Project Planning on Implementation of Solid Waste Management Practices in Kisii Central Sub County, Kisii County Kenya

Abstract

Waste management has been a global issue of concern; all life forms have been affected by inefficient handling and disposal practices. To counter challenges of waste management planning for waste management comes in to mitigate negative impacts of waste on the environment. While most studies carried have been focusing on reducing waste generated, handling of waste and disposal the research sought to explore how project planning influence solid waste management practices. The study's objectives were as follows; investigate the contribution of stakeholders in solid waste management; examine resources planning influence implementation of solid management practices; establish how environmental education influences implementation of solid waste management practices; determine how household factors influences implementation of waste solid waste management practices. The study was guided by sustainable development theory Zero waste theory and descriptive research design; it deployed simple random sampling and questionnaires as instrument for data collection. The study targeted population of 166,906 and by use of (Yamane 1967) the sample size was 100 respondents. Primary data was collected by semi structured questionnaires; pilot study was undertaken to determine accuracy of research instruments. Qualitative and quantitative data was generated from the study, qualitative data underwent analysis though content analysis and thematic framework, whereas quantitative data was analyzed through application of descriptive statistics together with statistical package of social sciences, inferential was used to identify relation between independent and dependent variables. To test the significance level and the correlation that exist regression and ANOVA were used to analyse the data and resulted yielded data was presented in form of tables, figures and percentages. The research found that policy and county by laws, proper planning, capacity building, transparency, decision making, and monitoring and evaluation had significant influence on the implementation of solid waste management practices in Kisii Central Sub County. The research found that accountability, prioritization and management did not have much influence on the implementation of solid waste management practices in Kisii Central Sub County. The research found that public awareness and religion did not influence the implementation of solid waste management practices in Kisii Central Sub County. The study deduced that environmental education had the greatest influence on implementation of solid waste management practices in Kisii Central Sub County followed by resources planning then stakeholders planning while household factors had the least influence on implementation of solid waste management practices in Kisii Central Sub County. The result recommends that communities should be better educated on the disadvantages of ineffective solid waste management procedures and the advantages of sustainable solid waste management practices. Additionally, effective enforcement strategies must be put in place to protect effective trash collection and disposal.