Influence of Formal Institutions on Solid Waste Disposal in Newly Created Town Councils in Uganda: A Case Study of Bukedea Town Council.

Abstract

The study analyzed the influence of formal institutions on solid waste disposal in Bukedea Town Council. The conceptual framework was based on formal institutions and solid waste disposal. The study used a cross sectional survey research design. Purposive and random sampling techniques were used. The study used questionnaire, interview, focus group discussions and review of documents methods for collection of data. The respondents filled 286 questionnaires representing a return rate of 86.1 % and these results were supplemented with interviews from 22 key informants. The data collected was sorted, cleaned, coded and analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The quantitative data were analyzed by aid of statistical package for social scientists (SPSS). The research findings were contently analyzed and presented in the form of tables, figures and graphs. The study established that formal institutions; legislation, policies and regulations didn’t influence solid waste disposal. This was because of irrelevance, inadequacy, lack of enforcement and general ineffectiveness of the formal institutions in Bukedea Town Council. The study therefore recommends the review of formal institutions, formulation of appropriate laws, policies and regulations, sensitization of residents, recruitment of staff, and effective enforcement of formal institutions.

Keywords: Formal Institutions & Solid Waste Disposal.