Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Management Practices: A case Study of Bishoftu City Administration
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2018-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) refers to the collection, transfer, treatment,
recycling, resources recovery and disposal of solid waste in urban areas. This study aimed at
assessment of MSWM Practices of Bishoftu City Administration Oromia regional state of
Ethiopia. In the study researcher questions the existing MSWM practices look like and factors
affecting MSWM system of Bishoftu City. Consequently, to accomplish the objectives descriptive
type of research method was used and both primary and secondary data sources applied for the
study. The primary data were collected via questionnaires, interview, and field observations.
Whereas the secondary data were extracted from different published and unpublished materials.
A total of 392 respondents were used in the study. The findings of the study revealed that the
main types of MSW in Bishoftu are peels of vegetables, ash, plastic, paper and cardboard,
garden trimmings or leaf and the physical composition of MSW in the city is composed from both
biodegradable and non-degradable components, the current MSWM practice of City is weak and
also there is a problem on solid waste reduction strategy: segregation, reuse, recycling, and
resource recovery. According to the results three main factors that aggravate the existing poor
status of MSWM practice in the city. These are: socio-cultural, technical and institutional
factors. Finally, to alleviate the problems the study suggest that: SBPDD and health office of the
city should engage continuous awareness creating campaign or education for the public, to
improve the collection rate increase the number and capacity of MSEs, changing the open
dumping system to sanitary land filling system, law enforcement section gives little attention and
laws to be effective people need to know the presence of laws through awareness creation
activities and implementers should aggressively work to minimize illegal disposal activities
through continuous follow up.
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)
Keywords
Bishoftu, Solid Waste Management, Municipal Solid Waste Management