The Role of Community Participation in Solid Waste Management Practices: The case study of Serbo Town, in KersaWoreda of Jimma Zone in Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia

Abstract

The study aims to assess the role of community participation in solid waste management practice in Serbo Town of Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. To this end, cross sectional research design was employed to select this study participants from four major population units namely households (from which 241participants were selected for questionnaire) Municipality Office, Woreda Environmental Protection Agency, and Healthy Centre (from which 3 interviewee 1 from each was taken to conduct guided interview).