Abstract:
In Ethiopia, the increase of solid waste generation is resulted from rapid urbanization and population booming. The amount of solid waste in the country has been increasing overtime, largely attributable to rapid population growth rate. Like any other developing countries, Ethiopia has a range of solid waste management problems, including inadequate waste collection, transportation system and inadequate waste handling and improper final disposal site result in environmental pollutions. The purpose of the study was to assess solid waste management practices, challenges, and opportunities in Mogor administrative town. To this end, both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection were employed. The finding of the study reveal that solid waste management in Mogor town is very poor and inadequate as the municipality of the town is not able to govern solid waste management in sustainable manner. Moreover, Solid waste management practices by the town households and local communities were confirmed to be inadequate and very poor. Lack of appropriate education /awareness to the local communities on municipal solid waste management practices underpins poor performance of solid waste governance in the town. For instance, poor accountability and coordination, weak enforcement of legislations characterizes management of municipal solid waste in Mogor town. Hence, it is imperative to improve the governance of municipal solid waste in Mogor town through proper adherence to the principles of good management
