Contribution and potential for scaling up of private sector involvement in solid waste management in Uganda: a case study of Oribags Innovations Company, Mpigi District

Abstract

This study was carried out in Buyala to contribute knowledge to the understanding of the contribution and potential for scaling up of private sector involvement in solid waste management and a case study of Oribags Innovations „U‟ limited. Different methods were used which include; Questionnaires, interviews and observation in order to collect the information about research objectives which were: Contribute to understanding influencing factors for the efficiency and contribution to national environmental management effort of private sector innovations, Assess the community acceptance and contribution of the innovation, Examine institutional and operational strengths and determining the potential for scaling up the innovation. The study showed that two machine are used to recycle wastes and get paper out of it while manual labour is used for the rest of the process of making paper products. Agricultural waste (maize straws, sorghum straws, millet straws banana fibre and pineapple crowns), followed by paper wastes and cotton (70%, 25% and 5% respectively) are the wastes recycled and are collected from Kabale, Rukungiri and Mbarara. Cotton plus paper wastes are also collected from supermarkets and tailors around the city and a few from Buyala Mpigi district. Oribags manufactures books, paper bags, gift boxes and envelopes