Solid Waste Management in City Area: Perspectives from Waste Cleaners in Dhaka City
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Abdul Fattah, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Bangladesh Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Md Al Amin, Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Most Nasrin, Department of Graduate Nursing, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Arifin Sultana, Department of Psychology, National University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
Waste management is an important global issue to protect the environment. It is more vital for a city where millions of people are living like Dhaka in Bangladesh. The aim of this study is to explore the governance system of city solid waste management as well as the livelihood of the workers who are engaged to the management system. The study uses a quantitative approach to ascertain the objectives. The study area is Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). The study reveals that most of the waste cleaners of the DSCC are middle aged like 30 years to 45 years. Some of them are young aged like 20 years to 29 years. The results also reveal that a number of family members are dependent on their income. It varies from respondent to respondent and ranges from 5 to 7. Most of them are illiterate and their job type is temporary but some of them have a permanent job. Some of them have training but most of them have no formal training. The utility services of their living place are not satisfactory which also causes a poor health of them. The study suggests that a long-term program should be triggered by the government for raising awareness about the cleanliness of the city for getting a best working and livelihood condition for the waste cleaners as well as a smart capital city.
DSCC, Livelihood, Working Environment Waste Management, Public Health
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