Perception of Residents towards the Effects of Landfills on Nearby Residents: The Case of Residents around Summit Landfill
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Waste management related problems especially that of Solid Waste Management have lived with
human for generations. To address this problem of SWM the use of landfill was introduced. The
introduction of landfills as an area which are carefully designed and constructed on the top of
the ground to separate trash from the surrounding area has its own advantages and
disadvantages. Removing waste from sight of residential area and prohibiting waste from
contaminating ground water were aimed to be the advantages of landfills. However landfills
have been affecting health of residents, they have resulted in air pollution and other
environmental effects. Summit landfill is one the landfills within the city of Addis Ababa which is
built to address the rising demand in waste management of the city. As summit is one of the
newly emerging areas within the city, it has newly built buildings which are attractive to
people’s eyes. Even if the area is filled with new and attractive buildings, the existence of the
landfill in such an attractive area has minimized the beauty of the area and it also has affected
the health and economy of the residents around it. By using questionnaire and interview the
researcher was able to obtain data on what residents had to say on the effects of the landfill on
residents. Based on the information obtained from the responses of the residents it is concluded
that the existence of the landfill has highly affected the life of residents in many ways and it is
recommended that assignment of an area as a landfill should come after careful and thorough
study