RISKS AND HAZARDS OF HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD

WASTE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN

DODOMA CITY COUNCIL, A CASE OF MIYUJI WARD

RESEARCHER’S NAME: AWADHI NGELA

 Problem Statement
• Effective management of hazardous waste should covers all
types of wastes from all sources including hazardous waste
from industrial activities, agricultural activities and agro
industry, medical facilities, commercial centers, households
and the informal sectors (Danielle et al. 2009 and Kaseva et
al. 2011).
• Currently household hazardous waste management is
becoming an issue of concern in Tanzania due to its hazards or
risks posed into the environment and public health (Mmereki
et al. 2016, 2017).
• It has been established by UNEP, (2018) no systems has been
put in place to deal with household hazardous waste, with the
result that it is often disposed of down the drain, which has
negative consequences for the environment and human health.
 Cont…
• In Tanzania like it is in many other African countries, most people mixes all
the components of household wastes, there is no segregation of household
hazardous wastes and a consistent policy framework specifically dealing
with HHW (Mmereki et al. 2017).
• It has been established by Lu et al. (2013) that in many developing
countries, only industrial hazardous and medical waste are disposed
separately and well documented. Other hazardous waste type, such as
household hazardous waste (HHW) are somewhat neglected. Although
hazardous waste from other sources may be small in quantity at the face
value, it could still have potential consequences on human health,
biodiversity and the environment in general (National Environmental
Statistics, 2017).
• For that reason, this study attempt to assess the management of household
hazardous wastes in Miyuji ward.
 Research Objectives
General Objective
• To assess the risks and hazards of household hazardous
waste on environment and public health in Miyuji ward.
Specific Objectives
• To identify household hazardous wastes (HHW).
• To overview the current household hazardous waste
management practices in Miyuji ward.
• To examine environmental risks and hazards posed by
household hazardous waste.
 Research Questions
S/N Research Questions
1 What are the common hazardous
household wastes (HHW) in
Miyuji ward?
2 What are current household
hazardous waste management
practices in Miyuji ward?
3 What are the factors affecting
effective management of
household hazardous waste in
Miyuji?
Variables
•Sources of HHW
•Characteristics of HHWs
•Classification of HHWs
•Methods for collection of HHWs
•Methods for disposal of HHWs
•Methods for treatment of HHWs
•Education on HHWs disposal
•Funding and Human resources
•Policies, Laws and Regulations
 Significance Of The Study
• The results of this study will add valuable information to be availed to the
general public and policy makers about hazardous waste collection
storage and disposal as there is inadequate harmonization of hazardous
waste data management in the country (URT, National Environmental
Statistics, 2017).
• This study will impart to the residents of the entire area, extra knowledge
on better means of storage, collection and disposal methods of household
hazardous wastes.
• The study will assist the policy makers to know the existing situation and
come up with a better way of handling the household hazardous wastes to
safeguard the health of human beings and the environment conservation.
• The findings also will be a basis for further research for academicians and
scholars in the field of hazardous waste management.
 Conceptual Framework
   Independent Intermediate Dependent
Variables Variables Variable

Factors for sound Management Effective HHW

Management of Hazardous Household Management
Hazardous Wastes Wastes •Health of human
•Policies and •Presence of storage beings and animals
regulations on HHWs facilities for HHWs •Unpolluted
•HHWs handling •Presence of HHWs environment
technologies i.e. collection points •Free disease zone
recycling •Presence of scientific and reduced
•Funding and Human methods for disposal injuries
resources •Presence of treatment
•Education on HHWs facilities for HHWs
disposal
 Study Area
• Miyuji Ward is one among 30 wards of Dodoma
municipal, it has three suburbs namely: Mpamaa, Miyuji
proper and Mathias. Miyuji ward had the population of
16,264 people (NBS, 2012).
• Miyuji ward is found in Dodoma urban District, it
bordered by Msalato in East, Nzuguni, southern party,
Dodoma Town in South, and in western party is Mnadani
ward. Miyuji ward has the area estimated to be 26.9 km
square, where most of the land is for residential and some
few households are practicing urban agriculture (Msanya,
2018).
 Data Types and Sources
S/N Data Type Data source
1 Primary data •Head of households
•Waste collectors
•Case study area
2 Secondary data •Ward executive officer (WEO)
•Mtaa environment management officer
•Ward environment management officer
•Government publications, Books,
Journal and Papers
 Data Collection Methods and
Tools
S/N Data Collection Data Collection Tools
Methods
1 Interview Questionnaire (Semi- structured
questionnaire)
2 Documentary review Documentary review checklist
3 Observation Observannaire (camera)
 Sampling Frame and Sampling Unit
Sampling frame
• A sampling frame is a list of the actual cases from which
sample will be drawn (Taherdoost, 2016). The sampling
frame to be used for this study will include all households
in Miyuji ward.
Sampling unit
• The sampling unit to be used for this study will be a
household whereby head of households (HHH) will be
appointed to provide information.
Sample Size
 Sampling Procedure
• In selecting sample units for inquiry from the major groups of
possible population, two methods will be used:
(a) Convenience non-probability sampling method and
(b) Purposive (non-probability) sampling method , the reason
being easily accessible.
• Purposive (non-probability) sampling method will be used
when in the ward executive officer’s office and in ward
environment management officer’s office and also with waste
collectors.
• Convenience non-probability sampling method will be used in
collecting primary data from households.
Data Processing, Analysis and Presentation

• Data Processing
The collected Data from the questionnaires will be edited,
compiled, classified, coded and summarized manually in order
to eliminate errors that might have occurred during data
collection.
Data from documentary review and field observation also will
be edited and processed before being used in a research.
 Cont…
• Data Analysis and Presentation

S/N Data Analysis Method Results Presentation

1 IBM SPSS software Frequency, Tables and Graphs
2
Photography analysis Photos
3
Content analysis Text