The role of citizenship education and participation in waste management

Abstract

Abstract . With growing urban population and thus production of more waste, the attention of urban managers to the issue of waste materials has significantly increased during the last decades. The harmful effects of waste in our country have been taken into consideration from different aspects by the authorities. However, consideration of the social problems resulting from the production of waste and development of these issues for improving waste management has been neglected. The present project aims to determine the problems caused by the improper management of waste and provide solutions for improving waste management in the country. The general methodology of this study is descriptive and the data was gathered through a review of documents. The study shows that factors such as citizenship participation and education are two basic elements in the field of waste materials that are linked to the success of urban managers in urban waste management, and that the negative and inevitable effects of waste materials can be avoided through improvement and elevation of waste management quality.