Assessing municipal waste management in Ethiopia: applying the best practices of the Finnish system
Wondafrash, Ehite (2017)
Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201705127937
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201705127937
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Waste management is the major service provided and handled by municipal administrations. Because of lack of awareness, continual carelessness, insufficient finance, private company involvement and low community participation, poor waste management techniques are becoming common in developing countries like Ethiopia. The way waste is handled in the country is uncoordinated, unprofessional and not depending on the rules and regulations. The purpose of this thesis project was to assess these problems and possible solutions by considering the best practices of the Finnish waste management system.
This study aims to provide an overview of the current waste management problems of Ethiopia especially the capital city Addis Ababa and to find out potential solutions from the Finnish system. Desk research, field observation, personal and email interview methods were used to collect the required data. The interview was held between Dynamic sanitary services from Ethiopia and the biggest municipal waste management company HSY from Finland. The researcher conducted a field visit in Ämmäsuo landfill located in the Espoo region. By investigating the waste management practices in both countries, the study tries to examine the legal aspects, private sector involvement, effects of poorly managed wastes and the ways to change trash into money. The results of this study show that waste management in Addis Ababa is not given much attention compared to other public services. This negligence can be easily seen from the illegally dumped wastes all over the city streets and notably from the landslide in Reppi and the loss of over 100 innocent Ethiopian lives.
The study offers some suggestions for improving waste management, such as planting bio gas stations, practicing composting methods, creating continuous public awareness and adopting other helpful ideas from Finland. The researcher believes that adopting the proposed ideas will help the country to be cleaner, and go some way to solving existing problems and resolving the issue of waste.
This study aims to provide an overview of the current waste management problems of Ethiopia especially the capital city Addis Ababa and to find out potential solutions from the Finnish system. Desk research, field observation, personal and email interview methods were used to collect the required data. The interview was held between Dynamic sanitary services from Ethiopia and the biggest municipal waste management company HSY from Finland. The researcher conducted a field visit in Ämmäsuo landfill located in the Espoo region. By investigating the waste management practices in both countries, the study tries to examine the legal aspects, private sector involvement, effects of poorly managed wastes and the ways to change trash into money. The results of this study show that waste management in Addis Ababa is not given much attention compared to other public services. This negligence can be easily seen from the illegally dumped wastes all over the city streets and notably from the landslide in Reppi and the loss of over 100 innocent Ethiopian lives.
The study offers some suggestions for improving waste management, such as planting bio gas stations, practicing composting methods, creating continuous public awareness and adopting other helpful ideas from Finland. The researcher believes that adopting the proposed ideas will help the country to be cleaner, and go some way to solving existing problems and resolving the issue of waste.