Households Heads Willingness To Pay For Improved Solid Waste Management The Case Of Common Building Residences In Addis Ababa

What motivates people to demand higher environmental quality? Do desires for an improvedrnenvironment come merely from person motives or otherwise?rnThe premises that triggered the study is the campaign type of Solid Waste Management in AddisrnAbaba. Most of these activities are not undertaken on daily bases. As a result the study aims tornlook into the factors that motivate households to care for their solid wastes.rnIn this paper, I tried to see whether motives do influence heads of households WTP for improvedrnSWM in Common building residences of Addis Ababa or not. The study is undertaken in 3 sites inrnBole, Gulele and Addis Ketema Sub-cities.rnThe output of the tobit estimation confirm that the motives like Cond, Variable representingrnownership of Condominium, CSWS, current solid waste service and Locashn, location of the siternare found to significantly influence heads WTP for improved SWM.rnMoreover, the probit estimation for the mean WTP for the improved SWM is found to be 13.15 Birrrnper month for the survey area.rnBased on the significant variables used it recommends the expansion of public utilities likernCondominiums. Besides the location of the site being close or further from highways and therncurrent condition of solid waste service also affect people's demand for improved SWM.rnThe significance of life expectancy implies the need to educate older generation about the benefitsrnsustainable development and environment.

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