DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2017.v05i05.007

Pages: 468-477

Knowledge on household solid waste quantity is essential for planning solid waste management strategy for a given city. Lack of reliable studies on household solid waste (HSW) generation is a key challenge in proper HSW management. The objective of this study was to model HSW generation using socio-economic and demographic data in urban estates. The study adopted a cross-sectional descriptive research design. Three estates representing three socio-economic groups; High Income (Milimani), Middle Income (Migosi), Low Income (Obunga) were selected through multi-stage simple random sampling.