Assessment Of Household Solid Waste Generation Rate, Composition And Management Practices:-The Case Of Woliso Town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Abstract

Poor solid waste management handling and implementation is still a growing issue in developing countries. Woliso, like all small towns in Oromia Regional State, has inadequate solid waste management. The major objectives of this study are to assess the current household solid waste generation rate, composition and management practices in Woliso town. Data were collected from data sources such as questionnaires, interviews, field measurement, and personal observation in order to achieve the expected objectives. The secondary data were collected from document analysis. Relevant data from both sources was collected using probability and non-probability sampling techniques. The analysis was conducted using both qualitative and quantitative techniques. According to the findings of this study, low, middle, and higher income households generate 0.235kg/cap/day, 0.265kg/cap/day, and 0.296kg/cap/day, respectively. Woliso's total household waste generation rate is 0.265kg/cap/day. As a result, the daily total solid waste generation of households is 31,462 kg, and the annual solid waste generation of households is 11,483,675 kg. From the total amount of solid waste generated, 56.8 percent goes uncollected and is disposed of in an illegal town site. Only 43.2 percent were properly collected. As a result, it is recommended that all concerned stakeholders should give focus on basic components of solid waste management practices to manage an illegal disposing system in the town. To prevent illegal solid waste disposal, the town administration has provided an adequate location for common municipal containers and established micro and small enterprise solid waste collectors, as well as prepared and implemented rules and regulations emphasizing the issue of SWM, as well as developed efficient controlling mechanisms and environmental sanitation agents