The purpose of this study is to assess the challenges and opportunities for improvement of solid waste management services in Woldya city. The overall objective of the study was to identify the challenges and opportunities for improving solid waste management in Woldya city. Identify the different sources and methods of solid waste management used in Woldya city.
What are the different sources and methods of solid waste management in Woldya? What are the possible solutions to reduce the problem of solid waste management in the area under consideration. The study covers the city of Woldya and focuses on challenges and opportunities for improving solid waste management services.
The effectiveness of solid waste management depends on the sustainability of the management of the services.
Financial and Foreign Exchange Constraints
Physical Characteristics of an Urban Area
Inadequate Service Coverage
Operational Inefficiency of Services and Limited Use of Informal Sector
Inadequate management of special wastes or Hazardous Waste
Community diversity and waste diversity and two reasons why no single approach to waste management has been accepted as the best method (Gwimbi et. al 2008).
Role of local government and municipalities
Role of the Community
Role of Private Service Provider
Some African solid waste management cities such as Lusaka (Zambia), Nairobi (Kenya), Pretoria (South Africa), Gaborone (Botswana) by (William Hogland et. Once very rich in copper resources, the capital of Zambia has its solid waste The management system is in dire straits: the streets are heavily littered with household waste, the sewers are clogged and there is no form of pest control.
The causes of poor waste management in Lusaka are due to shortage of proper waste disposal vehicles, financial constraints and lack of technology. Solid waste management, which has improved over the years, has been severely affected by natural events due to lack of preparedness and political crises. Although the technical staff is trained in waste management, the political arm has made it very difficult for the relevant authorities to take charge of a long-term waste management system.
Due to the healthy economy in the country, the city of Pretoria has implemented a solid waste management system that caters well to all residents. An environmental protection plan was put in place and solid waste management was greatly improved. The diamond-rich city began to create for the protection of the environment; part of the profit from the diamonds was dedicated to the development of the city and environmental protection.
This fast-growing city has recycled its resources very well to protect the environment. African countries must come together to improve their resources and protect the environment, just as European countries have done. Ideas or technology should be evaluated before they are implemented in local conditions and more practical strategies to protect the environment should be used.
Environmental policy of Ethiopia
Very expensive garbage collection vehicles were procured, but with very little technical knowledge to operate or service them. Prioritize waste collection services and their safe disposal; Conducting studies that identify suitable sanitary landfills in major cities of Ethiopia; Promote waste reduction processes, including efficient recycling of materials where possible. The design of a system that will define and connect the role of the Baran administration, investors and the public in the disposal of solid and liquid waste, and guide its implementation.
Research Design
Sources of Data /Type of Data
Sample Size and Sampling Technique .1 Sample Size
Sampling Technique
The employee sampling techniques for selecting a representative were a combination of purposive sampling and simple random sampling. Purposive sampling was used to select six respondents from professionals and civil servants who have in-depth knowledge of the research issue. Simple random sampling was used to select 170 household head respondents from the sampling frame of 3400 households using a lottery system.
Data Collection Methods
Interviews
Questionnaires
Observation
Photography
Secondary Data
Data Analysis
Findings from Households .1 Characteristics of Respondents
- Age and Sex Distribution of the Respondents
- Education level of respondents
- Monthly income of the households
- Sources of Solid Waste in Woldya Town
- Residential Solid Waste in Woldya Town
- Types of disposal method used by household of Woldya town
This shows that there is a strong potential for solid waste management in waste management meetings and community awareness. The gender distribution shows that men and women can contribute to solid waste management. From Table 4.2, it is the highest, namely 33 percent of respondents with completed secondary school and 22 percent of respondents with primary school level.
This indicates that it is a good opportunity to create awareness regarding solid waste management in the study area. Monthly income of the households has a direct or indirect relationship with solid waste management system. From table 4.3, the highest which is the monthly income of 40 percent of the respondents earned an income between 401-600 birr.
The figure above indicates that more than 50 per cent of the respondents have the capacity to contribute to the collection and disposal of solid waste. In Woldya city, the main sources of solid waste are residential, commercial and institutional, but there is no industrial solid waste in the city. The other solid waste makes up the lowest percentage at 12, which includes paper, onion peels, vegetables, bones, trimmings and metal.
The table below shows the solid waste storage containers used by the respondents, the highest (48%) and lowest (8%) are bag and community containers respectively. Another 12 percent of households dispose of residential solid waste illegally in rivers, drains and by burning their solid waste in the study area. This informal means of dumping solid waste in open dumps, drains and rivers is creating health and environmental problems in the study area.
The Condition of Disposal Facilities
- Solid Waste Service Providers
- Facilities Used by service provider
- The key challenges of solid waste management in Woldya town
- Community Role in Solid Waste Management
- Ways through which solid waste management can be improved
Table 4.7 shows that the highest (38%) provider for households with solid waste management is an informal service provider. The lowest which is 15 percent of the provider for households with solid waste management is the city government. One of the most important facilities for solid waste management is equipment (material) used for transportation and disposal of collection, but in the study area, most of the facilities were not in good condition because they were very old, the facilities were not too need to be repaired and the facilities do not have the speed to operate for a short period of time.
The lowest is that others like lack of modern technology, inadequate service delivery and inadequate landfill, all these major challenges have their own impact on solid waste management. In the study area, the highest (28%) respondents answered that the main challenge is the lack of awareness as there is no environmental education regarding solid waste. How solid waste is collected, transported and disposed of, residents are not clear about the use of solid waste. solid wastes. As shown in Figure 4.5, the highest number of 72 percent of respondents responded that there is no community involvement in solid waste management such as collection of fees, waste management meetings and determining location of containers.
The lowest part (28%) of the respondents answered that there is community involvement in determining the location of the containers and in the waste management meeting, but their involvement is very low. The community has a greater role in solid waste management such as by deciding the place of deposit, creating funds and cleaning up the environmental waste of their neighborhood. From figure 4.6, the highest part (81%) of the respondents think that there should be a community role in the management of solid waste such as in raising awareness, there should be education for the community about solid waste because solid waste has uses for man using recycling or reuse but the community thinks that solid waste has no uses, this is the problem of awareness or lack of education for solid waste.
The lowest (28%) respondents believe that the government's involvement in handling solid waste should be high and that the local authority should know the advantages and disadvantages of handling solid waste. As shown in Table 4.10, the highest of 33 percent of the respondents answered that solid waste management can be improved by creating awareness for the local community and for all people in the city because they do not have knowledge of solid waste management. The others (7%) responded that clear rules and regulations on solid waste management should be formulated and that the methods to improve the efficiency of the management system for the delivery of services, the local authorities should invite and create associations with different stakeholders and non-governmental authorities. organizations.
Data Presentation and Analysis from Interview (officials) .1 Sources of Solid Waste in Woldya Town
- Existing Situation of Methods and Facilities for Solid Waste Management in Woldya Town
- Challenges and Opportunities of Solid Waste Management
- Roles of Stakeholders on Solid Waste Management
- The Community
- Private Sector
- The Municipality and Local Authority
- Rules and Regulation for Solid Waste in the Town
- Possible Solution to Minimize the Problem of Solid Waste Management According to the officials, to improve the waste management significantly the behavior and participation
In the city, not only was there a solid waste management budget, but the sanitation, liquid waste and solid waste budgets were managed by one budget, not separately. According to municipal and health experts, the effectiveness and capacity of stakeholders are essential to develop integrated solid waste management in the study area. According to the officials, there are only a few private sectors participating in solid waste management.
For example, there were nine (9) solid waste management contractors but the local government did not support their work. The municipality of Woldya city is the most responsible actor for handling solid waste in the study area. Therefore, the activities and work with handling solid waste in the municipality was very low.
Therefore, there is a need for a detailed action plan to have clear lines and rules for proper solid waste management in the city. Providing solid waste management in the study area is currently the responsibility of the municipality and the Kebele Cleaning and Beautification Department. There must be manpower, strong financial capacity, equipment and mindset change in the society about solid waste management to be a clean and healthy environment of the city.
Formulate rules, regulations, legal framework and enforcement mechanism regarding solid waste in the city. This chapter concludes the main findings of the study and also provides recommendations that can help improve solid waste management services in Woldya city. Stakeholder involvement in solid waste management is a prerequisite to ensure better solid waste management services and thereby urban cleanliness, but in the city their involvement is very low.
