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Factors Influencing Solid Waste Management in Urban Centres: (a Case Study of Embakasi North Sub County)
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Lydia, Muriuki Nyawira |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | This study explores the factors influencing solid waste management in urban Centers. The case of Embakasi North Sub-County, in Nairobi City County. The study aims to determine the influence of public training and capacity building on solid waste management practices in Embakasi North sub-County, To identify the influence of public and private sectors in solid waste management in Embakasi North sub-County, to assess the influence of institutional structures on solid waste management costs in Embakasi North sub-County, and to identify the influence of the enforcement of county by-laws on solid waste management and environmental preservation in Embakasi North sub-County, Purposive sampling and stratified random sampling techniques was used in the case. The target populations for data collection were the sub- County environmental management staff. This data was then analyzed descriptively and presented in tables and figures. The study findings were that the county should engage the services of private sectors for consistency in waste collection, should engage the public through trainings on waste management, should ensure that all county by laws related to solid waste management are followed to the latter. The study further recommends that the county should improve on waste collection and disposal and that the county by laws should be modernized in line with the waste management regulations, 2006. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://repository.mua.ac.ke/1596/1/FINAL%20RESEARCH%20PROJECT-%20LYDIA%20(3)%20(1).pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
