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Energy and Environmental Engineering(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 6(1), pp. 1 - 7
DOI: 10.13189/eee.2019.060101
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Household's Willingness to Pay for Improved Solid Waste Management in Gulelle Sub City, Addis Ababa
Galgalo Dika *, Aga Nemie , Endalkachew Birhane
Centre for Environment and Development, College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to assess households willingness to pay (WTP) for improved solid waste management (SWM). Contingent valuation method (CVM) was employed to elicit household's WTP for the proposed improvement in solid waste management service. The data from CVM survey was analyzed by using logistic regression model. The results of the study revealed that largest proportion of households had awareness of inappropriate disposal of wastes and its problems and that they were (78%) ready to pay for the wastes they generate. Furthermore, we found that significant number of the respondents (76 %) were willing to supports proposed improvement in residential solid waste management. Mean monthly willingness to pay is 21 Ethiopian Birr (ETB) with a minimum of 5 ETB and the maximum of 100 ETB, while the rest of the respondents were not willing to contribute. The results of logit regression analysis showed that sex and household size were statistically significant at 5% and 1% respectively. Therefore, the concerned body (municipality, NGO or other voluntary group) should take their part in raising the awareness and perceptions of households on waste management and thus, to improve their willingness to pay for improved SWM.
KEYWORDS
Solid Waste, Contingent Valuation, Willingness to Pay, Households鈥� Perceptions, Gulelle Sub City, Addis Ababa
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Galgalo Dika , Aga Nemie , Endalkachew Birhane , "Household's Willingness to Pay for Improved Solid Waste Management in Gulelle Sub City, Addis Ababa," Energy and Environmental Engineering(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 1 - 7, 2019. DOI: 10.13189/eee.2019.060101.
(b). APA Format:
Galgalo Dika , Aga Nemie , Endalkachew Birhane (2019). Household's Willingness to Pay for Improved Solid Waste Management in Gulelle Sub City, Addis Ababa. Energy and Environmental Engineering(CEASE PUBLICATION), 6(1), 1 - 7. DOI: 10.13189/eee.2019.060101.