Nigeria is the most populated black nation in the world with about 199 million people. About
66.3 million Nigerians do not have access to safe drinking water. In this study, research …

As a typical declarative preference assessment method, contingent valuation method (CVM)
has been widely used to improve the solid waste management and disposal. Quantifying an …

For many years economists studying municipal solid waste (MSW) were hampered by the
general lack of data. Only a few municipal governments bothered to keep accurate data on …

This study identifies the determinants of households' willingness to pay for an improvement
in solid waste-collection services based on 381 households in Kampala. Employing the …

In this study, the materials-to-product potentials of Nigeria in light of the need for sustainable
national development was systematically reviewed. It was observed that agricultural and …

Abstract'Protest zeros' occur when respondents reject some aspect of the contingent
valuation (CV) market scenario by reporting a zero value even though they place a positive …

Due to high rates of population growth and increasing household disposable incomes
Eldoret town is facing enormous solid waste generation. Yet solid waste management is a …

Municipal solid waste management (SWM) is a major challenge for local governments in
rural China. One key issue is the low priority assigned by the local government which is …

Recognition of the social costs associated with traditional practices of urban waste
management in India led to the formulation of Municipal Waste Management and Handling …

To socially justify the need for better municipal solid waste management services, especially
in the light of the limited availability of public funds, it is important to quantify the monetary …