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 International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development (IJAMAD)
Available online on: www.ijamad.iaurasht.ac.ir
ISSN: 2159-5852 (Print)
ISSN:2159-5860 (Online)

Analysis of Effective Solutions in the Field of Waste

Management in Municipalities

Amir Nouri 1, Solieman Rasouliazar 2* and Lorence Anvieh Takieh 3

Received: 07 May 2016,

Accepted: 01 January 2017
T he main purpose of this study was to analyze the effective
solutions in the field of waste management in municipalities.
The statistical population in this survey –based study consisted
of the citizens that lived in Orumiyeh city in West Azerbaijan
Province. By using Cochran formula, sample size was estimated
to include 180 people. The data collection tool was a question-
naire. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was

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obtained by a Cronbach's alpha that turned out to be 0.87.
Results showed that a positive and significance relationship
Abstract

exists between the transport collection and landfill management

solution, expense management solution, executive management
solution, the strategy management system, as well as the im-
portance of waste management. Also in addition, multi regression
results shows that about 55.9 percent of the solid waste man-
agement system is determined by variables such as collection
Keywords:
and transportation of waste and landfill, executive management,
analyze, solutions, waste
management, Orumiyeh costs management, and improvement of the management
Municipal system of the organization.

1 Graduated Student of Agricultural Management, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran
2 Department of Agricultural Management, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran
3 Economic, Social and Extension Research Department, West Azerbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resource, Research

and Extension Center, AREEO, Urmia, Iran

* Corresponding author’s email: [email protected] 313
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INTRODUCTION environmental and sanitary pollution for citizens

Iran which has 800 grams of waste per capita and their dissatisfaction secondary and in early
consumption, every day more than 50,000 tons 1981, urban waste management got more attention
of solid waste is produced when it is compared and recycling organizations were formed in
to the rest of the world which is 292 kilogram large cities.
of waste daily per person per year is in moderation In 1970s recycling materials and energy from
(Omrani, 2016). Increasing of population and waste and municipal solid waste management
developing of industry led to an increase in the led to a revision of the previous law and
waste created chemical and physical changes. legislation of municipal law. When the cities
So that waste collection and disposal programs expanded and municipal solid waste become
want be able to meet the needs. The collection important in May 2004 Waste Management Act
and disposal of waste and recycling of solid regulated in the Islamic Consultative Assembly
waste management basically it’s in Iran has a and waste management (the executive regulation
significant difference in the type and quality of of the law approved by the Cabinet in August
waste to other countries in the world. The use 2005) become a new stage of improving waste
of any technology with non-recognition of ma- management in metropolitan cities such as
terials and compatibility of local factors isn’t Tehran. According to the law, the waste divides
valuable. Efforts should be made to study and into five main groups of normal waste, hospital
research more to be aware of our climatic con- (specific), agriculture and industry, and the pro-
ditions and find useful and practical strategies ducers of waste are responsible for waste man-
for municipal waste management by using world agement and its costs. Moreover, according to
experience (Heidaridelgarm, 2011). article 7 of the Law on waste management, ex-
Solid waste management has been known as ecutive management can give all or part of the
International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development, 7(3),313-323, September 2017.

one of the main concerns of human societies. operations related to the collection, separation
Increasing the volume of waste from one hand and disposal of waste to natural and legal persons
and their variety on the other hand increase the (Noorpour et al., 2013).
complexity of disposal way (Hamid et al., 2010). Municipal solid waste management is one of
As a result of developing of science and tech- the most important steps to achieve the goals of
nology in various fields of chemistry, physics, sustainable development, because considering
and medicine etc. various types of hazardous to this important issue not only will increases
waste, even in the household waste produced. concerns about the production, collection and
Nowadays, the traditional waste collection and disposal of waste and urban waste, but also will
disposal systems are not accountable and not create the right cycle for recycling by re-entering
able to prevent the environmental pollution these materials into production and consumption
caused by the waste of chemical, biological, ra- cycle (Moharamnejad & Tehrani, 2008).
dioactive. Leg is lotion of waste management Razi and Sadeghi-firouzjane (2014) showed
law in spite of its problems, can be considered the awareness of the keys to success in all
as an important step toward improving solid stages of waste management, since people's
waste management in the country. According to participation in decision-making is the highest
this law municipalities in urban areas are formally level of recognition, it will be possible to
known as the organ of management of household evaluate success of authorities in the culture of
waste for the first time (Saiednia, 2008). the people in implementing the waste manage-
Since the year 1903 from the adoption of the ment plan by recognizing of such partnership.
municipality, municipal council was responsible Mohammadi et al. (2014) showed that many
for cleaning the city. As early 1911, municipalities people were dissatisfied with the lack of trash
were created in different cities and city services bins and tanks for waste collection and the best
such as cleaning municipality and urban renewal performance in relation to the residual waste in
law the quality and quantity of waste causing to transfer them in determined time to collection
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centers. In general, people of municipalities phasis to reduce waste and source separation
have been sensitive in relation to waste man- and on the other hand focus on recycling, pro-
agement. cessing and disposal of health principles.
Jamshidi and Dehvari (2013) pointed to there Zadawa et al (2015), suggest that solid waste
are several methods for solid waste management, management (SWM) has been specified in Nige-
including the ability to landfill, incineration, ria as a result of inefficient collection procedures,
composting, mechanical biological treatment, inappropriate dress, poor solid waste collection
pyrolysis and gasification. and disposal system specified. This research
Maleki et al (2012) showed that the collection studies the current situation in Nigeria's SWM.
and disposal of solid waste recycling and man- SWM needs sustained financial investment in
agement mainly in Iran according to the type Nigeria, which often includes offering through
and quality of waste a large difference between rates and local taxes. In addition, appropriate
countries. Therefore, using any technology with- technology of waste production in line with the
out recognizing the valuable material is not nature needs to be investigated. Finally, efforts
compatible with it. Municipal solid waste man- and roles of the informal sector is necessary
agement problems can be attributed to the lack practically in SWM in Nigeria which should be
of a practical approach to urban waste, lack of recognized.
research support for reforming the management's According to Chapungu et al. (2015) assessment
position. of waste management systems of the regional
Daneshyar (2012) pointed to the main key to service center has been widely used in developing
success in waste management systems is people countries at both national and regional level to
awareness and public participation in the pro- do so. This creates a gap of unknown science as
grams. waste management issues which remain in this

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Liyanage et al (2015) suggested that sustainable area want be covered. Local authorities have a
management of waste in the study area in Sri poor performance and poor services to local
Lanka is considered better. Reduce solid waste residents who were unconscious. In this study,
is a critical process for sustainable management. the effect of time, storage, collection, trans-
Now, people in the area don’t receive a lot of portation and disposal of domestic solid waste
interest in recycling to reduce the cost of solid in the Centre region is evaluated. Has been se-
waste management. It was therefore concluded lected by stratified random sampling survey
that awareness of people is a role in reducing was followed by the 120 family.
solid waste. Proper waste management plan Based on these results, the amount of municipal
should be specific to each community and solid waste produced in Orumiyeh on average
region. Situation of each region is different, so the equivalent of 466 tons of waste per day,
every society needs a try to find a better and and most degradable component mix it with
sustainable way for solid waste management the formation of 72.5%. Due to climatic condi-
process. Solid waste management, especially in tions and weather in Orumiyeh, one of the
developing countries creates, particular problems major challenges in the field of waste generated,
for the local community, so it is always needed the feasibility of implementing methods for
to solve specific problems of local experimental compost production in the city will be closed
field research. Rapid population growth and in- (Ghanbarzadehlak et al., 2013).
creased economic activity coupled with a lack Orumiyeh municipal waste management or-
of training in modern methods of solid waste ganization under its previous program of waste
management, further efforts to improve the sit- started gathering waste after its production in
uation in this country. original source daily on the night and day shifts,
According to Bayat-Sarmadi (2013) integrated which then transfer to the intermediate temporary
management of municipal solid waste is very station by the machine-style and transports by
important. In urban community's manager's em- machinery semi-trailer and bury 18 km from
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the city of Orumiyeh in the new burial site in system and Respondent's viewpoints on the im-
Nazloo. The terms "organize and sanitizing portant role of waste management system. The
landfill" and "lack of processing, such as com- validity were established by a panel of experts
posting plants and other" regular daily after consisting of faculty members in agricultural
discharge waste to the level of the cell and are and natural faculty. Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient
then available on-site with clay Burial will was 0.87 which demonstrated that the question-
cover the action. As well as in order to the naire was highly reliable. The data were coded
control "of latex" and "landfill gas" is now the and analyzed by using the Statistical Package
first studies to implement the operational phase for the Social Science (SPSS 18) for windows.
steps. This study seeks to show the way that Descriptive statistics (frequencies, means, stan-
can be achieved using the day to optimize the dard deviations, range, minimum, and maximum)
collection, transport and disposal of urban waste were used to describe analyzed data. Correlation
and health principles was Orumiyeh. In fact, in and multiple regression analysis and t-test were
some ways showed that new approaches to the employed to analyze the data.
threat of urban waste convert into an opportunity
for the City of Orumiyeh. The purpose of study RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
was to analyze the effective solutions in the Personal characteristics of respondents
field of waste management in municipalities in The results showed that 71.1 percent of re-
Orumiyeh city in west Azerbaijan province. spondents were male and 28.9 percent of the
respondents were female. Additionally, the results
MATERIALS AND METHODS showed that 6.7 percent of respondents have a
The method used in this study consisted of a diploma degree and 54.4 percent has Bachelor's
combination of descriptive and quantitative re- degree. Results showed that the mean age of
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search and involved the use of correlation and the respondents was 41.7 and the youngest re-
descriptive analysis as data analysis methods. spondent was 20 years and the oldest respondent
The population of this study consisted of people was 60 years. The findings further show that
who were working in the municipality, Depart- the respondents' average work experience was
ment of Environment, and Agriculture Faculty 9.26 years (Table 1).
in Orumiyeh city (N=683). The sample size
was determined by the use of Kerjeci and Prioritizing the solutions related to manage the
Morgan Table (n=183). collection, transportation and disposal of waste
The questionnaire was the main instrument to The results summarized in Table 2 show that
collect data. Questionnaire includes parts like "Open broadcasting organization (national media)
Manage the collection, transportation and disposal in the field of culture and get to know the
of waste, Solutions related to manage costs, people in the management of urban waste, es-
Solution related to executive management, So- pecially waste reduction" and "Overseeing the
lutions related to the organization's management collection and disposal of waste" as well as
Table 1
Personal Characteristics of Respondents
Variable Group Frequency percent Mean SD

Sex Male 128 71.1

female 52 28.9
Age (year) 41.7 8.07
Age experience (year) 9.26 6.81
Diploma 12 6.7
Education Degree Technician 12 6.7
Bachelor of science 98 54.4
Master science 58 32.2
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Table 2
Prioritizing the Solutions Related to Manage the Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Waste
Variable M SD Rank

Open broadcasting organization (national media) in the field of culture and get to know 3.82 1.13 1
the people in the management of urban waste, especially waste reduction
Oversee the collection and disposal of waste 3.79 1.06 2
Institutionalize the use of scientific methods standards for the construction of the facility recovery 3.79 1.10 3
The definition of administrative and operational programs calendar (updated) to 3.68 1.08 4
achieve the overall goals of the organization in the collection, transportation
Initiating and planning to collect, transport waste based on intelligent control software 3.66 1.09 5
systems (GPS)
Enhance the development of design systems with increasing mechanization of the mech- 3.62 1.07 6
anized machinery instead of replacing worn-out machinery to collect, transport waste
Scale: 1=Very low, 2=Low, 3=Average, 4=High, 5=Very high

"the institutionalization of the use of scientific development of modern management in budgeting

methods standards for the construction of the as well as allocation of funds and the costs of
facility recovery " were the most important pro- the waste management are necessary. The result
cedures to collect, transport and waste from the of the present research is, then, in accordance
viewpoint s of respondents identified. Therefore, with those of previous research studies (e.g.,
it is essential to define and pay attention of the Bayat-Sarmadi, 2013;Danshyar, 2012).
program again and review them according to
the level of the citizens' wishes and possibilities Prioritize the solutions related to executive
for new practices to take place as well as the management
possibility of establishing suitable for transfer The results summarized in Table 2 show that

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and landfill use and with proper budgeting and "advance approval technical planning and ad-
investment possibilities and available hardware ministrative approval based on overall goals
equipment in the field to be updated and elimi- and specialized waste management and related
nated old machines. The result of the present research experts as technical theories" and "development
is, then, in accordance with those of previous research and optimization features for monitoring per-
studies (e.g., Chapungu, 2015; Ghanbarzadeh- formance contractor" and "logical and legal ap-
Lak et al., 2013; Maleki et al. 2012). proach enabling contractors in the qualification
(in terms of financial, administrative and ex-
Prioritizing the solutions related to costs manage pertise) " as the effective solutions were related
The results summarized in Table 3 showed to executive management (see Table 4) Therefore,
that the "Increased financing and the allocation in order for better executive management, must
of sufficient funds for implementation of new pay attention to the practices to develop and
projects waste management" and "Optimal use carry out technical and executive programs
of the new economic development to reduce focus , as well as used the of the opinions of the
the cost of waste management "as well as experts and people with experience. On the
"Prevent loss of funds related programs in ex- other hand, the use of experienced contractors
ecutive and operational activities " were the who have qualitative and quantitative competency
important items in field of cost manage solutions regarding software and hardware facilities suitable
from the perspective of respondents. Therefore, for the assignment of a part of Orumiyeh in
it is essential that the management and organi- waste management activities can be utilized to-
zation of municipal solid waste in the city of gether with their jurisdiction before the assignment
Orumiyeh devote due attention of allocating of the project. The results presented in this
funding on the basis of administrative and op- section consistent with those of the studies con-
erational targets and also define the real prospect ducted by Hamid et al., 2010; Liyanage et al.,
of long-term action by municipal facilities. The 2015 and Noorpour et al. 2013. 317
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Prioritize the solutions related to the organi- Prioritization of respondent's viewpoints on the
zation's management system important role of waste management system
The results summarized in in Table 5 shows that In this research, the results showed (see Table
the "Usage the technical implementation experience, 6) that "Raising the necessary expertise in the
familiar with the laws, regulations in the field of waste management" and "Analyze the type and
urban waste management" and also "use modern quantity of waste production and recycling plan-
management knowledge and expertise in the field ning to return in initial capital "as well as" Edu-
of urban waste" and " The use of new management cation for citizenship, optimal management of
to update the current waste management system" production and consumption patterns and waste
were the most important solutions related to the reduction "played the most important role in
organization's management system from the per- waste management system from the viewpoints
spective of the respondents were identified. Ac- of the respondents.Therefore, officials and city
cordingly, it is essential that the selection should managers must devote special attention to
be based on qualifications and expertise necessary strengthening and development of waste man-
for capable managers in the municipal waste man- agement in their municipalities. The waste man-
agement action and the specific objectives of man- agement sector has a role in reducing environ-
agement should be in line with the mission and mental pollution, the organization of municipal
objectives of management sole waste management waste management, as well as changing con-
in action and modern methods municipal solid sumption patterns can have people to reduce
waste management should be used in the organi- waste production. The results presented in this
zation and operation of the system. This finding is section consistent with those of the studies con-
in line with Hamid et al., 2010 research finding. ducted by (e.g. Ghanbarzadeh-Lak et al., 2013;
Table 3
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Prioritizing the Solutions Related to Manage Costs

Variable M SD Rank

Increased financing and the allocation of sufficient funds for implementation of new 3.93 1.01 5
projects Waste Management
Optimal use of the new economic development to reduce the cost of waste management 3.92 0.98 1
Prevent loss of funds related programs in executive and operational activities 3.91 0.98 2
Defined administrative and operational budgets (fixed costs) based on short-term 3.85 0.92 5
goals, medium-term and long-term
The costs of the overall objectives of the municipality horizon landscape defined 3.84 0.93 3
through systematic planning and engineering review
Identify and meet current payments and administrative costs, according to the survey 3.77 0.97 6
by specialist waste management contractors working on software programs
Scale: 1=Very low, 2=Low, 3=Average, 4=High, 5=Very high

Table 4
Prioritize the Solution Related to Executive Management
Variable M SD Rank

Advance approval technical planning and administrative approval based on overall 3.93 1.01 1
goals and specialized waste management and related experts as technical theories
Development and optimization features for monitoring performance contractor 3.89 1.03 2
Logical and legal approach enabling contractors in the qualification (in terms of 3.89 1.03 3
financial, administrative and expertise)
Institutionalization and development of specialized forces and replace it instead of 3.89 1.11 4
simple unskilled labor
The use of administrative systems, hardware and software engineering management 3.86 1.10 5
of solid waste in the modern world
318 Scale: 1=Very low, 2=Low, 3=Average, 4=High, 5=Very high
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Table 5
Prioritize the Solutions Related to the Organization's Management System
Variable M SD Rank

Usage the technical implementation experience, familiar with the laws, regulations in 4.17 1 1
the field of urban waste management
use modern management knowledge and expertise in the field of urban waste 4.05 1.09 4
The use of new management to update the current waste management system 4.04 1.04 3
Management objectives in line with the overall objectives of the waste management 3.91 0.97 2
Scale: 1=Very low, 2=Low, 3=Average, 4=High, 5=Very high

Jamshidi and Dehvari, 2013; Liyanage et al., the respondents’ perspective, it can be concluded
2015 and Noorpour et al., 2013). that there are significant differences in perform-
ance management solutions (see Table 7).
Compare the gender of respondents and their In addition, the gender of respondents and their
attitudes about research variables: views on the role of waste management system (t
T-test results showed that the gender of re- = 2.0108, sig = 0.037) were significantly different
spondents and their views on solutions to improve at a significance level of five percent. It can be
waste management administration (t = 2.842, stated with 95 percent confidence that the respon-
sig = 0.005) were significantly different at a dents view on the solid waste management system
significance level of one percent. This means there is a significant difference (see Table 7).
that with 99 percent confidence, and based on The results of t-test showed no significant

Table 6
Prioritization of Respondent's Viewpoints on the Important Role of Waste Management System

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Variable M SD Rank

Raising the necessary expertise in the waste management 3.93 0.96 1

Analyze the type and quantity of waste production and recycling planning to return in 3.89 1.14 2
initial capital
Education for citizenship, optimal management of production and consumption patterns 3.89 1.14 3
and waste reduction
Planning of scientific and technical identification of the type and amount of municipal 3.87 1.07 4
solid waste (reliable analysis of physical, chemical, biological) in the field of modern
waste management system
Encourage the participation of citizens and organizations and the private sector in the 3.83 1.07 5
field of waste management, especially the decrease in production and utilization of waste
Optimal Management of the decrease in production, separation and disposal of waste 3.82 1.14 6
at the source
Create an integrated management to organize municipal waste management 3.81 1.05 7
Development of new research projects on various aspects of waste management 3.79 1.07 8
Administrative and operational management programs to achieve reduction of 3.78 0.99 9
environmental pollution
New cooperation related departments and ministries (which is referred to in the Act 3.77 1.04 10
and Regulations) with municipal waste management in order to achieve a healthy and
clean environment health
Promote the production of end products useful and reusable from municipal solid waste 3.76 1.11 11
(including compost and renewable energy, etc.)
Executive programs and operational management elements required to achieve waste 3.75 1.03 12
management
Define new performance indicators appropriate executive agencies for waste management 3.75 1.04 13
Waste management and reduction of waste generation associated with the consumption 3.72 1.03 14
of everyday goods
Modern management of municipal waste to achieve mental health and satisfaction of citizens 3.72 1.04 15

Scale: 1=Very low, 2=Low, 3=Average, 4=High, 5=Very high 319

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Table 7
Comparison of Gender of Respondents and Assess Their Views on the Assessment of Municipal Waste Orumiyeh
Variable Sex Frequency Mean SD t p-value

Manage the collection, transport and landfill Male 120 23.46 6.40 0.906 0.366
Female 50 22.52 5.69

Management costs Male 111 18.61 5.43 1.94 0.053

Female 50 16.76 5.91

Executive Management Male 127 12.87 0.371 1.009 0.315

Female 50 12.16 4.36

The organization's management system Male 118 13.88 5.11 1.307 0.193
Female 47 12.86 5.22

Management solutions to collect, transport and Male 118 22.18 5.11 0.965 0.336
landfill Female 47 23.04 5.22

Expense Management Solution Male 117 23.12 4.62 0.651 0.516

Female 51 23.62 4.43

Executive management solution Male 117 18.77 4.27 2.842** 0.05

Female 50 20.80 4.05

Solution for the organization's management Male 122 19.88 4.44 1.536 0.126
system Female 49 21 3.87
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Male 109 55.71 12.92 2.0108* 0.037

The role of the municipal waste management Female 45 60.31 10.61

**p<0.01 and *p<0.05

difference between the gender of respondents Investigation of the relationship between re-
and their opinions about the variables (assessment search variable:
of respondents' views about the management of The results of the correlation shows that there
the collection, transportation and waste man- is a significant and positive relationship between
agement costs, administrative management, and management solution to collect, transport and
organization management system) as well. respondents' views on the importance of waste
The results of t-test showed no significant dif- disposal and waste management system at the
ference between the gender of respondents and level of one percent error (r = 0.544). Thus it
their views on effective strategies to improve can be stated that, with 99 percent confidence,
waste management (management solution to collect, there is a significant positive relationship between
transport and waste disposal; cost management these two variables (see Table 8).
strategies and solutions organization's management The correlation test results shows that there is
system) as well. The results are shown in Table 7. a significant and positive relationship found be-

Table 8
The Results of the Pearson Correlation Coefficient for the Relationship between Variables
Variables r p-value
Transportation and waste collection management solution 0.544** 0.000
Expense Management Solution 0.650* 0.000
Executive management solution 0.655** 0.000
Strategies to improve the organization's management system 0.697** 0.000
320 **p<0.01 and *p<0.05
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Table 9
Coefficients of the Regression Equation between the Independent and Dependent Variables
Standard
Variable B Beta t p-value
Error

constant number(Constant) 11.41 3.78 - 3.01 0.003

Transportation and waste collection management solution 0.81 0.25 0.289 3.29 0.001
Expense Management Solution 0.353 0.18 0.257 1.96 0.05
Executive management solution 0.864 0.320 0.307 2.70 0.008
Strategies to improve the organization's management system 0.939 0.303 0.337 3.07 0.003

Sig=0.000 F=41.42 R2Adj=0.545 R2=0.559 R=0.747

tween the respondents' views on the importance As shown in Table 3, the multiple correlation
of cost management solution for waste man- coefficient turned out to be R = 0.747 and the
agement system at the level of one percent error value R2 = 0.559 and amount R2adj = 0.545.
(r = 0.650). This means that with 99 percent This suggests that the relationship between the
confidence it can be stated that there is a signif- variables is relatively strong, as well as inde-
icant positive relationship between these two pendent variable (transportation and waste col-
variables. lection management; expense management; ex-
The results also shows that the performance ecutive management and strategies to improve
management solution with the changing views the organization's management system) could
of respondents about the importance of waste explain 54.9 percent of dependent variable
management system is a significant positive re- changes. The results of the analysis of variance
lationship at the level of one percent error (r = showed that the regression equation is significant
0.655). Thus it can be stated that, with 99 and is based on the results of the regression

International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development, 7(3),313-323, September 2017.

percent confidence, there is a significant positive equation based on the coefficients b in Table 9
relationship between these two variables (see can be written as follows:
Table 8). Furthermore the results showed that, As can be seen in the table above regression
based on the respondents' views on the importance of the independent variables included in the re-
of the organization's strategy, management sys- gression equation showed that the independent
tems, waste management systems, there is a variables management solution to collect, trans-
significant positive relationship at the level of port, and waste disposal, administration, man-
one percent error (r = 0.697). Thus it can be agement costs and improve the management
stated with 99 percent confidence that there is a system of the dependent variable, municipal
significant positive relationship between these waste management system have a direct impact
two variables (see Table 8). upon the city of Orumiyeh. The coefficients
The results of the studies is consistent with (Beta) in Table 3 show that the variables entered
(Chapungu, 2015; Daneshyar, 2012; Ghan- into the regression equation in terms of im-
barzadehLak et al., 2013; Hamid et al., 2010; provement of waste management systems and
Liyanage et al., 2015; Maleki et al., 2012; Mo- performance management solution are the most
hammadi et al., 2014; Noorpour et al., 2013 important ones that were responsible for the
and Razi and Sadeghi-firouzjane, 2014). changes in the dependent variable.

Multiple regression analysis findings RECOMMENDATIONS

In the previous step, the relationship between Based on the finding of this research the fol-
independent variables and the dependent evalu- lowing recommendation present for solve the
ated was tested. In this section, using multiple problem in municipal waste management in
regression, the dependent variable in determining Orumiyeh:
the contribution of the independent variables - Planning for finding the better methods to
simultaneously, will be analyzed. collect, transport and waste disposal in the city 321
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of Orumiyeh. GhanbarzadehLak, M., Gaal, A., Sepahi, R., &

- Use appropriate methods to reduce the costs Alizadeh, S. (2013). Municipal solid waste
of waste management in the city of Orumiyeh management Orumiyeh, challenges and
- Planning for suitable executive management opportunities. Paper presented at the Seventh
to help determine the division of tasks and re- National Congress of Civil Engineering, Zahedan,
sponsibilities and waste collection in the city of Sistan and Baluchestan University. (7-8 may
Orumiyeh. 2013, 25-34).
- Use professional managers with sufficient Hamied, H., Shfaeeyan, Sh., & Habibi, H. (2010).
experience in the management of urban waste Management of environmental contaminants
management sector in the city of Orumiyeh in drilling oil wells. Paper presented at the
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