Households' Perception, Attitudes and Expectations on Solid Waste Management in Kampala, Uganda

The study assessed household perception, attitude and expectations (PAE) on SWM in Kampala City and how PAE influenced household willingness to pay (WTP) for SWM services. The administrative Divisions of Kampala used in this study were purposively stratified according to parishes. Questionnaires were used as the main means of data collection on PAE. The determinants of WTP were established using the Logistic regression model while Tobit model was used to explain the factors that determine the maximum amount of money households were willing to pay. Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) was used to determine the value households attach to solid waste management services. Most households (59.9%) were not satisfied with solid waste management (SWM) services and perceived it as bad (35.7%) or very bad (22.9%). WTP for solid waste management services were by 48.1% of the households surveyed. Residents were on average WTP Ugandan Shillings 5,382 (USD 2.909) per month. The factors influencing WTP were gender (p<0.001), age (p=0.012), education level (p<0.001), income (p<0.001), marital status (p=0.036), household size (p<0.001) and migration status (p=0.045).