Municipal solid waste management under decentralisation in Uganda

Okot-Okumu, James; Nyenje, Richard

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2011.03.003

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“…Dangi et al (2008Dangi et al ( , 2011 successfully demonstrated stratified cluster sampling of municipal solid waste for households in Kathmandu, Nepal and assessed the statistical limitations involved. The approach, which utilized a form of socioeconomic stratification across geographic areas, was based on a comprehensive review of numerous studies (Marquez, Ojeda, & Hidalgo, 2008;Mosler, Drescher, Zurbrügg, Rodriguez, & Miranda, 2006;Okot-Okumu & Nyenje, 2011;Sharma & McBean, 2007;Tchobanoglous, Theisen, & Vigil, 1993;Troschinetz & Mihelcic, 2009). A similar sampling approach has been used by Qu et al (2009) by utilizing socioeconomic variables throughout different districts of Beijing City to obtain required number of households.…”

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Characterization, generation, and management of household solid waste in Tulsipur, Nepal

Dangi

Urynowicz

Belbase

2013

Habitat International

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Characterization, generation, and management of household solid waste in Tulsipur, Nepal

Dangi

Urynowicz

Belbase

2013

Habitat International

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“…The numerous problems associated with poor state of solid waste management in Nigeria have been discussed in different studies [10,[19][20][21][22]. The problems include: unfavorable economic conditions, poor institutional arrangements, the lack of the necessary legislative backing and poor implementation of waste management laws, as well as other technical and operational constraints.…”

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Households’ Perception of Financial Incentives in Endorsing Sustainable Waste Recycling in Nigeria

Abila

2018

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Abstract:Recycling is viewed as a central aspect in sustainability and mainly as pro-environmental consumer behavior. The purpose of this study is to examine the perception of households on financial incentives in endorsing sustainable recycling for municipal solid waste in Nigeria. The study was conducted in the Shomolu Local Government Area, Lagos State, Nigeria. The study also covers drivers for household willingness to recycle municipal solid waste on environmental risk, behavioral economics, resource value, economic benefit, convenience, knowledge, legislation, and belief. The result from the study asserts the hypothesis that financial incentives for recycling are vital for reducing and managing municipal solid waste sustainably. The most important driver for household willingness to recycle municipal solid waste is the detrimental environmental impacts. A moderate to positive relationship exists between households' perception of financial incentives for recycling and drivers for household willingness to recycle municipal solid waste. The study recommends adopting the extended producer responsibility (EPR) model, reverse vending options, amongst other approaches, in an effort to promote recycling culture among citizens and residents in Nigeria.

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“…The highest collection level is normally done by private companies. The urban poor receive very low if not no waste collection facilities due to inaccessible roads, unplanned facilities and disregard by the urban authority (Okot-Okumu & Nyenje, 2011). The collection of MSW is very important when it comes to its management.…”

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Mass Balance of Plastic Waste Conversion to Fuel Oil- A case in Uganda

Owusu¹,

Banadda²,

Kiggundu³

2017

JSD

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The current rate of plastic usage and the manner in which they are being disposed of is unsustainable. This is because more resources such as crude oil are utilized for their production and on the other hand, more waste plastics are generated. Since these waste plastics are made from crude oil, there is a high chance that they can be turned back into diesel that can be used to power irrigation pumps, drive engines for transport and industrial purposes among other potential uses. This paper sought to evaluate the pyrolysis of waste plastics to fuel oil potential of Uganda. The estimated waste plastics generated in Uganda was quantified as 545 851 kg/day. In this study, mass balance estimation indicated that the initial feed of 545 851 kg of waste plastics yields 451 419 kg liquid fuel using an appropriate technology for pyrolysis. The production potential of the gaseous and char fractions was calculated to be 50 764 and 43 668 kg in a day, respectively. This estimated amount has the potential to power approximately 234 small portable threshers of 5-7 horsepower. A total of 365 000 tonnes of fresh paddy can be threshed using these threshers. The gaseous fraction also has the potential to be used as a source of fuel for cooking. This is particularly important for postharvest handling and food security in Uganda as well as development of waste to energy technologies such as pyrolysis.

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Municipal solid waste management under decentralisation in Uganda

Cited by 130 publications

References 16 publications

Characterization, generation, and management of household solid waste in Tulsipur, Nepal

Characterization, generation, and management of household solid waste in Tulsipur, Nepal

Households’ Perception of Financial Incentives in Endorsing Sustainable Waste Recycling in Nigeria

Mass Balance of Plastic Waste Conversion to Fuel Oil- A case in Uganda

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