Effectiveness of community participation as anti-litter monitors in solid waste management in metropolitan areas in a developing country

Zambezi, Fadzai M.; Muisa-Zikali, Norah; Utete, Beaven

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“…Furthermore, the households had perceived a positive attitude to proper solid waste disposal; they also accepted the principles of 3R for the creation of a healthy environment for the society. This finding is in agreement with the previous studies conducted elsewhere [20,22]. The positive attitude toward proper solid waste removal might be a good opportunity to avoid the adverse effects of solid waste in the environment and huge potential for the creation of jobs in the SWM systems such as micro-enterprise waste collection services, composting and other waste recycling activities.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…On the other hand, the households' awareness about the usefulness of the solid waste for making wealth via applying the 3Rs strategies (reduced, reused and recycled), and making compost as fertilizers were as high as 80%. This research finding is relatively comparable with the study reported in Zimbabwe [20], much higher than the research findings in Ethiopia [21] and other studies conducted elsewhere in the world [15,22,23]. Differences in the knowledge level of the respondents can be due to educational status, nature of solid waste, infrastructure conditions and the awareness levels across the studies.…”

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confidence: 82%

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices on household solid waste management and associated factors in Gelemso town, Ethiopia

Eshete

Desalegn²,

Tigu³

2023

PLoS ONE

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Improper solid waste management in urban and semi-urban cities of developing countries is the source of environmental pollution and public health concern. This study aimed to assess the households’ knowledge, attitudes and practices of solid waste management and associated factors in Gelemso town. A community-based cross-sectional study design was used to assess the households’ KAP of SWM in Gelemso town. A systematic random sampling technique was used to recruit 390 households from Gelemso town and data was collected using a structured questionnaire. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS version 22.0 software. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to predict the improper SWM practices. From 390 households included in the study, 61.3% of them were females. Generally, most households had correct knowledge and positive attitudes towards SWM but poor practice was observed in the study area. About 96% of the households considered solid waste as a source of environmental pollution and close to 92% of them replied that solid waste can be used for compost preparation. Majority (87.4%) of the households “strongly agreed” about the potential risk associated with improper solid waste disposal and nearly 80% of them also “strongly agreed” that proper SWM is crucial to create a healthy environment in the community. Nearly 80% had practiced improper SWM. Logistic regression analyses indicated that lack of experience in sorting solid waste, ways of removal, knowledge about reduce, reuse and recycle, absence of adequate solid waste landfills, and lack of door-to-door waste collections services were identified as the major contributing factors for the improper SWM practice in Gelemso town. In conclusion, the majority of the households had practiced improper SWM, such as disposing of solid waste in the backyard, along the roadsides, in gully and burned. These malpractices can significantly affect the environment and public health of the residents.

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confidence: 82%

Knowledge, attitudes and practices on household solid waste management and associated factors in Gelemso town, Ethiopia

Eshete

Desalegn²,

Tigu³

2023

PLoS ONE

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“…Previous research has linked littering or illegal dumping to personal behaviors, environmental and systemic factors such as presence of more litter in an area ( Arafat et al, 2007 ; Bateson et al, 2013 ), lack of waste management resources ( Al-Khatib et al, 2015 ; Schultz et al, 2011 ), dumping convenience ( Sokka, Antikainen & Kauppi, 2007 ), proximity to dump sites ( Rupani et al, 2019 ), apathy and a lack of knowledge and awareness of local ordinances or poor enforcement ( Khawaja & Shah, 2013 ; Zambezi, Muisa-Zikali & Utete, 2021 ). In addition, challenges pertaining to community perceptions of solid waste management have also been reported with mixed results.…”

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards mosquito control and used vehicle tire dumping by median household income, in metropolitan New Orleans, Louisiana

Moise

Archer

Riegel³

2022

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Background Discarded vehicle tires are an important artificial habitat for the larvae of many container-breeding mosquito species worldwide, including in the United States. Unmanaged discarded vehicle tires create health, environmental and social costs, and with budget and staffing constraints, effective management of discarded used vehicle tires a mosquito larval habitat depends in part on the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of community residents. Objectives This study aims to examine the knowledge, attitude and practices of New Orleans, Louisiana residents toward illegally discarded vehicle tires, and larval mosquito control. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional design study was used where 422 households were selected using a two-stage cluster random sampling procedure in New Orleans, Louisiana. Heads of households or a person aged 18 years or older self-administered the survey. The questionnaire comprised five parts: screening, tire sightings, preferred communication method, knowledge, attitude and precautionary measures against mosquito control, disease risk and illegal discarding. We then statistically compared above and below median income household responses to identify likely causes of detected differences. The data were analyzed using ordinal regression models via IBM SPSS statistics V.26.0. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results Out of 290 responding households, 95.5% strongly agree or agree that mosquitoes can spread serious diseases like West Nile, Zika or Dengue. Only 2.3% of the sample had high knowledge of illegally discarded tires dumping and mosquito larval control. Those employed were 1.0 times more likely to possess good knowledge than the unemployed (p < 0.001). Despite low knowledge levels regarding mosquito breeding and polluted water in discarded tires, 29.9% of respondents had positive attitude and 20.5% reported sufficient practices. Among the socio-demographic variables, only home ownership and being employed were predictors of knowledge and attitude towards mosquito breeding in illegally discarded tires (p < 0.05). Conclusions Despite the observed increasing number of illegally discarded vehicle tires in New Orleans, the knowledge of people about illegal tire dumping and their associated risk factors as suitable larval habitants was low. Therefore, there is a need for developing community-based and place-based tailored sensitization campaigns to prevent illegal used tire dumping, and larval control.

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“…Apart from the implementation of technological infrastructures, the organisation of public campaigns and the involvement of the population is, most of the time, challenging in low-income countries. Some authors suggested involving local communities in antilitter monitors' training initiatives, instead of traditional clean-up and/or education and awareness campaigns, which are considered to have short-lived impacts in metropolitan areas of developing countries [40]. In addition, policy alternatives to implement recycling actions are a landfill tax and rising council taxes.…”

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Circular Economy, International Cooperation, and Solid Waste Management: A Development Project in La Paz (Bolivia)

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This paper introduces the preliminary results of a development project focused on waste recycling and recovery in La Paz (Bolivia). The aim is to share best practices and to present real-world challenges when implementing appropriate waste management systems in developing countries. Environmental pollution, social inequality, lack of resources, and economic discrepancies are challenges still present in the 21st century, and a global call-for-action is needed to support sustainable development. The project “LaPazRecicla”, financed by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, provides perspectives that are potentially useful for policy-makers, waste management practitioners, and circular economy visionaries. The article aims to present the effective contribution of the practical actions to the local municipality, and to introduce the reason for why theoretical methods were employed to support the project. The outcomes provided two main indications: on one hand, cooperation among interdisciplinary actors and financial support can give the chance of improvement, suggesting international donors should continue in this direction; on the other, political instability, lack of local technical knowledge, and the absence of planning for a long-term period makes these actions unsuitable for tangible change. Global reflections are required in order to measure the potential benefits of small-scale projects, evaluating the time needed to move towards a sustainable future in low-income countries.

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Effectiveness of community participation as anti-litter monitors in solid waste management in metropolitan areas in a developing country

Cited by 14 publications

References 37 publications

Knowledge, attitudes and practices on household solid waste management and associated factors in Gelemso town, Ethiopia

Knowledge, attitudes and practices on household solid waste management and associated factors in Gelemso town, Ethiopia

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards mosquito control and used vehicle tire dumping by median household income, in metropolitan New Orleans, Louisiana

Circular Economy, International Cooperation, and Solid Waste Management: A Development Project in La Paz (Bolivia)

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