Community perceptions towards composting of municipal solid waste in Pecekoro Village, Kajok Parish, Latek Subcounty In Gulu District
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2012-01
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Kampala International University. College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
Rapid growth of businesses and population in and around Gulu town has
led to increased production of solid waste consequently giving rise to
increased volume of waste dumped in recipient communities. The most
attractive and environmentally friendly option to get rid of this huge pileup
of garbage and subsequent ones is through composting. The perceptions
of recipient communities are crucial to understanding how municipal solid
waste management problems might be resolved. Since Gulu municipality
still uses open dumping system of waste management, there is need to
compost this waste to reduce its volume and at the same time to provide
compost and other benefits associated with composting to the community.
The perceptions of communities in the dumping areas (recipient
communities) are likely to influence the start-up and performance of such
initiative. This study provides insights on how recipient community
perceptions affect composting of municipal solid waste in the dumping
areas of Gulu district. A structured questionnaire survey was
implemented in order to interview local residents in the dumping area. The
results showed that imparting municipal solid waste composting
knowledge to recipient communities enhances increased participation and
hence the amount of waste composted. The general perception is that
people are willing to compost if there are some prior benefits or incentives
given to them; otherwise it is feasible to compost in recipient communities.
Therefore any composting scheme introduced in the recipient
communities of Gulu must be accompanied by direct incentives from the
government or NGOs to motivate the people and at the same time to
mitigate some of the hindrances/constraints to composting.
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A research report submitted to the faculty of social sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the bachelor of social work and social administration at kampala International University
Keywords
Community perceptions, Solid waste