Teku, Getachew Tessema (2006) Industrial Waste Management Practices in Addis Ababa: A Case Study on Akaki - Kality Industrial Zone, Ethiopia. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
With a rapidly expanding human population and a growing trend of industrial development, problems related to the management of industrial waste have become of considerable magnitude in Ethiopia. The problem is more severe in the capital city, Addis Ababa, where most of the industrial establishments of the country have been taking place. At present nearly all industries operating in the city do not implement any pollution abatement activities. Except for few specific industries most of them discharge their wastes into nearby water bodies, open land with out/little form of treatment. Given existing pollution problems, financial constraints, and increasing urbanization and industrialization, industrial waste management has become an important and pressing issue for the city. In light of this, the aims of present study were to: (1) provide an overall understanding of industrial waste management in Addis Ababa, (2) identify industrial waste management issues and problems, and (3) to provide a preliminary assessment of industrial waste management practices in some of the industries located in the city. The methodology for this study involved: 1) reviewing of literature(secondary data), 2) consult key personnel from governmental and non-governmental organizations and 3) formally interviewing a small number of medium to large scale industrial enterprises located in the Akaki -Kality Industrial Zone (corporate survey). Results from the corporate survey served as a case study of industrial waste management in Addis Ababa, and are used to illustrate key issues and concerns regarding industrial waste management in the capital city. In this study, industrial waste management system of Akaki-Kality Industrial Zone is traced from generation, recovery, collection and disposal. Results indicate that Addis Ababa’s industrial waste management issues are much like those experienced in other developing countries. Waste management approach of the industries is mainly End-of-Pipe strategy and to a lesser extent Pollution Prevention. Private ventures adopt pollution control measures more often than their State-owned counter parts. Despite, a rather comprehensive set of environmental regulations in Ethiopia, environmental inspection and monitoring is weak. As in other developing countries, institutional barriers are at the heart of Ethiopia’s industrial waste management issues and concerns. Isolated efforts by a single industrial sector will solve only part of the problem. In stead an integrated approach to manage and treat all types of industrial wastes should be planned for the city bringing all actors including concerned stakeholders and policy makers on board.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Selom Ghislain |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jun 2018 12:48 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jun 2018 12:48 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/4174 |
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