The Impact of Socio-Economic Factors in Managing The Household Solid Wares Case Study :PULIYANTHEVU(BATTICALOA TOWN)

Abstract

About hundreds of tons of solid wastes are generated monthly in Batticaloa town. Most of it ends up in open dumps and wetlands, contaminating surface and groundwater and posing major health hazards. In some areas uncollected wastes accumulated at road sides, are burned by residents or disposed in illegal dumps which blight neighborhoods and harm public health. Can indirectly calculate generation rates are approximately 0.5 kilograms per person per day.Most waste in Batticaloa town is not regularly collected by municipal collection systems because of poor management, fiscal irresponsibility, equipment failure, trucks breakdown, or inadequate waste management budget. This study was conducted in Batticaloa town with the objective of estimating the impact of socio-economic factors in generating the types of solid wastes, sorting (point separation),and composting . For this study the variables used were family size, household income, educational level, amount of waste, age, environmental education, garden size and sex. For data analysis MINITAB and SAS statistical packages were used. Multiple regression and probit econometric analysis were run in these packages. The results show family size and income of households had a significantly correlation with the generation of solid wastes. Secondly, family size and income level show significantly correlation with the sorting of household wastes while variable age show non-significant. Thirdly, family size show significantly correlation with the composting of household wastes, while income of households shows non-significant. . This research clearly leads to develop several waste management policies that can be implemented by the Municipal council, Batticaloa as efficient waste management tool on sustainable manner. Creating a market for sorted out waste, promoting recycling and, reusing. Introducing a new house hold tax system, reduce annual tax payment to promote sorting and composting of household wastes. Formation of waste pickers’ cooperatives. Setting up of quality control criteria for compost and conducting of waste disposal awareness programs.