dc.description.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. | en_US |