| dc.description.abstract | Masese Landing site is located on the eastern shoreline of Lake Victoria outside Jinja
town where fishing boats come to sort their catches. The poor solid waste management
situation in the area in recent years has led to high incidences of drainage problems on
Lake Victoria and environmental degradation related challenges. This study was
therefore carried out to assess the types of solid wastes generated by households and
the methods used by households to collect and dispose off solid wastes and establish
the impact of poor solid waste management on Lake Victoria and the livelihood of
people in the area. The study was guided by the following objectives; To assess the
types of wastes generated by households at Masese Landing site, to assess the methods
used by households to collect and dispose off solid wastes at Masese landing site, to
assess the impact of Poor solid waste management on Lake Victoria and livelihood of
people at Masese landing site
The researcher used both qualitative and quantitative research designs and a sample
size of 100 respondents was used. The study population included adults in the
community of Masese Landing site and all its households, fishermen, business men and
women, health workers, local leaders, and farmers living in the area.
According to the results of the study, 45.2% of the respondents indicated that the most
common type of waste generated in the area was plastic waste. 12.5% indicated that
food stuff wastes were also prevalent in the area. Still more than 14.4% of the
respondents failed to tell how they collected and handled solid waste in their
homesteads but 34% indicated that they used sacks and others usually preferred to
collect waste in a certain corner whereas only 1 respondent admitted that they collected
their solid waste in polythene bags which would then be put somewhere out in the
environment.
The government should favor progressive and modern technocratic solutions in as far
as solid waste management is concerned. Current solutions are not necessarily as
efficient at collecting, sorting or recycling waste. Replacing regulations that recognise
waste as a renewable energy source with regulations that favour composting and the
reuse and resale of resources could have beneficial effects on waste management
budgets, and the environment in general. | en_US |
