ANALYSIS OF DOMESTIC SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: A CASE OF SAKUBVA HIGH DENSITY SURBURB IN THE CITY OF MUTARE, MANICALAND PROVINCE, ZIMBABWE

The study analyzed the domestic solid waste management system in Sakubva High Density Suburb of the City of Mutare. One hundred heads of households participated through answering a pretested questionnaire, which was triangulated with field observations, interviews, and secondary data sources, such as maps and official documents. The solid waste management system comprised generation, storage, collection, transfer, transport, and disposal following two basic waste streams. One was the formal and the other was informal. The system was characterized by inconsistency, inadequacy, irregularity, and a number of environmental-health impacts were associated with the malfunctioning system. In light of the ineffectiveness of the system, the study recommended that the council, community, and other important stakeholders come up with all-inclusive strategies towards an adequate, well-designed, and sustainable solid waste management plan for the city.