THE CHALLENGE AND PROSPECT OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTLOGISTICS: THE CASEOF BISHOFTU CITY ADMINISTRATION OF OROMIA REGIONAL STATE.

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine the “challenge and prospects of Solid Waste Management Logistics in the case of Bishoftu City Administration of Oromia Regional State”. The study is quantitative in its approach and been able to use descriptive and explanatory research design. They are Five variables to examine the “challenge and prospects of Solid Waste Management Logistics (commitment, intensity of traffic, tonnage of loading, pickup time and volume of waste). A cross-sectional data with a total of 395 sample units were used and these samples were analysed through descriptive analysis and OLS regression. Accordingly five factors hypothesizes were accepted. The study concluded that the challenge and prospects of solid waste management logistics become better with through good commitment, intensity of traffic, tonnage of loading, pickup time and volume of waste. The result of this study reveals that commitment is one of the determinants that affect the challenge and prospects of solid waste management logistics. The commitment of waste management logistics staff is important, so skilled personnel with a passion for the job are required. In addition to this, intensity of traffic has found to be the most important factors that influence PSWML. Hence, there is no way waste management logistics can be effective