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    The operations and effectiveness of public and private provision of solid waste collection services in Kampala.

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    The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in the Habitat International, Vol.36 /Issue 2, April/2012. doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2011.10.002; Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (334.3Kb)
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    2012-04
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    Katusiimeh, Mesharch W.
    Mol, Arthur P. J.
    Burger, Kees
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    This paper compares the operations and discusses the effectiveness of public and private sector provision of solid waste collection in Kampala, Uganda. Household data suggest that the private sector is more effective than the public sector. Private sector companies provide services like container provision and providing timely and fixed collection time tables. Contrary to popular perception, fees charged by private companies are moderate. Public sector clients are charged fees even when the service is supposed to be free. Clients of private sector providers are more satisfied than those of public sector providers. It is however, revealed that while public sector serve mainly the low incomes, the private sector serves mainly the rich. In spite of these notable differences, clients of both public and private sector perceive the problem of solid waste management (SWM) in Kampala to be very serious. The effectiveness of public and private sector operations in solid waste collection in Kampala is hampered by corruption and lack of transparency. Given the situation of open competition for clients involving both public and private sector in Kampala, it is possible the public sector can operate effectively if they start commercial services officially like their private sector counterparts. This calls for a formal public-private partnership where the public and private sector can work together with the public sector dominating poor and marginalized areas while the private sector concentrates on rich neighborhoods
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