generated depends on the socioeconomic conditions, cultural habits of the people, urban structure, density of population, extent of commercial activity, and degree of salvaging at source (Ladu et al, 2011). Increasing population, booming economy, rapid urbanization and the rise in community living standards have greatly accelerated the municipal solid waste generation rate in developing countries (Minghua et al, 2009)

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