期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2019
卷号：21
期号：1
页码：115-132
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：Unscheduled waste collection and failure to take appropriate and timely measures on individuals disposing wastes in
unauthorized areas are not given adequate attention and becoming a major threat to sustainable waste management in the
town of Legetafo. The study assessed the current situation of wastes, the causes and consequences when disposed
randomly and provides some insights as to how wastes are managed in the town. It attempted to relate the actual practice
in the study area with the theoretical frameworks and experiences of other countries using narrations and deductive
reasoning. The study indicated that the municipality has limited waste collection facilities, employed few waste
collectors (only the municipality itself and micro enterprises1
), ignored the residents and Community Based
Organizations (CBOs)2
and adopted the customary top-dawn approach to waste management process. The study, then,
concluded that setting differential service rates by considering the nature and volume of wastes generated, involving
various stakeholders at different stages of waste management and adopting the matrix organization can ensure check and
balance among them and enforce the waste management rules and regulations as well as the keys to sustainable waste
management in the town.
