Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts of Organic Waste Generation in Eldoret Vegetable Market, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
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Efficient delivery of public services and infrastructure are pressing issues for county governments in most developing countries; and in many countries, solid waste has become a top priority. Solid waste management (SWM) is costly and complex for local governments, but it is so essential to the health, environment, and quality of life of the people—in particular, the poor—that county governments cannot afford to get it wrong. Bad waste collection practices and improper solid waste disposal contribute to local episodes of disease, regional water resource pollution, and global greenhouse gases. It has become increasingly necessary for county governments to get insight to some of these challenges and develop models that could be useful in decision-making. This paper seeks to examine the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of organic waste generation in a vegetable market and focused on the vegetable market of Eldoret town Uasin-Gishu County. An exploratory design was employed to probe the targeted population to provide basic information by use of structured questionnaires and interviews. Structured questionnaires were used to gather the required data from county government staff and the buyers and sellers of the vegetable products in the market. The author also used personal observations and informal discussions with the sellers and buyers of fruits and vegetables in the market. The study established that organic waste generation in the vegetable market was associated with a set of positive and negative impacts. The county government has an elaborate plan to utilize the organic waste generated in the market.There was inadequacy in implementation and follow up of the plan by the county government. The market players had not established a working plan on alternative use for organic waste but depended on individual efforts of livestock farmers to purchase the waste and use it as animal fodder. The county government collects transports and disposes organic waste generated within Eldoret market in a landfill situated at Huruma Estate.
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