PERFORMANCE AND CHALLENGES OF CURRENT HOUSEHOLD SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN ABOMEY-CALAVI DISTRICT IN BENIN
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- 1. EcoleNationaleSuperieureduGenieEnergetiqueetProcede,UniversiteNationaledesSciences,Technologies,Ingenierieet Mathematiques(UNSTIM),Benin.
- 2. DepartementdeGeniedelEnvironnement,EcolePolytechniquedAbomey-Calavi,UniversitedAbomey-Calavi,Cotonou, Benin.
- 3. LaboratoiredeGenieRural, UniversiteNationaledAgriculture(UNA),Benin.
- 4. EcoleNationaleSuperieuredeTechnologieET- Lokossa,UniversiteNationaledesSciences,Technologies,Ingenierie et Mathematiques(UNSTIM),Benin.
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Since 2020, the Beninese government has been experimenting with anewhouseholdsolidwastemanagementsysteminfivemunicipalitiesinsouthernBenin.Thepresentstudyaimstoassesstheperformanceofthiscurrent management system in the central district of Abomey-Calavi. Asurveywith236householdsandstakeholders,acharacterizationofsolidwasteaccordingtohouseholdstandingandseasons,andSWOTanalysiswerecarriedout.Theresultsshowthatthenoveltyofthecurrentmanagementsystemliesinthestructuringoftheinterventionandresponsibilities of the various actors. The coordination of the system istheentireresponsibilityofanewactor,theSGDS(WasteandSanitationManagement Company). At total, 23505 tons of waste are pre-collectedin 2022, representing 80% of pre-collection rate. However, the recoveryrateisverylow.Itwasconcludedthatthecurrentsolidwastemanagement system is neither optimal nor sustainable again. Public–private–governmentpartnershipandcollaborationwithhouseholdsdeservestobereinforced.Aformalizedpolicyofoptimalwasterecoveryforeachcomponentalsodeservestobedeveloped.Thisresultscanserveasanefficientdecision-makingtool.
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