Willingness to Pay for Improving Solid Waste Management Through taka Ajira Project. A Case of Kigamboni Municipal.

Lundumen, Dorice (2022) Willingness to Pay for Improving Solid Waste Management Through taka Ajira Project. A Case of Kigamboni Municipal. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study was carried out to estimate household’s willingness to pay for improved solid waste management (SWM) in per-urban settlement, Kigamboni Municipality through Taka Ajira Project (TAP). The specific objectives where to estimate the mean households’ willingness to pay (WTP) for improved SWM through TAP in the Municipality, evaluate factors which influence the WTP for improved SWM in the Municipality and to identify challenges facing households ‘willingness to pay for improving solid waste management in the municipality. The primary data were collected through questionnaires with 415 respondents from five streets which were divided into three income groups; low, middle and high. Data were analyzed using STATA tool. The choice modelling method and multiple regression models were employed to elicit the WTP for improved SWM. The findings from the study showed that 63% of the respondents were willing to pay for improved SWM on average of TZS 8000 per month, and 37% of the respondent were willing to pay TZS 4000 per month. The findings show that variables; age, marital status, education level, quantity of solid waste generated, location of the dump site, occupation, and income level were significant factors in influencing people’s willingness to pay for improved SWM in Kigamboni Municipality. In view of the main findings of the study, several policy proposals are suggested. These include increasing trucks and collection frequency per week; extending the study to other parts of the country, investigate the streets which do not benefit from solid waste collection services in order to find out if the households from those streets are willing to pay for the services, and investigation on existing SWM at commercial and industrial centers. Keywords: Household, Willingness, Solid Waste, Environmental.

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