Solid waste management and the covid 19 pandemic lockdown in Zvishavane town, Zimbabwe

Management of solid waste is imperative towards public health especially when the globe has been struck by the deadly coronavirus pandemic. This paper examines the various categories of waste produced in the households in Zvishavane Municipality of Zimbabwe during the current Covid 19 epidemic. The...

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Main Authors: Jerie, S., Musasa, T.
Other Authors: Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe
Format: research article
Language:English
Published: Bahir Dar University 2023
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Online Access:https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5383
https://ejesm.org/doi/v15i3.5
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description Management of solid waste is imperative towards public health especially when the globe has been struck by the deadly coronavirus pandemic. This paper examines the various categories of waste produced in the households in Zvishavane Municipality of Zimbabwe during the current Covid 19 epidemic. The study adopted the descriptive research design which allowed use of both quantitative and qualitative research techniques. In order to solicit data, a combination of field observations, document reviews, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used. In this study all the 50 waste pickers were selected to participate in the survey which implies that saturation sampling was adopted. Saturation sampling was adopted in this case since the total population did not exceed 100. The study revealed that the major types of waste generated in Zvishavane include food, glass, medical and wood waste. The study results demonstrate that a number of strategies such as waste prevention (50%), minimization (30%), reuse and recycling (40%) have been introduced to come up with a sustainable waste management structure in the mining town. The study concludes that good health and well-being which is part of the Sustainable Development Goals can only be achieved if solid waste management practices take place according to the approved sustainable waste management plans.
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spelling ir-11408-53832023-03-02T14:42:15Z Solid waste management and the covid 19 pandemic lockdown in Zvishavane town, Zimbabwe Jerie, S. Musasa, T. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe Community Coronavirus pandemic Health Waste management Waste pickers Management of solid waste is imperative towards public health especially when the globe has been struck by the deadly coronavirus pandemic. This paper examines the various categories of waste produced in the households in Zvishavane Municipality of Zimbabwe during the current Covid 19 epidemic. The study adopted the descriptive research design which allowed use of both quantitative and qualitative research techniques. In order to solicit data, a combination of field observations, document reviews, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used. In this study all the 50 waste pickers were selected to participate in the survey which implies that saturation sampling was adopted. Saturation sampling was adopted in this case since the total population did not exceed 100. The study revealed that the major types of waste generated in Zvishavane include food, glass, medical and wood waste. The study results demonstrate that a number of strategies such as waste prevention (50%), minimization (30%), reuse and recycling (40%) have been introduced to come up with a sustainable waste management structure in the mining town. The study concludes that good health and well-being which is part of the Sustainable Development Goals can only be achieved if solid waste management practices take place according to the approved sustainable waste management plans. 15 3 323 334 2023-03-02T14:42:14Z 2023-03-02T14:42:14Z 2022 research article https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5383 https://ejesm.org/doi/v15i3.5 en Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies & Management 1998-0507 open Bahir Dar University
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Solid waste management and the covid 19 pandemic lockdown in Zvishavane town, Zimbabwe
title Solid waste management and the covid 19 pandemic lockdown in Zvishavane town, Zimbabwe
title_full Solid waste management and the covid 19 pandemic lockdown in Zvishavane town, Zimbabwe
title_fullStr Solid waste management and the covid 19 pandemic lockdown in Zvishavane town, Zimbabwe
title_full_unstemmed Solid waste management and the covid 19 pandemic lockdown in Zvishavane town, Zimbabwe
title_short Solid waste management and the covid 19 pandemic lockdown in Zvishavane town, Zimbabwe
title_sort solid waste management and the covid 19 pandemic lockdown in zvishavane town, zimbabwe
topic Community
Coronavirus pandemic
Health
Waste management
Waste pickers
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