Financing rural solid waste management:

Abstract

Many factors impede the prevalence of healthy practices in the rural areas, rendering these areas to lag behind compared to urban areas. Introduction of sustainable practices in ensuring waste is properly managed may bring a breakthrough, among this availability of funds for waste management practices is more than essential. Waste generator’s contribution in financing proves to be sustainable than depending on any other stakeholders in waste management. A binary probit model was employed to scrutinize the residential willingness to pay for waste collection services. The study finds that burning of waste materials was highly preferred by the rural residents, more than reuse, recycle and dispose. Residents who have a high level of education, higher income, perceive waste situation to be very good, commend waste have harmful effect on human health, assume to play important role in waste management, satisfied with waste management system and attend in waste management programme are likely to be willing to pay for waste collection services. Financing rural solid waste management practices should be contributed not only by indirect stakeholders but also the participants in waste generation with supporting grounds that makes them feel responsible in waste management, this can be through pricing of recyclable waste, installing a rural residential appreciated system of waste management, encouraging and formalizing cooperative rural residential participation.