Exploring the Solid Waste Social Entrepreneurial Activities Using the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Hierarchy in Lusaka Zambia. The case of Kamwala Area
1 PhD Student, Graduate School of Business, University of Zambia.
2 Academic Assistant Director, AstriaLearning, Zambia.
Research Article
International Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Archive, 2025, 10(01), 001-007.
Article DOI: 10.53771/ijbpsa.2025.10.1.0054
Publication history:
Received on 25 April 2025; revised on 26 June 2025; accepted on 29 June 2025
Abstract:
This study explored the social entrepreneurship activities in sustainable solid waste management in Lusaka’s Kamwala area in Zambia. The study used the sustainable solid waste management hierarchy model to highlight various types of entrepreneurial involvement in sustainable waste management. The study found that social entrepreneurs are involved in all the stages of sustainable waste management hierarchy except the involvement in waste to energy recovery activity. The study noted that lack of social entrepreneur’s engagement in waste to energy activities has resulted in accumulated unrecyclable waste in the area, posing an environmental and public health risk. To manage this potential risk, the study recommended that the Lusaka city council public health department should start monitoring and controlling the waste trade in the Kamwala area. Further, there is need for government to deliberately engage in empowerment schemes for entrepreneurs who can invest in technologically advanced waste to energy business ventures in Kamwala area.
Keywords:
Sustainable; Waste; Management; Activities; Social entrepreneurship; Lusaka; Kamwala; Recyclable
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