TITLE:
Waste Management Issues at the Kisangani Central Market, Practices and Associated Factors
AUTHORS:
F. Esuka Igabuchia, J. Panda Lukongo, E. Basandja Longembe, A. Tagoto Tepungipame, G. Boande Losangola, T. Yanyongo Twangaka, R. Iseayembele Bosalo, J. Losimba Likwela
KEYWORDS:
Associated Factor, Users, Management, Waste, Market
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection,
Vol.13 No.2,
February
24,
2025
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to describe waste management practices at Kisangani’s central market and the associated factors. A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out among 403 users of the Kisangani central market during the period from 01 July 2023 to 02 September 2023. It was found that 80.40% of respondents had poor waste management practices. There was an association between waste management practices and marital status, the category of respondent, the category of goods sold, knowledge of the definition of waste, the management mechanism in place and the availability of management materials and equipment. In conclusion, the proper management of waste from Kisangani’s central market by its users is proving to be a serious public health problem, and several factors are involved. Insufficient financial resources to make waste bins available at all vendors’ stalls, combined with the ineffectiveness of the hygiene committee, are undermining waste management at Kisangani’s central market, which calls for an effective management policy from the market’s managers and sufficient financial resources to alleviate the problem.