Community Awareness of Solid Waste Management Practices: a case Study from Ethopia

In today’s society problems associated with the management of solid wastes are complex. Solid waste is being generated by varying human activities starting from domestic to industrial wastes. Waste management in developing urban areas is becoming more complex due to inadequate disposal planning. It is pervasive in many developing economies. The present study was carried out to assess the community awareness regarding the solid waste disposal and the difficulties occurring due to inadequacy of proper disposal places. Data were collected from 280 randomly selected sampled households using open ended and close ended questionnaires, and from purposively selected key informants using semi structured interview. The results showed that there is a large quantity of waste being generated that are improperly disposed. There is a lack of management due to different reasons like lack of laborers who engage in cleaning process. There is awareness among the public regarding the issues of SWM but the lacuna is still observed in the place.