Impact Assessment of Community Participation in Solid Waste Management Projects in Selected Areas of Faisalabad City

Abstract

This paper attempts to determine the impact of community participation projects on the management of solid waste in some selected areas of Faisalabad, Pakistan. The government of the Punjab province initiated a project to upgrade the environment and solid waste management system in Faisalabad in different phases. This project was thought to be successful as it created a great sense of ownership among the residents of that particular society. With the help of questionnaire techniques, 800 households and shops in commercial areas were surveyed. The results showed that knowledge and awareness about the method of solid waste disposal changed greatly after a door-to-door campaign; at the same time, people gave good information regarding the in-house solid waste management of houses. Concerning the awareness projects on individual knowledge about health, the results have shown a highly significant impact of awareness campaigns on issues related to health awareness and practices for avoiding health diseases. Solid waste management became very common in the society after the initiation of the project. Daily visits of sanitary workers also motivated people to give waste to the sanitary workers rather than throwing it in the streets or along roadsides. The results have shown that the awareness campaign had a highly significant impact on the mindset of people. The behavior of people toward solid waste management has also been changed.