Challenges and Opportunities of Urban Solid Waste Management in Ethiopia 06/14/22 1
Jul 23, 2015
Challenges and Opportunities of Urban Solid Waste Management in Ethiopia
Challenges and Opportunities of Urban Solid Waste Management in Ethiopia
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Waste generation /capita/day: 0.25-0.45kgWaste generation /capita/day: 0.25-0.45kg
Addis Ababa, Hawasa, Bishoftu and Dire Dawa cities have the highest generation rates with 0.45, 0.42, 0.4 and 0.34 Addis Ababa, Hawasa, Bishoftu and Dire Dawa cities have the highest generation rates with 0.45, 0.42, 0.4 and 0.34
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Adigrat
Mekele
Logiya-Semira
Kombolcha
Debremarkos
Bahirdar
Bishoftu
Assela
Ambo
Adama
Jigiga
Asosa
Yirgalem
Dilla
Hawasa
Gambela
Harer
Addis Ababa
Dire Dawa
16128.9
22169.63
71656
7220.92
25526.52
17595.6
67629.06
53931.36
29389.94
21046
62254.28
51909.16
10171.5
14819.24
28883.68
94788.12
21929.66
38334.3
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Daily Generation of Waste in Kg/day/City wide in 2013
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Residence 65-85%
Commercial5-11%
Institution 8-13%
Street Sweeping 3-6%
Others 1-6%
Source of Solid Waste
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Collection Rate
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-Limited resources (Skilled man power, technical , financial insufficient budget and absence of a cost recovery mechanism)
-Inappropriate procurement and bureaucratic practices.
-Limited resources (Skilled man power, technical , financial insufficient budget and absence of a cost recovery mechanism)
-Inappropriate procurement and bureaucratic practices.
Illegal dumping and Sanitary Landfill are poorly managed
Low coverage of solid waste management servicesLow coverage of solid waste management services
Low level of occupational and safety and health condition
Low awareness and participation of the stakeholders
Absence of waste segregation at source
Insufficient documentation on the SWM
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absence of recycling activity in some cities & low level of recyclingabsence of recycling activity in some cities & low level of recycling
Lack of market for compost and lack of legal enforcementLack of market for compost and lack of legal enforcement
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Political priority is very fundamental for waste management at all administrative tires.
Develop a sustainable system for sufficient financial provision.
Community awareness and participation, role of NGOs and concept of public-private partnership must be facilitated.
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New institutional structures are required to address operations, public education, enforcement, and financial constraints of the waste management.
Residents should start separating the waste at source
Integrating composting with urban greenery is also important for sustainability of composting.
The landfill site should be properly managed
Work occupation and safety guideline should be implemented
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composting and recycling facilities must be promoted within the city.
services should be outsourced to the private sector (SME’s and contractors).
Proper management of hazardous wasteProper management of hazardous waste
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Developing an integrated solid waste management system
There must be proper implementation and close monitoring and supervision of polices and legal framework. There must be proper implementation and close monitoring and supervision of polices and legal framework.
Strengthening of monitoring, evaluation and feedback system and hence, increased the efficiency of the support.
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