Shimelis KebedeIkram Mohammed-Amin2024-07-312024-07-312024-06https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/3342Solid waste management is recognized as a global concern that impacts both individuals and governments. Insufficient waste management practices in cities, such as widespread waste dumping in water bodies and along roads and drainage canals, exacerbate sanitation issues in African nations, Ethiopia included. Ethiopia, categorized as a lowincome country, grapples with the repercussions of ineffective management of solid waste, especially in its swiftly urbanizing areas. Dukem is one of the town located in a central Oromia region of Ethiopia facing the problem. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the present state of solid waste management in Dukem Town. Descriptive survey and Multi-stage sampling technique was employed. The samples were collected from 90 household and from different commercial activities in the study area. The collected samples were sorted into 11 components and measured. Organic wastes represent a significant proportion of the total Solid Waste produced and accounts for about 67.34%. The remaining waste is made up of dense plastic (0.92%), film plastics (5.67%), paper and cardboard (4.08%), metals (1%), special wastes (0.36%), textiles and shoes (1.3%), glass (1.97%), composite products (0.15%) and other wastes (17.21%). According to the study's findings, Dukem Town generates 0.209 kg of solid waste per person every day with a density of 287 Kg/m3. Material flow analysis can be applied in environmental research and it was used as a basis for analyzing and planning waste management and recycling systems and also to evaluate an existing solid waste management practice of Dukem. The analysis of the socio-economic effect evaluation of solid waste management strategies also looked at how it affected the content and amount of solid waste. Due to the wastes high organic content composting is good waste management option that has to be practiced, since there will be better chance of lowering the enormous volume of waste disposed away to disposal site as well as decreasing the Greenhouse gas emission. By composting 50% of the waste designated to the disposal site 39.5% of resource will be managed.en-USDukem TownMaterial flow analysisSolid wasteSolid Waste ManagementThesis