dc.description.abstract | Solid waste management and planning is both an urban and rural problem. Almost every person
is a generator of solid waste and thus a contributor to this problem. To generate waste is one
thing, the type of waste generated is another and yet also the way the generated waste is
managed or disposed off is quite a different issue.
Hall (2002) defines planning as a process concerned with deliberately achieving some
objectives and it proceeds by assembling some actions into some orderly sequence.
Waste refers to unwanted materials and objects that people have thrown away, it is often called
trash, garbage, junk or rubbish.
Solid waste management is all the activities and actions required to manage waste from its
inceptions to its final disposal.
Main groups of waste management include source reduction and reuse, recycling, composting,
landfills and incineration.
Planning for solid waste management brings benefits like reducing pollution, conserving
energy, creates employment for example those involved at different stages
This study was carried out in kagugube ward in Kampala central division. The main objective
of this study was to findout possible ways in which solid waste management practices in
informal settlements like kagugube ward can be improved through physical planning .
Most of the informal settlements in Uganda face challenges with solid waste manangemnet due
to reasons like the high birth rates associated with informal settlemnts thus increase volume of
solid waste generated per household .Also the nature of housing in informal settlements
whereby many people stay in temporary houses with less facilities and knowledge regarding
solid waste management is a reason the solid waste management problem in informal
settlements like kagugube ward .
The researcher applied various techniques of data collection which include ; interviewing
,questionarres ,observation ,photography ,field investigation and sketching .
Some results from the field indicate that the methods of solid waste management in kagugube
ward are still not improved for example from the use of questionarres ,it was found out that
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18% of the people collect solid waste in sacs ,01% use dustibins ,06%use composite pits ,56%
throw on the ground whereas 18% burn the solid waste .
With the results above the researcher came to recommend the following to be done in kagugube
ward .
Recycling of solid waste .
Green vegetable matter like banana peels, pineapple and cabbage plus food left overs should
be reused .
The government should provide sanitary facilities such as dumping sites, in the neighboring
areas so as to improve on the way people collect the solid waste.
Encouraging the community members to find where they can put pits and impoundments to
dispose the biodegradable wastes .
Operators and regulators need to do much more to reduce the impact of the problem of solid
waste management in kagugube ward. | en_US |