Community participation in domestic solid waste management: a case study of Ilala municipality in Dar es salaam, Region

The research examines the participation of community in domestic solid waste management in Ilala Municipality as a case study. Municipalities in Tanzania have not been able to cope with the rapid generation rate of solid waste couple by the rapid urbanization. This resulted in relatively large quantity of solid waste remaining poorly managed and uncollected, which left an obvious gap for other stakeholders to participate in service provision. The private sector took the opportunity, in the early 1990s. To fill gap by the public sector in service provision. The purpose of this research was to develop participation of people for urban development. Primary data for research were collected from municipal officials responsible for solid waste management, private sector organizations involved in solid waste collection households that presented service receipts, through individual discussions, interviews, focus group discussions, questionnaires and observation. The research found that there are factor affecting the participation of the community, which includes communication strategies, preventative of local leaders and the role of waste management. The research also identified that there is a missing link between the households, public sector administration the above factors; the pro[posed guidelines formulated