Internationale Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Managementwissenschaften

Adverse Effects of Inappropriate Solid Waste Disposal System on Environment, Health and People’s Livlihood in Sodo Town, Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia

Abstract

Hailu Sodana Teka

Waste is not itself a bad thing, rather it is a poor waste management system that is wasteful and dangerous. Proper solid waste management has to be undertaken to ensure that it does not affect the environment, health and people’s livelihood. The main aim of this study was analyzing the adverse effects of solid wastes on environment, health, and people’s livelihood in Sodo town. The urban poor, living in inadequate overcrowded shelters, are particularly vulnerable to diseases such as typhoid, diarrhea, cholera, malaria and intestinal worms from contaminated water and food, poor drainage and garbage collection.The urban poor, living in inadequate overcrowded shelters, are particularly vulnerable to diseases such as typhoid, diarrhea, cholera, malaria and intestinal worms from contaminated water and food, poor drainage and garbage collection.