Stakeholder Participation in Managing Municipal Solid Waste at The Point of Generation: A Case of Kirtipur

Abstract

This study aims to explore how MSW can be efficiently managed at the generation point, through stakeholder participation to reduce the waste load in the landfill site by doing qualitative analysis. Ward 2 of Kirtipur, was selected as a growing urban settlement. It lies in the south of the Kathmandu. The urbanization in the modern age has had a huge impact on the environment, among the various causes solid waste is the one. Managing solid waste had become a big challenge in developed and developing cities. As the populations increased, efforts were made to transport waste farther out from the cities to landfill sites. Landfill may not be a sustainable solution for waste management. Household source reduction may be one of the sustainable solutions for waste management. Various methods of waste reduction were determined based on the standard data from literature. In this study role of stakeholders in the management of solid waste at source was evaluated. In addition, whether the current policy adequately address the problem of waste reduction at the source was evaluated. The study also examined case studies with success stories which reflects improved scenario through waste segregation. Moreover, social perspective from community, government institutions and people involved in source reduction were analysed. Based on the qualitative analysis, behaviour, level of knowledge, practices and willingness of people on source reduction was determined.