The Assessment of Solid Waste Management practices in Addis Ababa City: the case of Bole Sub City
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2018-05
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Solid waste management practices in Bole sub city is un satisfactory and incomplete as illegal
dumping of solid waste in open areas, in gullies , river courses and streets seen in daily life of
residents. considering this, study is aimed at the overall assessment of the existing solid waste
management practices of Addis Ababa city with particular reference to Bole sub city. In order to
accomplish these objectives, the researcher used both primary and secondary sources. Bole sub
city sanitation administration is the responsible institution to take over solid waste management
practices of the sub city. Solid waste management activity in bole sub city takes place in two
cycles. The first cycle is door to door collection and transportation of solid waste to transfer
stations. This can be done by cooperative partnership associations. The second cycle is
transportation of solid waste from transfer station to “koshe” disposal site and can be done by
sub city sanitation administration. “Koshe” disposal site is generally described as open and
unsanitary landfill that has different problems to environment and the community. The finding of
this study revealed that the present status of Bole sub city solid waste management is poor.
Institutional related problems, cooperative partnership association related problems, and limited
participation of stake holders are the major factors that limits the proper solid waste
management practice of Bole sub city.Therefore, the best ways that used to tackle the above
problems are: giving training to cooperative partnership association and sanitation
administration employees, developing institutional structure that have capacity to implement
integrated MSWM approach which recognizes and comprises all stakeholders.
Description
A thesis submitted to the Department of Public Administration and Development Management of
Addis Ababa University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters in
Public Management and Policy (MPMP)
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Addis Ababa, Solid Waste Management