Solid Waste Recycling Practices in Adama City: The Case of National Appropriate Mitigation Action Waste Compost Project

Abstract

Today there is a need of integrating architecture, waste, and the city but it is a problem both in the developed and developing worlds as waste generated from cities increase with the increased consumption of goods and services leading to difficulties in management of their municipal solid waste. Adama is among one of those cities in Ethiopia facing these problems thus, the research study area focuses on the problems in the city’s solid waste management systems regarding the basic deficiency of infrastructures and services such as recycling plants and facilities and the compost project in the city. Hence, the main objective of the research is to assess the current solid waste management of the National Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) Compost Project to provide a solid waste recycling center for the project. The research involves the collection of both primary and secondary data presented both qualitatively and quantitatively. The research uses descriptive analysis (quantitative approach) to narrate (Qualitative approach) the data obtained from the direct involvement of the researcher in the study area and case site. The perception of the sample population was achieved through convenience sampling technique through questionnaires. The views of stakeholders and higher-ranking officials were focused upon as well, through in-depth interviews. The use of documents was employed to further broaden the studies through desk reviews. The study further presented the major findings based on Services Provisions, Infrastructure Provisions, Aesthetics, Building Design Quality in Terms of Architecture, Building Design Quality in Terms of Health, Economy, and Social Affairs concerning the National Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) Compost Project and found that it is lacking in basic requirements of infrastructures and services required for the line of work, it is not integrated with architecture, economy and community of the city. The result of the research indicates that the future of Adama city waste generated is directly proportional to the population increase. which is an evident fact of the need for a proper solid waste management system and the enhancement of existing NAMA compost project. The research develops a planning and design solution for the enhancement of the current compost project’s condition towards a solid waste recycling center to create an integrated solid waste management system for the city. Therefore, the research works in linking the public’s awareness to the architecture of waste to points out that it is a necessity for the identification and execution of proper laws and regulations regarding the promotion of waste reusing and recycling.