Environmental Research & Technology, Vol. 2 (3), pp. 141-157, 2019 Corresponding Author: ppkamugisha@mzumbe.ac.tz (Proscovia Kamugisha) Received 5 August 2019; Received in revised form 21 September 2019; Accepted 23 September 2019 Available Online September 2019 Doi: https://doi.org/10.35208/ert.601999 © Yildiz Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department. All rights reserved. Environmental Research & Technology http://dergipark.gov.tr/ert RESEARCH ARTICLE Public private partnerships for successful solid waste management and prospects for reducing public health risks in Kinondoni Municipality-Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Proscovia Kamugisha 1,* , Julius Ludete 2 , Sebastian Mhanga 3 1 Mzumbe University, Morogoro, TANZANIA 2 Mufindi District Council, P.O.BOX 223, Mafinga, Iringa, TANZANIA 3 Menonite Development Associates (MEDA), Box 3182, Morogoro, TANZANIA ABSTRACT In Tanzania only 40% of solid wastes in urbanized areas are collected and transported to the dumping sites. The remaining 60% are illegally disposed along road sides, sewage canals and reserved open spaces that contribute to floods and breeding of rodent vectors that eventually spread diseases such as intestinal schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths. Public Private Partnership (PPP) has been adopted to address Solid Waste Management (SWM) in various countries and yielded robust results. However the PPP model has not been effective for Tanzania since its initiation in 1995. Therefore this paper examined factors influencing performance of PPPs in SWM at Kinondoni municipality. A cross sectional survey was employed to collect data that was analyzed using descriptive and multiple regression model. Findings showed that poor monitoring and evaluation practices influenced poor performance of PPP in SWM. Moreover, low capacity of the contracted companies, limited accessibility of residential areas and weak enforcement of laws and regulations governing solid waste management had negative influence at 0.05 significant levels. The study recommends the system should establish regular plan in combination with imprompt monitoring to eliminate the effect of possible falsified compliance. Furthermore, the municipal council has to improve town settlements to access the households easily for SWM. Lastly research on end use products of the waste should look at the technical, economic viability of the waste markets for the products processed from the waste for mitigating public health risks associated with SWM. Keywords: Solid waste management, Kinondoni, Tanzania, public-private partnership, public health, health risks 1. INTRODUCTION Generation of solid waste is linked with urbanization and economic development. This is because as economies urbanize, people’s incomes increase due to increased economic productivity. In turn the increased income rises consumption of goods and services that enlarges the amount of solid waste produced [1, 2] Tanzania’s urbanization is accelerating at an annual rate of 5.2%, or more than twice the world average (at 2.1%) and higher than the average for Africa (3.5%). Dar es Salaam which is the metropolitan city of Tanzania is growing at 5.6%; and it is the fastest growing city in Africa [3, 4]. In Tanzania only 40% of wastes in urbanized areas are collected and transported to the dumping sites [5- 7]. The remaining 60% are illegally disposed along road sides, sewage canals and reserved open spaces that contribute to floods and breeding of rodent vectors that eventually spread diseases [8, 9]. At global level UN- Habitat [10] estimated the incidence of diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections to be twice and six times higher respectively, for children living in the households where solid wastes are dumped at homesteads compared to children living in the households where wastes are dumped away. In Tanzania the situation is even worse because 50% of Tanzanians suffer from intestinal schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths resulting from haphazard solid waste dumping [11]. Sakijege et al [12] estimated the presence of total coliform in drinking water to stand at 70 and 23 counts/100 ml compared to WHO recommended rate of zero (0) coliform/100 ml (coliform free water) in the drinking water [13]. The results imply presence of pathogens causing