Solid Waste Disposal Practices among Hamerweyne, Mogadishu-Somalia

Abstract

Aim of the Study: The aim of this study was to investigate solid waste disposal practices in Mogadishu especially Hamerweyne district and specifically focused on knowledge level of population regarded to solid wastes and types of solid wastes disposal method used and it affected on health as well  in Hamerweyne district. In developing countries, improper handling and disposal of solid wastes contribute to high level of mortality and morbidity even if produce less per capita solid waste (Medina, 2002), because of cities and municipalities cannot cope up with the accelerated rate of waste production and composition in terms of technology, institutional arrangement and cost effectiveness of solid waste management (Modak et al., 2010; Zurbrügg et al., 2004).  Since the problem exist as global, particularly Africa. Thus, this paper examined Solid Waste Disposal Practices in Hamerweyne district, Mogadishu-Somalia.

Methodology: Quantitative approach used in this study followed by questionnaire with Sample size about 80 participants who were between the ages of 20 and above 43 years. They were selected through purposive sampling. Mathematically, 40 people were chosen from shop owners or businessmen and 40 participants were selected from household. Data was collected under questionnaire and analyzed in SPSS version 20.0.

Findings: The study found that knowledge level of population regarded to solid waste disposal in HW district is good. This indicated by 82.5% of respondents suggested that the knowledge level of population in HW district was good where 7.5% rated as poor.

Conclusion: It was concluded that the knowledge level of population in Hamerweyne district regarded to solid waste was good as well as population in the district had attention about risk from improper disposal of solid waste. Finally, study concluded that the disposal method used in Hamerweyne was open dumping fallowed by some people who used to dispose a waste in the water bodies. The study recommended to employee the people who are well education and skilled to improve solid waste disposal. Workers should be given enough salary, protective clothes and medical care.