The paradox of solid waste management: A regulatory discourse from Sub-Saharan Africa

Muheirwe, Florence; Kombe, Wilbard; Kihila, Jacob

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2021.102491

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“…This study is informed by critical institutionalism and is based on the recommendation from Muheirwe et al ( 2022 ) of the need to investigate the relevance of regulation for actors in informal settlements. The solid waste regulatory framework for Kampala City, Uganda, is examined to understand what enables or constrains actors’ participation and collaboration in the provision of waste collection activities.…”

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Solid Waste Collection in the Informal Settlements of African Cities: a Regulatory Dilemma for Actor’s Participation and Collaboration in Kampala

2023

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Formal and informal institutions exist to regulate actors providing solid waste collection services in African cities, yet collection coverage remains low. The study examines the role of institutions in enabling and/or constraining actors’ participation and collaboration in solid waste collection in Kampala City. A qualitative methodological approach is employed by conducting in-depth interviews, focused group discussions, and reviewing documents. A dilemma in waste regulation manifests. Whereas regulations favour formal actors, informal actors predominantly provide waste collection services in poor neighbourhoods. Stringent requirements for participation and discriminatory bylaws are exposed. The interplay between formal and informal actors is vibrant but not legally supported. Therefore, it is prudent for effective planning to accommodate the operations of formal and informal actors and their interface to ensure smart cities. This might encourage participation and enable actors’ collaboration, consequently reducing uncollected waste volumes and illegal waste disposal sites in the informal settlements.

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Solid Waste Collection in the Informal Settlements of African Cities: a Regulatory Dilemma for Actor’s Participation and Collaboration in Kampala

2023

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“…Dlamini et al indicated that these policies cover a set of efforts to tackle enhancements for environmental and public health quality. Nonetheless, despite the legal importance and quality, the law's enactment per se does not guarantee improvements in solid waste management [53].…”

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An Investigation of Waste Management Practice in a South African Township: A Case Study of Ekuphumleni Township, Ndlambe Municipality

Adeniran¹,

Motsatsi²,

Mbanga³

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Solid Waste Management - Recent Advances, New Trends and Applications

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Solid waste is a global challenge that is more pronounced in developing countries such as South Africa, where its management is a major concern. The government has recently made a concerted effort to engage the public in sustainable waste management practices to resolve the crisis occasioned by the challenge. This chapter investigates waste management practices in the South African Township of Ekuphumleni and relied on a sample of 353 households to obtain some primary data with a questionnaire on the subject matter. The data collected was analyzed using “R,” and the results were presented using charts, tables, and figures. Data collected revealed that waste paper, cans, used plastics, and bottles were major waste components generated by the respondents and these wastes were generally stored unseparated domestically in plastic bags and home garbage can. Furthermore, the respondent indicated that the municipality does a door-to-door collection of their waste and they were unwilling to pay for waste collection services. While the waste management practice is in tandem with the municipal system, the study recommends that the respondents must be educated on circularity, which will ensure reducing, reusing, recycling, and recovering waste and further aid economic empowerment.

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“…However, these methods focus on the effectiveness and outcomes of solid waste management, while the underlying factors that influence the performance are not well evaluated. Some previous efforts highlight the decision-making contexts, such as policy and regulation perspectives, and are accountable for the sustainable performance of waste management [29][30][31][32]. Indicators involved in the assessment should reflect concerns related to social, economic, environmental, and policy domains [20,[33][34][35].…”

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Measuring Zero-Waste City Performance of a Coal Resource-Based Area in China with MCDM Approach

Zhao

Yang

Duan

2022

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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The zero-waste city is one of the most visionary initiatives for solving waste problems by enhancing the life cycle solid waste management system. However, the development level of ZW city construction remains unclear. Resource-based areas tend to produce large amounts of industrial solid waste, and achieving a zero-waste city is difficult due to insufficient resource utilization capacity. This study proposed a practical integrated MCDM approach to assess the performance of the ZW city and applied the approach to a typical coal resource-based province in China. The spatiotemporal characteristics and factors influencing the performance of zero-waste cities in each city were further explored. The performance levels increased during the study period; however, the growth rate of most cities is slow. Spatially, the performance levels of zero-waste cities gradually decreased from south to north, showing a radiation pattern with Taiyuan at its core. Challenges toward zero-waste city development were further identified, including heavy industrial structure, widespread underutilization of industrial solid waste, inadequate management of hazardous solid waste, low rate of urban domestic waste classification, and ineffective treatment. The approach gives a holistic and broader picture of the zero-waste management performance, which enables us to identify the challenges in promoting zero-waste cities.

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The paradox of solid waste management: A regulatory discourse from Sub-Saharan Africa

Cited by 36 publications

References 50 publications

Solid Waste Collection in the Informal Settlements of African Cities: a Regulatory Dilemma for Actor’s Participation and Collaboration in Kampala

Solid Waste Collection in the Informal Settlements of African Cities: a Regulatory Dilemma for Actor’s Participation and Collaboration in Kampala

An Investigation of Waste Management Practice in a South African Township: A Case Study of Ekuphumleni Township, Ndlambe Municipality

Measuring Zero-Waste City Performance of a Coal Resource-Based Area in China with MCDM Approach

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