Household Solid Waste Generation, Physical Composition and Management Practices at Biitee Kebele of Abuna Gindeberet town, West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia

Abstract

The objective of this research is to assess the solid waste generation, physical composition, and management practices in Biitee Kebele of Abuna Gindeberet town, located in West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia. Both quantitative and qualitative research approaches were used, along with a descriptive and explanatory research design. A total of 218 respondents were selected randomly for the questionnaire using simple random sampling, and 7 were interviewed using the purposive sampling method. Descriptive and inferential analysis with SPSS software version 25 was used to analyze the quantitative data, while the narration explanation method was used for the qualitative data. On average, the municipality generated 0.41 kg of waste per capita per day. The lower middle socioeconomic group generated the most waste. Due to a lack of organizational structure, community members are aware that they must clean their environment but were not aware of how to protect their environment from waste products. The community should work collaboratively to avoid waste materials, and the town administration should change the structure that supports it. The community should manage solid waste generation and encourage participation in waste management associations. Additionally, the town should clean up all rubbish dumped along roads, in drainage channels, in open spaces, and other public areas immediately. The dump site should be walled off to prevent grazing animals from ingesting plastic and other dangerous materials. The town administration has a thorough picture of the composition and generation rate of solid waste in the town, and further research should be conducted on other trash generators