Solid Waste Management is a challenge for Municipalities-A case of Pakistani Cities

Abstract

Management of the Solid Waste is growing as an important challenge for the municipalities of the developing countries especially due to increasing waste generation, the heavy burden on financial exchequer of the municipal bodies. In this regard, the major issues are; inefficient human resource management, insufficient machinery deployment and scarcity of technical resource. The main objective of this study is to present a fair understanding for the stakeholders regarding the challenges faced by municipalities related to management of the solid waste. In this study, the author also focused on quantitative technique to take an analytic view of the various aspects putting adverse or positive impacts towards managing the issue. Questionnaires were filled from the field formations where actually this issue is being faced or addressed and to beef up the conclusion appropriate statistical methods were used. The results of this study shows that effective planning and management of the financial, Personnel & technical aspects leave strong impact on efficient solid waste management. Moreover, in the context of Punjab province of Pakistan, political leadership should intervene in a sensitized manner to improve solid waste management at grass root level.