Households solid waste generation and management behavior in case of Bahir Dar City, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia

Solid waste management remains a serious problem in most developing nations, even although it consumes a larger portion of the municipal budget. This article examines factors that might influence solid waste generation and solid waste management behavior of households in Bahir Dar city. Stratified and systematic random sampling techniques were employed to select 196 households for primary data collection. The data were subjected to both descriptive and econometric technique of analysis. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify households' solid waste generation dominant factors. The result shows that mean weight waste generation by sample households was 0.22kg per capita per day (0.28kg in the core zone, 0.17kg in the outer zone and 0.20kg in the middle zone). About 112(57%) of the households are served by door-to-door solid waste collection service. Only 53(27%) households received solid waste management services by municipality waste collectors weekly but 18(9%), 29(15%), and 12(6%) households received solid waste management services within 15 days, 21 days and once in a month, respectively. About 84(43%) households never received solid waste collection, transportation and final disposal in to landfill services until this interview was made. Among the sample households, only 139(69%) of households having separate bins for storage of different types of waste and the remaining households do not have any separate bins. The multiple linear regression results showed that the quantity of solid waste generation of households in Bahir Dar city was significantly affected by household size and household aggregate income.