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An evaluation of solid waste management with specific reference to the municipality of Maputo City (Mozambique)
Author(s)
Manhica, Elsa Alberto Pondja
Date Issued
2012
Type
Thesis
Publisher
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Abstract
One of the greatest problems Mozambique is currently facing is the increased involvement of
sectors in producing large amounts of solid waste on a daily basis. These sectors are involved in
activities that take place in homes, industry, mining, agriculture and commerce. As a result, this
problem needs to be treated efficiently by the Municipality of Maputo. Solid waste produced
each day in Maputo is not only an aesthetic problem but poses a threat to citizens' health and it
damages the environment. With the production of large amounts of waste each day, the
Municipality of Maputo is faced with an ineffective solid waste management system. This
ineffectiveness is due to a number of reasons, which include lack of resources, inadequate or no
staff training, poor management of solid waste by both the municipal and the government,
inappropriate laws to regulate solid waste collection, poor control of such laws in terms of
removal and disposal of the waste, using past colonial methods for dealing with solid waste and
poor community involvement, The problem not only affects the Municipality of Maputo but it
also affects both citizens and the environment. Ineffective solid waste management is linked to poor management, lack of resources, poor staff
training, and unskilled public officials.
The city gets dirtier as the amount of waste increases day by day, due to the fact that citizens
living in rural areas have immigrated to the city looking for work after the civil war, which took
place between 1977 and 1994. Emerging from a severely damaged war-torn economy,
Mozambique is still in the process of reconstituting many of its public institutions. Communities, local government, industry, commerce, civil society, academics and religious
organisations can no longer turn a blind eye to poor solid waste management. Instead, they need
to join to fight against poor management of solid waste.
The current situation demonstrates that too few individuals, non-profit organisations and private
companies are involved in solid waste management activities. Effective solid waste management
can only be effective if it engages all producers of waste and captures the policy strategies,
planning and challenges of sustainable development.
sectors in producing large amounts of solid waste on a daily basis. These sectors are involved in
activities that take place in homes, industry, mining, agriculture and commerce. As a result, this
problem needs to be treated efficiently by the Municipality of Maputo. Solid waste produced
each day in Maputo is not only an aesthetic problem but poses a threat to citizens' health and it
damages the environment. With the production of large amounts of waste each day, the
Municipality of Maputo is faced with an ineffective solid waste management system. This
ineffectiveness is due to a number of reasons, which include lack of resources, inadequate or no
staff training, poor management of solid waste by both the municipal and the government,
inappropriate laws to regulate solid waste collection, poor control of such laws in terms of
removal and disposal of the waste, using past colonial methods for dealing with solid waste and
poor community involvement, The problem not only affects the Municipality of Maputo but it
also affects both citizens and the environment. Ineffective solid waste management is linked to poor management, lack of resources, poor staff
training, and unskilled public officials.
The city gets dirtier as the amount of waste increases day by day, due to the fact that citizens
living in rural areas have immigrated to the city looking for work after the civil war, which took
place between 1977 and 1994. Emerging from a severely damaged war-torn economy,
Mozambique is still in the process of reconstituting many of its public institutions. Communities, local government, industry, commerce, civil society, academics and religious
organisations can no longer turn a blind eye to poor solid waste management. Instead, they need
to join to fight against poor management of solid waste.
The current situation demonstrates that too few individuals, non-profit organisations and private
companies are involved in solid waste management activities. Effective solid waste management
can only be effective if it engages all producers of waste and captures the policy strategies,
planning and challenges of sustainable development.
Additional information
Thesis (MTech (Public Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012.
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