The solid waste generation is increasing, as the trend promises even vigorously fueled by population boom and business expansion in volume, type. Addis ababa, as the largest city in the country, as well as other smaller cities has been grappled with an increasingly growing urban waste management problem. Oct 21, 2014 in their 2011 study titled challenges and opportunities in municipal solid waste management. Solid waste management is an important challenge to both the developed and developing countries. The case of addis abeba city, central ethiopia, nigatu regassa, rajan d. Municipalities in ethiopia have to be prepared for this challenge. The survey was conducted in bole and akaki kality subcity. Landfill management, its impacts on the local environment and urban sustainability. The reason for choosing this topic and addis ababa as study area was my interest in gaining an insight into solid waste management and. Pdf solid waste management is a major challenge facing the cities in the developing world. This study on solid waste management and the plastic recovery system in addis ababa, ethiopia, july 2005, is part of my masters degree in geography, at the norwegian university of science and technology ntnu. Abebe addis ababa city, lideta sub city cleansing management office, lideta subcity, addis ababa, ethiopia.
This chapter will also examine ewastes which is becoming a significant management issue in east african urban centres. As the fastest developing city, addis ababa creates considerable quantities of municipal solid waste msw, which is one of the most serious urban pollution sources. Jigjiga city, like other cities in developing countries, faces problems associated with poorly managed solid waste operation. The problem of solid waste management and people awareness on. Ababa, bahir dar, and other cities in ethiopia for ways to improve waste management practices. The last major study on solid waste management for the city of addis ababa was carried out in 1982 norconsult a. Municipal solid waste msw management is one of the most fundamental issues in the contemporary urban environments particularly in developing countries like ethiopia. Formal and informal actors in addis ababa s solid waste management system. Municipal solid waste is composed of different wastes generated by households and different institutions such as schools, hospitals, slaughter houses and public toilets. The issue of swm in bahir dar city appeared to be one of the. A communitybased crosssectional study design was used to assess the status of improper swm and associated factors in asella town.
Disposal of solid waste the major problems associated with the disposal site are. Addis ababa solid waste management agency facebook. Solid waste can create significant health problems and a very unpleasant living environment if not disposed of safely and appropriately. Solid waste management is a challenge for the cities authorities in developing countries mainly due to the increasing generation of waste, the burden posed on the municipal budget as a result of the high costs associated to its management, the lack of understanding over a diversity of factors that affect the different stages of waste management and linkages necessary to enable the entire. The case of addis ababa city, central ethiopia article pdf available in journal of human ecology delhi, india 333 march. A lot of research works and projects have been undertaken on solid waste management in addis ababa which helped to gradually. This article examines the management of solid waste in addis ababa from 2004 to mid. Solid waste management solid waste refers here to all nonliquid wastes. Addis ababa, the capital city of ethiopia suffers from poor solid waste management.
Solid waste collection that benefits the urban poor. Occupational safety of cleansing worker in working place and. Composition, generation and management method of municipal. In addis ababa, the responsibility to handle all aspects of swm has been given to addis ababa solid waste management agency since january 2010.
As the world hurtles toward its urban future, the amount of municipal solid waste msw, one. Solid waste management in african cities east africa. In their 2011 study titled challenges and opportunities in municipal solid waste management. The federal democratic republic of ethiopia ministry of industry. Addis ababa ethiopia experience in environmental consultancy and technical support services, wastewater treatment plant operation, efficiency evaluation, redesign, expansion, solid waste management practices improvement and cleaner production for leather manufacturing industries in. The blue arrows indicate the direction of leachate flow to join the adjacent stream. Assessment of the pollution status of the solid waste.
Waste management the aim of sustainable waste management is to reduce waste formation and to use resources more efficiently and rationally, ensuring that the waste of one sector is used as a raw material in another sector. Aaepa addis ababa city government environmental protection authority arap abbreviated resettlement action plan. Journal of human ecology, 33,179190 pervezalam and kafeel ahmed 2012. The overall project to close the landfill will also introduce better management practices of municipal solid waste in addis ababa. The author believes that, addis ababa can serve as a model, and selected the city for this particular paper. Integrated solid waste management refers to the strategic approach to sustainable management of solid wastes covering all sources and all aspects, covering generation, segregation, transfer, sorting, treatment, recovery and disposal in an integrated manner, with an emphasis on maximizing resource use efficiency.
Waste management is a decentralised function of urban councils but its funding is predominantly external and the urban councilsdo not prioritise waste management in their annual plans. Challenges and opportunities in municipal solid waste. Willingness to pay for improved solid waste management and. Formal and informal actors in addis ababas solid waste. Assessment of status of solid waste management in asella.
Updating the population figures in this study provides an estimate of the solid waste production of the city as given in table 1. In recent years, ethiopia has become a regional leader in solid waste management. Assessment of knowledge attitude and practice towards. A concept that addis ababa has mastered thus making solid waste management to be. A total of 903 household heads participated in the study. The primary and secondary waste management sites and practices, repikoshe the citys solid waste disposal site and the city rivers were visited. Nov 12, 20 is privatization an option for a better municipal solid waste management of addis ababa. College of development studies, addis ababa university, addis ababa, ethiopia.
Undp ethiopia country office worked together to support the development of the repi landfill. They argue that, despite the fact that solid waste management in most cities of the developing world is unsatisfactory and yet consumes a relatively high proportion of municipal budgets, most attempts. How nairobi can emulate addis ababa in waste management. The main problem in nairobi has been the failure to ensure reduction of the amount of solid waste produced per day. The repi landfill gas project in addis ababa demonstrates.
Kassa teshager alemu abstract decentralisation reforms in ethiopia aimed to empower both formal and informal actors involved in different socioeconomic development efforts. Assessment of status of solid waste management in asella town. Solid waste management 4 solid waste management in other urban centers of ethiopia are under the jurisdiction of municipal division of health. Domestic solid waste management and its environmental impacts in. Ababa environmental protection authority, addis ababa water and sewage authority, and addis ababa solid waste management agency representatives. There is not much literature available on harar municipal solid waste management sector although such studies were conducted at addis ababa and jimma. Chapter 5 waste management in ethiopia web a colby. Introduction municipal solid waste workers mswws or refuse collectors, universally expose too many work related health hazards and safety. Pdf municipal solid waste management in addis ababa. Addis ababa, ethiopia municipal solid waste knowledge platform. Agreement for financing the addis ababa city administration solid waste management program koshe reppie dumpsite final project ratification proclamation. This study deals with analysis of the citys current municipal solid waste management problems, opportunities and existing solid waste management practices. Assessment of the pollution status of the solid waste disposal site of addis ababa city with some selected trace elements, ethiopia 12hunachew beyene and sandip banerjee 1department of public and environmental health, hawassa university, ethiopia 2department of animal and range sciences, hawassa university, ethiopia.
Currently the solid waste in addis is not being properly taken care of because repi is closing but the replacement landfill in oromia is blockaded by the local farmers who do not want addis ababa waste dumped near them. Addis ababa to improve solid waste management practices. It is estimated that the amount of solid waste per capita is around 500 kilograms per year. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The solid waste generation is increasing, as the trend. Private sector involvement in solid waste management. Figure improved waste management system for addis ababa. The primary and secondary waste management sites and practices, repikoshe the citys solid waste disposal site. Addis ababa, like other cities in developing countries, faces problems associated with poorly managed solid waste operation. It describes how solid waste management has evolved and how relationships between the informal sector and the local authority have shifted in relation to the political atmosphere in the city.
Solid waste, which is a consequence of daytoday activity of human kind, needs to be managed properly. Community awareness of solid waste management practices. Jimma sanitary landfill environmental and social impact. The plant incinerates up to 1,400 tonnes of waste every dayroughly 80 per cent of the citys rubbishsupplying the capital with 25 per cent of. Similarly, the study conducted on assessment of solids waste management of addis ababa city discussed that, from the solid waste generated per day only 65 percent is collected as municipal waste and the remaining 35 percent of the waste is disposed off. Addis ababa city solid waste management agency swm core process subcity swm core process 10 arada addis ketema bole yeka gulele kolfe keraniyo nefas silk lafto akaki kality lideta kirkos kebele swm core process 99.
As the city has expanded, the landfill which used to lie on the outskirts of the ethiopian capital has become part of the urban landscape, sprawling over an area the size of 36 football pitches and attracting hundreds of waste pickers who make their living from salvaged trash. By tekahun basha 2007 1 abstract in an attempt to analyze the baffled municipal waste management of addis ababa and its multifaceted problems and to propose an improved way of waste management, this paper explores the significance of the introduction of formal privatization as a better option. Assessment of solid waste management practices and the role. Assessment of solid waste management practices and the. Challenges and opportunities in municipal solid waste management. Ethiopia enhances environmental protections through waste.
While service levels, environmental impacts and costs vary dramatically, solid waste management is arguably the most important municipal service and serves as a prerequisite for other municipal action. By tekahun basha 2007 1 abstract in an attempt to analyze the baffled municipal waste management of addis ababa and its multifaceted problems and to propose an improved way of waste management, this paper explores the significance of the introduction of formal privatization as. Domestic waste management and its environmental impacts in. The financial support of the central government appears to be a solution for the lack of financial resources. Current solid wastemanagement micro and small scale sanitation enterprises 10 15 people in one group doing the door to door fig. Although, ethiopia ratifies solid waste management on plastic bags, the proclamation doesnt clearly indicate the adverse effects of plastic water bottles after their use. Assessment of solid waste management practices and the role of public participation in jigjiga town, somali regional state, ethiopia. Assessment of the contemporary municipal solid waste.
The problem of solid waste management and people awareness. Sundarra and bizunesh bogale of hawassa and haromaya universities, state that in urban centers. The chapter will examine the management of solid waste from the source to final disposal and will describe and compare waste management in east african cities. The thesis also analyses three case studies that were thought to be significant to suggest a solution. Solid waste management swm in an urban area is a complex activity that involves the collection, transportation, recycling, resource recovery and disposal of solid waste generated in an urban area. Pdf municipal solid waste management in addis ababa tekahun. Generally, they constitute 8095% of the total budget of solid waste management. Domestic waste management and its environmental impacts. However, 30 to 40% waste is left without any management, which are mostly. Huge generation of msw coupled with unbalanced waste management services is the major challenges facing the city of addis ababa. Addis ababa february, 20 public disclosure authorized public disclosure authorized public disclosure authorized public disclosure authorized. Wastewater production, treatment, and use in ethiopia. The addis ababa sanitation, beautification, and parks development agency estimated a. Domestic solid waste is becoming a threat to addis ababa citys environment, as only 65% of the waste produced per day is collected and disposed, 5% is.
Pdf solid waste recycling in addis ababa, ethiopia. Last year, the country transformed the koshe dump site, the only landfill in addis ababa, into a new waste toenergy plant, the first such project on the continent. Addis ababa to improve solid waste management practices undp. Third regional workshop safe use of wastewater in agriculture, 26. Therefore, this section borrows liberally from studies conducted elsewhere. Sep 12, 2019 improper solid waste management swm is a major public health and environmental concern in the urban areas of many developing countries such as asella town. Households willingness to pay for improved urban waste. Integrated solid waste management integrated solid waste management kilogram per day kilogram per cubic meter. The purpose of the workshop, taking place in a context of growing interest in solid waste management in addis ababa, was to increase participants understanding of how to proceed in setting up and operating effective solid waste management schemes at community level. This includes modern technology, sorting facilities for recycling and collection of municipal solid waste and the opening of a new landfill site under best practice management standards. The case of repi landfill site, addis ababa, ethiopia. From the records kept by the municipality at the landfill site in 1991 and 1992 the. Pdf challenges and opportunities in municipal solid waste.
There are many initiatives taking place in ethiopia to improve the environmental health especially in the capital city. Accepted 16 april, 2016 the problem of solid waste management swm and its implications to health and environmental problems has become increasing. Solid waste management is the one thing just about every city government provides for its residents. National environmental policy, national swm proclamation, city charter, citys swm policy and citys solid waste regulation are the existing policy and legal issues being used. The addis ababa city administration, undp mdg carbon and. Challenges of waste to energy facility in reppi koshe. For half a century, the koshe dump site has been the only landfill in addis ababa.
In general this does not include excreta, although sometimes nappies and the faeces of young children may be mixed with solid waste. According to the central statistical authority csa 2016, close to 4 million people now live in addis ababa, over 30 per cent of the urban population of. Poor sanitation coveragelow level of awareness on waste management. Sampling locations for wastewater and soil samples at the addis ababa city solid waste dumpsite, 2009. Oct 24, 2017 addis ababa, like other cities in developing countries, faces problems associated with poorly managed solid waste operation. Sundarra and bizunesh bogale of hawassa and haromaya universities, state that in urban centers throughout african, less than half of solid waste is collected of which 95% is. Another 27, 17 and 3% is from the commercial sector, institutions and street sweeping respectively unep, 2010. This study aimed to assess the willingness to pay for the improved solid waste management and associated factors among households in injibara town, ethiopia. An interesting aspect of this to me is that this plant would help solve a political problem. The aim of this study was to assess the status of swm in asella town.
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