Status, Challenges and Opportunities of Cooperatives and Private Mses Solid Waste Collection Initiative in Addis Ketema Kifle-Ketema
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2007-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
In an attempt to ease the burden and responsibility and achieve the best, the municipality is convinced by the
involvement of private sector. For the same purpose, a new Agency had established since 2003. Moreover, policy
and proclamation on the subject matter had endorsed at city and federal government level. And (or their
implementation, especially at city {evel, the Agency had prepared regulation and different manuals. The Agency
further decentralized its duties and mandate to the kebe/e level. In response to these measures, a number of
cooperatives and private MSEs starled operating on door·to·door municipal solid waste collection activity.
To identify the salient features of door-la-door municipal solid waste collection scheme, and most importanlly to
investigate the possible challenges seen and opportunities accrued due to the involvement of cooperatives and
private M~Es, the researcher colfected primary and secondary data from the respective sources. Questionnaire,
unstructured interviews, observation checklists, and different documents were used as data co/fection instrument.
To this end narration was used to interpret the data.
Oespite both the cooperatives and private MSEs faced similar challenges in the business, they were a bit
distinctive. Absences of vehicles, for instance, were· seen the toughest challenges to stay in the business.
However, private MSEs are able to absorb the above shock at least by traveling the longest distance. Lack of
acknowledgement and respect a/so discouraged workers due to negative attitude towards them. Inadequate user
participation, Poor health and safety condition, and lack of designated transfer points were also of wider
implications on the cooperatives and private MSEs. Moreover, capacity problem, lack of motivation and
understanding also lag their performance.
The involvement of cooperatives and private MSEs in door-lo-door municipal solid waste collection contributed 8
lot to the workers, municipality, and the clients at large. For instance, their engagement in the business attested to
reduce the problem of unemployment and hence alleviating poverty. The municipality also admitted for the merits
cultivated as a result of private MSEs and cooperatives participation in door-to-door municipal solid waste
collection scheme. Oespite the municipality did not calculate yet, it was found their contribution in reducing the
municipal workers' load and up-scaling the performance. The ultimate beneficiaries also agreed that their
compound and area gets relatively cleaner than the municipality was the sale provider of the service.
Therefore, some of the challenges which were faced by the cooperatives and private MSEs should get solution
before environmental, health and socia-economic disruptions may happen. Since the challenges have been arisen
from the clients, the businesses, and the municipality; they shollld also be part of the solution so as to sustain in
the business and improve their livelihood.
Key words: Door-lo-door, municipal solid waste, franchising, cooperatives and private MSEs, residential house,
commercial premises, the municipality.
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Door-lo-door, municipal solid waste, franchising, cooperatives and private MSEs, residential house, commercial premises, the municipality