Factors Affecting Solid Waste Management in Kapchorwa Town Council, Kapchorwa District

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dc.contributor.authorCherotich Allan
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-13T12:42:43Z
dc.date.available2024-12-13T12:42:43Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe problem of Solid Waste Management (SWM) has become a major problem in the upper areas of developing countries. In Uganda, the menace of urban waste has further been worsened by the increasing population. This study was done to assess the level of knowledge and practices about SWM within the Kapchorwa Town Council (KTC) Kapchorwa district in eastern Uganda. To achieve the objectives, a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out and waste characteristics, collection, disposal, stakeholder roles, and waste management responsibilities were analyzed. Results indicate that waste is predominantly biodegradable (66%) and generated mainly within households, with no proper collection rate disposed of, crude dumping was the major means of disposal used (72.5%). The council is under capacity to handle waste management demands and their services are poor or nonexistent which has led to the use of crude dumping which has risk health. The strategy for solid waste management is failing because the community members are not cooperative. In conclusion, waste management practices in KTC are poor and they reflect a gap in knowledge about effective waste management within KTC, community members should be regularly educated on the link between improper solid waste management and disease outbreaks and the safe SWM practices such as reuse and recycling
dc.description.sponsorshipWaste management, Kapchorwa district, urban waste, disease outbreaks
dc.identifier.issn2579-0781
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/14611
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Digital Organization for Scientific Research
dc.titleFactors Affecting Solid Waste Management in Kapchorwa Town Council, Kapchorwa District
dc.typeArticle
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