HOUSEHOLD SOLID WASTE GENERATION ,CHARACTERIZATION AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN MELKA RAFU TOWN, KOMBOLCHA DISTRICT OF EAST HARARGHE ZONE, ETHIOPIA

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dc.contributor.author ADEM MUME OUMERE
dc.contributor.author Mengistu Mengesha (PhD)
dc.contributor.author Rejila Manikandan (PhD)
dc.date.accessioned 2024-01-03T06:27:38Z
dc.date.available 2024-01-03T06:27:38Z
dc.date.issued 2023-11
dc.identifier.uri http://ir.haramaya.edu.et//hru/handle/123456789/7231
dc.description 95 en_US
dc.description.abstract Household Solid Waste Generation, characterization and Management Practices in Melka Rafu Town, Kombolcha District of East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia The rapid increase in population together with expansion of urban centers is producing large volumes of wastes, which demand better infrastructure, institutional setup and community participation for its management. But, most of solid wastes that generated are remaining uncollected and simply dumped at open space. This study focused on identifying the types of solid wastes, Household Solid Waste Generation, characterization and Management Practices Data was collected form 132 participant households from two kebeles through questionnaire, key informant interviews and field observations. Household solid wastes were collected daily for one week and analyzed for the component composition and physicochemical properties. The results showed that the average per capita and household generation rate of solid waste in the town were 0.304 kg/person/day and 1.58kg/HH/day, respectively. The largest proportion of waste types was the yard waste which represented 69.13 kg/day (33.29%) followed by Food waste which accounted for 40kg/day (17.82). Manure 34kg/day (15.81) Ash 29kg/day, plastic waste 28.76kg/day, Metal 3.25kg/day. paper 3kg/day and glass 1.5kg/day Results revealed that the mean values of MC, OC, N, P, K, pH, EC, and C/N ratio of the waste composition were 55.7%, 35.83%, 1.35%, 0.46 %, 0.85%, 6.77, 5.99 mS/cm, and 26.54:1, respectively. Finally, it is concluded that the RSW generations of Melka Rafu town is increasing in line with growth in socio-economic parameters, which is significantly affected by household family size and monthly income. The waste generated in the town is mainly biodegradable organic consisting of mostly yard and food waste materials. As a result, the more compostable organic content of the waste materials with optimum ranges of physico-chemical composition indicates an opportunity to give priority to the recovery of the waste materials through composting and biogas energy production, required for the appropriate waste management technology option in the town to reduce the current and future trends of waste generation while benefiting the local households. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Haramaya University en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Haramaya University en_US
dc.subject Household solid waste, generation, Management Practices, physico-chemical composition en_US
dc.title HOUSEHOLD SOLID WASTE GENERATION ,CHARACTERIZATION AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN MELKA RAFU TOWN, KOMBOLCHA DISTRICT OF EAST HARARGHE ZONE, ETHIOPIA en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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