Waste Management. Socio-Economic Factors affecting Solid Waste Management in Ethiopia

Bachelor Thesis , 2017 , 56 Pages , Grade: A

Environmental Sciences

The general objective of this study was to assess the socio-economic factors which affect solid waste management practices in Zenzelima Kebele.

The specific objective was to describe the current status of solid waste management practice in Zenzelima Kebele, to assess the correlation between income and educational level of Zenzelima Kebele and their solid waste management practice and to examine the associations of household size of the respondents on the Solid Waste Management.

Nowadays the population growth and the rate of urbanization are alarmingly increasing throughout the world including Africa. The population growth and urbanization are the major factor for the raising of solid waste in a country. There is also another factor such as cultural, social, economic and institutional for the increasing of solid waste in the world.

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Acknowledgement

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Abstract

Chapter One
1. Introduction
1.1. Background of the study
1.2 Statement of the problem
1.3 Objectives of the Study
1.3.1 General objective
1.3.2 Specific objective
1.4 Significance of the Study
1.5 Limitations of the Study
1.6 Scope of the Study

Chapter Two
2. Review of Literature
2.1 Definition and concept of solid waste
2.2 Types and sources of solid wastes
2.2.1 Types of solid waste
2.2.2 Sources of Solid Waste
2.3. Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries
2.4. Solid Waste Management in Ethiopia
2.5. Solid Waste Management Actors
2.5.1 The Municipality
2.5.2 The Private Sector
2.5.3 Community
2.6. Solid Waste Management Problems in Ethiopia
2.7. Types of Solid waste Management system
2.8. Components of Solid Waste Management Elements
2.9. Transfer and Transport of solid wastes
2.10. Determining factor of solid waste management
1.11. Environmental policy of Ethiopia Related to Solid Waste

Chapter Three
2. Materials and Methods
3.1 Description of Study Area
3.1.1. Location
3.1.2 Climate
3.1.3Soil Type
3.1.4 Farming system of the study area
3.1.5 Population
3.2. Sampling sizeand techniques
3.3. Sources of data
3.4. Method of data collection
3.5. Method of data analysis

Chapter Four
4. Result and Discussion
4.1 Demographic Characteristics of the Respondent
4.1.1 Sex of the respondents
4.1.2.Age of the respondents
4.1.3. Educational status of respondents
4.1.4. Marital status of households
4.1.5. Religion of the respondents
4.1.6. Family size
4.1.7 Households average monthly Income
4.1.8. Employment of the respondents
4.2. Types and sources of solid waste in the kebele
4.2.1. Types of solid waste
4.2.2. Source of household solid waste in the kebele
4.3 factor which affect solid waste management practice in the kebele
4.3.1. Social factors
4.3.2. Economic factors
4.4. Solid Waste Management Practice: Collection and Disposal systems
4.4.1. Collection system of solid waste in the kebele
4.4.2. Ways of waste disposal system of solid wastesin thekebele
4.4.3. Recycling of solid wastes
4.4.4. Compost of solid waste in the study area
4.5. The impacts of solid waste in the kebele
4.6. Vulnerable group of the society as a result poor SWM practice
4.7. The relation between solid waste management and economic levels of individuals
4.8. The beneficiary groups as a result of good solid waste management
4.9. Responsible Body to solid waste management
4.10. Participation of the communities in solid waste management practice
4.11. Level of administration on solid waste Management practice in the Kebele
4.12. Participation of Private Sectors on Solid Waste Management
4.13. Contribution of NGO on Solid waste management
4.14. Evaluation of the problem of solid waste management

Chapter Five
5. Conclusion and recommendation
5.1 conclusion
5.2 Recommendation

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APPENDEX

• College: Bahir Dar University (Institute of Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Studies)
• Grade: A
• Author: Bereket Assaye (Author)
• Publication Year: 2017
• Pages: 56
• Catalog Number: V919812
• ISBN (eBook): 9783346265883
• ISBN (Book): 9783346265890
• Language: English
• Tags: waste, management, socio-economic, factors, solid, ethiopia