Nature, Challenges and Opportunities of Door-To-Door Solid Waste Collection Service Providing Cooperatives in Arada Sub-City.
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2012-03
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Poverty and urban unemployment are the major economic challenges to the city of Addis Ababa.
To solve these problems, emphasis is placed on creating job opportunities in five core areas,
waste collection activity, being one of the concerns of the municipality gained due attention.
Consequently, the city government empowered Micro and small scale enterprises organizing
office at woreda level with mandate to organize people who are supposed to be poor and willing
to work in solid waste collection. Thus, the offices register those people willing to engage in
waste collection. This study was conducted so as to investigate ihe salient features of door-to-door primary solid
waste collection service provided by cooperatives in Arada sub-city .And most importantly to
identifY the challenges faced the coops and opportunities occurred due to the involvement of
cooperatives in waste collection activity. The required data were gathered through document
inspection, survey questionnaire, interviews, and case study and observation list.
Cooperatives under study faced many challenges in their activities. Absence of vehicles and lack
of equipment were the major challenges to deliver the services frequently and effectively.
Inadequate payment, delay in payment, lack of access to safety clothes and medical service
affected their operation. The engagement of cooperatives in waste collection activity contributed a lot to the workers,
municipality and the service recipients. Their participation in the activity increased the
employment opportunity and became income source for the poor. The municipality also benefited
due to their involvement in municipal solid waste collection. Their role bridged the gap, in waste
collection between the service recipients and the municipality(municipal containers}and
increased the service coverage and waste collection frequency in the study area. The service
recipients also confirmed that there is improvement in solid waste situation of their surrounding
due to the involvement of the cooperatives in waste collection services. They can also save their
time and labor.
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Challenges and Opportunities