ABSTRACT

Abstract

The study examines Solid Waste Disposal Process and Community hygiene in Nansana Municipality. The study adopted a mixed methods design on 420 respondents in Nansana Municipal Council Wakiso district. Data was collected using a questionnaire, interview guide and was analyzed using SPSS; Pearson’s correlation, simple regression and Multiple regression analysis. Findings indicated that Community hygiene in Nansana municipality Wakiso District can be attributed to a combination of the three components of Solid waste management (Solid waste collection process, solid waste transportation process and solid waste disposal process). The three independent variables can explain up to 49.5% variations in dependent variable (Community hygiene in Nansana Municipality Wakiso District); the remaining 50.5% being explained by other factors beyond this study.

Keywords: Collection; Waste; Transportation; Disposal; Community Hygiene; Nansana; Uganda.