Assessment of Community Participation in Solid Waste Management in Urban Areas: A Case Study of Karatu Town, Tanzania.

Laurent, Egbert Fabian (2025) Assessment of Community Participation in Solid Waste Management in Urban Areas: A Case Study of Karatu Town, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study aimed at assessing the community participation (CP) in municipal solid waste management (MSWM) in urban areas, in Karatu Town, Tanzania. The study thought to in investigate the extent of CP in planning and decision-making in MSWM; community practice in MSWM programmes; as well as assessing the effects of CP in MSWM programmes. A total of 90 respondent’s community members were obtained using systematic sampling technique for quantitative data. Then in-depth interview was conducted to 10 government officials to obtain quantitative data. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptively (frequencies and percentages), as inferential statistical using linear regression to establish the statistically significant between the study variables moreover for qualitative data thematic were used. The study found that community members were involved in waste management through planning and decision-making. The community were less engaged in providing opinions, participation in discussion, sensitization programmes as well setting goals. The further found that community practiced in MSWM through various ways such as mobilizing themselves, information dissemination, and contributing on transporting wastes. Similarly the study revealed that the government made some efforts concerning community participation in MSWM specifically making the community understanding the designed MSWM programmer’s design, participatory policies which used sharing and implementation of MSWM. However, the study identified some isolated technical and institutional weaknesses were identified and called for rectification the study came up with recommendations for improvement of MSWM in Karatu Town. Key Words: Community, Participation, Municipal Solid Wastes, Management

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