| dc.description.abstract | This research study investigated factors affecting realization of Integrated Solid Waste Management in Kenya. Solid waste management is increasingly becoming a problem in many cities of the world and Kenyan urban centres are no exception. Solid Waste management is limited by technology employed, inadequate equipment, personnel and financial resources.
The objectives of this study were to assess how stakeholders cooperation has affected realization of integrated solid waste management, to establish how community awareness affect realization of integrated solid waste management, to find out how technology affect realization integrated solid waste management and also to establish how community awareness affect realization integrated solid waste management.
The researcher targeted respondents from City Council of Nairobi who are tasked with solid waste management. Descriptive research design was employed whereby a population representative sample of two hundred and forty five (245) respondents was selected by stratified random sampling from a target population of five hundred and seventy two (572) staff of the City Council of Nairobi's department of environment.
The researcher collected primary data by use of semi-structured questionnaires, interviews and direct observation. Secondary data was also collected from published books, journals reports and other academic articles. The collected data was analyzed by use of SPSS and the study findings presented by use of frequency distributions. The study found out that lack of information and financial resources sharing hinder stakeholders cooperation hence affecting realization of Integrated Solid waste Management (ISWM).
It was also found out that use of old technology, inadequate solid waste prevention and minimization practices as well as lack of community awareness on solid waste management issues has affected realization of ISWM in Nairobi County. The study recommends stakeholders cooperation, use of contemporary technology on management of solid waste, implementation of solid waste prevention and minimization techniques and community sensitization on solid waste management as a recipe for realization of ISWM. The researcher has suggested for further research to be carried out on impact of private sector on solid waste management, economic and financial gains of solid waste prevention and minimization techniques as well as environmental impact of inefficient solid waste management | en_US |
