DOJ\1ES'I'IC SOLID \VASTE MANAGE1\1RNT TN  •  '  GONDA.R TOWN

Ahdulkadir, Esmael

dc.contributor.author	Ahdulkadir, Esmael
dc.date.accessioned	2017-12-26T04:52:40Z
dc.date.available	2017-12-26T04:52:40Z
dc.date.issued	2017-12-26
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8310
dc.description.abstract	This .vlud)· examines the overall pancru oj solid waste generanon. collection and disposal in Condor citv h.t: r:1nttlJ1zing pri!uary tis wel! as secondary .lata. 'J he findings s/101+· that about 57.2./4. 251\.·g of· solid 1vasft' ill a day and 20, 9()l~,.J62J:x in zr year 1vere generated in Gondar iii 1007, The lc1r,f!.<•sl proponion. about t'i4'Yt, of the S<)IU:l was:« n:us r~{resi{/entfrtl origin, i.«. domestic ,·olitl waste. which predominanttv consists of organic items. The amount 1~.t sol ill wosu. generated i-1.ot1s· <cffo!C/t!tf by househok! i11co111e. The lower, the rnfrf1.i!<? and 1)1e l:i~~,e~ income gr<>ur.::_· generate 0.] 8kJ!l'ca1>ilalr:la:'/. V. 21kglcaj.'>ilc1ldcl)'. and O. l 5kglccJf.>it(ll,f(~'r' re .':/IL~Ct s\.oi!l.F. . ABSTRACT In the year ]()09/2010 the solid waste collection and disposa! service coverag~· hJ; the city sanitation and beautification section 't-'r.1s on~1· 49.4~'1i. tfbour 50.6~1i of the soiid l\.•<tste produce« in the> same year wm· lefi unmlk_f<;led. The main factors behind the poor performance include improper O!'f,(rt1iz<lliorsal struCllfre, sJJortug1.1 and dissatisfaction <~l the workers, inodequac» of the collection and trausporuulou facilities (;11oth the containers aru! vehicles), unfair distributio« and silting (piacemelllj ofthe containers. and inadequate financial l'c?.Mllrces. Jfotc!Qver. then: were 110 detoiied rules and regutotions, ordinance and public education concerning soltd wasre mcmagement Th« ./ifvling,· al«) indicou: thot certain .. socio-culmrat factors have aggravated the probtem (~f sot ht u.•9s1e managemeru in Gondar city. J1u! le,uliut.c/llclors in this regt.rrt.l inchul« ilnJ>roper hanilling (~/ solid 1-vttstes cir home, improper transfer ofsolid \t-•aste into tire cotuuiner '111d the ill~.~al disposa! r~f solid rrastt! anywhere in the city. The findings of the survey, in gen.n1(, suggest that the Uondar City Muntcipaiu» should take the ne;:ej·s(tt}' n1e(1sures in order to improve the City's so/lei '•·ciste managemem service. Moreover, Sunitutiun anti fleu1{j'ic11tion ,S'ection o .. tthe :1'funici1u1li(~1 h,1s lo moke e.f.lOr/j' to achieve (I meanmgfu! level ofcommuutty pantctpatton in its endeavors to create a dean and healthy' urban environment.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	geography	en_US
dc.title	DOJ\1ES'I'IC SOLID \VASTE MANAGE1\1RNT TN • ' GONDA.R TOWN	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US