A review on the success factors for community participation n solid waste management

Abstract

Community participation is recognised as a factor contributing to the success of waste management. There have been many case studies in developing countries which prove that community participation in waste management plays a vital role in the contribution on the success of the services provided. Nevertheless, community participation is difficult to achieve even though it is important for solving the problem of waste management. There are several success factors that have been put forward by researchers that can practically encourage community participation in solid waste management. Nevertheless, there are many disputes and disagreements on the selection of the best factors to ensure successful participation from the community in solid waste management. Therefore, this paper will discuss the success factors for community participation in solid waste management and will present some of the opinions and criticisms on the matter.