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ISSN: 2360-7874 |
Academic Research Journal of
Agricultural Science and Research |
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Vol. 8(1), pp. 37-43, January 2020 Research Solid Waste Management Practices and its Challenges in Gambella Town, Gambella Regional States, Ethiopia
GELGELO WAKO
Lecturer at Gambella University, Ethiopia College of Agriculture and Natural resources management E-mail address galgewako61@gmail.com Accepted 29 March 2019
Solid waste management practice, which is the major problems of many developing countries, needs more attention. Gambella City, like other cities in African countries, faces challenges related with poor solid waste management Practices. This study was intended to assess practices and challenges of solid waste management in Gambella town. The study was conducted in: 01, 03 and 05 kebeles of Gambella town. Different sampling method was used; Simple random sampling and purposive sampling to select elements of study units. More of qualitative data were collected due to its nature and supported by quantitative information through survey. The study discovers that waste management practices in the cities are waste collection and transportation for disposal, handling to microenterprises, composting, burning and waste reuse. Lack of hiring skilled man power, open burning of refuse, less community awareness, lack of proper functioning of equipments, lack of proper collection system, lack of budget allocation, and illegal dumping are the challenges of solid waste management in the town. Furthermore, the study indicates there is a poor solid waste management practice and challenges in the town to manage solid wastes. Finally, the study recommend the town administration to aware the community on Solid waste management practices and strength community based waste management system to find long-term sustainable Solid Waste Management practices through cooperation.
Keywords: Solid Waste Management, Disposal practices, waste management challenges
How to cite this article (APA Style): GELGELO W (2019). Solid Waste Management Practices and its Challenges in Gambella Town, Gambella Regional States, Ethiopia. Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 8(1): 37-43
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