Abstract:
Solid waste handling is a discipline associated with concerned to control the generation,
storage, collection, transportation or transfer, processing, and disposal of solid waste materials
in most environmentally friendly. This study is to assess the challenges, Attitude and way of
handling system of solid waste among households at Lideta Sub-city. The study was employed
descriptive type of research design simultaneously to achieve the aim of the study. Primary data
was gathered through interviews, questionnaires and field observation. Whereas secondary data
were extracted from different published and unpublished materials. A total of 387 respondents
were selected by using random Sampling methods from the three districts. Both qualitative and
quantitative research approaches was adopted to analyze the data by using Statistical Package
for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26.7. The study result revealed that, solid waste
controlling methods of municipal is effective. Out of the total respondents about (37.4%) were
disagreed and about (17.7%) of respondent were agreed. Most of respondents (44.8%) were dis
agreed with the statement that community had knowledge as solid waste is the causes of social
trouble, while, few of (21%) respondents were agreed. Regarding to the statement of the
assertion that having a container at home for the storage of solid waste was important, majority
of (32.3%) respondents were strongly disagreed and few of (2%) respondents were strongly
agreed. Comparably, the results of field observations indicate that, the community had lacks of
infrastructure necessary to remove solid waste from its origin to the disposal site. It is observed
that the lack of public awareness financial resources, institutional weakness, and improper
handling system and disposal options, as a recommendation. Therefore Lideta Sub-City need
proper organizational structures that can an enable to manage solid waste and to attain clean
environments and community have to live-in.
