a Department of Geography and Environmental Studies , Madda Walabu University , Bale Robe , Ethiopia.
b Department of Geography and Environmental Studies , Axum University, Axum , Ethiopia.
J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2018 Dec;68(12):1391-1397. doi: 10.1080/10962247.2018.1467351. Epub 2018 Jul 11.
The amount of solid waste generated in developing countries is rising over time due to economic growth, change inconsumer behavior, and lifestyles of people. But it is hard to manage and handle the increase of solid waste with existing waste management infrastructure. Thus, the management system of solid waste is very poor and has become a serious problem. The main purpose of this study is to quantify the volume of solid waste generated and investigate factors affecting generation and disposal of wastes in the study area. The result of this study indicated that total waste generated from households was about 97.092 kg/day. Furthermore, the study reveals that the solid waste generation rate of the town is 0.261 kg/person/day. About 57.5% of solid waste is properly disposed of to a landfill site, whereas the remaining 42.5% is illegally dumped at the roadsides and open fields. Implications: Nowadays, in developing countries there is a high concentration of people in urban areas, causing the generation of an enormous concentration of municipal waste in urban areas. Therefore this study's findings will be important for various policymakers and town planners. This may also serve as a benchmark for the municipal authorities of the town for whom the problem is still invisible and negligible and can push environmental protection authorities to reexamine the implementation of their policies and strategies with regard to the broader issues of human and environmental health conditions of town dwellers.
由于经济增长、消费者行为和生活方式的变化，发展中国家产生的固体废物的数量随着时间的推移而增加。但是，现有的废物管理基础设施很难管理和处理固体废物的增加。因此，固体废物管理系统非常差，已经成为一个严重的问题。本研究的主要目的是量化产生的固体废物量，并调查影响研究区域废物产生和处置的因素。研究结果表明，家庭产生的总废物量约为 97.092 公斤/天。此外，研究表明，该镇的固体废物生成率为 0.261 公斤/人/天。大约 57.5%的固体废物被妥善地运到垃圾填埋场，而其余 42.5%则被非法倾倒在道路和空旷地。意义：如今，在发展中国家，城市地区人口高度集中，导致城市地区产生大量的城市垃圾。因此，这项研究的结果对各种政策制定者和城镇规划者来说非常重要。这也可能成为城镇市政当局的基准，因为他们目前还没有意识到这个问题的严重性，而且可能会促使环境保护当局重新审视其政策和战略的执行情况，以解决居民的人类和环境健康问题。
