Browsing College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Subject "Solid waste management"
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The challenges of solid waste management: a case study of Kawempe and Rubaga Division, Kampala District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2009-12)Solid waste management is increasingly becoming the biggest problem in many urban centres of the world and Kampala is no exception. Research results in this report are from a study on the challenges of solid waste management ... -
Efficiency of solid waste management in Kampala Capital City.
(Makerere University, 2014)Poor solid waste management is still a big problem in Kampala. This continues to be a source of diverse human health problems and multiple environmental concerns. In Kampala, KCCA has partnered with private companies to ... -
Evaluation of solid waste management in informal settlements Kampala City, Uganda Case study of Nateete Parish, Rubaga Division
(Makerere University, 2017-08)Solid Waste management is informal settlements is a growing challenge that must be tackled. This study aimed at understanding the solid waste management practices and generating information toward its sustainable management ... -
Household knowledge, attitudes and practices towards solid waste management among local residents in Nansana Municipality
(Makerere University, 2021-01)A study was conducted in Nansana Municipality to determine household knowledge, practices and attitudes towards solid waste management. It set out to address the gap in information about the knowledge, practices and attitudes ... -
Household’s willingness to pay for improved solid waste collection services in Mukono Municipality, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04)Waste management still remains a big challenge in most urban cities in Uganda. The study sought to investigate the household’s willingness to pay (WTP) for improved solid waste collection services in Mukono municipality ... -
Physico-chemical and microbial evaluation of low technology methods for composting urban market crop waste
(Makerere University, 2010-08)Composting has been practiced globally for management of organic urban solid wastes. In the urban areas of Uganda, composting has not been actively practiced yet there is an increasing burden of wastes with composition ... -
Solid waste management in small towns: a case of Ibanda Town Council
(2010-05)The overall objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of existing solid waste management arrangement in Ibanda Town Council and generate baseline information on the characterization of solid waste stream and ...